The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-05-01
COOLIDCE'S GRASP ON
THE G. O.P. REVEALED
DISREGARDS "OLD GUARD" IN
SELECTING MAN TO DELIVER
KEYNOTE SPEECH
BURTON A WISE CHOICE.
is AN OHIO MAN AND WILL
STRENGTHEN THE PARTY
DAUGHERTY TRAILS

Washington, April 29-President
Coolidge has a firm hand on the Re-
publican party organization.
He told the convention committee
whom to designate as temporary
chairman.
When the time comes he will adj
wise on the choice of a permanent
chairman. And from present indica-
lions Mr.. Coolidge will dictate the
Vice Presidential nominee.
The fact that the President is d.
recting the big moves in his cam
paign was developed today when it
was disclosed at the White House that
he personally selected Representative
THEODORE Burton of Ohio to be tenn
porary chairman of the Cleveland
convention. At the same time it was
announced he expected to give advice
on the selection of a permanent
chairman for the convention.
Publication Of report that the
"Old Guards" had slipped one over
on the President in naming Mr.. Bur-
ton prompted the White House to
make a denial and reveal that the
President himself suggested that Ohio
mans name to Chairman John T.
Adams and David w. Mulvane when
the two called on him Saturday. The
point was made that the President
hit on the idea of choosing Mr.. Bur-
ton before any one mentioned it to
him. In other words, Mr.. Coolidge is
ready to accept the entire RESPONSE
bility and desires to have the full
credit or full blame for the seIec-
ton.
Instead of the cold Guard" putting
something over the President, the
indications are that Mr.. Coolidge did
that very thing to his campaign man
ayers, William M. Butler and Frank
w. Stearns. It is true that neither
of these men knew the President IA
vored Mr.. Burton. They found it out
when the announcement of the selec-
ton appeared in the newspapers.
Some of their friends sought to make
| it appear that the President was not
aware of what was going on.
Mr.. Butler and Mr.. Stearns, it was
generally supposed, favored Secre-
tary of State Hughes as the conven-
ton keynoter. Mr.. Hughes address
before the New York Republican con-
vention was so we'll received through
out the country that the Presidents
campaign managers felt he should
sound the keynote at Cleveland.
The fact that Mr.. Coolidge did not
consult Mr.. Butler and Mr.. Stearns
about the selection of Mr.. Burton
must not be taken as a sign there is
any sort Of breach between the
President and his campaign man.
ayers. What it does do is to empha-
size that Mr.. Coolidge is running his
own campaign.
While the President turned to Mr..
Burton as the logical man because
he is an Ohian, a resident of Cleve-
land and man capable of making
forward-looking keynote speech, the
practical politicians regard the choice
as most fortunate one for its effect
in Ohio. Efforts are being made to
get Mr.. Burton to run for the Repub-
lican nomination for governor. If his
Cleveland speech goes good he may
be prevailed on to enter the contest.
With Burton the candidate for gov
ernor the Republicans believe they
can carry Ohio for Coolidge. With
a weak candidate for governor it
would be doubtful.
Senator Edge of New Jersey came
out in a statement urging Senator
Borah OF Idaho Tor permanent chair
man of the convention. The Idaho
senator was among those being dis
cussed for Temporary chairman. Sem
ator Borah did not take kindly to
the Edge proposal.
Daugherty Trails Ticket
Former Attorney General Harry
M. Daugherty was running last in the
list of seven Coolidge pledged dele
gates at large, at Tuesdays primar-
les, but was leading State Senator
George H. Bender Of Cleveland, the
leading Johnson-pledge delegate at
large, by almost three to one.
u. S. Senator Simeon d. Fess, lead
ing the Coolidge slate, had over 5000
votes more than Daugherty in 2,572
precincts. Daugherty made the poor
est showing in Hamilton county (Cin-
cinnati), where Fess was leading him
about two to one.