The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-06-12
MELLON NAMES
CANDIDATEAT
CAUCUS TODAY
Nomination on First Ballot
Now Assured With Swing
of Fasteners
WARE IS VERY HAPPY
L0wden Men Will Continue
Farm Equality, Fight Lead.
ers Declare

convention appointments IN
clude:
North Dakota - Chairman.
Walter Maddock: national COM
mitteeman, F. J. Graham; ma
tional committee woman, Mrs.
Minnie ID. Craig; resolutions.
E. b. Larson.
NJ esOta - Chairman,
Charles H. March: national
committeeman. Claude H. Me-
kenzie; resolutions. Frank w.
Murphy.
Kansas City, Mo-, June 12.-
ga motion by Secretary
Mellon to support Herbert
Hoover on the first ballot was
approved today by the Penn
sylvania delegation.
The delegation voted after
Secretary Mellon had read
statement declaring that cit
now becomes clear that Cool
idge will not be a candidate"
The vote was unanimous for
Hoover and the nomination of
the commerce secretary on the
first ballot was virtually as
sured as a result.
The statement said that when the
delegation had caucused in Phila.
delphia the presidents position still
was uncertain but that now that
it was clear that he was not candi-
date, "my suggestion to the dele
CATION is that we vote for Hoover
on the first ballot"
The declaration was followed by
wild demonstration of several
minutes after which the roll was
called. On the vote even those
delegates who had held out for
Coolidge even up to the minute Of
the meeting voted faye" for en-
dorsement of Hoover's candidacy.
Senator-elect William S. Ware in
endorsing Melons statement to the
delegation, said he was very happy
that the treasury secretary had
made such an endorsement and he
was convinced Hoover would be the
Republican candidate and the next
president.
Swing Expected
The news of the swing of Penn
sylvania to Hoover was not unex-
pected, least of all among the allied
coalition candidates who have been
fighting the commerce secretary.
Senator Curtis was the only one
who would make a prompt comment.
He said only swell, the fight is on"
The Kansan then returned to
conference with his hackers. Sem
ators Goff and Watson. two others
of the coalition, declined to COM
ment but Watson said he would
make statement later.
Although convinced that the de-
cision of the Pennsylvania delega-
tion to 60 to Hoover on the first
ballot means the nomination of the
cabinet member, Clarence F. Buck.
Lowden manager, announced today
that the fight for his man would
go on.
I'VE know this seems to mean the
nomination of Hoover but our fight
is one for equality for agriculture
and we will redouble our efforts to
have the party declare in favor Of
the principles of the McNary.
Haugen BILL" Buck said.
Lowden himself had no comment
to make except that the Pennsyl-
vania decision would not make any
change in his position.
Convinced that Coolidge won't
run again the Republican national
convention assembled today in con.
vention hall to nominate Hoover and
60 home as quickly as the formal
tiles will permit.
Convention in Session
Only the final completion Of a
few platform planks, and decision
who will be the nominee for vice
presidents decision to be made
largely by Hoover himself-re-
mained in dispute when Chairman
Butler of the Republican national
committee raped for order at three
minutes after eleven o'clock.
Out in front from the start, the
movement for Hoover had become q
real band wagon parade in the last
few minutes before the convention
began. In turn, Pennsylvania, Idaho
and Vermont and such individual
holdouts as Secretary Mellon and
Chairman Butler himself went over
into the swelling camp of the ma
jority. There remained no doubt Of
. nomination on the first ballot bar
ring only 2 bombshell explosion Of
almost unprecedented proportions.
It will be Thursday before the bal
loting can begin, but the Hoover
men who are handling the levers Of
the party organization expect to be
on their way homo by Thursday
night. Today, the convention only
went through the motions Of getting
itself organized, hearing the key
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