The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-07
REPUBLICANS ARE.
UNITED FOR 1928
DRIVE
Attempt to Nominate
Coolidge Seen

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The sec
ond day of the SEVENTEEN congress
finds the republican party as unit,
the so-called progressive bloc in both
houses having been whipped into line
in face of the coming presidential cleo
lions that make imperative the ap-
pearance of party unity in spite Of
the fundamental differences that have
separated them to such an extent that
they acted as two parties.
Progressiyes Bankrupt.
The bankruptcy of the progressive
bloc was never more evident than in
both houses of congress at this time.
By the simple eypedient of agreeing
to vote on three "insUrgent"' demands
the breach has been healed and every
thing is harmonious. at least to out
ward observers, in the ranks of the
republican party. The three measures
that probably will be supported with
majority votes in both the house and
senate are farm relief, Boulder Dam
and Muscle Shoals.
Curtis Consolidates Senate.
Senator Curtis of Kansas, the re-
publican floor leader, was formally
authorized by the party conference TO
confer with the insurgents" on their
demand that support be guaranteed
en- their three important measures.
The presidential message and also the
annual report of Secretary of the In
terror Work reveal that the support
Of Boulder Dam is calculated to aid
the electric power trust, by building
the dam at government expense and
then turning it over to the trust.
Compromise on Farm Relief.
Farm relif will be based upon a
compromise that will maintain the
form but rot the substance of the
McNary-Haueen bill which was We
toed by Coolidge at the last session.
While the majority senator's agree to
support another farm relief measure
there is no assurance that it also will
not be vetoed in case it passes both
houses. On the question of flood con-
troll neither the progressives nor the
majority have a definite program.
Presidential Contest On.
The only cloud on the horizon of
harmony in the republican camp de-
veloped among the old guard itself
when the republican national COM
mittee met to discuss convention
city for the nomination convention
next year and make other prepare
tons for the 1923 campaign.
Coolidge Move Seen.
The good-natuled rivalry that has
existed between the various cities,
notably San Francisco. Detroit and
Kansas City. the three principal con-
tenders. disappeared overnight. and
when the committee assembled this
mornine there were chips on a good
many shoulders.
A terrific row has been kicked up
ever the efforts of VIM. NJ. Butler,
President Coolidge's personally select
ed chairman of the committee, to senda
the convention to Kansas City. His
on behalf of Kansas City
were keenlv resented by the far west
ern members of the committee, who
already have a third Of the committee
pledged for San Francisco, and there
was no less resentment among the De-
troiters, who have sent their mayor
elect to Washington to impress BON
the committee how badly Michigan
wants the convention.
Buffers Reason.
Butler gave no other reason for his
activity in behalf of Kansas City than
that he felt "the best interests of the
party would be served" by taking the
convention there.
This, however. is known to be a
move on the part Of the defeated and
millionaire textile mill
owner and exploiter Of women and
child labor, to maneuver so that Cool
idge who announced that he does mot
choose to run" in 1928 can be draft
ed" to run again.