Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-12
COOLIDGE OUT;
HOOVERSTOCK'
TAKES BOOST
Friends of Commerce
Secretary Predict
Nomination Will Be
On First Ballot
BY PAUL r. HAUPERT
Associated Press Staff Writer

KANSAS CITY, June 12.-tP-
The word has rome down the line
here as the republican convention
gets under way that President Cool
idge would not accept the nomina-
ton, and the effect has been to boost
Hoover stock 20 new high levels.
Confident that their man can't be
headed off now, the secre-
tary's managers fatty predicted to-
day his nomination on the first bal
lot Thursday. His foes. a deter
mined lot. chung TO the hope, how
ever, that a deadlock would develop
10 throw the convention out Of killer
and bring about the selection Of a
dark horse.
With the opening Of the convention
only a few hours away, the draft
Coolidge" talk, which had been
causing the Hoover adherents some
concern. was hushed when party
leaders got their heads together for
the usual night-before conferences.
Those in 4 position 10 know gave as
surance that the president was not
available, and with him eliminated
from consideration. n Hoover victory
seemed in the offing.
Mellon Support Only Need
Friend and foe Of the cabinet Of
ficer agreed that only n thing
was needed to cIinch things for him
definitely-the support of the unin-
structed delegation from Pennsyl-
vania. And the Hoover boosters con-
fidently predicted that their candi-
date would have that, although Mel
Ion had not publicly shown his hand.
The treasury secretary, who heads
the delegates from the Keystone
state. arrived here late yesterday.
He declined to be drawn out as TO
his views on the presidency, explain
ing that he would have pothing TO
say until after he and his colleagues
had an opportunity TO caucus this
morning. But he began a series Of
conferences with party leaders, and
IL was as a result Of these CONVERSE
tions that the word was spread that
Coolidge definitely was out Of the
picture.
Claiming Pennsylvania
Meanwhile. William S. Ware, re-
publican leader in Philadelphia, who
has been fighting for a seat in the
senate, came out for Hoover in the
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the votes in his delegation Ware
controlled ran from a dozen to thir-
ty, with the Hoover supporters so
sure that the delegation would take
3 favorable stand that they claimed
the entire 70 delegates on the first
ballot.
Almost eoineident with Wares
stand. and the disclosure that Cool
idge was out Of il, the Vermont del
egation Of IL decided to support
Hoover as a unit. The convention
representatives from President Cool
idge's home state expressed the view
that his name was being pressed to
cripple Hoover, and that under such
circumstances il would be inadvisa-
bic 20 give Mr.. Coolidge even a COM
plimentary vote.
Coolidge Word From Capitol
The decision of the Nermonters to
line up for Hoover assured him vir-
tually all the New England conven-
tion votes except those from Con-
necticut on the first ballot. Whether
the II delegates from Connecticut
will adhere to their intention to vote
for Coolidge in the face of the be-
lief Of leaders that this would be fu-
tile remains 70 be seen.
The word that President Coolidge
was not to be considered came b.
word Of mouth from Washington,
men who had talked over the situa-
tion with him passing it along to
party associates here who sought
authoritative information. Indica-
tions were given that the president
would agree TO be the party stan
dard bearer only in the event the
convention worked itself into a Sc
rious deadlock and needed his lead
ership to get out Of it without dam
are to the party. But this contin-
geney was not envisaged by Mr..
Coolidge. or by any Of the leaders
who held pow-wows here. last night.