Evening star., 1924-06-13
Formers Victory Comes on
. Third BaIIot-WiIIiam W.
i. Hodges Succeeds Upham
as Party Treasurer.
CLOSE OF CONVENTION
j BRINGS ROARING CLIMAX
Successful Second-Place Candidate,
Opposed at First by Presidents
I Managers, Sweeps to Victory.
Lowden, Named, Declines
! Ticket Strength Admitted.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CLEVELAND, Ohio. June 49,
William V. Hodges of Denver, Col.
was today elected treasurer of the
Republican national committee.
President Coolidge's selection oi
William Butler Of Massachusetts, tc
be national chairman. was ratified
and selections for other Offices were
as forecast.
Ralph Williams OF Oregon was re-
elected vice chairman Two new vice
chairmen were added, Charles D
Hilles OF New York and Mrs. A. T
Hert OF Louisville. Ky. Roy o. West
OF Chicago was elected secretary.
Butler Names Slate.
Mr.. Butler, after being elected unan-
tmcusly. proposed the remainder OF
the slate, which also was accepted
unanimously.
The committee then proceeded to
consider the contest over the seating
Of Robert H. Todd. national commit
teeman from Porto Rico. Todd, the
oldest member of the committee in
point of service, later retained his
seat today in the contest brought by
iJuan Soto.
The contest for Mr.. Todd's seat
arose over factionaI fight and divi-
sion of the party in the island. in
which consolidation was attempted.
Mr.. Todd produced evidence from
Porto Rico which satisfied the COM
mittee that he represented the Re-
publicans. The contest came from
those working for independence.
Alaska Contest Taken Up.
The contest for the national COM
mitteemans seat from Alaska be-
tween John w. Frame and George
Sexton was referred to a subcommit-
tee for determination after both sides
had been heard.
Frame was elected national COM
,mitteeman in an election in Alaska,
while Sexton was chosen by the
Alaska delegation to the convention.
Dan sutherland; the DELEGATE from
Alaska, urged the seating of Frame,
declaring that it would be disastrous
to the party in Alaska in the future
if the will of the majority should be
overthroWn."
Worked Up to Big Climax.
The Republican national conven-
tion, which started with almost de-
pressing calm. worked up steadily
through the three days of it's sessions
into a roaring, precedent-Setting eli
max last night and ended amid scenes
that Soothed the hearts of the old
timers.
Frank o. Lowden of Illinois had
been nominated by an overwhelming
vote and had declined. That had
never happened before in the party S
history, nor was it in accordance with
the convention managers plans. Then,
after a recess to confirm for the last
time Mr.. Lowden's frequently reiter-
lated decision, the Hell and Maria"
general from Chicago was swept into
the nomination. And that, too, had
not been planned by the leaders. The
convention itself, as President Cool
idge wished, had named his running
mate.
vim Coolidge was accomplished at the
morning session with decorouS enthu-
siasm, only the Wisconsin and North
Dakota followers of Senator La Fol-
1ette dissenting. Everybody knew
Then came the business Of selecting
the vice presidential candidate. No
body knew what was going to hap
pen, though some of them thought
they did.
Recess to Get Together.
A recess was taken after the nomi-
the leaders another opportunity to
get together on vice presidential
candidate. When the afternoon ses-
sion began, however, sentiment was
been during the preceding days and
.5shtS of comforting and maneuver-
/ ing. and the first ballot carried six
' teen names, only eight of which had
been placed formally in nomination.
As>the delegates gathered for the af-
ternoon session from lunches, or con-
ferences. or both, hand bills. posters,
bands and other campaigning mate
rial appeared. The floor soon was lit
tered, still puzzled leaders put their
heads together, delegations caucused,
individuals and groups were urged,
beseeched. argued with.
Some heard that Judge William S
Kenyon of Iowa. was the favored
thing about Senator Charles Curtis
of Kansas. But while the nomina-
tions were being placed before the
convention, the name of former Gov.
Lowden, presented despite his protes-
cations, aroused the largest demon
stration.
On the first ballot. Mr.. Lowden re-
ceived 222 votes, Judge Kenyon 172
General Dawes 149 and Representa-
tive Theodore E. Burton 139.
Butler Works for Burton.
The administration leaders made
plans to nominate Representative
Burton on the second ballot. Will
liam NJ Butler. campaign manager for
President Coolidge, was openly work.
ing for him. =
The tide, however. swept over
whelmingly toward Lowden on the
second ballot. and soon, in the mids,
of wild confusion, delegation after
delegation was striving for recogni-
tion to change votes cast for others into
his column. The final count gave
him 779 votes, Representative Burton
80, Kenyon "a, and Dawes 80.
Senator Frank B. Willis of Ohio
moved that the Lowden nomination
be made unanimous. The only dis
sent came from the Wisconsin Sec
ton, and more confusion followed.
Chairman Mondell managed to es-
tablish order and read an undated
letter prepared in advance by Mr..
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