Evening star., 1924-06-26
MOVE MADE TO END
COMMITTEE FIGHTS
Selection of Members of Ma
tionaI Party Directors
May Be by People.
BORAH SEES CONVENTION
Butler, Coolidge's Manager, Also
in New York-Delegates
Visit Wall Street.
BORAH SEES CONVENTION
BY ROBERT r. SMALL.

BY ROBERT r. SMALL.
NEW YORK, June ga number
OF bitter fighte have occurred in state
delegations over the selection of a
national committeeman and commit
teewoman, SO it is not surprising that
movement should have grown into
full bloom demanding that some uni
form system of selecting these Of
ticials be adopted not only by the
Democratic party, but by the Repub-
icans as well.
AS it is now the selection of mem
bers of the national committee it is
sort of go-as-youplease affair. In
most of the states the delegates to
the national convention have the
power of selection This has led on
occasions to a schism in a state dele
cation which has materially affected
the interests of a possible presiden-
tlal candidate. In some states the
state convention which selects the
delegates also selects the members of
the national committee In still
other states national committee
man is elected at the primary which
chooses The delegates to the national
convention.
General Change Proposed.
In this convention there has been
a general trend of opinion in favor
of national committee elections either
by the people direct or by the state
convention, as to avoid further
complications at the national gath
eringS.
And still the Republicans come.
There has been a perfect deluge Of
them. Apparently they cannot keep
away. Even William NJ Butler, ma
tional chairman for Mr. Coolidge, has
found it convenient to be in New
York at this time to make plans for
the eastern end of his campaign. Mr..
Putler is stopping at Al Smiths no.
tel, but the two are not exchanging
any unusual political or social ameni-
ties. Strange as it may seem, they
are of entirely different types.
Others among the Republican CO.
horts are Senator'S Borah OF Idaho,
Jim Watson Of Indiana and Hiram
Johnson of California Senator Hiram
could not get into the big G. o. p.
show at Cleveland. but he was early
extended an invitation to sit in Madi-
son Square Garden. This convention
had one senator for temporary chair
man and another is sitting in at the
permanent presiding officers desk, 80
their colleagues from Washington
are always assured of every conSid-
GRAFTON.
Robinson's Plight known.
Some Of the sporting experts here
about are debating whether or not
niblick swinger of Arkansas and
Chevy Chase Md. is eligible to enter
the presidential ring. to which he
was nominated by a distinguished
Arkansan on Wednesday,. The battler
;,S is Sndsr I frH na thsre his homs
those who counted that the national
commission" should take cognizance
of that action.
Still, there is another side to the
picture The senator's suspension is
only for two weeks, dating from last
Monday. and maybe it will be lifted
before the balloting ends here. Ger
tainly that will be the case TX the
claims of some of the managers are
borne out as to the sticking qualities
of their respective delegates.
The first lady delegate to be heard
from the rostrum and over the radio
microphones was Mrs Leroy Springs
of South Carolina who had been
made chairman of the committee on
credentials. Mrs. Springs is a hand
some woman, and when she appeared
at the speakers desk the band played
"Oh. You Beautiful DOLL"
Taking it all in all. and by and
large, the band is getting better. II
does not cross signals as much as 1t
did on the opening day. Perhaps the
convention officials have stationed a
diplomat in the band gallery. In any
event when Senator Carter Glass ap-
peared on the stand for moment
ole VirginnY." Any one can see the
bands getting clever.
PheIan App,nuds Himxef.
Former Senator Phelan of Califor-
al
Adoo in nomination and thereby
started one of the most colorful con.
vention demonstrations ever staged
for a presidential aspirant, has an
he did this mostly in front of the
microphones. the radio audience, the
invisible listeners, must have thought
nIaudits than really were his share.
Despite the warnings of Mayor
Hylan that Wall street was a will
fully wicked place, away from which
all delegates should keep, scores OF
them taken advantage Of the general
invitation extended by the New York
stock exchange to visit it's buildings
and be shown all about the place
Many of the delegates are getting
their first inkling as to how the
machinery of Wall street works. At
least they have been able to see the
wheels GO around. The motive force
may be as much OF mystery As
Senator walsh's voice is not a
strong one 1t plainly showed in Its
huskiness today the effects or MS
long opening address and II the con
vention continues more or less ais
orderly and more or less indefinite
the permanent chairman will nave tc
call upon the reading clerks to heiF
him exercise control
sun Routs Texans.
Someone conceived the bright idea
~ sliding back the glass roof durine
the all but unbearable heat Of the
second session of the convention
This move, however, merely let the
rays beat down mercilessly upon 2
large section of the delegates. Ole
Sol seemed particularly to have 8
grudge against the hardy and sur
tanned Texans and drove most OF
tsem from their seats during thu
midday hours.
National convention styles anc
methods never change. At Cleveland
averv speaker said: I'VE are here to
name the next President of the
United states" In Madison Square
Garden every speaker says: We are
here to name the next President OF
the United States And at botf
places all the delegates shout
.fIooray, hooray."
They did not put the radio an.
That was the announced plan. II
was agreed the convention would bt
noisy and therefore announcers
should have some retreat where they
could shut off the main microphone'
and whisper into the ears OF the