Evening Star Newspaper, June 12, 1924, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. THURSDAY, Vice Presidency Problem Still Far From Solution Unanimous Victory Prevented by La Follette Insurgents (Continued from First Page) W. Norris of Nebraska for Viee Prosident. Senator Norris has promi- nently been identified with the in- lllrFN\l bloe in the Senate. William M. Butler and Frank B. Stearns apparently got through with their conferences elsewhere and took seats on the platform. Mr. Butler's name was among those called in the list of new members of the commit- Butler'’s Name Applauded. There was some applause and some cheering when Mr. Butler's name was announced. President Coolidge's po- litical general sat on the platform looking calmly over the delegates and £ave no response to the greetings. The vice presidential conferring went on amons the delegates while the committee names were being called and the Kentucky delegation let it be known that it had not aban- doned Lowden and would vote for him despite his repeated declina- tions. Mecllon Causes Laugh. ‘When Secretary Mellon rose to call the names from Pennsylvania, he gave the name of the committee woman first on grounds of courtesy. but before he could announce the mame of the man the reading clerk reversed the order and gave the name of Senator Pepper first The con- Yyention got a laugh out of it and Secretary’ Mellon sat down without having announced the name of the committeeman at all. The clerk had dnnf\ it for him When the clerk called for Wiscon- sin’s names the convention was {urn- ed in that direction with expectancy. The names were given as usual, ho ever, and the clerk went on to the next state without any demonstra- tion. Senator McKinley of Illinois offered a resolution to refer the contest over the place from Porto Rico to the convention. On motion of Senator Norbeck of | South Dakota, it was voted to have | the convention also investigate and | dispose of the question over the ma- | tional committeeman from Alaska. Oppose Tedd and Riley. Attorney General Ekern of Wiscon- 2 took the floor to discuss the reso- lution. He said that Committeeman Tedd had come before the credentials | committee, naming himself and for- mer Gov. I, Mont Reily as delegates, but that the credentials were un- sizned. At the same time he said Tuan Soto, a native of Porto Rico, came before t with cre- dentials eomi ive con- 1 ention, The Por Rican delegates. ho said, at a me ast night had | chosen Mr. Sotn na nal commit- | te He asked the conventicn to ! rccognize Soto | The motion to have the matter re- ferred went through, however. The chair then recognized Repre- scntative Ogden Mills of New York | to move the formal election of the committeemen and committeewomen who_just had been named. There was no dissent | A delegation from the defenders of change to be sure. but he could not ignore the truth that comes from the past. Is Progressive Candidate. “It's easy to destroy and it's diffi- cult to build up and this man in his conservatism points out to us the blessings that we now enjoy. His conservatism is progressive, it looks to the future, it looks and it says that its your task and mine to fight for the Kind of freedom America rep- resents. Heart and soul this man is an American." Pausing fn_his line of speaking Dr. Burton turned aside a moment to refer to attacks upon the Supreme Court and proposals to have judicial decisions overridden by e action. “This," he said, “would be a vicious attack on the fundamentals of Amer- icanism,” while the convention rose and cheered. “This man is an out and out na- tionalist. He believes in the un- diminished and untrammeled sover- eignty of the United States of Amer- ica. We have here not only a man with a character we can trust. we have here a man who knows that law must be observed and one who in all respects and in all circumstance will never suffer any diminution of American independence. He is superb- supremely American.’ Delegates Start Parade. Dr. Burton's peroration brought the convention to its feet with an outburst of cheering and applause and the procession of delegates start ed around the floor, with Vermont in the lead. Other delegates quickly carrying their state standards. and soon the aisles were choked with a marching, cheering. shouting throng. There were some rebel yells inter- spersed in the demonstration. Boys from Plymouth, Vt.. carried a banner reading “We are all mem- bers of the home town Coolidge Club.” At first the demonstrators did not have the inspiration of music to spur them on, but soon they got going to the accompaniment of the band, which plaved a gallop. The demon- stration was all for Coolidge, a noisy but hearty one. The North Dakota standard, from the delegation in which there are six La Follette dele Kates, was carried into the proces- sion. but the South Dakota standard from the delegation having Johnson delegates failed to get in The great pipe organ took up the ic and the electric lighting effects e used to good advantage, bathing the hall and the swirling, milling, mass of cheering delegates in differ- ent shades of light, ranging from bright sunshine to a twilight blue Hymn Sung by Marchers. The organ swung into the sonorous chords of “Onward, Christian Sol- diers words of the grand old hymn as they marched about ‘When the organist for more stanza The demonstration for Coolidge was marked by its orderlines Demo: strations for candidates in conve tion often resnit in considerable and ' joined in another not so with the demonstration today. After “Onward, Christian Soldiers had been sung with all its stanzas, the delegates began taking their the Union then marched down the center aisle, headed by Senator Willis, | While the convention rose to its feet. | war veterans marched down carrving their muskets, and the | convention sang ““Tramp, Tramp, the Are Marching.” The delegation composed of the Old Guard of Ohio. Gives Lusty Applanse. ehalf of the convention ondell thanked the Old | oming. The old men filed carry arms to t ompani- ment of cheers and applause from the | floor and galleries | Marion O. Humphreys. Maryland. | offered a resolution to limit seconding speeches for nominations of President | to five minutes. The convention was not long in adopting that | With that the convention went to the calling of the roll for nomina- | tions for President | Alabama, the first state called, yielded to Mas: ctts and_Gov. Cox of Massachu who moved that Dr. Marion Leroy Burton be ac- eorded the privilege of placing in nomination “the candidate of Massa- chusetts.’ So as it turned out. Dr. Burton spoke as representing Massachusetts the President's home, instead of Mich- igan, his own. Dr. Burton, stepped briskly platform and a tall, striking figure, to ihe front of the calmly Sur\'e)";‘d the audience, waiting for the ap- eould begin his speech. Speaks Clearly and Rapidly. llow citizens of America, the srentont Gountrs the world has ever seen,” he began, while the hall rocked with cheering. Dr. Burton spoke clearly and rapidly ) He spoke without manuscript, but followed his prepared address zen- erally, shortening it ‘here and there, but preserving the sense of the speech he had prepared and which unviu‘ubl- edly was approved by President Cool- idge. %1 shall speak here as a personal ¢riend of the President” he said. “and I beg of you not to think of mo as one engaged In political activ- jty. 1 am merely the lf‘r"-‘lflenl of x-supported university & N hall mot be discussing party policles or platform,” said he. “My fmphasis must be upon the man. My task is to tell you why the Presi- dent should succeed himself and formally place him in nomination. Eulogizes Preaiden “I wish there were time for me to tell you some of the things I personally know about the President of the United States. He represents The paradox of greatness. This man i3 one of us and when it is said that he 1s rarely common, he is rarely un- common. He represents all of those plain, human virtues of American cit- Tzenship at its best. To me the most distinctive thing about this man. continued Dr. Burton. “is his moral fiber. We could almost leave the hole case there. WWhen Dr. Burton was stopped by applause, ho remarked: ou know we nl.lvpflechle yl?iurk:e'; , but I wish you wou :'n"g:eud wait until I have really faid something. I think this business of public speaking in America is & but remember in this speech I not ‘only have to hear it, I have to make it.” Sketches Boyhood. = Rapidly Dr. Burton sketched the Pre‘l’den%’l boyhood and early life and then proceeded to a.nlwer_'the estion, “Is he a human being? ‘T assure you,” said he, “he is, but he is not naturally hilarious. “His mind has time to work. be- cause his tongue permits” said Dr. rton. Bu"flem then,” said Dr. Burton as he finished a_word picture of the Presi- dent, “is the man we have before us. Make no mistake, he is the type of jeader for which America is in dire need today." “A good deal has been said about the conservatism of this man. A good many things have been said that would be interesting if they were true. Many people have tried to stick on this man the iabel of a dead con- servatism, but he does not worship the past as the past. To him truth knows no time distinction. A thing to him is true, as it accords to the standard of reason and experience. There are conservatives who ex- emplify the vain proud unteachable- ness of human nature, and he used the past for a guide to the future. Those who talk about his con- servatism need to get a little closer understanding of what conservatism js. He realizes that changes must come. but he does not concede that the clamor for change today means that our governmental agencies’ should be destroyed. > stations in their sections, but the Old Home Town Club encouraaged a new march. Women were conspicuous in the procession. Then the organist swung to “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” The cheering crowd got an inspiration out of that and soon the roof as ringing with “Glory, Glory, Hallelu- jah Gov. Cox and Senator Lodge. carr: & the Massachu: ts stendard, marched around the hall with the other demonstrators. Wisconsin Holds Off. Then the singers, led by the organ, turned to “Marching Through Geor- gia." During it all the Wisconsin delegation sat silently in its seats and a member of the South Dakota delegation standing on a chair folded h arms over the top of the state | standard to keep passing delegations |™ from snatching it away and taking it into the procession. The musician at the organ console concluded with “Maryland, My Mary- land,” and after the demonstration d been going hairman Mondell began rapping for order. Most all the delegates read- ily went back to their places, the state standards were restored to their positions and the convention got for th business of hearing urmn'sdn‘;mlmauon of the Presi- seconded in so ve- dent, s me five-minute No Other Nominations. No other nominations were offer- ed when the chair called for them. ;\fllhl‘r the names of Senator La Fol- ::‘lr:; dY'ml' Senator Johnson being pre- Mrs. Florence Pasadena, Calif., form to make speech. C. Porter of South camegto the plat- the first seconding Mrs. Porter, a motherly lady with white hair, wore a lavender gown and a black lace shawl thrown about her shoulders. She spoke clear- 1y and earnestly and smilingly. The convention frequently interrupted her with applause when she was declar- ing that “California stands lovally and solidly behind the Coolidge ticket.” Then Representative Madden of I1- linois took the platform and delivered another seconding speech. Mr. Madden ran well over the five minutes @Md the convention eager to get along with the business began to call for him to end it. The demon- stration was wholly friendly, how- ever, and when former Gov. Stickney of Vermont came to make another conding speech there were cries of 0. no,” and “Time him,” and “Go ahead with the nominations.” Delegates Cheer Stickney. Gov. Stickney was brief and the convention showed its appreciation by giving him a round of cheers. Judge Charles H. Carey of Oswego, Oreg., was next recognized for an- other seconding speech. “After the brilllant speeches you have heard you require no extended remarks from me,” he said in begin- ning, and the convention to signify its complete agreement cheered and applauded loudly. Mrs. H. J. Grinstead of Kansas was recognized next to deliver another) speech seconding the President'sf nomination. The convention had no difficulty in hearing Mrs. Grinstead. With a voice which for volume and clarity put to shame any other speaker President Hears Self Nominated By Radio in Study President Coolidge, sitting be- fore a radio receiving set in the White House today, heard the swelling chorus by which he was nominated to lead the Republican party in_the next campaign. ‘With Mrs. Coolidge, the Presi- dent was in the White House when the vote was taken. It was said he would make no formal statement at this time on the :Xctlnn of the Republican conven- on. During the hour preceding his nomination President Coolidge heard the details of the con- tion's proceedings. He gave no outward manifestation when the voting was completed. / Throughout the day, with a few exceptions, the President stuck to his usual program. Conferences were held during the morning with_various callers and at noon Mr. Coolidge shook hands with a long line of school children visi- tors. S & followed. | and the marchers took up the | scramble and roughhouse, but it was | *| received on fifteen minutes | heard in the convention she startled | the convention. Her “Mister Chair- man"” was an old-fashioned one and the convention came back with a roar of laughter and applause. Mrs. Crinstead got through in about two minutes and the grateful dele- gates showered her with applause and cheers and a volunteer commit- tee escorted her back to her seat among the Kansas delegates. Then came Dr. George E. Cannon of New Jorsey. He also had a second- ing speech. Cannon is a negro Re- publican leader, and, aithough he had plenty of voice and vigor the dele- | Bates were getting tired of speeches | and wanted to vote. Cannon Cuts Speech. The convention was no more eager to hear him than it was any of the | other seconders, but he got through with some interruptions by cutting his prepared speech in half. Chairman Mondell admonished the galleries to be quiet and let the busi- ness of the convention go on without | interruptions. N. A..Elsberg of New York was then recognized to deliver another seconding speech. ‘Weoman Catches Attention. Mrs. Elsberg caught the attention of tha convention by declaring: “Ladies and gentlemen, if you won't | be cruel to me, [ won't be cruel to you. The convention agreed with a wave of laughter and heard her quietly and patiently, cxpecting her to ful- | #ill the promise to make it short. When the North Dakota name was | read and seven votes were cast for Coolidge and six for Senator La Fol. lette, & poll of the delesal vas lea Tor and ordered. The Coolidge hd La Follette delegates vied with © another in the vigor of their an- | nouncement of their votes. The con- Vention cheered the Coolidge votes | and booed and hissed the La Follette votes. The poll did not change the result, | its purpose being to record those voting for Coolidge. | La Follette Gets 28 Votex. | When Wisconsin cast 28 votes for Senator La Follette and 1 for Coolidge the galleries booed and hissed again and there were shouted demands to| bring the lone Coolidge delegate to the platform. _He was Thomas Scott of senosha, W e fer the. result had been an-| nounced to the convention the chair| recognized Thomas Scott of Wiscon- sin, the lone Coolidge delegate in | the Wisconsin delegation. Refase Unanimous Vote. | He moved the nomination of Presi- | dent Coolidge be made unanimous. S X. Way of South Dakota also pre- Sented the same resolution | There was a long and continuous | chorus of ayes and the twenty-eight | La Follctte delegates from Wisconsin “No" among the cries of “Put out | “With the exception of a very few | voices the nomination of Calvin Coolidge is made unanimous” an- nounced Chairman Mondell Recess is Ordered. | After leaving the platform Mr. | tt took a seat among the \'omr»nl[ and _did not return to his chair in the Wisconsin section Charies B. Warren of oved that the convention = legates | | m Paused a second, the crowd whistied | til 3:30, and before the motion could |} "oy he could even | be put or voted upon the convention | was on its way to luncheon. The brief rest period preceded the balloting for | { Vice President, which gave promise | of running the convention into apro- | longed night session i Gov. Blaine of Wisconsin gave out the following telegram which he had from Senator La Follette during the ballotin | | * “Please convey to every member { of the Wisconsin delegation my pro- | found feeling of admiration for_ the gallant fight you have made. Wis- | | Consin is proud of vou. You have vindicated the confidence and esteem of millions of Progressives the na- tion over. This is a time for un-| compromising devotion to . principic | and you have given it in full measure | With affectionate and abiding regard | for every one of you | “ROBERT M. La FOLLETTE." | Nominntion Prearranged. | The nomination of President Cool- |idge to succeed himself was even more of a preordained formality than adoption of the platform proved to| be last might when the convention | overwhelmingly accepted the draft| agreed upon by the resolutions com- ittee after much discussion, but with one member, Representative A. Cooper of Wisconsin, dis- | | on Henry senting. All of the delegates came to Cleve- | 1and informed well in advance that *reaident Coolidge would be nomi- nated, and also that the customary motion to declare the choice unani mous would be blocked by the Wis- consin followers of Senator La Fol- lette, who stood—or, rather, sat-—to the end last night against the major- ity platform amid the jeers of demon- strators. The vice presidential nomination. however, was another story. Days and nights of milling, maneuvering. canvassing, conferring, deciding and undeciding had failed to crystallize sentiment for any considerable length of time on a candidate for second place on the ticket. Several times a bleary-eyed men,” room of some leader, thought they had settled the matter. But they hadn't, and those who were not too tired to remember saw in this situa- tion the fulfiliment of another wish of President Coolidge, whose hands-off policy was characterized by his expressed hope that the conven- tion itself would find and nominate his running mate. Agreed on Borah. | Early this morning administration and other convention leaders agreed upon Senator Borah of Idaho as their candidate, and, regarding his nomina- tion as assured, went to bed. Some of them said they had word direct from the senator that he had recom sidered his determination not to ac- cept. Within_the hour, at Washington, Senator Borah declared emphatically that no one had any right to say or assume that he had changed his mind, and that he would decline the nomi- nation if an attempt should be made to force it on him. So it had gone, all night, all the week. First, Frank 0. Lowden of 1llinois held the lead. He insisted he did not want the nomination—could not_accept because of his activities in behalf of agricultural organiza- tions. - His boom continued. He reit- erated his position emphatically, and finally convinced even his most per- sistent admirers they would have to look elsewhere for a candidate. Harbord Once Leader. Then others rose and fell. One aft- er another the party leaders went down the list of names advanced. Some objection was found to each jone. Secretary Hoover's boom stayed afloat, and so did that of Maj. Gen. James G. Harboard, who for a time was a leading figure. Suddenly and swiftly, but briefly, last night James W. Good, former representative from Jowa and man- | ager of President Coolidge's pre-con- | vention campaign, was swept up on a wave of discussion. His nomina- tion, too, was “about as good as set- tled.” Shortly afterward _Senator Curtis of Kansas seemed to have the best chance. Then came the Borah decision. The announcement that party leaders had agreed on Senator Borah followed a lengthy conference in the hotel suite of Secretary Weeks. Present were William M. Butler, chief of the Coolidge campaign: C. Bascom Slemp, secretary to Presi- dent Coolidge; Secretary Mellon, Rep- resentative Longworth of Ohio, Sen- ators Reed and Pepper of Pennsylva- nia and Wadsworth of New York, Charles D. Hilles of New York and Postmaster General New. The conference had been in Prog- ress for more than two hours, with the sentiment as percolated from be- hind the closed doors apparently drifting toward Senator Cartis, pro- vided delegates from western agti- cultural states, meeting at another toteh, Swoald agres to . support the ansan. s agreement seem: 5~ sible of accomplishment, lmzmt “little group of gathered in the |dent aine | Burton | ered | that Senator Borah would take the place, | MRS. HARRY WARDMAN. BURTON NOMINATING SPEECH CAPTIVATES School Head Selection to Eulogize Coolidge Proves Ten-Strike. Finds New Anecdote. ff Correspondent. CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 12.—Cool- | idge did better than any one guessed when he went way outside the po- |titical world and picked his old col- lege resident friend and neighbor of Northampton days to nominate him. Marion Leroy Burton, looking for- elgn to the class of politicians that has been parading across the platform here, as he is, siezed the attention of the great gathering this rning and made it follow his every utterance, like a delighted class listening to a school teacher—which Mr. Burton is. He did not try to talk about litical game or about what the Presi has .one, this poli or that, he had been President utter @ word with which Congress could quarrel Ho talked about the only thing with which body wanted to quarrel him—the character of h friend Coolidge He Kknow more about him than almost any one in the 4 one more ntry boy legend on of Calvin's a @ balky » Conlidge co had been story how the po-| He didn't | o fill n stove. daily chores r the kiteh up the wood box One night his father found him in the middle of the | night down there in his night shirt performing the chore. He had for- gotten to do it during the day. Such s the moral fiber of the man, said Mr. ew men have had their character so unreserved as was Coolidge’s tod to reports from the farm state dele- gates’ conference Weeks Ixsues Statement. Secretary Weeks suddenlys opened the door, called waiting newspaper men, and said “If 1 were a newspaper man I would write that Borah would be nominated for Vice President, al- though other candidates’ names will be_placed before the convention.” Several of the other conferees, leaving immediately afterwards, sup- ported t\e statement of the War Secretary. Within fifteen minutes Mr. receiving a the farm states’ conference. outiined the characteristics generally consid- necessary for the vice presi- dential candidate this vear. He con- cluded by saying that Senator Borah possessed those characteristics to a greater degree than any one else, word _had been received that Butler. and that the senator was acceptable to Mr. Coolidge. The statement was authorize? on be- half of Mr. Butler later that Senator Borah had generally been found suit- able and that, according to word from ‘Washington, he would not decline the nomination if the convention should thrust the honor upon him. Borah Upmets Plan. All of the leaders, tired after hours of conferences and fatigued from loss of sleep, retired for the night, think- ing that the last of the convention's problems had been solved. The state- ment from Senator Borah fn Washing- ton came like a thunderbolt about an hour later. but newspaper men were able to arouse only Secretary Weeks, and he confined his comment to the statement: “We were assured directly by Sena- tor Borah that he would accept the nomination.” The western delegates, representing thirteen agricultural states, had been casting about for a ‘farmer-minded” candidate, but the lines had fallen among favorite-son snags, when the invitation came from Mr. Butler to send up the committee. Afterward, upon receiving the committee's report about Senator Borah, they discussed him pro and con, some saying they had ‘wanted him all along, but thought he wouldn't accept, and others saying they didn’t want him even then, but all agreeing that the question appeared to have been answered, and it was long past bedtime. Watson Mentioned. Meanwhile. the Indiana delegation had taken the warpath for Senator Watson. It decided to put the sena- tor's name before the convention to- day, and jumped into the maelstrom of maneuvering with long white paper ribbons flaunting in bright red their slogan, “Watson for Vice President.” The Colorado delegation at the same time determined to press the candidacy of Senator Phipps, and a boom of Charles B. Warren-of Michi- gan, ambassador to Mexico, chairman of the resolutions committee, former envoy to Japan, and general go-getter for the party, rose out of the night session of the convention. Nor were the chances of Goy. of Missouri, Representative of Indiana and Representative Dick- inson of lowa and others lost sight of by their friends, and supporters of Marion LeRoy Burton of the Univer- sity of Michigan continued to say: “Wait until vou hear his address placing President Coolidge in nomi- nation.” $35,000,000 U. S. COTTON PURCHASED BY RUSSIA By tbe Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 12.—Russia has purchased between $35,000,000 and $40,000,000 worth of cotton in the United States since the first of this year according t@ Alex Gumberg, vice president and treasurer of the All-Russian Textile Syndicate, Inc., which handled the purchases. ' More than _$20,000,000 hms already been paid by the syndicate, he says. The purchases total more than 200,- 000 bales, most of which has been de- livered at Murmansk by Russian ships, according to Mr. Gumberg. The latest shipment, consisting of 19,903 bales, was cleared from New Orleans yesterday on the steamer Koursk. Contracts have been made for 50,700 additional bales, Mr. Gumberg says, and five ships have been chartered to bandle the shipments. culogized | committee representing | MRS. WARDMAN GETS COMMITTEE POST Is First Woman to Be Named to G. 0._P. Place in Capital. Colladay Re-Elected. By a Staff Correspondent. CONVENTION HALL, CLEVE- LAND, June 12.—Edward F. Colladay was re-elected Republican national committeeman for the District of Co- lumbia and Mrs. Harry Wardman was elected national committeswoman of the District by the convention to- day. W. T. Galliher, cl District delegation, when the District delegation’s selections for national committeeman and national commit- teewoman were called for, announced the names of Mr. Colladay and Mrs Wardman. ‘The convention elected C. Bascom Slemp, crotary to the President, na- tional committeeman for Virginia, and Mrs. M. M. Caldwell, national committcewoman for that state. The national committeeman for Maryland, William E Jackson, was re-elected, and Mrs. Ahna T. Lowndes was elected national committee- woman Mrs. Wardman has served as as- sociate woman member of the na- tional committee. irman of the PLANK ON ALLIED DEBTS DISAPPOINTING TO PARIS Keynote Speech by Burton Also Criticized in Some French | Newspaper Comment. By Radio to The Star and the Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1924 PARIS, June 12.—The Cleveland convention is attracting considerable attention in France, particularly the platform plank declaring against can- cellation of interallied war debts, since cancellation is passionately de- sired here. Certain organs criticize bitterl opeging speech of Temporary Chairman Burton. “There can be no doubt of his speech French declared well known writer in Paris Midi. “The orator ac- cuses us of ruining Germany and op- pressing small nations. His words might have more cffect if he had not declared further on that the United States would never remit a dollar to her debtors, and if he remembered with what ‘spirit of friendliness’ his | Republican government had treated certain sm nations like Japan H and Panama.” Will Free Ruhr Prisoners. BRUSSELS, June 12.-—The Belgian zovernment has ordered the release of fifty German political prisoners con- demned for offenses in the Ruhr. The action is intended to lessen the tension in the Ruhr and e easier the Ger- n government's acceptance of the Dawes reparation settlement report. Only those found guilty of destroying property are being held in confine- me that por- ons were anti- a Masonic Knights Meet. LOUISVILLI Ky.. June 12— Knights companions and their ladies are here today for the fifty-second annual national conclave of the Grand Imperial Council of the Red Cross of Constantine, one of the old- »st of Masonic orders. Forty-six con- claves are expected to be represented and 250 visitors in attendance. — PRESIDENT BACKING KENYON AS HIS MATE (Continued from First Page.) pleasant interruption to their chosen tasks. Just who started the idea that the Idaho senator would accept is today a mystery. The delegates from thir- teen farm states were busily engaged in talking about Representative Dickinson of Iowa and sent a com- mittee to confer with the new ‘“old guard” at another hotel, when Wil- liam M. Butler, pre-convention man- ager for President Coolidge and the next Republican national chalrman, said. “It's all settied. we shall nomi- nate Borah. The President wants him. That's all there is to it.” Borah Refuses Offer. The newspaper men were astonished. They knew all about Senator Borah's conferences with President Coolidge in the last fortnight, conferences in which Mr. Borah said something to this effect to the Presiden: “There's no use talking about me for the vice presidency. I would have to recant on my beliefs, which I would not do, or you wouid have to recede from Your views on certain gubjects, which I know you would not So the reporters telephoned Sen- ator Borah and asked him if he had changed his mind. He reiterated his position and telegraphed the leaders here that he would not accept. The latter insisted they had received as- surances to the contrary. The new “Old Guard” is working hard to prevent confusion in the con- vention, and a deadlock. It comprises Senator Wadsworth of New York, Sgeretary Mellon of Pennsylvania and Senators Pepper and David Reed of the Keystone state; Charles D. Hillis, national committeeman from New York and private secretary to former President Taf(: assistant Secretary Theodore Roosevelt of the Navy De- partment; Bascom Slemp, private sec- retary to President Coolidge; Secre- tary of War Weeks, Postmaster Gen- eral New and Frank Stearns of Mas- sachusetts. who is the Col. House of the Coolidge administration. Most of the members of this in- formal steering committee are from the east, but they conferred fre- quently with the western groups, who insisted that New York, New England and Pennsylvania did not comprehend the agricultural revolt and what it meant or they would take Kenyon ar Dickinson of lowa. (Copyright. 1924.) HOTEL INN Formerly Stag Hotel Phene Main $108-8109 ~ GM-aloouflh SL.N.W Tollet, shower and l{num.m W 50 per cent more. Booms Mother's. TONEBRAKER 820 11th N.W. G.G. NE 12, , OLDD Offers Friday and Saturday Shoppers Some Market Values at Prices That Read Like “Before the War” 1924." - S The Headliners Are Lamb and Veal Lb., 35¢ Lb., 22¢ % The Genuine Spring Kind Lb., 27¢ Lb., 30c Cutlet - Leg Roast Bouillon . . Lb., 20c Loin Chops. . . Lb., 25¢ Shoulder Veal, Lb., 12Y2c Rib Veal Chops. Lb., 20c Breast of Veal . Lb., 8c . . Legs . Rib Chops . . Loin Chops. . . Lb., 30c Breast Lamb . . Lb., 8c Shoulder Lamb. Lb., 15¢ Fore Quarter . . Lb., 24c Hind Quarter. . Lb., 29¢ Beef and Pork Bargains Are Just as Attractive . . Chuck Roast . . Lb., 18c Plate Beef. . 3 Lbs., 25¢ Round Steak . . Lb., 30c Sirloin Steak . . Lb., 42¢c Porterhouse . . Lb., 49c Loin Roast . . . Lb., 20c HALF OR WHOLE PorkChops. . . Lb., 27¢ CENTER CUTS Fresh Hams . . Lb., 20c Fresh Shoulders. Lb.,14c Frankfurters . . Lb., 23c KEANE'S Miscellaneous Specials Lard . 1-1b. carton, 12Y2c Cooked Ham. Y4 Lb., 15¢ CINCINNATI CURED 25¢ N.Y.Cheese . . Lb., Holland Belle . Lb., 52c 52c THAT MEANS BUTTER 15¢ Poultry and - Fish’ Broilers . . . . Lb., 52c Roasters . . . . Lb., 40c Fowl. . . ... Lb.,37c Croakers . . 2 Lbs., 25c Trout . . . . . Lb., 15¢ Halibut . . . . Lb., 39c Smoked Meats Picnics . . . .- Lb., 12V Hams . . = .+ Lb., 19¢ Bacon . . . - . Lb., 16¢ BY THE PIRCE Smoked Tongues, Lb., 32c NOTHING BETTER WITH GREENS Sliced Bacon . . Lb., 29¢ RINDLESS Calf Liver . . . Lb., FRESH AND TENDER Chipped Beef, Y4 Lb., Groceries Chum Salmon,2cans, Pink Salmon, 2 cans, Apricots . No. 1 can, 15¢ Apricots, No. 2'2 can, 25¢ Campbell’s Beans .. 29c Del Monte Peaches '¢& 27 ¢ The Vegetable and Frait Assortment Will Make You Want to Have Them ALL-on Your-Table at Once 23c¢ 25¢ Cantaloupes, 2 for 25c Standards—Sweet-as Honey 16¢ 10c 7c 6¢ Cucumbers : . Each, 5c Cabbage . . - . Lb., 4c HOME-GROWN Apples . . . 4 Lbs., 25¢ , 65¢ New Potatoes, 5 Lbs., WELL GRADED Green Beans . . Lb., 2 LBS., 1% Beets . : . . Bunch, Carrots . . . Bunch, Sugar, 10 Lbs The “SUNSHINE SPECIAL” A Package of Krispy Krackers Pink and white are a de- FREE Witk Each Pound of Pink 2 T s e 22¢ Pound flled,