The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-12
Keystone State Delegates
Make Triumph Sure
for Secretary.
MELLON FORCED TO ACT
Coolidge Will Be Neutral
in Contest, Chairman
Butler Announces.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press STAFF Correspondent

United Press Stah Correspondent
CONVENTION HALL, KANSAS
CITY, Mo, June 12.-Secretary of
Commerce Herbert Hoover has won
the Republican presidential nomi-
nation.
The break that made his nomina-
ton certainty came today, when
Pennsylvania decided to cast its en-
tire seventy-nine votes for Hoover.
This assures him of the 545 nee
essary to nominate.
With dramatic swiftness today.
the forces dominating the cohven-
ton set the machinery in motion for
Hoover exactly as predicted by the
United Press last night and early to-
day, on the basis of private confer
ences among the leaders.
Just before the Pennsylvania
capitulation to the Hoover drive
Chairman William M. Butler of the
Republican national committee and
confldant of the President, an
nounced that President Coolidge
was neutral in the presidential fight.
Butler for Hoover
Butler further announced formal
ly to his Massachusetts, delegation,
in caucus today, that he is for Hoo
yer as Republican presidential nomi-
nee.
Butler said he would not vote in
the convention because he is chair
man; but that his alternate would
vote for Hoover.
1T must not, however, be under
stood from my statement that Pres
ident Coolidge is for any candidate"
Butler said.
No effort was made to instruct
the delegation as a whole for HOO
yer and there was no other discus
sion of the candidates.
The break in the fight on Hoover
came Monday night, after word, in
some mysterious way, reached party
leaders here that President Coolidge
would not accept the nomination if
offered.
Immediately a series Of hotel room
conferences began, which lasted un-
til early hours this morning.
The result was a decision to put
Hoover over as early as possible
when the convention ballOting starts.
probably Thursday.
Pennsylvania Gives Push
Pennsylvania, the keystone State,
gave the final push that put Hoover
in line for the party's highest honor.
Secretary Mellon arrived Monday
afternoon, uncertain apparently,
what to do. While he deliberated,
the other Pennsylvania leader. WI
liam S. Ware, issued a suaUernent
that he would use his influence to
swing Pennsylvania seventy
votes for Hoover.
Already Hoover had brought his
own strength up to about 500 dele
gates. with 545 winning the norni-
nation. Vare's announcement in
sured him Of fourth to a half of
the Pennsylvania delegation. Then
the Mellon group went into confer
ence. Shortly after midnight they
broke up and announced Pennsyl-
vania would throw part of its sew
enty-nine votes to Hoover.
Then, today, came word that
Hoover would get the full deelga-
ton.
Leaders in Conference
In this conference were the Mel
Ions, Andrew w. and his nephew, w.
L., the Pennsylvania Republican
State chairman; Senator George
Moses of New Hampshire, slated to
be permanent chairman of the plat
form committee; Senator Reed
Smoot, chairman of the platform
committee; Senator James E. Wat
son Of Indiana, one of the anti
Hoover candidates, and many others
who went in and ont during the
night.
When the news Of Pennsylvania's
break came last night, the anti
Hoover allies frantically called a
conference, seeking to unite their
forces behind one single candidate.
Representatives were present on
behalf of the four anti-Hoover
andidates-Frank o. Lowden of
Illinois, Senator Watson of Indiana,
Senator Curtis of Kansas and SEN
ator Goff of West Virginia.
Can't Reach Agreement
Efforts we're made to agree upon
a compromise candidate behind
which the entire anti-Hoover
strength could be modified. Sena-
tor Curtis was discussed as the most
logical compromise, but no agree
ment was reached.