The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-09


is the last opportunity the Repub-
lican party has before election to
prove it wants to help the North.
west. Dickinson is our choice and
We will have the support Of the
Northwest"
DickensonS name Is to be pre-.
sented to the convention by Senator
A. B. Cummins Of Iowa.
The Dickinson talk and the con-
sistency with which delegates ere
demanding somebody designed to
placate the farmer did not make
any noticeable impression upon
their more conservative brethren
from the Fast. They have been
hearing it from an insurgent Con-
gress for a year.
Liked By Fasteners.
Herbert Hoover and General
Charles G. Dawes are more to
Eastern liking and it is well known
that either is acceptable" to the
White House in the fullest mean.
ing Of the world. Hoover, 1t was
whispered about the Hobbies, Is
the Presidents first choice.
If the matter ever gets down to
test Of strength between East
and West, it appeared today a
compromise might be found in
James w. Jim) Good of Iowa.
For years he was one Of the most
influential members Of the House
and for the last six months he has
been hard at work in the West as
western campaign manager fer
President Coolidge.
In any event. a full fleged boom.
let was launched in Cleveland to.
day on Goods behalf. The chief
talking point Of his friends is that
ne comes from rural State, Iowa
and thus fulfills that condition, and
that besides he is sufficiently we'll
known to the Coolidge crowd to
make him acceptable to those ele.
ments which do not look with
favor upon naming a pronounced
Western progressive.
Gossip In Background.
In the back ground of all the
talk and chatter of candidates and
there Is talk Of very little else in
connection with this placid gather.
ing-there still doomed TODAY the
little known figure of Doctor
Marion Leroy Burton. president of
the University of Michigan, who
was chosen personally BY Presi.
dent Coolidge to place his name
before the convention. He remain
ed today the most consistently
touted dark house in the conven.
ton stable.
= Unless the leaders can get to.
gether before the balloting begins
probably next Thursday and agree
upon a candidate. Doctor Burton
Will be the cynosure of all ewes
when he takes the platform to tell
the convention about Calvin Cool.
ldge's presidential qualities.
Hartford Also Looming.
Major General James G. Hartford,
was another who doomed up with
considerable potential strength.
despite the snorts Of the westerners
that the farmers don't know
him." NV"
Harbord, like other candidates.
appeared to be falling heir to a |
part OF the Lowden strength,
Senator Jim" wadsworth of
new York, conservative and a fre.
quent adviser to the White House
IN matters political, was an exam. |
pie OF the Hartford strength.
Wadsworth was for Lowden until |
the ex-governor faded out. Now he
Is Tor Hartford and he will make an
errort to swing the powerful New
York delegation with him on the
question. '"e
The Harbord talk was lent fur.
Their color by reports cnrren+
around headquarters that General
Dawes was going to pull a Glow.
den" efface himself from the mic.
lure and come out with a nuhIic
endorsement Of Pershing's ex.chief
OF staff. Harbord is a native Kan
san and his boosters are seeing r.
1t that all grain belters are nade
aware OF this fact.
Still further in the convention
background doomed other candidate
To-Day. Missouri came through with
tWo-Governor Hyde and ex.Gover.
nor Herbert s. Hadley, now a mi.
versity head. The mention of Had.
ley's name about the hotel Hobbies
gave the old.timers thrill.
Others on Their Lists.
They recalled that he was once
almost a nominee himself in the
1917 days when Taft and Roosevelt
were looking around for some com.
promise candidate to reconcile their
differences.