The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-21
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Writer

Warrington, Dec. 21.-Pol:.ics, in
case nd one has ever said as much
before, is q kaleidoscope.
Calvin Coolidge has given the po-
litical kaleidoscope its two most eff
fective twists this year, first by his
indefinite statement at Rapid City
and second by his more definite
statement on the Republican nomi-
nation to his martyrs national COM
nittee in Washington.
Only one thing is certAin-the
game is on. No one knows who will
be nominated, wheth, the winner
will be apparent before the conven-
ton or whether all the decisive
fighting will be in Kansas City. The
present assumption, however, is that
Hoover and Dawes will fight it out
during the convention.
President Coolidge has not said
he wouldn't accept the nomination
and there is still q small under
current of sentiment for drafting
him, but he will be drafted only if
the convention ties itself up ina bad
deadlock.
After the. choose announcement
there was a drift to Lowden. Suisse
quently the most significant phase
Of all was an increasing belief that
if Coolidge were really out Of it,
Dawes became the strongest candi-
date for nomination.
After Coolidge's second state
ment, closely followed by Hughes
refusal to be a candidate, members
of the committee and othes Repub-
licans here began to talk Hoover
more than anyone else. This unex-
pected development hal' helped
Hoover most of all, for Hoover, due
to his membership in the presidents
official family, had been forced ia
stay under wraps. Now it is under
stood that about the first Of the
year, he will make some statement
admitting his candidacy.
It is still generally assumed that
Lowden's delegates eventually will
go to Dawes almost en- n1asse and
it looks now as if he might have
300 or more. Hoover ought to have
more, but he cannot at this time
have any reasonable expectation Of
commanding a majority on the first
ballot. There will be enough favor.
tie sons and uninstructed delegates
to control the convention, so that
the result will depend on seconC
choice sentiments and trading.
Withdrawal Of Hughes ended the
supposition that Hoover, Lowder
and Hughes might, roughly, each as
sumo charge Of delegates from the
west, middle west and cast respec.
lively.
An important question now j.
whether the east will take Hoover
in preference to Dawes. The Hughes
statement did Dawes no good, for he
is now in no position to scramble fol
eastern delegates.
Hughes never was regarded as 3
really serious contender for the nom,
ination, being originally set up *
keep Hoover from storing up dele.
gates in the east. Now there Is nc
such barrier to the Hooverites
Hoover can beat Lowden t. this i'm.
portant territory and Dawes, having
reiterated that he isn't candidate
and that he is strong for Lowden
can hardly oppose him.
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New York and Pennsylvania poll.
ticians originally intended TO enter
the convention under the Hughe.
banner. Charlie Hilles, most impor'
tant Of the New York Republican
bosses, planned to use Hughes *
keep his delegation together. TN
less he can recoup in some way now
New York's delegates may Be dis,
tributed between Hoover, Lowdel
and Dawes.
In Pennsylvania, Secretary o,
the Treasury Mellon, who favored
Hughes, is also forced to look else.
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