Evening star., 1924-06-01

of Kansas Mr.. Dawes most recent
success was won as a member of the
commission Of experts on the German
reparation question. He is a banker,
however and, although popular
member Of the American Legion,
there is some doubt as to whether the
farmers of the west would fell that
ne was the right man for the ticket
Head Of Farm Bloc.
Representative Dickinson has been
active in support of farm relief leg
isiation. In the last Congress he was
head of the farm bloc in the House
and this year has been in charge of
the so-caued McNary-Haugen bill in
the House He has been indorsed by
his Republican state convention.
Gov. Dixon Of Montana is an old Bull
Mooser. He is strong progressive and
a former senator. Judge Kenyon, who
also was formerly member of the Sem
ate, would be very acceptable to the
progressive element of the party. But
whether he would leave the bench is
another matter. He declined to do so
to become Secretary of the Navy when
that portfolio was rendered him By
President Coolidge after Secretary Den
by's resignation.
Still others whose names have been
talked of are Senator McNary of Oregon
that state which started the stampede
for Coolidge for Vice President at the
last national convention. co-author of
the McNary Haugen bill. and Senator
Shortridge Of California.
Democrats Also at Sen.
The Democrats have been so active in
the hunt for the right man to nominate
for President that the vice presidential
nomination has scarcely risen yet as a
problem requiring solution. Neverthe-
less, a number of combinations for the
Democratic ticket have been mentioned
one of which is Senator Ralston of In
diana and Senator Copeland of New
York Their names have been used more
or less interchangeably for President
and for Vice President. Until the Demo-
Gratis decide whether their nominee is
to be from the north, the west or the
south it is almost impossible to fix on a
vice presidential nominee, for here again
the geographical necessities of national
ticket must be reckoned with.
A poll at Harvard University recently
resulted in a preference for Senator
Glass of Virginia as the Democratic
presidential nominee and Senator Walsh
of Montana of Teapot Dome fame as
nominee for Vice President. Former
| Senator Salisbury of Delaware has
been indorsed in Delaware for the
vice presidential nominee. and still
| others who have been mentioned in
! clude Gov. Davis of Kansas, Gov.
Sweet of Colorado (who has also been
put forward as a presidential possi-
bility); Gov. Bryan of Nebraska (sug-
gested particularly as a running mate
for John w. Davis of West Virginia,
l should he be named for President); /;
Mayor Dever of Chicago; Senator
| Wheeler of Montana, who would have
| the support of many of the progress
sives in the Democratic Party; Sena-
| tor Gerry of Rhode Island, democratic
| whip of the Senate, and former Sena-
| tor Phelan of California.
Gov. Al Smith of New York. who
| will go into the convention with a
| considerable number of delegates de-
| manding his nomination for Presi-
dent, is being suggested also as the
vice presidential nominee, with Nc
| Adoo at the head of the ticket, or
| some of the others now proposed for
! President.
! From Missouri comes the word that
| former Gov Frederick D. Gardner is
| being talked of as a running mate
| for John W. Davis.
| Care in Selection Needed.
| The selection of vice presidential
| nominees too often in the past has
| been hastily and inconsiderately ac-
| complished. Certainly, however, in
| the Republican national convention
| this year the selection will be given
/ a great deal of prominence. Further
more, the demand for an outstanding
| man on the party tickets of both
| great parties as vice presidential
| nominee is growing stronger and
| stronger.
President Harding established Il
precedent which is likely to be fol-
! lowed-he invited Mr.. Coolidge while
| he was Vice President to attend the
! sessions of the cabinet and to give
| his advice and state the position of
| Congress with regard to the ques-
| tions coming before the administra-
| ton for discussion.
There is no good reason why a
Vice President should not be a real
| power in an administration, though
| for so many years the Vice President
| was considered a kind of fifth wheel
in the governmental machinery.
| The possibility that Senator La Fol-
lette of Wisconsin, running next fall
as an Independent candidate for Pres
! ident, may obtain sufficient electoral
votes to prevent either President
Coolidge or the Democratic nominee
having a majority in the electoral
college and thereby throw the cleo
tion into the House of Representa-
| tfves adds to the Importance of Sc
lecting strong men for the vice presi-
Dental nomination. If the House
should itself be unable to elect a
President then the Vice President,
chosen under the Constitution in such
an event from the two men receiving
the highest number of electoral votes
for that office, would act as Presi-
dent.
| An engineering student of Eng
land. struck by the rapid flow of the