Evening star., 1924-06-12

remainder Of the delegates remained ir
their chairs watching the display.
While the Lowden demonstration
osiessS % Of Illinois e Appealed eoI to chair. Gr
man Mondell to pc rmit him to with
draw the nomination. He assured the
chairman he spoke for the delega.
ton and for Gov. Lowden himself
for Arizona, which had placed him in
nomination.
L0wdea's Name WithdFaw1.
During the demonstration word
was carried to Theodore E. Burton
advising him that if he would say the
word the Ohio delegation would place
him in nomination. Mr.. Burton de-
clined to say the word
Former Lieut.. Gov. Oglesby of Illi-
nois then took the platform and
speaking for the Illinois delegation
and for Mr.. Lowden, he said he was
obliged to ask for the withdrawal OF
the nomination. Mr.: Lowden's dec.
lination of the nomination, he told
the convention, was final and ire
vocable."
Arkansas yielded to Indiana on the
next call, and Gov. Emmett Branch
took the platform to nominate Sena-
tor Watson.
Dawes Is Nominated.
The Watson boom seemed to have
passed along to the formal state of
nomination without much noise, and
the clerk had called the name of Cali
fornia for further nominations, when
there was a toot at the doors add a
band marched in with a Watson crowd
to demonstrate little. After it played
a selection or two, including "A Hot
Time" and Hail, Hail, the Gangs All
Here" Chairman Mondell admonished
the band to 'cut it Short" and the mu-
sicians pranced out.
The clerk proceeded down the line
of states in alphabetical order without
getting responses that there were can
didates to be offered until he came to
Illinois.
Former Senator Lawrence Y. Sher-
man, speaking from the Illinois dele
cation, yielded to Nebraska, and former
Representative Jefferis took. the plat
form to nominate Charles G. Dawes of
Chicago.
PcnnsylvaAia for Burton. .
1--WE want in Nebraska little Of the
He'll and Maria spirit; we want little
pep" said Jefreris, in conclusion of a
short address, in which he reviewed
Gen. Dawes work as director of the
budget and on the reparatons commits
sion.
w nile DaWeS WAS OcAnS pi6CRQ III
nomination Representative Graham of
Pennsylvania asked his state delega-
ton to reconsider it's determination to
cast its votes for him as a compliment,
and the delegation decided to cast its
first vote soiidly for Representative
Burton of Ohio.
Curtis Is Nominated.
No sooner had the Pennsylvania
delegation decided to cast it's ballot
for Burton than there was another
reconsideration and it was deter
mined to cast the ballot for Graham.
I'VE are sorry for our vacillation,' "
delegations action.
The incident in Pennsylvania was
only one of many illustrations Of the
lack of capitalization OF sentiment
and the absence of leadership on the
question Of who should be nominated
for the vice presidency.
When Kansas was called Repre-
sentative T1ncher took the platform
to nominate Senator Charles Curtis.
Senator Weller Of Maryland nom1-
mated William P. jackson, national
committeeman Of Maryland.
Massachusetts, Michigan and Mime
sofa passed on the roll call without an
Offering, as did Mississippi, and when
Missouri was reached r. R. Brewster
took the platform to nominate Gov.
Hyde.