Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-15
COOLIDGE To NAME
OWN RUNNING MATE:
IN COP. CAMP AIGN
Party Leaders, Sure of His
Nomination, Also Ask Pres
ident to Name Preference
for Temporary Chairman
RV DAVID LAWRENCE


Especial Leased Wire 10 The journal.G
tCopyrght, 1870
/ WASHINGTON, April 14.-So Ger
! tain are the Republican leaders that
President Coolidge is to be nominal
cd at Cleveland next June that they
are beginning to consult him with
respect to the procedure of the party
convention, the drafting OF a plat
form and his wishes with respect to
a vice presidential candidate.
Chairman John r. Adams. of the
Republican national committee, has
asked the president to indicate his
preference with respect to the tenn
porary chairman of the convention.
1t is recognized that temporary
chairman often becomes the perma-
nent chairman by act of the conVen-
ton. so the effort is made to choose
a man acceptable to all factions OF
the party.
Lodge Eliminated
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, OF
Massachusetts, the leader of the Ike
publican majority jim the upper
house of congress, was made per-
manent chairman of the l92O con-
vention. but while he would be
logically entitled to the place TINS
time because Of his length of service
the strategists feel it would be I'M
wise to bring New England too
much into the picture, especially
since the probable nominee halls
from Massachusetts.
Representative LonGWofth, OIL
Ohio, the leader of the house, IS be-
ing mentioned, as is also Senator
Bo~1h. Of Idaho; Senator Willis, OF
Ohio: former Senator BeVeridGe, OF
Indiana, and former Governor Low
den, of Illinois.
AS for vice presidential candl-
dates, there is an abundance OF
them. but the chances are that be-
fore the convention meets, the party
leaders will have selected man
based upon the preference OF the
president himself.
rhe objective of the Republicans
in this connection is to draw the ma
die west and west closer to the east
bv naming for vice president a man
who is strong with the western farm
err. Judge Kenyon, of Iowa; former
Governor Lowden, Senator Lenroot,
Of Wisconsin,; Senator Capper, OF
Kansas, are among the names dis
cussed.
The platform is to be worked out
ahead of time, so that it will conform
to the wishes of the man who is go
| ing to run on it. Plans are already
being made for the conduct of the
campaign. John |. Adams had al
ready indicated before the death of
| President Harding that he wished to
retire this June, and has not changed
| his mind. Bascom Slemp, private
secretary to President Coolidge, has
! been suggested as his successor, par
| tiCularly because of MI. Slemps long
| familiarity with national committee
affairs and campaign strategy. But
he is rendering such valuable SerV-
! ice to the president in his present
| position that Mr.. Coolidge would part
with him only with reluctance. The
NF Iln I of
! York, is mentioned as II possible
chairman because Of his previous eX-
iperienCe in national campaigns.
Johnson and LaFOllette
! Mr. Coolidge will be nominated
| by a large vote-that much now IS
/ taken for 2ranted-but the interest
centers in the extent to which
| Messrs. LaFollette and Hiram John
son will operate to prevent the nomi-
nation from being unanimous on the
| first ballot. Already Mr.. Coolidge
has II majority of the delegates as
sured. The others who are regular
Republicans would not wish to risk
presidential disfavor by recording
| themselves as anJi-CooliGge. This
means that all except the delegates
| pledged to IaFolette and Johnson
will swing at once to Coolidge. At
present writing, the combined mum
| Der opposed to Coolidge would not
appear to be in excess of so, so that
out Of more than 4 thousand dele
gates, the president will have enough
| to make the result seem to be the
united action Of his party.
! The managers are wondering how
! they can make the Cleveland con
vention interesting, inasmuch as
1.-THE prncipal business will have been
disposed OF ahead OF time. Speeches.
no doubt, will be delivered and it
may be that President Coolidge will
/ he prevailed upon to '.'dress the
p, convention itself. 1t would break a
precedent. but would at the same
time furnish the opportunity for the
president to open the campaien be-
| fore the men who will actively con-
duct it in the succeeding months