Evening star., 1924-06-08
DELEGATE CONTESTS
LEAVE NO FRICTION
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argue that the ticket needs him to
appeal to those who follow the So
called school of progressive thought
in the party; the friends of Gen.
Dawes point to his record as a busi-
ness man, soldier and go-getter, and
DR.. Burton's friends say that when
the convention sees him and hears
him it will be SO captivated that it
will settle the vice presidential nomi-
nation without looking further.
There is nothing unusual in the
situation. The manager of every one
of the booms says he Is glad to see
others being launched because 1t is
one of the oldest axioms Of political
strategy that a multiplication of
boomlets dilutes the concentration of
opposition on the boom being pushed
by the fellows who are in the know.
Lowden's boom is still first in the
running. and it is subject, of course,
to the risks Of blowouts, engine trou
BILE and static before it goes over.
Nobody attempts to guarantee what
the maneuvering and milling around
will bring forth, but the Lowden
managers declared that barring un-
foreseen accidents, the nomination is
his. Being one of those acceptable to
the President, they argue. why look
further.
Harmony Demonstration.
There was a demonstration Of party
harmony today and an expression of
gratitude to the officers of the ma
tional committee who are leaving the
battlefield. Before it finished with it's
contest work. the committee, by ris-
ing vote. adopted a resolution of
thanks and appreciation to John r.
Adams, chairman: George B. Lock-
wood. secretary, and Fred W. Upham.
treasurer, all of whom are retiring.
Offered by National Committeeman
Remmel Of Arkansas, the resolution
recited that Chairman Adams and his
associates, as well had served with
out pay, rendered conspicuous party
service, and won the friendship, re-
spect and admiration Of their fellows
The contest deliberat tions of the
committee could not be concluded
without another fight over the color
line. G. T. Taylor and Wayman
Wilkerson of Memphis, Tenn, were
seated as delegates from the tenth
Tennessee district over J. NJ. Johnson
and Fl. q. Etrue because it developed
that the faction represented by John
son had proposed to exclude negroes
from participation in the party con-
vention.
Louisiana Contest Falls.
An attempt by former Gov. War
mouth of Louisiana to present a pro-
test that the state was not entitled to
a delegation in the national conven-
tion because no Republican party
really existed there failed without a
hearing. Notice was given that the
decisions in the delegate contests
from Georgia, Mississippi and Texas
would be carried before the creden-
tials committee for review with the
prospect that the acrimonious scenes
might be re-enacted.
Representative Theodore Z. Burton,
keynoter and temporary chairman of
the convention, arrived early today
and held several conferences at
headquarters. If he brought any
word from President Coolidge it was
not disclosed. Those who talk ed
with him said he had not. Albert J.
Beveridge of Indiana sent word he
was arriving Sunday. Richmond Pierson
Hobson of Merrimac fame visited head
quarters and submitted for the plat
form a plank pledging the party to
government action with other nations
to suppress the trade in narcotics.
Delegates Trickling In
Gradually the delegates are be-
ginning to trickle in, the convention
decorations are beginning to appear
on the streets. the air is taking on
But there is a general absence of that
exhilaration which comes with con-
test. There is no mass of milling,
pcrspiring delegates and visitors. be-
cause as yet there is no mass of
either, and those who are here are
ing they had brought them. A straw
hat is almost as conspicuous as a
red winged black bird.
There are no bands nor ballyhoos
blaring for contesting candidates;
there are no pretty ladies pinning
buttons on delegates. National Com
mitteeman Mulvihill of Mississippi.
who was unhorsed in the contest
fight, is carrying fan marked Keep
Cool With Coolidge" but he had use
for it only while his contest was
going on.
Tickets Distributed.
But one by one, the state head
quarters banners are beginning to
show and the machinery for nomi
mating President Coolidge and his
running mate is being moved into
place The big burglar-proof vault
in the Federal Reserve Bank build
ing. which contained the convention
tickets. is now a void. 1T was emp
coveted tickets are in the hands of
the lucky thousands who commiserate
with the unlucky others.
Tonight members of the national
committee were guests at dinner
with the Cleveland men who brought
the convention here. Tomorrow will
ings and others formal meetings will
be suspended. There will. of course,
be many private conferences. and the
object Of most of them will be to
crystalline sentiment on a vice presi-
Dental candidate.
Charles B. Warren, American am
bassador to Mexico and chairman OF
the resolutions committee will be on
the ground tomorrow ready to begin
the work of picking up loose ends
and planks and building a platform.
c. Bascom Slemp, secretary to Presi-
dent Coolidge, will be here Monday:
Further recognition to women OF
the party was given today when Will
liam M. Butler. announced that Mrs
Elizabeth p. Martin of Philadelphia