The Holly chieftain., 1923-12-20
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
CooIidge's Candidacy Announced
and Cleveland Gets the
G. o. P. Convention.
U. S. men IN GERMAN PARLEY
BY EDWARD w. PlcKARD

THE Republican political pot was
1 boiling merrily last week. To be-
gin with. President Coolidge's hat was
cast into the ring by this statement
issued by Frank w. Stearns, the
wealthy Bostonian. who for years has,
been Interested in Mr.. Coolidge's politi-
cal advancement:
"In answer to a question, Frank
W. Stearns said that the friends of
President Coolidge are organizing un-
der the guidance Of William NJ But
Ter, the Massachusetts member of the
national committee and n friend of
Mr.. Coolidge of many years standing
who will act as the Presidents per-
sonal representative. AS he perfects
the organization he will from time to
time make known those In various
parts Of the country who will coop
crate with him in the organization.
Two days later United States Sem
ator w. B. Mckinley was selected to
handle the Coolidge campaign in H.
llnois. which is considered a pivotal
state. National Committeeman w. Fl.
Crocker of California, after a talk
with the President. announced that
Mr.. Coolidge's name would be on the
primary ballots in that state and that
his canvass was already being organ
ized.
Meanwhile the administration had
let II be known that 1t believed the
Republican national convention should
not be given to Chicago and that 1t
favored Cleveland. Ostensibly. the OBJ
lection to Chicago was that 1t had had
the conventions for good many years
and Mr.. Coolidge thought the honor
according to the well-posted, the Cool
idge managers feared the johnson
sentiment in Illinois would be so strong
that the convention hall would be
packed with supporters of the Cali
fornlan. Anyhow. the Presidents
preference settled the contest and
when the Republican national commit
cago's bid and that of Cleveland was
accepted. The date selected for the
opening Of the convention is June 10.
The committee then proceeded to re-
scind the previously approved reform
of convention representation whereby
the delegations of the southern states
were cut down to correspond to their
votes. Now, instead Of losing % dele
gates, the South will have IS more
than In 1920. The friends of Senator
Johnson on the committee hotly op-
posed this, asserting that 1t was the
result Of a series of deals between
the Coolidge supporters and the negro
Republican forces of the South. This
was denied by the administration
crowd, and they backed up their denial
by increasing the representation out
side the South by 107 votes, these be-
ing given mainly to states which John
son is said to claim as his own. Most
Of the northern states get three more
delegates. Massachusetts gains four,
and Tennessee. which went Republican
for the first time in 1920 gains seven
In the convention of 1924 there will
be total of 1.l09 delegates; that of
1920 had 9S4.
D ADICAL Republican senators and
IN the two Farmer-Laborites from
Minnesota combined with the Demo
Gratis to prevent the election of Senator
Cummins as chairman of the inter
state commerce committee and the
deadlock continued throughout the
week. The fight on Cummins is due
to the fact that he already is presiding
officer of the senate. The insurgents
voted most Of the time for La Toilette
and the Democrats voted for Smith
of South Carolina. On Wednesday
Smith lacked but one vote because
some of the insurgents shifted to him
but Senator Bruce of Maryland. Demo-
crat, prevented the coup by casting his
vote for Cummlns. iustifying his Ac.