Evening star., 1924-03-23

tation of the country with Con-
gress, signs of which are cropping
out in many sections, accentuated
by the contrast of President Cool
idge's popularity with the voters.
The possibility that they may
lose the House and Senate while
carrying the presidency is being
considered on Capitol Hill by re-
publican statesmen.
The cause of the irritation, as
gathered from press comment and
from communications from con-
stituents, is said to be the delay
in legislation and the prospect that
unless something is done to cor
rect the situation the elections
VIII approach with nothing ac-
complished. Members of the House
resent blame being laid on that
body, pointing out what the House
has really done.
President Coolidge having to call
into conference the Congress lead
ers to urge speeding up is expected
to emphasize conditions.
1t has been suggested that re-
publican senators return to the old
custom of leaving the control of
the republican national conven-
ton to the rank and file Of the
party. The republican party was
organized without the assistance
of United States senator's and for
many years senators were con-
spicuous by their absence from
the national convention, some like
the late Senator Platt of Connec-
ticut taking the position that sem
ators should not seek to become
delegates, but leave the conven-
ton to be representative of pri-
yate citizens and not Office hold
ers, either elective or appointive-
In 1884 when the national COM
mittee presented the name of
Senator Powell Clayton of Arkan-
sas for temporary chairman Of the
convention Henry Cabot Lodge,
then a member of the House of
Representatives. moved to sub
stitute the name of John r.
Lynch, a former negro member of
the House from Mississippi. The
motion of Lodge was supported
and Lynch was elected
n 1. x 4
In 1880 Senators Conkling,
Cameron and Logan tried to con-
troll the convention and nominate
Gen. Grant, but they were defeat
ed. That was the first effort of
senators to dominate republican
convention. In 1888 John NJ.
Thurston, then a private citizen,
but afterward elected to the Sem
ate, was chosen for temporary
chairman; in 1892, Representative
J. Sloat Fassett of New York,
then a private citizen, was elect
ed temporary chairman, and Rep
resentative William Mckinley of
Ohio permanent chairman. In
1886 Charles w. Fairbanks, then
a private citizen, was elected
temporary chairman and Gen.
Charles H. Grossvenor, then a rep
resentative from Ohio. permanent
chairman.
1t was not until 1900 that the
Senate was recognized in the Sc
lection of the chairmen of the
convention. Then Senator VOL
colt of Colorado was selected as
temporary chairman and Senator
Lodge as permanent chairmen. In
1904 Elihu Root former Secre-
tary Of War. was selected tempo
rary chairman, and Speaker Jo-
seph G. Cannon for permanent
chairman. In 1908 Senator Bur-
rows of Michigan was elected
temporary chairman and Senator
Lodge permanent chairman. In
1912, Senator Elihu Root was
elected temporary and permanent
chairman of the convention.
William G. McAdoo is feeling
fine these days. thank you. That
Georgia victory raised his spir-
it's immensely. He took it as
refutation of the statements by
some Of the democratic leaders
that he was out of it" by reason
of the disclosure of his connection
with the Doheny oil interests.
MI
no question about his staying in
the race now until the last horn
bloWa They expect the Georgia