The Washington times., 1924-06-13
WHITE HOUSE IS
.CLU|N At TER
VICTORY
Political Dopesters See Need
for r. T. Barnund for Four
Months at Mansion

President Coolidge's nomination
was celebrated at the White House
In strict accord with the Coolidge
regime. A small radio cabinet and
loud speaker were installed in Ed
ward Clarlrs office. Clark is Presi.
dent Coolidge's personal secretary
when C. Bascom Slemp, official
secretary and political monitor, is
away.
When the celebration opened the
apparatus proved to be a combine
ton Of telephone photograph and
radio manipulated by the local teIe.
phone company.
Incidentally radio fans will be
treated regularly to the stimulating
effects Of the prolonged applause
greeting the announcement Of the
Coolidge nomination. It was canned
on the convention floor. Duplicate
records will be supplied radio direc.
tors broadcasting speeches by g.
9. p. oratorical stars and used
literally whore copy calls for ZAP.
plause." There's tricks in all
trades, and Coolidge's campaign
managers have learned a new one,
Senator Borah's downright refusal
70 trail the ticket was a. wet
blanket drawn over the situation
right in the Chief Executives Of.
nee, in the presence Of the chief
himself, by the Idaho Senator.
Try to Land Kenyon.
Then heroic effort was made At
the White House to land Kenyon of
Iowa. 1t slipped a cog. Lowden's
refusal to run following his nomina-
ton had the White House com.
pletely up in the air. 1t was a
great relief when the announce.
fnent was wired home that Dawes
had accepted.
White House frequenterS doped
out the situation like this:
When the Republican primaries
we're held party leaders had noS. re.
covered from the shock or the Tea.
pot Dome eruption. Then came the
Daugherty revelations, adding con.
fusion to brains already rnuddled.
All they could discern as the neces.
eity of providing a "sacrlficial goat -
Calvin Coolidge as the most inviting
opportunity on the political horizon.
They let him go after the honor.
Some 30 per cent Of the Republicans,
scattered far and wide, voted in the
primaries: State after State elected
"solid goat delegations" Little at.
tention was given. to the selection
Of a running mate until the eve of
the convention. Then party leaders
awoke to the necessity Of completing
the ticket. It wouldn't do to trail
II with a recognizable lead pipe
sinker. But the likely ones proved
'honor shy" Suddenly came the
awakening.
J Senator La Follette's convention
contingent went into action. The
assurance give;i convention man.
ayers that the undaunted and un.
bluffed "Pompadore Bob" would
head a third ticket, let in a ray Of
hope. What II the election was
thrown into the House to be passed
on to the Senate? s." ..t
Everybody got busy. The vice..
presidential nomination, 1t was
realized, might prove the big party
plum. Borah eliminated&-the wise
ones winked-left the field open to
Kenyon the Coolidge choice. But
Kenyon couldn't land. Lowden's
stock went skyrocketing. Hc was
nominated, but discounting the
chance of Congressional election,
he refused to trail along. Hoover
appeared, but too late, for the
Dawes outfit were working over
time lining up for the big Euro
pean adjustment expert and he
went over. Thus was the goat
ticket" completed The glum cheer.
lessness at tbs White House today
Is Of the condensed, concentrated
variety. II the sun ever shines
again It may dispell II somewhat,
but knowing one prophecy II will
continue to cling to the premises
until finally waited away in the
defeat OF the goat ticket" in No
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