The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-06-19
THE CAMPAIGN OPENS

The Republican party of the Unit
ed States have held their convention,
nominated their candidates for pres
ident and vice president, and adopted
their platform.
The convention was the most
unique ever held by any political
party. Calvin Coolidge was nominal
ed for president, receiving the larg-
est vote ever given to candidate for
this high office. The "a votes from
Wisconsin which went to LaFolette,
the South Dakota delegation which
went to Johnson and a few of the
North Dakota crowd who had been
instructed for the president, who also
voted for Johnson were the only ones
opposed to Mr.. Coolidge.
After much preliminary jockeying
and the absolute refusal of former
Governor Lowden of Illinois and
United States Senator Borah of Id
aho, to accept the nomination for
vice president, Charles G.. Dawes of
Illinois was named. The platform
rings true and should appeal to the
electors of the country.
The convention was decidedly
President Coolidge's party, particu-
larly as far as the platform was
concerned, and while Mr.. Dawes was
not his first choice for vice president,
coming from the middle west as he
does, and with his well known abili-
ty for doing things and fighting for
what he believes to be right, he
should add strength to the ticket.
At other national conventions men
prominent in the legislative affairs
at Washington have taken an active
part in shaping the platform of the
party and directing the affairs of the
convention.
Particularly since the elevation of
Mr.. Coolidge to the office of chief
executive many representatives and
senators elected as Republicans,
have opposed the chief executive on
much important legislation, and the
result was that they were very large
ly in the background at Cleveland
last week. This relegation appears to
have met with the general approval
of the public.
The Democratic clan are gathering
in New York to nominate their ma
tional standard bearers in the coming
campaign. At this writing no man
can tell who the candidate will be.
Governor AL Smith of New York ap-
parently has the largest number of
instructed delegates. Mr.. Smith is
strong in New York but his record is
such that the Herald does not believe
that it will appeal to the electorate of
the country and we doubt very much
if he will be nominated as it takes
a two-thirdS majority to win the
Democratic convention.
Former Secretary of the Treasury,
William McAdoo, son-in-law of the
late President Wilson, recently badly
besmirched in the Teapot Dome oil
investigation, will hardly be nominal
ed.
Former Governor Jimmy" Cox
of Ohio, the candidate four years
ago, has opened headquarters and
will be an active candidate, but it |
is very doubtful if he will be select
ed.
While the Herald editor is not a
Democrat, nevertheless we are con-
vinced that the outstanding man of
the Democratic party at the present
is Oscar Underwood of Alabama. He
is of Presidential size but his geo.
graphical location will be against |
him and he is triffle too independ-
ent for the Tammany crowd to
handle.
A number of dark horses have their
rods out in the hope that |
the convention may be stampeded to
them in case of the inevitable dead
lock which seems to be apparent.