Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-01
A Weekly Panorama of Events in the
National Capital
(By Peter Keegan)

Some delay has been caused in get
ting the Republican campaign under
way by the death of the President s
son. AS the President and Mrs. Cool
idge will be in mourning for at least
a month, it was thought best to post
pone the presidential notification
ceremonies, set for July "a. The eX-
act date is still uncertain, but it will
not be at least until the middle of
August. The notification of General
Dawes at Evanston, ILL.,, likewise will
be delayed. In the meantime, how
ever, the Republican Natioanl Com
mittee. under the direction of Chair
man Butler, will quietly complete
plans for the campaign.
In view Of this delay in the Repub-
lican camp, it is expected that the
Democrats, despite all their difficult
ties in getting a nominee at New
York, will arrange to formally notify
John Davis of his nomination before
the Republican ceremonies are held.
The Davis notification probably will
take place at Clarksburg, W. Va. in
stead of in New York. Clarksburg
is his home town and the hometown
people who fought for him through
out the convention want to give him
the official send off at the start of
the campaign.
Reconciliation among the warning
Republican leaders came about during
the trying days at the White House
when Calvin Coolidge, Jr. died. Z.
Bascom Slemp, the Presidents Secre-
tary, who had quit in a huff because
he didn't like the way things were
being run, rushed back to Washing
ton to extend a helping hand to the
President. 1t was announced that he
would resume his duties at the Exc
cutive Mansion and he is now on
duty again, preserving discreet sill
ence about the events which led to
his departure nearly month ago.
The United States is slowly, but
surely taking a more liberal hand in
world affairs, despite the govern
ment determination to stay out of the
League of Nations and to avoid Eur
ope's internal political quarrel. The
opening of the new allied reparations
conference in London finds two Amer
lea ambassadors - Kellogg and
Houghton- joining in the discussions
and considerable pressure is now be-
ing brought upon President Coolidge
by the Prime Ministers of France and
Great Britain for the sending of an
official American member to sit with
the permanent Preparations Commits
sion.
Hanihara, the Japanese envoy, hav-
ing pulled a lemon out of the diplo-
matte grab bag in his efforts to keep
the United States from barring the
immigration of his countrymen to our
shores, has gone-and most people
think he will not be back. Officially,
the Ambassador is returning to Toxic
for a conference with the Cabinet on
American affairs, but there are al
ready definite reports to the effect
that the smiling little statesman is to
be displaced because of the way he
blundered in such way as to incur
the wrath of Congress.
Until Secretary of State Hughes
returns from Europe, the posi- OF sec
ond Assistant Secretary of State, left
vacant by the death of Alvey Angus
tus Adee, will remain unoccupied.
The post was created many years ago
especially for Adee, who served half
century in the American diplomatic
service and was known throughout
the world for his ability in handling
international affairs. Adee is missed
greatly in the State Department,
where it had been customary for Sec
retary after Secretary to call upon
him for advice and counsel The post
lis non-political and the man who gets
it will have a magnificent record to
equal. Comparisons are always odi-
Gus, it is said, but they are bound to
be made, nevertheless.