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bound to vote for the candidate whom
a majority OF the voters had favored.
A number OF States. enacted presiden-
tial preferential primary laws which
have since been repealed. Today there
are such primary elections In only II
States, and the votes In a number OF
these primary States are merely ad-
visory and not binding. The other
States choose their delegates by the old
convention and party caucus systems.
Work OF Convention.
The national conventions not only
nominate the party candidates for
President and Vice President, to be
voted on in the general elections In
November, but they adopt the party
platforms. pledges to the voters Of the
country. which, unfortunately or fortu-
flately, as the case may be, are not in
frequently forgotten as soon as the eiec-
tions are over.
The machinery required 10 set In mo-
ton and conduct a national convention
of one of the two major parties is no
slight affair. There Ia tremendous
amount Of labor entailed, which falls
upon the shoulders OF the national COM
mittees first. then on the committees
on arrangements and upon local COM
mittees in the cities selected for the
conventions. In the first place, thou
sands OF persons journey. some OF them
for hundreds and even thousands oi
miles. To take part in or to witness
the national conventions in operation
Tickets are at premium in the con-
vention cities. Contributions to the
Estta ffxfxn 4zs.
and others are obtained through men,
bers OF the national committee and i'm
portant officials OF the conventions.
Az Kansas City. where the Repub-
licans are about 10 burst forth In their
uuadrennial row over the presidential
nomination. the convention hall seats
about 12,5D0 persons. The radio has
Simplified the situation In recent years
not little, for the proceedings of the
conventions are broadcast 10 every State
in the Union and even TO the outlying
possessions.
Chairman 10 Step Aside.
In two days time Chairman william
NJ. Butler OF the Republican national
committee viii call the Republican ma
tional convention to order. When he
has done that, the national chairman
will step aside and turn the surface
handling of the convention over To
other hands In this case Senator
Simeon ID. Fess Of Ohio. stalwart adj
ministration Republican, has been Sc
iected 10 act as temporary chairman.
Now the duties Of the temporary chair
man consist principally OF delivering
The so~called keynote" speech. He III
called "the keynoter." This speech Is
supposed 10 start the campaign. TO give
the. voters the reasons for placing This
or that party IN power by the election
Of President for the following four
years, Senator Fegs Is not a delegate
10 The national convention, for he ran
for delegate at large ON the slate nt
delegate candidates pledged 10 support
the late Senator Frank u. Willis OF
Ohio for President He waB defeated
by the Hopyer candidate.
Clem Shaver Of West Virginia, DEM
ocratic national chairman. will do for
the Democratic convention In Houston,
when IL opens June 20. what Mr.. Butler
In about to do for the Republican con-
yention. The Democrats have picked
Claude q, Bowers, editorial writer for
the New York Evening World. ms their
temporary chairman and keynote speak
er. Mr.. Bowers made a ten strike when
he addressed the Democratic Jackson
day dinner In Washington last Winter.
He jg not regarded az being either a
member OF the Smith faction or the
anti Smith faction In the Democratic
party, but rather as a student OF the
democracy and capable OF striking a
keynote for the coming campaign which
will aid the party.
Men Who WIN Preside.
Following the delivery Of the keynote
address by the temporary chairman, a
national convention proceeds With the
permanent organization, which means
The adoption NJ The permanent roll Of
delegates and the election OF "A perma-
nsnt chairman. This year IL appears
that Senator George Moses of New
Hampshire Ii slated toT permanent
chairman nj the Republican ronven-
ti0n, and Senator Robinson of Arkansas,
Democratic leader OF the Senate, will
ofilciatf for the Democrats al Houston.
The permanent chairman has u real
job, 1t the convention becomes nnruly
Ii ~ The peTIlAnenI Chairman who must