Evening star., 1927-12-02
DAWES WILL SHUN
NOMINATION FIGHT
Vice Presidents Statement
Held to Mean He Win Not
Make Campaign.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

When Vice President Dawes saws
he is not a candidate for the presi-
dency and favors 4the nomination OF
former Gov, Lowden of Illinois, it
may seem paradoAical to say it. but
the fun meaning of the Vice Presi
dents position is that he will not seek
the nomina ton.
For long time it has been fully
understood by political leaders that
the Illinois delegation could not very
well support both Mr. Lewden and
Mr.. Dawes. 1t has been assumed
from the start that Illinois would
stand by ME~ Lowden as long as he
had a chance i'm the balloting and
that then the delegates would turn
to Mr. Dawes, which is exactly what
happened when the vice presidential
nomination was being voted on at the
last national convention in Cleveland
in 1924. -:
Call on Coolidge.
Mr.. Dawes feels that nomination for
the presidency is something he should
not seek, particularly because he now
holds the office of Vice President. His
expressed inference that Mr.. Coolidge
was not a candidate is regarded as in
the same category as his statement
about himself, but there is nothing to
prevent either Mr.. Coolidge or Mr..
Dawes accepting nominations they
did not seek.
When Mr.. Dawes called on Mr.. Cool
idge 1t Was taken for granted I'm po-
liticaI Nefrcles that he meant to erase
any impression that he is himself OPP
posed to the President just because ne
favors Mr.. LoWden Tor the nomlna-
ton
One matter that has been lost sight
of generally is what will happen with
respect to the vice presidential nomi-
nation il Mr Coolidge is drafted
Last time Mr.. Coolidge indicated that
he would like to have AIR. Hoover, and
when that was opposed by Mr.
Hoover, flle4 Pr esident indicated that
he would welcome Senator Borah as
running mate. He had no part in
the selection of Mr.. Dawes, and there
is no reason to believe the President
would enter now into the process of
choosing Vice President any more
than he would 1he presidential nomi-
nation. Mr. Dawes has a consider
able strength in the West and East.
If Mr.. Coolidge isn't drafted. Mr..
Dawes will stand good chance of
first consideration. though this would
undoubtedly COME after Mr.. LoWden
or Mr.. Hughes had been eliminated
Coincident with the announcement
by Mr. Dawes that he favored Mr.
Lowden comes the statement from
Charles D. HiIles, Republican national
committeeman from New York. that
he favors Mr.. Hughes nomination. LII
New York and Pennsylvania line up
for Mr.. Hughes their strength Is such
that it will influence MANY Eastern
and Southern States.
Presidents Position.
Mr.. Hilies would of course favor
the denomination Of the President If
such a movement became strong at
convention time, but in the early line.
IN, IF praferences he takes his stand
by New York's former governor and
the man who ran for the presidency
on the Republican ticket in 1916 and
came so near victory.
AS the political situation stands to-
day. Mr.. Coolidge will not ampiify his
statement about not choosing to run.
Mr.. Hoover and Mr.. Hughes have both
announced that they favor the renomI-,
nation and reelection of Mr.. Coolidge.
and the political groups in various
parts of the country are lining upsfor
faxorite sons with no. sign as. yet. that
ANYBODY other than Mr.. Coolidge
could command a majority If the con-
vention were held tomorrow.
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