Evening star., 1928-06-03

New jersey and Massachusetts.
Mr.. Coolidge has indicated on four
different occasions that he does not
choose" to run in 1928 But the draft
contingent insists he has never said
he will not" run On that omission
in his successive statements it detects
a lurking readiness upon the PreSi-
dents part to harken to the call of
party duty, If Kansas City sounds 1t.
That such a call will be sounded, in
some form or other, Is hardly TO be
doubted. 1t may echo through the con-
vention hall before the balloting has
proceeded very far.
May Vote for Coolidge.
The possibility must be considered
that the ''uninstructed" delegations of
New York, Pennsylvania and Massa-
chusetts. either as a compliment to
Calvin Coolidge or as deliberate means
of extracting from him some more
categorical indication of his purpose,
! will be cast for him at the outset. Some
other 'uninstructed" delegations would
inevitably do likewise In Washington
/ there are authorities who declare the
/ President will have upward Of 800 votes
on the opening roll-call at Kansas City.
What then may or can happen 1t
would be idle TO attempt TO foreShadow.
There is an abundance of belief,
amounting to preponderance-and in
/ it the present writer shares-that Mr..
/ Coolidge, under no circumstances, will
accept denomination. To do so would
/ scatter his reputation for consistency
| 10 the winds In Democratic estima-
| ton, it would provide the opposition
with a "duplicity" issue OF such mag
nitude as entirely to Offset the fancied
advantage of renominating the Presi-
]
and East. II can only be said, and 1t
| is here put down on authority, that II
Mr.. Coolidge consents again TO lead his
party, he viii surprise practically every
| one. man and woman, who is nearest
and dearest to him. There are per-
sonal considerations and some political
| factors, besides, that impelled the LIDO
| not-choose manifesto of August, 1927
| These factors persist.
Opposed by Politicians.
Herbert Hoover's nomination is OPP
posed by the so-called politicians OF
the Republican party, though countless
organization leaders all over the coun-
try are enlisted under his banner. None
| of these anti-Hoover politicians chal-
/ lenges the Commerce Secretary's presi-
Dental ability They are concerned
purely with his availability" political
" speaking. They are looking not so
much for the best man. as they are
for the man with the. best chance OF
election. They fear In particular that
the Republicans. with Hoover. would
lose the pivotal agricultural West. That
is the anti-Hooyer business in nut
shell.
In another nutshell, 1t Is a case Of
q candidate Of demonstrated popular
strength, North, South. East and West.
versus a field" Of political leaders and
fayor!te sons, who, among them all arld
amid the Huctuating fortunes Of nec-
tic convention, hope, by hook OK ny
crook. TO put over" dark morse. me
iatter'g strength would consist not Of
hss greater Qualifications for the presi-
0ency. but Of his greater n1atortty-get
ffyg capacity al Kansas City. The al
les plan TO stop" Hoover consists
Of preventing. at all costs. his nomina-
ton on the first ballot. If that can Dc
done. they calculate that the Hoover
'Foandwa gon" viii slip backward, instead
Of moving forward. They think the
psychology Of the situation from tf1en
On win operate against the Caifornian-
Dawes and Hughes.
The dark-horse camp includes two
names not hitherto mentioned In this
araiyeis-Vice President Dawes and
Charles Evans Hughes. II the Lowden
farm group should obtain the upper
hand at Kansas City. after Herbert
TIooveY'g demonstrated inability TO
secure a ma jority vote, Gen. Daweg
name would In al probability be put
forward He has made no sembl2nce
oF a pFe-conYentson campaign, but In
cesssnt and common report anoints him
as the hefr-app2rer1t 70 the Midwest
+ 4eRz ali kka
long as the Illinoisan's name ie before
the convention.
Mr. Hughes has Fenounceo al furtner
political ambitions, yet the draft
Coolidge forces invariably name the
former GecTetary of State as Their
second choice. in case the movement
to renominate the President coilapses
oy its w0s1id~i1e DeneflciarYs command
VOTES may be cart for either Dawes or
Hughes Or both, IN early or later stages
/. of the convention. Neither, most polit-
I iczi observers think. would refuse
/ nomination. IL actually rendered him.
Tive Contests Faced.
Kansas City will witrcss two contests,
each les important than the preSiden-
( tl2i nomination struggle. but ltkelv 70
& be- productive Of storm and stress before
+ declded~-oYer the vice presidency and
over The platform In light Of current
history. The two parties nowadays have
naore respect for the second place than
they used ~ have. The result in 1929
Is woozs fllll Of Republicans willing
~ imn3osate thenleeiycg as running
mates for the principal Standard-bearer.
4 Western presidential nomination, Ike
B0oyers. viii mean an Eastern or
Middle Western vice presidential cay16i-
date.
SecoEd -plaee suggestions prominently
include SegsaD9Fs George II Moses ~
New Hampshire and Walter Il. Edge
u Hey jersey. Representative John O.
T1E1yn " C<Jnuectleit, Republican floor
ie2ycey IN tEQF House Un6ersecretary Of
tf8e Treasury Ogden l.. Mills, Assistant
Attogney General William j. Dpn0yan,
representative Hamilton Fish, lr., and
chi T'ne1coTe F.goseyelt. ali of Gew
YoYk. and col Henry w Anderson 81
Virginia EnsoBg vice presidential can
6idatea Df Western oFaaln are former
GoYs. Samuel 81, McKeIyIs ~ Nebraska.
William i. Harding " Iowa and Henry
J. Alien of Kansas. EenaDoT Curtis of
KzBszx, q fayor3te-1ou presidential
zsg5Fznt Is mentioned as IDEAL vice
presidential timber, IL he does not ac~
. oognpilssl & cark~horse victory for first
plSce.
Fight Over Platform.
! I. Is around prohibition and agrte1i-
tUre that tie Kansas City platform bat
tle viii rage. Col0n9o expectation b.
that the kepgDsscans viii not 90 beyond
isw effogcGment plank on the liquor
aSs4e. though gfle dry forces, eaptained
by EeuatoF EoYzh, ere determined 10
arinZ aG1gBt q declaration eategoFicsiIy
committing the party 70 uDbolding the
eighteenth amendment.
AZ W agriculture, despite threats of
Ii descent " "i0gy 900" ep9bAttled and
enlbittere6 HAcwegtegn farmers On
Kansas city convention LaIi, " demand
"A aalLage Gealn Il Is q foTag0tle egsl-