Evening star., 1927-12-03
MANY CITIES SEEK
c. 0. P. CONVENTION
Rivalry Becomes Greater as
National Committeeman
Arrive for Meeting.

With the arrival in Washington to-
lican national committeeman from
California, accompanied by large
delegation of boosters eager to cap
ture the Republican national conven-
ton for San Francisco. new pep was
put into the keen rivalry between a
number of large cities-with Kansas
City making headway under the
leadership of DIR. l.. B. Clements.
Among Mr.. Crocker's earliest confer
ences was one with Senator Short
ridge.
Charles D. Hilles, national COM
mitteeman from New York. is sched-
uled to arrive this afternoon, and, be-
cause of his long years of powerful
influence in Republican party con-
claves, the political aspect of the ma
tional committee meeting is expected
to develop around Mr.. Hilles.
Await Party Program.
Thus far the delegates swarming
into Washington appear to have no
very definite ideas regarding the cam
paign and are rather in the attitude
of expecting some one to lay down q
TO be hanging back to see whether
President Coolidge really meant his
do not choose" announcement or
whether he is ready to carry the
party standard if he is convinced that
the demand for him is sufficiently
strong. Naturally, the groups cam.
paigning for favorite sons or other
candidates, avoWed, prospective or re-
ceptive, are diScouraging the watch
full waiting" attitude.
Around the headquarters Of the Re-
publican national committee, although
they do not admit it, there is an at
mosphere of preference for Mr.. Cool
dge and dwindling hopefulness that
he may ''listen to reason" and con-
sent to be the party candidate.
The committee members already
have let their fancy carry them far
from the purpose which called them
to Washington.
elaboration by President Coolidge on
his do not choose" statement of the
Black Hills is not an early prospect,
some of the committeeman have be-
gun to discuss other men available
for the nomination in the belief that
the President must be considered out
of the running.
Underneath the speculations, how
ever, seems to be a tendency to deal
with candidates cautiously, and only
a few of the committeeman so far are
willing to permit their names to be
brought in to the discussions.
Candidates Mentioned.
The names of Hoover, Dawes.
Lowden and Hughes are most fire.
c1Jantlu hoard and bara oY,1 tboro
in the case of Curtis of Kansas a
favorite son is being advocated While
Vice President Dawes is mentioned by
none as an out-and-out first choice,
virtually all of the committeeman who
mention candidates favor him in the
event their own particular candidate
cannot win.
Dawes, in the opinion of Charles A.
Rawson, committeeman for Iowa,
stands a good chance to "inherit" the
delegation which Rawson believes
Iowa will send to the convention for
Frank o. Lowden. should the former
Illinois Governor fail to show the
strength the loWan hopes he will. Pat
sullivan. committeeman for Wyoming,
reports his State for Hoover with a
strong undercurrent for Dawes.
Charles Evans Hughes has been
brought forward by Charles d. Hilles,
committeeman for New York, but the
position of the former Secretary of
State does not seem to have incurred
an unrestrained enthusiasm. the West.
ern committeeman especially declar-
ing his failure in 1916 and his own
statement that he is too old to run
for President have initiated against
him.
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