AMERICA’S NEXT PRESIDENT.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 12 June 1924, Page 7

AMERICA’S NEXT PRESIDENT.

Republican Convention Opens. GETTING DOWN TO WORK. CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN evidence. By Cable—Press Association — OopyriEh* NEW YORK. June 10. After Mr Burton’s keynote speech committees on resolutions, rules, ciedentials and permanent organisations were appointed. The Convention then adjourned till to-morrow. The committee, however went into session and a conflict of forces began. Women appearing before the Permanent Organisation Committee asked that women should he made full voters, especially of the National. Committee, where they now are in only an advisory capacity. They feel that enfranchisement only augmented the electorate without giving the women an opportunity to plan a new political ground. The Resolutions Committee, however, became the widest battlefield, groups clamouring for the inclusion of special planks in the platform for labour, and the manufacturers for a higher tariff. The League of Philippine Independence and Mission for Women asked for a constitution amendment, equalising women with men before the law. The permanent chairman, Mr Mondell, addressing the Convention, intimated that there was a Congressional disinclination to accept President Coolidge’s views on the soldiers’ bonus, taxation, immigration and World Court, due to the lack of a dependable Republican majority in Congress. He. said: “Confidence in President Coolidge is the most important and outstanding fact in the political situation to-day, and in the presence of an inevitable difference of opinion on the question of moment, this confidence is a fine compliment to the American people. As to the President, legislative control by stifling combinations cannot produce legislative results that are beneficial or satisfactory. Every fault in recent legislations could and would be avoided had there been a dependable republican majority in the Congress.” Mr Burton, of Michigan University, placing Mr Coolidge’s name in the nomination, eulogised the President who, he said, is marked by a. fecundity of ideas and a frugality of idioms The first mark of the public servant was not solely a desire to help the people to want what they ought to have. President Coolidge was an out and out Nationalist, and stood for the undimiuished, untrammelled inde pendent sovereignty of the United States. “He believes fairly in the right to, and value of, Labour, organising, but capital and labour must pool their interests and work together. He wants no more war and boldly supports the proposal for a World Court. But he realises that the United States must adequately prepare on land and sea. CHOOSING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE. By Cable——Press Association —Copyright* NEW YORK, Jyne 10. _ With calling the order of the Re- 1 publican Convention to-day began a great quadrennial political event. The huge auditorium, seating 14,000 people, presented a particularly colourful picture, due to the great number of women. The Convention has been especially large since women delegates began to participate in the deliberations. An excellently manoeuvred enthusiasm was in evidence as usual, the presiding official having direct telephonic communication with brass bands situated in various parts of the auditorium, and telephoning directions to strike up particular State tunes in order to maintain a proper pitch of feeling among the various groups of delegates. Nothing actually is done on the spur of the moment. Everything is previously, planned. ’< The smoke filled the leaders’ rooms at the various hotels, but the outward appearance of Democracy’s sway is excellently maintained in this present large scale picture of successful political showmanship. One striking thing is the passing of the oldtime powerful figures who controlled the party. This is the day of new names and new combinations, although swayed by the same philosophy. It is little short of astonishing to note the passing out of Senator Lodge, who, for the past 16 years, was the giant behind the scenes at every Convention. Mr Daugherty, who was directly responsible for the nomination of Mr Harding and various lesser known men, has retired into the limbo. The Ohio Delegation, of which Mr Daugherty is a member, declined to give him the chairmanship. Senator Lodge, who was the Massachusetts Delegation’s chairman in the past, is now only a simple delegate. The present day figures are Congressman Burton, President Burton of Michigan University, Mr Butler, President Coolidge’s personal manager, and Mr William Sterns, a Boston merchant, who is President Coolidge’s confidential adviser. The President is connected with several longdistance telephone wires from Washington, and maintains a directive touch with these new forces. Senator La Follette and his Wisconsin Delegation remain the most bitter irritant in the proceedings here. He has announced that the Convention must repudiate the fall of Mr Daugherty, and must commend the Senate for his oil investigations, and otherwise do things which cannot be done with the maintenance of essential harmony. The struggle over the final form of the platform continues unabated. The World Court, is a question which just now has become the major issue.

MENACED BY THIRD PARTY ACTIVITIES. By G»bl»—Press Association — (Received 8.15 p.m.. June if.; NEW YORK, June 10. A despatch Iron Cleveland (Ohio) says the resolution committee’s action to-day in throwing out Senator La toilette’s demands lor inclusion in the platform, causes a temporary flurry that may he augmented upon the Convention iioor, .since the "Wisconsin delegation threatens to take the issue there. It is considered a certainty time the Convention will also completely negative Senator Lafolleite’s action. The prediction now widely made that Senator La Toilette will call a third party convention on 4th July, and definitely launch an organisation, winch may scrimi-ly uji.-er ill present) campaign calculations. Jt is understood the American Federation of Labour -taial- ready to support him. Mr "'oarr-o Stone ('president of the International Order of Locomotive En;' : noerd lias horn named as Senator T.afr.llette's running mate. , . . .. . President. Coohd";- s most onlimisfie Minpovtors admit the gravity of tba situation.