The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-06-12
COOLIDGE IS
OUT OF RACE,
SAY LEADERS
Hoover Supporters Confident
President Adheres to
His Statement
WARE IS FOR SECRETARY
Vermont Delegation Lines Up
for Eastern FavOrite With
Its IL Votes
Ware IS FOR SECRETARY
(By PAUL F. HAUPERT)

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Kansas City, June 12.-tF-The
word has gone down the line here
as the Republican convention gets
under way that President Coolidge
would not accept the nomination,
and the effect has been to boost
Hoover stock to new high levels.
Confident that their man can't be
headed off now, the commerce Sec
retary's managers flatly predicted
today his nomination on the first
ballot Thursday. His foes. de-
termined lot, clung to the hope,
however, that a deadlock would de-
velop to throw the convention out
of kilter and bring about selection
of a dark horse.
With the opening of the conven-
tion 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 to-
gether for the usual night before
conferences. Those in position to
know gave assurance that the presi-
dent was not available, and with
him eliminated from consideration,
a Hoover victory seemed in the
offing.
Pennsylvanians Hold Key
Friend and foe Of the cabinet
officer agreed that only one thing
was needed to clinch things for him
definitely-the support of the unin-
structed delegation from Pennsyl-
vania. Hoover boosters con. identity
predicted their candidate would
have that. although Mellon had not
publicly shown his hand.
The treasury secretary. who
heads the delegates from the key
stone state. arrived here late yester-
day. He declined to be drawn out
as to his views on the presidency,
explaining that sa would have moth
ing to say until after he and his
colleagues had an opportunity to
caucus this morning. But ne be-
gan q series Of conferences with
party leaders, and it was as a result
Of these conversations that the
word 0was spread that Coolidge def
initely was out of the picture.
Meanwhile, William S. Ware. the
Republican leader in Philadelphia
who has been fighting for a seat in
the Senate, came out for Hoover in
the strongest Of terms, not waiting
for Mellon to outline his position,
or for the Pennsylvania delegates to
caucus. Estimates varied as to
how many votes in his delegation
Ware controls. They ran from
dozen to thirty, with the Hoover
supporters so sure that the delega-
tion would take a favorable stand
that they claimed the entire 70 dele
gates on the first ballot.
Ware for Hoover
Almost coincident with Wares
stand, and disclosure that Coolidge
was out of it, the Vermont delega-
tion of II decided to support
Hoover. Convention representative
from President Coolidge's home
state expressed the view that his
name was being pressed to cripple
Hoover, and that under such cir
cumstances it would be inadvisable
to give Mr.. Coolidge even a compli-
mentary vote.
The decision of the Vermonters to
line up for Hoover assured him vir-
tually all the New England con-
vention votes except those from
Connecticut on the first ballot.
Whether the II delegates from Con-
necticut will adhere to their inten-
tion to vote for Coolidge in the face
of the belief of leaders that this
would be futile remains to be seen.
The Hoover managers are claim
ing all Of the 80 votes from Massa-
chusetts including that of Chairman
Butler Of the national committee, q
close friend Of Mr.. Coolidge. Aid
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