Evening star., 1924-06-11
SECOND-PLACE CHOICE
FAR FROM SETTLED
Lengthy Conferences Eliminate
Some, But Place Others in
Limelight.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
| CLEVELAND. Ohio. June 1.-THE
vice presidential nomination was still
an unsolved problem early today for
delegates to the Republican national
| convention.
| Conference after conference and talk
| upon talk had served to eliminate
some names and to raise others to
positions of prominence, but actual
agreement seemed almost as far off
as it did Sunday evening after Frank
| o. Lowden, former Governor of Illi-
nois, and choice of many Of the dele
gates, made his initial announcement
that he would not accept the nomi-
nation even if 1t were rendered him.
| A solution was sought through re-
sumption of the series of conferences
! today almost as soon as party lead
erS were up, but it was conceded In
advance that the leaders might nave
| to ask President Coolidge to abandon
his hands-off policy and indicate his
choice. or that "a little group or
| bleary-eyed men might nave 10
gather tonight or early tomorro" IN
hotel room and thresh out the PROD
lem as they did In 1920 in selecting
Warren e. Harding for the presi-
| iential nomination.
Choice Expected Soon
The feeling is widespread that
| President Coolidge's running mate
must be chosen tomorrow, but not
even william NJ. Butler, manager OF
the Coolidge forces and national
chairman designate, was able to re-
move the uncertainty early today
-ho , Ionotbv conference broke up
in his hotel quarters.
l. Earnest and determined efforts
were made at this conference to
| bring about some unanim1ty or opln :
ion. Those present included some of
the more powerful figures in the In
Stearns. personal representative of
weeks, Mellon and Wilbur, POST
master General New, e. Bascom
Siemp, secretary to Mr.. Coolidge;
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania and
Representative Longworth of Ohio.
Boom for Harbord.
The conferees surveyed the newest
movement in the vice presidential
field, a movement started by the for
mer service men holding seats in the
convention as delegates and alter
mates, and having for its object the
nomination of James G. Harbord of
Kansas, who rose from the ranks to
major general in the military service,
commanded the marine brigade at
/ Belleau Wood, organized and oper-
ated the service of supply behind the
American lines in France, served as
Fdeputy chief of staff of the Army
and retired from the Army some
months ago to become head of the
Radio Corporation of America
The merits and dement's of va
rious other possibilities were dis
cussed. Foremost among these 9TH
i tor Curtis of Kansas and included
also in the list were Judge William
S. Kenyon. Charles C. Dawes. Presi-
dent Burton of the University of
Michigan, Representative SANDS of
Indiana, Secretary Work of the In
terror Department and Albert j.
Beveridge of Indiana
Many Objections Lodged.
Some of those who attended this
conference and an earlier pow-wow
of somewhat similar nature in the
quarters Of Secretary Weeks said that,
with the exception Of the movement
for Gen. Harbord, the discussions
amounted to bringing up various
names only to have objections lodged
Eagainst the men. Objections also
were raised against Gen. Harbord,
some declaring the idea of military
i man on the ticket would not appeal
to the voters particularly the women
that -Harbord is not sufficiently well
known to the average voter, and that
he is. without political experience