Evening star., 1924-06-05
FOUR LEADING CHOICES
DODGE CHANCE FOR
VICE PRESIDENCY

UUUGE CHANCE fUh
VICE PRESIDENCY
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Corporation. Why he has been drag |
Sed out of partial obscurity now is |
puzzling some of the politicians. He |
is recognized as a conservative of |
conservatives. although he comes |
from the west. The more progress |
S1ve Republicans are wondering when |
they are to get a share of the party |
plumS now being passed out. Their !
only hope is that some one of the |
proGressiveS will get the vice-presi- |
Dental nomination.
Senator's Ignored.
The Progressive Republicans, how
ever, are not the only group whose |
nose is somewhat out of joint What |
has happened to the powerful Senate |
of the United States, whose members |
figured so conspicuously in the last |
Republican national convention? Not |
a Senator so far has been chosen for |
any important job in connection with |
the convention. and there does not |
appear much likelihood that the con- |
ventlon viii turn to the Senate to
pick vice presidential nominee.
Four years ago Senator Lodge pre-
sided at the national convention as
temporary and as permanent chair
man. Senator Watson of Indiana was
chairman of the committee on reSo-
lutions which drafted the platform,
and n number of other senators played
important parts in the drafting of
that instrument, and finally senator
from Ohio was nominated for the
presidency, and several other senators
a.
lection of that nominee.
Lodge Position Doubtful
Senator Lodge is a delegate-at-large
from Massachusetts,. Ordinarily he
probably would be the selection of
the Bay state delegation for men,
bership in the committee on resolu- |
ton, but Massachusetts Republicans
have been aroused over the failure of
Senator Lodge to back up the Presi- |
dent in his veto of the soldiers bonus |
bill. Whether the delegation will in
sist upon Senator Lodge playing an
important part in the convention re-
mains to be seen.
The announcement that Senator |
LaFollette's name is not to be for
mally presented to the convention
that the Wisconsin delegation will
merely vote for him-bar one, who is
a Coolidge delegate-was received
here with much interest: This makes
it practically certain that no nomi-
mating speeches will be made for the
presidency except that made for
President Coolidge and the speeches
seconding the Coolidge nomination.
The Republican national committee
is expected today to conclude Its
hearing of the contests for delegates
to the convention. the only contests
remaining to be heard are those from
Arkansas. South Carolina, Tennessee
and Mississippi. When 1t disposed
trict of Columbia and Georgia, the |
most difficult problems before the
rom nmittee for consideration had been
solved.
Georgia Case Settled.
For upwards Of four hours the
struggled with the Georgia
eontests-upwards of two hours IN
omen session and then for two hours
more behind closed doors. Inc result
was the seating of the Henry LIN
coin Jahnson faction, which gets the en-
tira eighteen delegates allotted Georgia
1,be contest vet was reminiscent of
the contests from southern stateS
which have so aroused the Repuoh,
oan national committee and natlonai
convention itself in the past; II ap-
reared from the testimony, tnal I'M
mediately after President Harding
had been elected in 1920 three rae
tions of the Republicans of the stare
had begun to camp on nus ooorsLeps,
seeking to control federal patronage
in Georgia. So, it was saio; the
ident and some of the members OF the
Republican national committee han
determined to bring about II pos
sible. a better organization OF Ine re
n,IhIican party in Georgia Georgia
republicans were called INTO coiile
ence in washington, then members
.of the Republican national commit
tee. including the late Clarence NH,
Ter. secretary of the committee anu
Joseph B. kealing of lndlana, wen.
to Georgia to help straighten tninss
ont. 7. |. Phillips was selected as ne
publican state chairman by the new
formed and was recog-
nized as such by the officers. OF the
Republican national committee.
Phillips Indicted.
That was where the Republican
mowers seeking to settle the Georgia
situation stubbed their toe, lot aS
was dramatically brought out at the
hearing Yesterday by Henry Lincoln
Johnson, Phillips is now under in
dictment in connection with alleged
war frauds amounting to some Sz,ooo'-
900.
Henry Johnson is the colored ma
tional committeeman from Georgia.
1t was testified that he and others
of his organization at frst appeared
willing to cooperate IN bringing
about a new deal in Georgia, but
state chairman of the Johnson organ
ization. dragged President Harding
into the discussion, telling the COM
mittee that Mr.. kealing has Sald TO
him that he (Gilman) had the votes
in the state convention called to per-
feet a new organization to be chosen
state chairman, but that President
Harding insisted Phillips should have
the job.
johnson Point Scores.
A point made by Johnson and his
supporters with telling effect was
that no group of members of the Re-
publican national committee had a
right to go into Georgia or any other
state and dictate who should or
should not constitute the party or
ganiZation of that state.
When the show down came in the
committee the johnson organization
won by vote of % to IA over its op-
ponents. and the vote was then made
unanimous to seat the Johnson dele
gates. Had the committee turned
down the Johnson organization it
would have caused the disgruntle-
ment of many negro voters in closely
contested states where Johnson is
popular. Among those who voted
for the Johnson organization were
William NJ. Butler, Republican ma
tional committeeman of Massachu-
setts. and Edward F. Colladay, the
District of Columbia national COM
mitteeman.
ID. c. Issue Adjusted.
The unanimous vote to place the
ColIaday Prescott delegates from the
District of Columbia on the temporary
roll of the convention yesterday is
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