Evening star., 1924-03-31
COOLIDGE TO WIN
NOMINATION JUNE IL
Convention Plans So Far Progress-
ed Vote Can Be Set Almost
to Hour.
SESSION TO LAST THREE DAYS
President in Absolute Control of
Party Machinery.
SESSION TO LAST THREE DAYS
BY ROBERT IT. SMALL.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 31.-
Calvin Coolidg will be nominated to
be President of the United States on
June II next. The republican national
convention plans have progressed to
the state where it is almost possible
to give the hour of the day at which
the nomination will be rendered the
present occupant of the White House.
The convention will meet Tuesday,
June 10, on which date the temporary
chairman will deliver the keynote
speech and various routine matters
will / disposed of. On Wednesday,
there will be committee work and an
address by the present chairman. pro-
'ided the temporary chairman was
.'ot made permanent. On Thursday,
,'une IL, comes the nomination of
PRESIDENT, Vice President, the adop-
sion of the platform and adjournment
. Party leaders, forming the conven-
ION committee on arrangements have
; cen meeting here the past few DAYS
I'd have been explaining to the en-
= luSlastic Cleveland folk the diff
lIty OF Keeping the convention in
'ssion longer than three days.
teNeland wants it for y whole week
IA is wiling to provide an elaborate
J ogram of entertainment for the
'iegateS and visitors if they will
=" liy stay. The leaders reply that
ON the way things are shaping
'emselves in the party, it wifi be
'th possible and practicable to put
iroush the convention program in
s 20 days. To stretch it out over three
Ns IS Just about as ia as they dare
,. II an attempt were made to carry
'e proceedings into four davs 70
ease the Cleveland hotels, il is
ared the delegates would take
ALTERS In their own hands and unset
iAy prolonged schedule.
Hotel Keepers Alarmed.
me Cleveland hotel keepers have he
: me somewhat alarmed over the ont
OK Tor an abbreviated session, and have
IL out contracts to all persons who
I've engaged rooms, demanding that
: minimum period paid for shall he
DAYS, running from Sunday. June
rough Friday night. June I3 National
; lalrman John 7. Adams and National
Hi!ililtteeman David W. Muvane of
dnSas, chairman of the convention sIIh-
mmittee both are protesting arainst
e lorIh on the contract and the special
rtn OF arrangements and have pron,i sed
take the matter up with the hotel
anagers at a meeting on Tuesdsy
day for double rooms, but say they
III provide sleeping accommodations in
9h room for three or four persons.
Inese rates are well above the normal
9 ties, out the hotel people claim they
-e 90 per cent below the rates demand,
: at Chicago four years ago. when sSo
uay was ABOUT the minimum for a
: ,om and bath. The national COMMITTEE
oDaoly would agree to contract on a
He-day OASIS, and that compromise
rpqPhnd
l. made to outlaw the offending hotels
II was expected that a temporary
" lalrman of the convention would he
tmed at the present meeting of the
nclals OF the national COMMITTEES
:. II 1t is announced that no selection
III be made prior to April 30-nos
= bly, later.
Reason Is Obvious.
The reason for this DELAY is ohyi
{ IS The national committee, which
tkes no part in pre-conyention cam
ilgns or rivalries over the nomina-
On cannot officially assume at this
:: iIne that Mr.. Coolidge will be nomi-
TED, although the members know
III well that If he keeps his health
will be.
The committee wants Mr.. Coolidge
name his own chairman, just as so
any leaders of the party are urging
at he be requested to write his own
atform and select his own running
ate on the ticket.
: By April 80 it is believed Mr.. Cool
sge VIII have enough delegates
= edged to his cause to make his
omlnat1on no longer the subject of
: zen remote mathematical doubt.
hen there could be no criticism of
is personal selection of the man who
to sound the keynote of his cam
aign.
Although far from a commanding
cure ten short months ago, there is
gainsaying the fact that Calvin
colleges domination of the repub-
i, can party today is as absolute as
nat of any man in history. Roose-
cit in 1904, at the height of his glory
nd power, did not hold the party