UNITED STATES

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 13 June 1924, Page 5

UNITED STATES

REPUBLICAN CONVENTION, THE OFFICIAL PLATFORM. A LIKELY VICE-PRESIDENT

BX CABLE—I’RKSS ASSOCIATION—COPT! BIGHT NEW YORK, June 11. A Cleveland telegram says the Republican convention adjourned in order to give the leaders an adequate opportunity to cogitate regarding the oho ce of a vice-presidential candidate in privacy. To-morrow will be devoted 10 acclaiming Mr Calvin Coolidge as the Presidential nominee. Senator W. E. Borah has been agreed upon by the administration leaders for Vice-Presi-dential 'nomination. Word came from Washington that he would be satisfactory to President Coolidge. Most of the party leaders are inclined to regard Senator Borah’s selection as virtually assured.

Attempts by the Wisconsin delegation, which is the only dissenting group, to present their own radical platform, providing public ownership of public utilities, the condemnation of monopolies and a reduction of tariff, resulted m a demonstration rarely witnessed at any convention before. Ten thousand men and women appeared to become momentarily mad. The delegates, seizing State standards, maTched wildly about. The tumult seemed like Niagara overriding the Wisconsinites, who showed a relentless determination to withstand pressure. The chairman (Mr Mondell) had difficulty in restoring order. Mr Cooper (chairman of the Wisconsin made a. stirring speech, but he was hissed and booed. He moved the acceptance of the Wisconsin platform, but he was hopelessly voted down, and the convention adopted the official platform by acclamation. The official Republican platform endorses adherence to the World Court recommended by President Coolidge and acclaims the refusal of the Unted States to adhere to the League of Nations! It advocates a world conferenceon the limitation of land forces, submarines and poison gas recommended by President Coolidge. It endorses the debt settlement of European nations on a basis of the settlement with Britain, and the continuation of * protective. tariff, especially for agricultural products, which are threatened by foreign competition. It pledges the observance and enforcement of ail laws and the devotion of constitutional guarantees and political, religious and civil liberty. The latter two planks are interpreted to be against modification of the Ku Klux Klan.

, The platform lamented the instances of the corruption of men in public office of both' parties, and asks for the stern prosecution thereof. It advocates a Federal anti-lynching law. . It declares Philippine independence is not wise at the present time. The platform stands for no weakening of the army and navy, and endorses the mobilisation of material resources similarly to man-power in the war. Tt condemns the nationalisation of public utilities and public ownership. It endorses the eradication of the seven-day week and the twelve-hour day for labour, and acclaims an eight-hour coy. It endorses the remedies for the agricultural depression advocated bv Resident Coolidge in his first address to Congress.

SILENT DELEGATES., COOLIDGE NOMINATED. Received June 13, 8.40 a.m. NEW YORK, June 12. At Cleveland, throughout the demonstration for President Coolidge, the Wisconsin delegates remained silent, ignoring the cat calls, hisses, jeers and shouts directed towards them from the marching throng and the galleries. The Coolidge marchers were determined and finally succeeded in getting the Wiscon--Bins on their feet by circling them and singing “The Star Spangled Banner.” The Lafollette delegates stood to attention during the singing and’then stolidly resumed their seats. A later message states that President Coolidge has been nominated for the ‘Presidency.—Reuter.