Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-14
FAMOUS CHICAGO
BANKER CHOSEN To
RUN WITH COOLIDGE
Administration Effort to
Force Hoover on Ticket
Defeated by Deputies

CLEV ELAND, June l5.-By the
Associated Press. 1.-THE campaign to
elect President Coolidge to succeed
himself and Charles G. Dawes, OF
Illinois, to be vice president, for
mally got under way today with or
ganization of the new Republican
national committee.
The Republican national conven-
ton, which started with almost de-
pressing calm, worked up steadily
through the three days of its SEES
sions into a roaring, precedent-set-
ting climax last night and ended
amid scenes that soothed the hearts
Of the old-timers.
Frank o. Lowden, of Illinois, had
been nominated by an overwhelming
vote, and had declined. That never
had happened before in the party's
history, nor was it in accordance
with the convention managers
plans. Then, after a recess to con-
firm for the last time Mr.. Lowdcn' S
frequently reiterated dec:..on, the
Hell and Iaria' general from Chi
cago was swept into the nomination
And that, too, had not been planned
by the leaders. The convention it.
self, as President Coolidge wished
had named his running mate.
Nomination and reclamation of
Calvin Coolidge was accomplished at
the morning session with decorous
enthusiasm, only the Wisconsin and
North DuNota followers of Senator
La Toilette dissenting. Everybody
knew what was going to happen.
and it did.
Doubt Up to Last
Then came the business of Sc
lecting the vice presidential candi-
date. Nobody knew what was going
to happen, though some of them
thought they did.
A recess was taken after the
nomination of President Coolidge to
give the leaders another opportunity
to get together on vice presiden-.
H.! candidate. When the afternoon
session began, however, sentiment
was no nearer crystalization than it
had been during the preceding days
and nights of comforting and man
euvering, and the first ballot car
ried liz names, only eight of which
had been placed formally in nomi-
AS the delegates gathered for the
afternoon session from lunches. or
conferences, or both, hand bills,
posters, bands and other campaign
ing material appeared. The floor
soon was Uttered, still puzzled lead
ers put their heads together, dele
cations caucused, individuals and
groups were urged. beseeched, ar
gued with.
Some heard that Judge William
S. Kenyon, of Iowa, was the favored
candidate. Others heard the same
thing about Senator Charles Curtis,
of Kansas. But while the nomina.
tons were being placed before the
convention, the name OF former Gov
ernor Lowden, presented despite his
protestations, aroused the largest
demonstration.
On the first ballot, Mr.. Lowden
received 222 votes, Judge Kenyon
~, General Dawes 149 and Rep
resentative Theodore E. Burton 139
Butler was for Burton
The administration leaders made
plans to nominate Representative
Burton on the second ballot. Will
liam NJ. Batter, campaign manager
for President Coolidge, was work,
ing for him openly
The tide, however, swept over
toward Lowden on the
second ballot, and soon, in the
midst of wild confusion, delegation
later delegation was striving for
recognition to change votes cast fo~
others in his column. The final
count gave him 40 votes: Repre-
sentative Burton. 90; Kenyon, "a,
and Dawes. 81
Senator Frank B. Willis. of Ohio,
moved that the Lowden nomination
be made unanimous. The only dis
sent came from the Wisconsin sec.
ton and more confusion followed.
Chairman Mondell managed to es-
tablIsh order and read an undated
letter prepared in advance by Mr..
Lowden for presentation in event
he was nominated. 1t was addressed
to the convention, expressed appre-
citation of the honor, and declined
the nomination.
\ motion by Senator Willis to
lay it on the table was lost. Repre-
sentative Martin B. Madden. Of
Illinois, asked the date of the letter.
Nondell thereupon read
an Associated Press dispatch sent
from Oregon, Ill. Mr.. Lowden'sI
home, as the most recent and au.
thentic information in his posses
sion confirming the former cover
nor's stand.