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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1924
Page
2
Delegates and officials pour into Cleveland for the 1924 Republican National Convention as vice presidential speculation dominates discussions. Plans, alliances, and possible nominees including Lowden and Borah mix with the White House’s hands off stance and looming decision in the convention halls.
Report notes many names expected to be presented at the convention with united backing possibly forming for the field. It remains unclear whether a single candidate will emerge or the process will stay as a free-for-all.
Former Governor Frank Lowden said he would not accept the Republican vice presidential nomination even if offered. The statement was sent by wireless to President Coolidge aboard the Mayflower on the Potomac, with dispatches forwarded to the White House for informant purposes. The move opens the vice presidential nomination field as Republican leaders in Washington assess the situation.
Robert M. La Follette Jr. announced that the Wisconsin delegation will act like in 1920 and cast its vote for his father without presenting the senator’s name. He said a fuller statement would follow with platform proposals to be publicly released and defended at the convention.
Secretary Mellon and Secretary Weeks reached Cleveland to attend the Harding memorial related convention events. Mellon serves as Pennsylvania’s delegate at large while Weeks is linked to platform matters. Both offered no comment on the vice presidential situation.
Earl and Kinsley of Rutland Vermont issue a Vermont delegation statement mocking the La Follette independence plan announced in Cleveland for July 4. The Vermont group counters the Wisconsin La Follette crowd staying at the same hotel.
S X Way reports the South Dakota delegation will support Hiram Johnson at the convention despite Johnson releasing pledged delegates. Way states delegates were elected to back Johnson and remain bound to uphold the electors compact.
In Cleveland, delegates and suffrage leaders clash over a proposed equal rights plank. Miss Alice Paul and Miss Maude Younger lead the National Women's Party campaign while Belle Sherwin and Julia Lathrop organize opposition. A heated platform discussion covers world court, immigration, labor, and party unity ahead of the convention.
Frank O. Lowden announces he cannot accept the nomination for vice president, citing a duty to serve the country through farming and agricultural leadership. He remains president of the Holstein Breeders' Association and the American Dairy Federation, and says early Oregon primary listing was without his knowledge or consent.
Washington reports the Sixty-eighth Congress closed with a crowded calendar of domestic policy farm relief prohibition and treaty issues awaiting action in December. Bills on rum running Canadian border restrictions commercial treaties and the world court stalled in Senate. Benefactor George F Baker aged eighty four added 5 million to Harvard University.
A stranger escaped with a collection of silver offerings and member envelopes after pews held garments and coats while worshippers prayed. Dr. Chapman found the hasp forced open and the almsboxes rifled when services ended. the thief had left before the close of worship.
In Hull, England, a memorial is being erected by the British air ministry in the western cemetery to honor the English and American sailors killed when the airship A-38 was destroyed. The memorial features a pedestal topped by an eagle on a dedicated plot of ground.
Sir Wyell Vyvyan announced the unveiling as a consoling reminder of shared sacrifice. Air Ministry officials spoke of sympathy and mutual understanding between the United States and Great Britain. Captain Hussey, US envoy in London, paid tribute, calling the dead a sacrifice to future generations. Wreaths were laid on the graves by the lord mayor and sheriff.
Agriculture is the principal industry in the Canary Islands with scant rainfall. About 80 small rain events support irrigation by nearly 500 stationary engines keeping fields watered.
A brief notes that many Mexican residents lack home mail delivery and rely on post office boxes or general delivery. It highlights limited access, suggesting uneven service coverage and potential barriers to private mail routes.
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