Evening star., 1932-06-17

CHICAGO, Ill, June 1.-THE cap
tains and the kings depart. The tu-
multi and the shouting are over. Hoover
and Curtis are renominated.
The campaign of 1882 is half on. Ten
DAYS more, and the Democratic hula
baloo will make the Chicago vAlkin
ring. whereupon the quadrennial 0ttle
of the century will be with us full Blast
Now that the Republican carnage is
over and the field can be surveyed,
it develops that the G. o. P. Ccnven-
ton produced no surprises. The ex-
pected ticket was put in the field A
platform, moist and damp rather than
wet. was adopted. also in accordance
with general anticipations. The Re
publicanS met. argued. disagreed on
prohibition and dispersed without visi-
bic signs of rebellion or revolt on the
part of the discontented Butlerite-
Binghamite Wadsworthian Sabinian
group. thus running in vet another
direction true to G. o. P. form What
a boon for the donkey If he were en-
dowed with the elephants talent for
post st-convention harmony.
X
Plans to organize victory were
launched by the Republican National
Committee within two hours of the
conventions adjournment Its first act
was the unanimous election of Everett
Sanders as national chairman. Post
master General Brown announced that
President Coolidge's alert 1925-1929
White House aide was President
Hoovers choice and Sanders selection
ensued automatically 1t is a tradition
that the presidential nominee picks his
1jcci
Republican leaders scattered to the four
winds last night and today they reg
istered universal approval of Sanders
appointment. AS chief sergeant at
arms of the convention. he was in the
thick Of things here all week He knew
IN advance. of course. that Senator
FeSS' mantle was to descend upon his
broad Indiana shoulders. and utilized
the opportunity to cement relationships
with G. o. P. moguls from all parts of
the country. Sanders is shreWd, sea
soned and sane political manager. He
knows Congress WELL from his several
terms in Congress and, from four years
at the White House, understands all
the ins and outs of high play. Sanders
intimacy with the sage of Northampton
and the whole Coolidge group was one
OF his strong recommendations for the
chairmanship job. 1t assured that ele-
ments full cooperation in the stern
business that now lies ahead.
X X
Only the all-night fracas over the
prohibition plank outrivaled in intensity
the vote on the vice presidential nomi-
| nation. Curtis won out on the first
ballot, Just in the nick of time to pre-
vent second roll cali, and what easily
might have been his undoing. On the
initial call of the States the Vice Presi-
dent got only $50 votes. He needed 578
a majority, to make the grade. Penn
Sylvania'S big block of IS went to Gen
Edward Martin, Keystone State leader
as compliment and in order to throw
them later in whatever direction the
whelming bulk of the convention, the
Pennsylvania delegation was under ad-
ministration domination AS soon as
Walter Newton, James Francis Burke
and other Hoover field marshals re-
vealed what had happened, the signal
was given to switch the Pennsylvania
vote from Martin to Curtis, and the
KanSan was put over. Thus a second
ballot was averted, and the Specter of
a stampede to Col. Hanford MacNider
of Iowa was banished. The young Idol
of the American Legion was the only
real danger Curtis faced.
Il X 4
Chicago weather gave a magnificent
account of itself for the Republican
convention. There was no rain, only in
termittent periods of cloudiness, and the
temperature throughout was delight
| fully moderate. Male conventionites
found 1t unnecessary to unpack Palm
Beach and other hot weather outfits
The thermometer ranged between s.