Evening star., 1928-06-14
The Vice Presidency.

CanClQateS, very Seu-enaclng. But IL Is
not the thing to be an aggressive candi-
date for the vice presidential nomina-
ton. IT simply Is not done, Take Sem
ator Charles Curtis of Kansas for ex-
ample. Senator Curtis Is an avowed and
fighting candidate for the presidential
nomination He has hoped for months
which would make him the standard
bearer of the Republicans in the COM
ing campaign. He says he is not a
candidate for Vice President. He is
ready to punch the nose OF the man
who suggests such a thing to him. But
after the presidential nomination shall
have been made, Senator Curtis will
face different situation, and in diff
ferent situation he may have different
! ideas about the second place on the
ticket.
The Republican national convention
will have to decide whether 1t will pick
vice presidential candidate from the
East or from the farm States Of the
Midwest--that is, provided 1t nominates
| Herbert Hoover Of California, and Mr.
Hoover's nomination is regarded in
Kansas City as a foregone conclusion. A
wee presidential candidate is picked
usually to help the party ticket in GER
tain section of the country. There is a
tradition against selecting both presi-
Dental candidate and vice presidential
candidate from the East, or both from
the West.
| The Republicans must decide whether
| they will most strengthen their ticket
| this year by selecting a man for second
place from the Midwest, where there has
| been a persistent campaign against Mr..
Hoover because of his opposition to the
McNary- -Haugen farm bill and his con-
duct of the food administration during
the war, or by picking man from the
Atlantic Coast States. The choice may
| be expected almost hourly.
Those who favor an Eastern man for
the vice presidential nomination point
out that it might be well to bridge the
entire country with the Republican ma
tional ticket. They say further that the
real fight this year is to be in the East,
particularly If AL Smith of New York is
to be the selection Of the Democrats for
their presidential nominee. They see
New York. New Jersey, Massachusetts,.
Maryland and Connecticut as the real
battle-ground. They paint Smith as the
strong man Of the Democratic cause in
all these States, because he is a New
Yorker and because he is a wet, and In
all Of the States mentioned the wet
sentiment fourishes.
There Is large crop Of Eastern vice
presidential possibilities. Senator George
H. Moses of New Hampshire. the perma-
nent chairman Of the national conyen-
ton, who has pointed the way 70 the
aggressive war which he hopes his party
wili wage against 6nith--Smith Of
Tamniany Hali-in his speech to the
convention, has many supporters. There
are, in addition, Gov. Fuller Of Massa-
cnusetts, recognized as probably the
greatest yotc-getter today In the Old
Bay State next to President Coolidge,
and Representative John @. Tilson Of
Connecticut, Republican leader Of the
House. New Jersey is putting forward
Senator Edge, wet.
Those who believe that the party can
best aid !tseif by picking Midwestern
candidate for Vice President are propos-
| ing Vice President Dawes Of Illinois,
Senator Curtis Of Kansas. Senator Cap
per Of the same State, Senator Fess Of
OhIo, the temporary chairman and key
| noter Of the convention: Gov. Baker OF
| Missouri, which Is a debatable State
| in national elections, and former Assist
ant Secretary Of War Hanford MacNider
OF Iowa. Here and there Is a suggestion
Of Gen. Pershing. whose home Is Me-
braska.
| -Four years ago the Republican party
offered the vice presidential nomination
70 Frank O. Lowden of Illinois, who
has been Mr.. Hooyer's foremost op.
ponent for the presidential nomination
Mr. Lowden turned 1T down. 1t is not
believed he would accept IL the nomina-
tion vent TO him again this year.
Boosters OF Vice President Dawes foi
denomination point out that he Is al.
ready Tin; that he has been part and
parcel Of the Coolidge administration
and that " place him on the dckei
With Mr. Hoover, who is regarded as tn
administration candidate. would b.
good politics" since ne has been re.
garded as the farmers friend" In tn
matter Of legislation and since he hail
from the most populo,1s State OF tn
Midwest. a State where Al Smith. nc.
corcing 70 Democratic claims, viii max.
a strong race.
The conventions have in the past not
linfrequeutly taken the bit in their owr
teeth and nominated vice presidential
candidates whom they wish, irrespective
of the plans ot leaders. This happensk
Ia Chicago, when Mr. Coolidge wa
placed on the ticket with the late Pres
ident Harding. IL may happen again ir
KAnkaG City, and If IL does, one mani
guess is a. good today as anotheT'e a.
" the Anal selection of the convention
faow In session.