The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
DESPERATE WAR
TO SAVE low A
PLOTTED BY COP.
Dawes Himself Is Rushed
To The Battle
Ground

! CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-Smith
w. Brookhart, the republican
senator from Iowa, who be-
lieves his party's vice presi-
dental candidate should be
busted, has put the republican
national chiefs in Chicago in a
condition bordering on panic
because they fear the sparks
he has kindled may grow into
conflagration.
While the echoes of Brook
hart's letter still were reverbe-
rating in their ears, republican
leaders here Wednesday re-
ceived information that some
Of the former aides of the G.
O. p. have followed Brookhart
and his organization into the
La Toilette insurgent camp,
Over in the LaFollette- Wheeler camp
the word was passed out that Brook
hart was only the first of the, defec-
tons.
Independents Jubilant
Rumors that the Iowa Republicans
are up in arms against the national
ticket and openly have joined hands
with the followers of ''Fighting Bob" to
keep the states thirteen electoral votes
away from Coolidge, follow close on the
heels Of reports that California IS slip
ping away from Coolidge.
The loss of these two states would
shut President Coolidge out from an
electoral College majority, the INDIE
rendents claim, regardless of the result
in half dozen doubtful states east and
west of the Mississippi. Desperate
measures to whip Iowa back in line are
being made, but the campaign strate-
gists in their private conferences
Wednesday admitted the gravity of the
situation.
The immediate answer was to hurry
General Dawes into Iowa as rapidly as
the necessary train schedules could be
completed. William NJ. Butler, the Re-
publican national chairman, was in the
east, leaving Secretary Roy o. West in
direct command of general headquarters.
The private wires connecting the Chi
cago headquarters with Washington
and New York were kept hot all day.
Chairman Butler recognized the need
several weeks ago for strong measures
to keep Iowa in line for Coolidge. The
scouts which he sent into the state for
Sn Investigation reported that much of
Che party machinery in the state was
either inactive or working openly i'll
aid of LaFollette.
MacNider at Helen
Tt was then decided necessary to
treat Iowa as he had already treated
Wisconsin, and build up Coolidge
Dawes campaign organization, report
ing directly to general headquarters
here. Hanford MacNider, who nomi-
mated Judge Kenyon for vice president
at the Republican national convention,
was put in charge over the heads of
the G.. o. p. regulars.
1t is now reported from the state
that this move has stirred up jealous
les among the remnants OF the Repub-
lican nrganiza ton that have always
heretofore opposed the insurgent wing
headed by Senator BrOokhart 1t was
rumored at Republican headquarters
here Wednesday that huge campaign
fund would be thrown into Iowa in II
final attempt to bring the state back
into the Republican fold.
A few weeks ago Congressman John
NJ. Nelson, national chairman of the
5.aFollette campaign, issued a state
ment in which the name of Senator
Brookhart was included as q speaker
for LaFoIlette. An hour or so later
the same headquarters requested that it
be withdrawn explaining that the an
. nouncement was premature"
Since that time BroOkhart has toured
The state of Iowa, making 100 odd
speeches-but only for BroOkhart.