The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-20
"Chaley" Dawes Accepts limitation of The Omaha Bee
to Fire First Guns of His Campaign in Nebraska
Would Seem Natural TO
Scrap in That Territory"
He Wires Great
Welcome Planned.

campaign for vice president in Ne
braska.
Lincoln. his old home town, will
be the scene for the firing of this
historic opening gun. At Lincoln he
will be able to see a lot of old-time
friends and hear them yell "Attaboy,
Charleyr' as he outlines the issues of
the campaign as he views them.
II have scrapped in that locality
before, and to start another one there
will certainly seem natural" chuckled
General Dawes, via a telegraph wire
into The Omaha Bee office.
| People of Lincoln who remember
the Charley" Dawes of the old days
know that any scrap he starts is going
to be a lively one while 1t lasts, and
the one to be started when he comes
to town some time early in July prom
ises to be the kingpin of all political
scraps.
General Dawes will receive official
notice of his nomination at his home
in Evanston, surrounded by his
friends and neighbors of that Chicago
suburb. His speech of acceptance
will be a formal pronouncement.
But after the notification the IA
nous down-draft pipe will be stocked
up. the Prince Albert coat and starch
ed collar laid aside, and Dawes will
prepare for the opening of the big
scrap in the old home town.
Lincoln Plans Welcome.
1t is easy to imagine what Lincoln
is going to do. The capital city will
be all dressed up like circus parade,
and o street will be cluttered with
flags and banners and shouting, shrek
ing, milling. perspiring, happy hui
manity, gathered from all sections of
Nebraska.
Once nominee for president was
officially notified at Lincoln, and the
event brought together some crowd.
But Lincoln says. You just wait till
Charley Dawes comes over to the old
town to fire the opening gun of his
campaignn'
General Dawes will stop over in
Omaha on his way to Lincoln, and
whistles, auto horns, bands and cheers
will inform him he is welcome back
to the old home state.
General Dawes will make political
speech on that occasion. But demo-
Gratis, progressives, farmer-laborites.
and independents will crowd up to
hear him, knowing that he will say
something worth while and eager to
show that they are proud of their
former Nebraska friend and neighbor
Now that it is definitely known that
General Dawes has accepted the In
vitation of The Omaha Bee to open
his campaign in Nebraska, commit
tees on arrangements will be organ
lied and nothing left undone to make
his Homecoming something that he
and a million or more Nebraskans
will never forget.
Following are the texts of the two
kilograms exchanged between The
Omaha Bee and General Dawes:
The Invitation.
Charles c. Dawes, president OF the
Central Trust company. Chicago,
Ill:
In the name OF the republicans
and of all the people OF Nebraska.
The Omaha Bee extends greetings
to you former citizen of Nebraska,
now citizen of the world.
We are proud of the men and
women members of the Nebraska
delegation to the republican ma
tional convention. They realized
from the beginning the need of a
straightout fighter, a clear thinker. |
square shooter as republican can
didate for vice president.
The nation owes them thanks for
their work. Nebraska proudly ex-
tends 1t to them.
Here IN the middlewest will be |
fought the determining battle OF the
coming campaign. We rejoice that |
in you we have a candidate who |
not only knows our needs but how
to meet them.
Here. then, is the place for the
beginning of the battle, and with |
our greetings we extend TO you an |
invitation to open your campaign |
in Nebraska.
The republicans of Nebraska have
on tnelr affnOr. In the spirit OF
your fighting expression, Hell |
Mariar' IL we cannot carry Ne |
braska for Coolidge and Dawes and
the entire ticket. we have lost the
name of action.
We should like TO begin prepara- |
tions, we await your word.
BALLARD DUNN. |
Editor In Chief, The Omaha Bee.
The Answer.
Ballard Dunn, The Omaha Bee, |
Omaha, Neb:
/ appreciate your telegram. ] |
have stated to the national com
mittee my desire to open my cam
paign in Nebraska.
I want to do this in my old home
in Lincoln, where I lived for seven
Of the happiest years of my life.
I have scrapped in that locality
before. and to start another one
there will certainly seem natural.
CHARLES G. DAWES.