Evening star., 1924-04-26
BURTON IS CHOSEN
CHAIRMAN TO OPEN
! COP. CONVENTION
President Approves Selection
of Ohio Veteran by
Party Leaders.
F0RMALITY OF CHOICE
SCHEDULED WEDNESDAY
Representative Picked After Elm
lnation of More Than Dozen
! Prominent Republicans.

Theodore Z. Burton, representative
from Ohio, has been selected to open
The Republican national convention
June 10 next, as temporary chairman,
IT was indicated after political con-
ference today at the White House.
John T. Adams, chairman of the Re
publican national committee, and
David Mulvane of Kansas, chairman
OF the committee on arrangements of
The Republican national committee,
presented Mr.. Burton's name to the
President, who approved the selec-
tion.
In making the result of this confer
chce known afterward, Chairman
Adams said that the Ohio representa-
i've answered all of the necessary
aualincations of temporary chair
man, ana that he was entirely salts
factory to President Coolidge and the
leaders of the party. He said that
Mhen the committee on arrangements
meets in Cleveland Wednesday one of
the first things it will do will be to
formally elect Mr.. Burton.
Permanent Chairman.
Mr.. Adams intimated also that dur
Ing this conference the matter of a
permanent chairman for the conven-
tion was touched upon, but this de-
tail will be taken up in a more seri-
GUS fashion later on. The permanent
chairman must be a member of the
convention and is required TO be
elected by the delegates. 1t is
thought, though, in political circles
here that, inaSmuch as Representa-
tive Burton is generally looked upon
as OF the conservative element of ms
party in casting about for a perma-
nent chairman some one of a more
pronounced progressive stamp will
be hit upon. In this connection the
names of Albert Beveridge, former
senator from Indiana, and former
Gov. Shoupe of Colorado have been
prominently mentioned.
Selection n Surprise.
Selection of Representative Burton,
while thought to be generally pleas
ing to the members Of the Republican
party, came as considerable of sur
prise. There has been no end of spec
uation regarding this important fac
tor in the convention. The excite
ment and interest became more in
tense during the past few days when
il was known that members of the
rational committee and representa-
tiveS Of the President had been hold
ing informal conferences to discuss
the subject and to carefully consider
the half dozen or SO Of names promi-
nentIy mentioned for the keynote
oration.
However, the matter was left, as is
the custom, to the President to settle,
and after consulting with many of
his friends and political advisers and
his intimateS in the Senate and
House the President agreed with
r. 60, ,yr1tt - faar an
Mulvane that Mr.. Burton would be
d most happy choice.
Prominent as Worker.
1t was deemed that Representative
Burton would come nearer than any
one else under consideration to salts
flying a large element in the ranks OF
the party. To commence with his
record as a Republican worker and
his prominence and ability as
statesman were looked upon as good
assets. Besides these, Mr. Burton is
known to be forcible speaker and
trained orator, and a most ardent
supporter of President Coolidge and
the present administration. On the
other hand, he represents RepuD-
licanism that has been through many
acid tests and has never been found
these attributes Chairman Adams
said those who are ready to take the
responsibility for his selection feel
certain that there will be no danger
of his election disturbing in any way
the harmony within the party ranks.
Can Extend Welcome.
Chairman Adams called attention
aalso to the fact that Mr.. Burton lives
IS in Cleveland and while serving as
temporary chairman of the conven-
"a ion he also can speak briefly on be-
half of that city by extending a for
8naI welcome to the delegates.
81 Representative Burton was first
Il Elected to Congress from Cleveland
u n 1883. After serving six years, but
&iot in succession, he was elected to
he United States Senate in 1909. He
#retired from public life for while
#tnd in 1920 was again elected to
II congress, where he has continued to
#erye. He has been chairman of the
hmportant rivers and harbors COM
mittee and was chairman of the In
Hand Waterways Commission ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt in
#I9OS and chairman of the National
#IVaterways Commission. He was a
bnember of the National Monetary
y Commission, member of the executive
Brommittee of the Interparliamentary
Il 'nion, 1904-15, and was appointed by
8'reSident Harding as a member of
K #the Debt Funding Commission. He
Mas a number of times been offered a
~ binet position and was at one time
3, candidate for the presidential nomi-
hation-
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