Evening star., 1924-06-12


Push Dawes Name.
While the Dawes people work ed
like Trojans to line up the delegates
for the general. some of the conven-
tion managers. not to risk another
declination, put in telephone calls for
the general to acquaint him with the
Situation and make sure that he would
accept the nomination il it were ten
dered. After some continued con-
ferences on the platform the group
leaders favorable to Dawes were
hurried back on the floor to give
. orders and do missionary work
among the delegates.
Secretary Hoover'S friends were not
idle and working to take advantage
of the emergency to try out his name
before the convention. There was a
good deal of talk about the hall in
brought out on the first ballot of the
night session and tested to see what
response was found among the dele
gates.
Leaders Are Firm.
The Kenyon boom was being pushed
In the meantime. In the turmoil and
confusion of the wait for the con-
yention to come to order, Senator
kReed of Pennsylvania and William NJ.
Butler had a short and pointed con-
ference.
Hoover" exclaimed Mr.. Butler
1T can't be. done; it must be
with that the two men parted.
Apparently Mr.. Butler had COM
municated some word favorable to
Mr. Hoover to the Massachusetts del
egation, for Speaker Gillett, mem
ber, confided to friends that some of
the members of the delegation were
going to vote for Hoover on the first
ballot after the reconvening.
At 9:4O o'clock the convention was
not vet in order. although all the del
egates were in their seats.
1t developed openly that Wllilam
AButler was insisting on the nomlna-
ton of Secretary Hoover and working
hard for him.
At $3.50 o'clock Chairman Mondeli
began rapping ? for order Toin ana Vote: yoe e we
Mr.. MondelI read to the convention
the telegram he had received from
Mr. Lowden. 1t was the same as It
is given in other uispa'@he" VI '"'
Associated Press
Unparaileled Situation.
Faced by a situation unparallele ed
IN marty history. the convention, after
having nominated ex-Gov. loWden
for vice president reassembled TO
nick out someone eiSe W
Iowden would not accept. Never De-
fore had convention gotten into
such snarl. ,
After the Coolidge leaders were all
set for the nomination of Theodore
= Burton. representative and former
senator from Ohio. the Lowden dele
gates took the bit in their teeth
and in one Of the most spectacular
proceedings ever witnessed in a
national convention ran away with
the nomination for Lowden despite
all efforts. including his own 10 stop
them
regime. waiting calmly on the plat
- form for the votes to turn to Burton
as they expected, saw the Lowden
strength suddenly leap and grow ana
carry the convention off its feet.
Shift to Lowden.
Like a snow ball rolling down hill
the Lowden movement began to dou-
BILE itself every time It turned over,
and before any human being could
stop it. delegations were changing
their votes and hurting votes TOR
Lowden at the chair in such an ava
lanche that the clerks and convention
officials lost all track of the count.
Then Senator Willis of Ohio moved
to make it unanimous. and the dele
cation from Wisconsin cast the only
dissenting vote.
Then a letter written by Mr.. Low
den and addressed to the convention,
TO be read in the event that 1t per-
sisted in nominating him, was read
from the platform. Still refusing to
recognize his dec1ination. Senator