The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-06
DAWES PREPARED
TO BEGIN DUTIES
AS SENATE HEAD
Receives Friends COngrat-
ulatiOns In Evanston,
Illinois Home
(By Associated Press.)

CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-The American
electorate by their votes have called
into public service again Charles u.
Dawes. Elected to the vice presidency
after having three times served III pub
lie capacity at time when he had cast
aside all thoughts of office, MIR. Dawes
today read the returns and set about
arranging his mulifarious affairs so as
to heed the call sounded yesterday at
the ballot boxes of the nation.
y Mr.. Dawes did not expect to be noml-
mated for the vice presidency last June,
but once nominated he did expect to be
elected because as he told his close asso-
ciates many times he regarded the cause
for which he was the principal spokes-
man as one that would appeal to the
majority of the American people.
The vice president-elect. accordingly
last night and today accepted the mount
ing count of ballots for President Cool
idge and himself in a matter OF fact
wav. The only events that differen-
tiated today for Mr.. Dawes from any
of the quiet days he planned for him
self after returning from his repara-
tions work in Europe last spring were
a deluge of congratulations, written and
spoken. He acknowledged the spoken
ones with a funny little smile about
the corners of his mouth, but never
with the laughter and back-slapplng
which so often reveal the feelings of
victorious candidates.
Dictates Replies
The Geographic congratulations he
read and for the most part laid aside
for reply during the next few days.
There we're a few to which he dictated
immediate responses, including ones
from his running mate. President Cool
idge, and from his democratic opponent
Charles W. Bryan.
He plans to spend the next four
months at his home in Evanston. wind
Ing up his business affairs and as he
said today, with my family, my books
and with my friends" He has no in
tention of taking a vacation, for he
asserts, and his appearance Indicates,
he is in as good condition physically as
when he began his campaigns.
Plans Rest
He plans no trips to Washington be-
fore next March unless he should be
called there by President Coolidge de
will make no speeches. The life that
he laid out for himself when he came
home from Europe will be his, at least
until he goes to Washington.
The quiet university suburb of Evans
ton is proud of its prominent citizen,
and gave evidence today with display
of flags and pictures of the successful
candidate. 1t does not want to lose Mr.
Dawes, and it will not. for, under pres
emit plans, he will retain his home there
and spend only such time in Washing
ton as his duties of presiding over the
senate requires. Some of those who
have been associated with him in his
vigorous life declared today they could
hardly conceive of Charlie presiding
calmly over the senate"
Tots Visit Him
Apparently satisfied with his own
fortunes, he manifested considerable
interest in the senate. He was inter
ested in chow Speaker Gillette is run
hing in Massachusetts what is Sack
ett doing in Kentucky and wanted to
know whether Steck still is leading
Brookhart in Iowa." if Senator Warren
Is winning in Wyoming and 1.-THE race
Walter Edge is making in New Jersey.
The callers shortly before noon III
cluded tots from a nearby kindergarten,
the same class that called on him the
day he returned to Evanston following
his nomination at Cleveland. With Mrs.
Dawes he posed with the children for
photographers.
With his brother, Henry NJ. Dawes,
comptroller of the currency, he motored
into Chicago shortly before noon TO
attend the weekly meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the board of directors
of his bank, the Central Trust company
Of Illinois