Evening star., 1924-02-06
VIRGINIA G. 0. P.
BACKS COOLIDGE
Party Convention Instructsf Dele
gates to Stand for Him Gun.
til Nominated"

The White House was greatly
pleased today upon- the receipt of
news that the republican sstate con-
vention meeting in Roanoke. Va. last
night elected its delegates to the re-
publican 1924 convention with posi-
tive instructions to vote for Cool
fdge until he Is nomiffated"
In making known this action on
the part Of his state convention, and
the elation at the White House, c.
.Bascom Slemp, secretary to the Pres
fdent, who was elected to head the
delegation. said he was proud that
his state has won the distinction of
being the first to- elect an instructed
delegation.
Sounds First Gun Of Campaisn.
Because Of this action" Secretary
Slemp said today. Virginia attains the
honor of sounding the first actual gun
Of the 1924 national campaign. I am
proud that I was chosen a delegate
and was selected to head the delega-
tion that will go to Cleveland. II also
is pleasing to know that for the first
time in twenty years there will be no
contests regarding the seating of dele
gates from my state. Every one is sat
isfied. and there is complete harmony
Secretary Slemp said he has been
delegate to national conventions for the
past twenty years. and that, according
to his information, he is the first Sec
retary to a President to go as a dele
gate to convention that Is expected
to vote on that President for the nomi.
nation OF his party.
Besides Secretary SIemp. the others
chosen at last nights convention in
Eoanoke to comprise virginia's big
four to Cleveland are Col. Henry W
Anderson of Richmond, who was the
republican nominee for governor two
years ago: John Paul of Harrison
burg and Joseph Crupper of Alexan-
drfa, republican state chairman, and
VINO since Mr.. Slemp's appointment
as secretary to the President has
been the active leader for his party
in Virginia.
Harmony in Convention.
The convention, which was har-
monious throughout, and which was
unanimous for Calvin Coolidge as
the standard bearer in 1924, was pre-
sided over by John G. Anderson. The
speech indorsing Coolidge and calling
delegates to the national convention
was made by Col. Henry w. Ander-
son. The convention elected fifteen
of its seventeen delegates last night,
the other two will be elected this
week. Mr. Slemp explaind that these
two were not elected in Roanoke be-
cause the state leaders wanted to
make sure that Mr.. Paul, who was
a candidate for delegate at large.
would be in the delegation, and in
the event he failed to be chosen at
large, he could have been elected
as one of the two delegates not
voted upon last night.
Indorsed By 10 states.
Mr.. SIemp pointed out with much
pride today that althought Virginia
is the first state to actually elect
an instructed delegation for Coolidge,
nineteen state conventions have In
dorsed President Coolidge. This in
cludes the District OF Columbia,
whose state committee several weeks
ago adopted resolutions indorsing
President Coolidge. When Edward
F. Colladay, republican national COM
mitteeman for the District, who
headed a small delegation from this
committee that went to the White
House to formally notify President
Coolidge of this favorable action, he
assured the President that the two
delegates. to be sent from this city
to Cleveland will be Instructed to
vote for him. first, last and all the
Besides those states that have
taken some formal action favoring
Mr.. Coolidge for 1924. it is known
fact, according to Mr.. slemp. that
send instructed delegations for him.
Also, other states that have not yet
been heard from will be for him
when the time comes.