The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
Slow And Easy COnclave Ends In Burst Of
 Speed

CLEVELAND, June 12.-Coolidge and Dawes is the republican ticket for
 The silent President had been. hooked up with the man who sprang over night into fame by going up to Con gress one day and ''cussing it out" to it's face.
 Brig. Gen. Charles Dawes of H. linOis, was nominated on the third bal lot at the Cleveland convention after Frank o. Lowden had refused the honor which was handed to him during a stampede in the afternoon session. Dawes, one of Pershing's right hand men in France, had recently won in ternatiOnal prominence on his work in revising the settlement of the repara- ti0ns problem.
 When the convention re-assembled leaders decided to give both Dawes and Hoover a ride, to see which ap- most to the delegates.
 Keeps Own Tally
 William M. Butler sat at small desk on the platform with two pairs of glasses on his nose keeping his own little tally. There were indications that at least Secretary Slemp leaned toward Hoover because the southern delegates Alabama, ArizOn, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi voted for the secre- tary of commerce
 New York, Pennsylvania and H. hnOis gave Hoover trifling votes going almost solid in each instance to Dawes Dawes went over when Texas was reached on the call of states in alpha betical order.
 At the conclusion of the ballot. the delegates voted to declare the nomina- tiOn unanimous. When Texas cast her 23 votes for Dawes his total was 566, about a dozen more than he needed.
 Senator James E. Watson of Indiana, mounting the rostrum, declared II have no doubt that Coolidge and Dawes will march to victory in November"
 The chair recognized Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania and he mounted the platform. Pepper presented a resolu- tiOn and moved appointment of Frank W. MOndell, permanent chairman, to head the committee to notify Mir. Cool idge of the nomination and to name Rep resentative Theodore Burton. Ohio, the keynOter, to head the committee to notify Brigadier General Dawes. While these fOrmalities were going on dele gates gathered up their standards and prepared for a march of victory around the hall
 Delegates Hurry Away
 But the work of the convention over, delegates and visitors began trickling out to make their trains. They left with a distinct feeling that they had received their moneys worth.
 Never has there been such snarl at the national convention as was caused when Frank o. L0wden refused to ac- eept the nomination.
 Indications that Dawes would be willing to accept was seen in the state ment shouted from the floor by Colonel Edward Clifford. a personal friend of Dawes, who said You have no va cancy on the ticket this time
 Delegates had previously refused 10 believe that any man, once actually nominated would refuse to serve. Even after Lowden's previously prepared declination was read to the convention, the delegates insisted upon giving Low den one more chance to accept and ad- journed over the dinner hour while convention leaders appealed personally to the Illinonian to revoke his previous refusal.
 A Surprising Contrast.
 The wind-up of the convention was in surprising contrast to the opening day's which were dull and uneventful. At that time the Coolidge managers were directing the convention details so efficiently that delegates complained of having nothing left to do.
 Then, the fact that Coolidge's nomi- nation was decided long in advance of the eohnvention. deprived that gather ing of it's one big attraction.
 The pickering and speculation which usually centers around the presidential nomination was eentered on that of the running mate. Coolidge mad William M. Butler, his
 Ir..As....E ~. n.n. un-. ---