Evening star., 1932-01-09
NONSENSE, DAWES
SAYS OF RUMOR HE'LL
SEEK PRESIDENCY
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Moses said he was opposed to the
| New Hampshire law which binds dele
gate to continuing support for the can
| oldate TO whom he is pledged.
Attacks Technicalities.
He added, however. it was no time
to stand on technicalities and said he
! would take every opportunity to express
! his confidence in the President.
Despite this, however there has been
talk of third party among the Re-
| publican Independents. Senator Hiram
johnson of California has set himself
against Mr.. Hoover's denomination.
Even before Dawes squelched whispers
| that he might have the presidency In
| mind, his friends attached no Signif-
icance TO the informal manner in which
ne announced his resignation, instead OF
| through the customary White House
announcement.
They said that was Dawes" and it
would not have been like him to observe
the usual formalities.
Dawes left his announcement here, to
! be given out some time after his de-
parture for Chicago last night, in the
surprise manner SO characteristic OF the
| picturesque ex-Army general, banker
and Republican leader.
He said he was going ahead as chair
| man of the American delegation to the
forthcoming Geneva Arms Conference,
but that he would stay there only until
| the general work which our Govern
| ment has in mind for me" Is completed.
He would not remain, he said, to COM
! plete technical details.
Presidential Possibility.
There was no mention Of President
Hoover in the statement and despite the
declaration that he was looking for
ward ito life as a private citizen of
| Chicago" Republicans and Democrats
| pondered the idea that the door was
| open to him so far as the 1882 presi-
Dental campaign is concerned.
Against this political view Of many
was the thought by others close to
Dawes that he really has intended
coming back to his bank for more than
year. They also point out that he
Is vitally interested in the approaching
| celebration to be staged by Chicago,
the Century of Progress Exposition.
With 1t all was the constant reminder
that Dawes is prominent Republican
and was viewed as potential presi-
| Dental candidate in 1928, when his
close friend and political associate,
Frank o. Lowden Of Illinois was a can
didate against Herbert Hoover for the
nomination.
Regret for the resignation Of Dawes
was expressed at the White House to-
| day on behalf of President Hoover
Walter Newton, one OF the Presidents
| secretaries, said the Ambassador had
discussed his resignation with MIR.
Hoover Immediately upon his return
here from London,
Talk of Dawes as a candidate in the
1882 political campaign was minimiZed
at the White House, although no state
! ment was made for quotation there.
Newton praised Dawes service to the
country, adding civic demands upon
him had influenced his decision. He
indicated he referred to Dawes work
in connection with the Tooth anniver-
sary celebration in Chicago.
Explains His Aims.
The man to whom diplomats job
was easy on the brain but hell on the
feet" made this announcement of his
intentions:
After I have completed the general
work for which our Government has
in mind for me at Geneva as chairman
of the American delegation, I do not
expect to remain for the technical work
which will be taken up conjointly with
the disarmament experts.
Il shall then resign as Ambassador
to Great Britain and return to Chi
cago, where will take up my old work
as banker and become chairman OF
the board of the Central Republic Bank
& Trust Co. After long absence, IN
official positions, am looking forward
to the renewal of my old associations
and to life as private citizen Of
Chicago"
Dawes name already has been men
toned In speculation over this years
presidential nominee, but he has put
aside this speculation as nonsense"
However, the first reaction in political
circles was to regard his resignation
as significant politically.
Dawes announcement was given TO
newspaper men gathered at the Nation
al Press Club by E. Ross BARLEY, who
was his secretary while he was Vice
President
Dawes was appointed Ambassador to
the Court of st. James in 1929 by
President Hoover shortly after leav-
ing the vice presidency. He entered
public life early and his colorful utter
ances upon public occasions are almost
as we'll known abroad as in this country.
He had hardly reached London before
ne startled SGdLu uipiOiildGlC SA SASo Ny
his disregard of formalitieS.
Dawes served through the World War
and in the post-conflict days returned
to Europe to help draft the reparations
plan that bore his name. His interna-
tional experience was again called upon
by the Nation in 1880 when President
Hoover appointed him delegate to the
London Naval Conference.
Prone to Strong Language.
Pxone to strong language at the most
unexpected times, his public utterances
have been a gift to the Nations head
line writer's. Through his service as
Vice President, in command of the
Senate, the same blunt, language kept
him continually in the public eye. He
had hardly taken his gavel in hand be-
fore he told the Senate he intended to
do something about their wrangling and
seek a change of rules. The affront
which the Senate took at his remark,
however, was forgotten and he left the
dias as one of the most popular Vice
Presidents.
HITS CANDIDACY TALK.