Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-19
DAWES AWAITS
NOTIFICATION
COP. Chieftians Crowd
Into Chicago for To-
nights Ceremony

EVANSTON. his. Arg l9.-Chlrles
q. Dawes, once currency comptroller,
orce the A. r. F.'s chief purchasing
agent. once federal budget director, and
once head of the reparation commissions
experts committee, waited at his home
here today for the coming Of republican
leaders to add formally another title 70
his name-that Of republican, vice pres
idential nominee.
The party chicfains gathered BY the
huudreds and even by the thousands in
Chicago and tonight they will march on
this quiet little city on the shore Of
Lake Michigan % notify Mr.. Dawes in q
formal manner Of his selection az the
republican candidate for vice president
The notification will take place on the
lawn of the stately Dawes home, start
ing at o'clock central daylight saving
time The exercises are 10 10 prcce dcd
by a monster parade Of the OIL fashion
ed type designed to give the whole afr
fair something cf the flavor Of q big
political rally.
Everything was IN readiness for the
Motif. alton. Evanston was dressed III
her best with flags ana banners fiying.
and her citizens had decorated all the
streets about the Dawes home. The
wide lawn looking out toward the lake
scarcely more than three hundred yards
distant had been covered with speak
cr's platform and seats for the members
~ the official notification committee ana
the hudnreds of notahles including Sena-
tors representatives. governors and
other public officials.
Officials expect upward of hundred
thousand people 10 gather here should
the weather be favorable. Voice ampli-
flying apparatus has been installed.
Many of the Delegates plan ~ bring
torches. banners and bands. ana one en-
thuSiastir group has re- civcd permission
io anchor steam cnlliopc of the circus
type opposite the Dawes home.
Thousands upon thousands will hear
the proceedings ~ radio casting sta
tions W the country. from New England
far into the West The radio casting
will start at Gao d. M. Central standard
time.
William NJ Butler. chairman of the
republican national committee viii pre-
side al the ceremonies. The Invocation
VIII he offered hh one 81 VT. INV
neighhorS. the Rev. John Thompson
pastor of the First Methodist Church oi
Chicago and the bcncdi tion will be pro-
nonnced by the Rev. Hugh Patrick
Smythc. pastor of St. Mary'S Catholic
Church ii Evanston.
The notification address will be made
~ former Representative A. W. JEFF
ferris. az Nebraska. who placed Mr..
Dawes name before the Cleveland con
vention. He was selected 70 take the
place of Theodore II. Burton, tempor-
airy chairman Of the Cleveland ccnven-
tion who is now abroad
Mr. Dawes address will immediately
follow that of Mr. Jefferis and after
the bcucdictiou the ceremonies will end.
Several functions incidental 10 the
main proceedings were arranged for to-
day. The Hamilton club Of Chicago
will entertain at a luncheon with SEN
ator Watson Of Indiana and Chairman
Butler a. speakers, and the republican
editors Il Illinois will have a dinner
just before the notification ceremonies.
Mr. Dawes will entertain the members
/ az the national committee and notifica-
tion committee and others at dinner.