The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-20
COOLIDGE AND
DAWES NAMED
Standard Bearers Chosen by
the National Republi-
can Convention at
Cleveland.
IT is ALL COOLIDGE
Presidents Wishes Are Fol-
lowed to the Letter-Wis-
consin Alone Is Dis
senting Voice.
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET
For President,
CALVIN COOLIDGE OF MAS
SACHUSETTS.
For Vice President,
CHARLES G DAWES OF
ILLINOIS,.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD

nauCual convention has been held, and
up 10 the final session it was the
Quietest, smOOtheSt, most peaceful affair
ever. held in this country, unless one
excerpts Woodrow Wilson's convention
in St. Louis eight years ago. 1t was
really Mr.. COOlidge'S convention, gath
cred to do just what he wanted done
and to leave undone the things he did
not want done
Mr.. Coolidge wished to be nominated
to succeed himself in the Presidential
Office. He was nominated. For his
running mate he naturally wished a
man who could hold the support of
certain elements in the party that were
wavering in their allegiance, but he
refused to name the man. 1t was an
open race with a dozen entries, and it
resulted in an incident that had but
one precedent in American political
history.
Despite repeated refusals to be a
candidate, Frank o. Lowden Of Illinois
was made the favorite, received the
largest vote on the first ballot, was
nominated on the second ballot, and
the nomination was made unanimous.
Apparently it was all over, but there
came over the wires a message from
Lowden, positively declining the honor.
In some confusion the directors of the
convention obtained a recess until eve
ming, and William NJ. Butler, manager
for Coolidge and now the new chair
man of the national committee, after
much consultation, passed around the
word that Secretary Hoover would be
most acceptable to him. General
Dawes, he said, would do, but Hoover
was preferred. Reassembling, the
delegations on the third ballot began
shifting to Hoover so fast that his
selection seemed certain. Then came
q change. With loud whoops, big
blocks Of votes were thrown into the
Dawes column. The enthusiasm of
the middle westerners carried along
the delegates of other states and long
before the end of the ballot was
reached Helen Maria" had won. Mr..
Butler, beaten in one thing, had moth
ing to say, and on motion of Senator
James Watson of Indiana, who had
himself been a contender for the place,
the nomination Of Dawes was made
unanimous.
For the second time a man had de-
clined a vice presidential nomination
after 1t was given him and a national
convention had twice made selection
of candidate for. second place N Its
ticket. The first time this occurred in
1914. The Democratic convention that
nominated James X. Polk for Presi-
dent gave second place on the ticket to
Senator Silas Wright Of New York. he
receiving 236 votes out of 266 Sena-
tor Wright declined and next day
George NJ. Dallas of Pennsylvania was
nominated to be Folks running mate.
CooIidge's Convention
Mr.. Coolidge selected for temporary
chairman of the convention Congress
man Theodore E. Burton of Ohio and
told that gentleman what his views
were on all the mooted public ques-
tons of the day-if he did not already
know them-and Mr.. Burton In his
keynote speech faithfully reproduced
all those views. Mr.. Coolidge chose
for permanent chairman Frank w.
MOndell of Wyoming, because as vice
chairman of the War Finance corpora
ton which has loaned much money to
agricultural interests Mr.. Mondell
might be considered acceptable to the
fa IT,
Mondell presided over the convention
after the opening of the second ses-
sion.
Mr.. Coolidge had positive opinions
concerning the platform on which he
would have to stand during the cam
paign, so out of all the planks FASH
Toned by the numerous interests that
sought TO have a hand in the building
of that platform, were carefully picked
the ones that conformed strictly with
these opinions, and all the rest were
thrown into the discard by the resolu-
tons committee headed by Ambassa-
dor Warren, who was Mr.. Coolidge's
selection for the place of chairman.
No reflection on President Coolidge
nor on the Republican party is intend
ed In recording this seeming dlctation
by the Chief Executive. The condi-
tons not only justified 1t but made
1t inevitable. The rank and file of
the party had, in the selection of In
structed delegates, made known its
firm intention TO nominate Mr.. Cool
idge, and the political and legislative
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