The Washington times., 1924-05-19
BURTON IS
HEAD Of
LIST
But Should President Object
to Him, Change Will
Be Made
By WILLIAM HARD.

a.
Plans for the Republican Ma
tional Convention have been per-
4ected from start to finish. The
convention will be replete with
thrills Of decorum and orderli-
ness.
It will last three days. Each
day will have it's special care
fully arranged features.
On the first day Mr.. John T.
Adams, as chairman Of the Re-
publican National Committee, will
ask clergyman to make a
prayer, That being done, the
delegates will sing. They wilt
sing perhaps two stanzas Of
"America."
Clear Skies Seem Sure.
Mr.. Adams then will tell the con.
vention that the national commit
tee has thought that Theodore
Burton Of Ohio would make good
temporary chairman. Mr.. Adams
will pause for criticism. There
will be none. Mr.. Burton will then
make speech. After he has
made a speech he will suggest that
the various State delegations in
the convention send up the names
Of the persons whom they have
chosen from among themselves to
be members respectively Of the
committee on credentials, the COM
mittee on permanent organization,
the committee on rules, and the
committee on resolutions. This will
be done. Then Mr.. Burton will
call it day, and all delegates,
except those on the four commit
tees above named, will seek amuse-
ment in accordance with the large
and numerous amusement plans
perfected by hospitable citizens of
Cleveland.
The first day is expected to dem
onstrate that the skies are clear.
Two Contests Scheduled.
On the second day the committees
will make their reports. The Gre
dentials committee has only two
contests Of any importance to con-
slider.
One is from Mississippi and the
other is from Georgia. In both
cases there are two whole delega-
tons, each Of which claims that it
IN the lawful delegation. In both
cases, no matter which way the
committee on credentials makes it's
decisions, the delegates who will
be seated will vote for Coolidge.
This struggle will clear the skies
some more.
The committee on permanent or
ganization will then recommend
somebody for permanent chairman.
Considerable thought has been given
to the idea that it nigat be well
for the committee to recommend
Theodore Burton, of Ohio. Mr..
Burton will already have had ex-
perience as temporary chairman.
1t is argued that if he were there
upon promoted to being permanent
chairman, there would be a mani
fest economy in the presentation
of names and in the awakening Of
controversies.
The committee on Nlles will in
all probability recommend no new
rules except possibly certain minor
revisionS in the matter of the
choosing Of Southern delegates in
future Republican national conven-
lions.
World Court Problems.
The Committee on Resolutions
will report a platform in which 1t
Is confidently expected that few
points of controversy will arise ex-
cept perhaps regarding the World
Court.
Even on this point, If the com.
mittee expresses itself carefully and
does not commit itself to the
Hughes reservations to the World
Court but leaves the door open also
to other peoples reservations, 1t is
not expected that any important
controversy will arise.
Then the Wisconsin delegation
will present its own suggested com.
plete Republican platform; and the
Wisconsin delegation will be Kissed
This is formality: It is always
done, and it will be done this time
The Wisconsin delegation will be
Kissed and the convention will
resume.
Various eminent Republican SMELL.
binders will bind spells. Then the
permanent chairman will call II a
second day; and the delegates will
go to their amusements and to their
hotels to puzzle out the question
VINO should be the Republican nomi.
nee for President.
Coolidge 20 Be Suggested"
On the third day Calvin Coolidge
VIII be suggested as the nominee
Tor President. This suggestion will
be adopted.
Then there will be suggestions
1or vice President. It is contended
IN many quarters that an admirable
suggestion for Vice President would
De theodore Burton, of Ohio. IF
Mr.. Burton could be Temporary
chairman and then permanent
CHAIRMAN and then the candidate
aor the vice Presidency, it is
argued that there would be a
minimum or contentious naming of
If Mr.. Burton is not chosen az
the candidate for the Vice Preai.
dency, there may be sugpestions
looking toward Capper of Kansas.
Curtis of Kansas, Hyde of Missouri
Norbeck Of South Dakota, McNarv
OF Oregon, Murdoch Of Kansas.
Beveridge of Indiana, Kenyon of
Iowa, Howell Of Nebraska, Wat
son OF Indiana. Lowden of Illinois,
and others.
On this point Of the Vice PresI-
dency 1t can be absolutely relied
upon that Calvin Coolidge does not
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