Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-13
Hints President
Wants Him on
Ticket
ILLINOIS LIKELY
TODRAFT DAWES
Will Caucus Tonight
On Vice Presiden-
tial Nomination

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 13.-In the
first definite move to seek an
other name in the second position
on the Republican ticket, the Illi-
nois delegation tonight will con-
slider whether to place Charles G..
Dawes in nomination against
Charles Curtis.
Whether the retiring president
of the Reconstruction Corporation
and former Ambassador to Eng
land would again be willing to
run for the vice presidency is a
point of uncertainty. Dawes is in
Washington and his attitude
toward the vice presidency is not
known here.
Frank L. Smith of Dwight, ILL.,,
who is expected to replace Roy 0
West as national committeeman,
expressed doubt today that Dawes
would permit his name to 60 on
the ticket.
Bingham Backs Curtis.
Senator Bingham of Connecticut to-
day Joined Secretary Mills in his sup
port for Curtis. Bingham said he felt
the Kansas veteran should be on the
national ticket.
Representative Smell Of New York
will be permanent chairman of the
convention. He said, There seems to
be much opposition to Curtis because of
his age, but the opposition is I'M
organized"
1T is difficult to tell what might hap
pen," Smell said. Some delegates
claim that a younger man should be on
the ticket with President Hoover, par
ticularly during these times of stress.
But, SO far, Curtis appears to have the
organized support"
Senator Tess of Ohio, chairman OF
the National Committee, said that he
knew of no movement in the Ohio dele
CATION to oppose Curtis for the nominal
ton.
Mills Issues Statement.
A brief and direct statement by Sec
rotary Mills last night indicated the
President diSapproveS suggestions that
the party follow precedent and shelve
the veteran Kansas politician.
The Secretary of the Treasury, one of
the administrations leading political
strategists, said in his quiet matter-of-
fact way:
Il am for Charles Curtis"
1t chilled, for the time being at least
talk that it would be an excellent idea
to replace Curtis. Those opposing him
use several arguments. They contend
his dryness would hurt the party: that
his age is against him and that a
change would stir the imagination Of
the voters.
Curtis Foes Disheartened.
These contentious, naturally, are
countered by his supporters with as
sertions that his prohibitionist views
will attract, not repel votes, and that
the Vice President is vigorous and will
continue to be SO for many more thar
four years.
Disheartened for the moment, per-
haps, Curtis foes are muted only, not
silenced.
Those who have followed Republican
conventions in the past recall that on
two occasions, at least, carefully pre-
pared plans of party leaders for the
vice presidential nomination have been
upset. One of these instances resulted
in the nomination of Calvin Coolidge
The name of the former President
has been among those mentioned fol
second place on the ticket.
Few believe however, that any con-
certed move will be made to name him
and fewer still that he would accept il
the place were offered.
Theodore Roosevelt, son Of Teddy
is another possibility. And still another
is William j. Donovan, former assistant
Attorney General.
His name, the latest Of the growing
list to be advanced, was suggested by
two members of the South Dakota dele
cation, Charlas S. Mcdonald and Rep
resentative Royal C. johnson.
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