Evening star., 1924-06-09
Hoover, Dawes, Beveridge,
Kenyon, Dickinson of Iowa,
DR.. Burton, Harbord, Hyde
and Borah Doomed.
LOWDEN MEN LOATH
TO ACCEPT REFUSAL
Slemp Confers With Warren on
Platform; Delegations Busy
Caucasing; Vice Presidential
Moves Swirl, Furnishing Excite
ment With New Prospects.
BY Tie Associated Press.

BY HE Associated Press
CLEVELAND. Ohio, June 9-The
convention swirl is running at high
tide. Vice presidential candidates
are being carried about i'll its cur
rents without being landed any
where.
Delegations are busy caucusing
choosing their selections to the con-
vcntion committees and naming their
representatives on the incoming ma
tional committee.
The platform builders today were
holding preliminary conferences, and
tic platform itself began to take
shape with the arrival OF {. Bascom
Slcmp, secretary to President Cool
ldgc, who conferred with Chairman
Warren OF the resolutions commit
tee; William NJ. Butler, the Presi-
dents campaign manager, and Frank
W. Stearns, his friend and War
wick
Lowden Men Heartencd.
The Lowden boomers got their
breath overnight and their feeling
mat the former Governor of Illinois
could not eliminate himself by yeSter-
day declinalion OF the nomination
gathered force.
Lowden is in Ohio today making
a speech at oxford. Word was sent
TO him there that his friends a the
convention hoped he would not close
the door further at this time. Mean
time this huzzed about and found a
good many who expressed the view
that Lowden ought TO be drafted and
could not possibly refuse.
Kansas for Dawes.
The other booms were less active
Kansas in caucus voted twenty-five
to one for Charles W. Dawes. The
other vote went for Albert ]. Bever-
idEc of Indiana. DESPITE the Iowa
delcgation's decision for Representa-
tive Dickinson, there was good deal
OF talk for Judge William s. Kenyon,
former leader of the Senate farm
bloc, who was offered trc post of
Secretary of the Navy, but declined
it. James w. Good, former Iowa
congressman and western campaign
manager for the President, was TAX
ing the lead in proposing Judge Ken
yon.
Minnesota added a new name to
the list with a candidacy for Charles
II. March of Litchtield. The state
delegation decided to indorse him.
Boom for DIR. Burton.
In the dark horse list more talk
was heard again today of boom for
DR.. Marion Leroy Burton of the Uni
Versity of Michigan, who will place
President Coolidge in nomination.
DIR. Burton's friends hoped that there
would be no definite capitalization
Of sentiment on the vice presidency
until after DR.. Burton makes his
speech and gives the convention an
opportunity to see him in action.
IL was apparent that a program of
letting the vice presidential situation
simmer awhile was being fostered all
around. Secretary Hoover's name
all the discussions. 1t was coupled
with DR.. Burton and Maj. Gen. Har-
bord, now president of the Radio
corporation of America, in a list of
three which it was said would be
among those acceptable to the White
House.
Senator Spencer of Missouri. mean
while, continued his activity in behalf
OF Gov. Hyde, and Iowa delegates, who
have been instructed to vote for Repre-
sentative l.. J. Dickinson, were empha-
sizing that their candidate would be
placed in nomination by Senator Cum
mingS and were busy canvaSSing arriv-
ais. Much talk also centered about
Charles 3. Warren, ambassador to Mex
leo and chairman of the resolutions
committee, and the names of Senator
WesleyWesley L. Jones of Washington
and Gov. Dixon of Montana have been
added to the list.
May Force Night Session.
Mr. Warren's arrival yesterday was
followed by confirmation of state
ments that. although material was
on hand from Washington and some
of it represented the views of the
administ ration, the platform would
he built in Cleveland, after a hearing,
probably Wednesday, of interested
parties. This might delay presenta-
tion of the platform until Thursday.
the day set for nominations, and force
a night session to conclude the con-
Yention.
The declaration of principles is to
go through a process, beginning to-
day with the meeting of the advisory
committee to formulate suggestions,
which includes the platform commit
tees hearings, and then the actual
work of making the draft by q small
subcommittee The final stage is ex-
pected to consume all of Wednesday.
World Court PInnkx.
Leaders say they look for little diff
ficulty in getting together on a world
court plank, but there is some diff
ference of opinion over the advisa-
bility of inserting an immigration
plank A declaration pointing to the
restoration of diplomatic relations
with Mexico, and one affirming the
principle of collective bargaining and
the right of the individual to labor,
are regarded as likely. Both wet
and dry planks are being advocated,
hut they already subject to a great
deal of discussion and maneuvering.
The Ku Klux klan question also per-
sists in much of the preliminary dis
cussion on the side.
one of the principal platform fights
is expected to find its source in the
proposed constitutional amendment
to give equal rights before the law
to men and women. Both ends OF
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