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Hokitika Guardian, 11 June 1924, Page 3

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TRIBUTE TO MR t OOLIDGK. NEW YORK, June |(i. The Permanent ( haminni (Mr Mon

(lull; mid rcssi nj; the con veil t n»n inti M muted that Congressional disinelina lion tn accept .Mr Coolidgc's views oi the soldiers' bonus, taxation, immigra tion and World Court, was due to llit lack of a dependable Republican mu jority in (i ingress. lie said that ranlidenee in .Mr Coolidgc is the most important and outstanding faet in the political situation to-day, and in tin presence of the inevitable dill'erenec el opinion on the questions of moment, this confidence whs as fine a eompliIllL'llt to the American peojile as to the I’resident. Legislative control l»v stilling comhinatioiis cannot produce legislative results, henelicial or satisfactory. Kvcry fault in the recent legislations could and would he avoided, laid there been a dependable Republican majority in Congress. J’icsident Burton (Michigan Fniversity) in placing .Mr Coolidge's mime in nomination, eulogised the I’rc-ident. • who lie .said, is marked hv a fecundity of ideas and frugality of idioms. The first mark of a public servant was not solely a desire to know what the people want, hut a desire to help the people to want what they ought to have. .Mr Coulidge. an out and out Nationalist, stands for the undiminished untrammelled, independence and sovereignty of I'uited States, lie believes fairly in the right to and value of Labour organisation, hut Capital and Labour must pool th dr interestand work together, lie wants no more ■war anil boldly supports the proposal for a World Court, hilt realises that United .States mast adequately defend its own land and sea.

A.M ER IC’A’S CllfCl S. (Received this day at 11.2. J a.tn.) NEW YORK, June 10. With the calling to order of the Republican convention to-day began the •great quatrennial political circus. The litige auditorium seating 1 -1,000 people, presented a particularly colourful picture, due to the great number of wninen. The convention was especially birge since women delegates began to participate ill the party’s deliberations, and iH calculated as an excellent manoeuvre. Enthusiasm was in evidence as usual. The presiding oliieial having direct telephonic communication with brass hands situated in various pails of the auditorium and telephoning directors to strike up particular Slate tunes in order to maintain the proper pitch of feeling among the various groups of delegates. Nothing actually is done on the spur of the moment. Everything is previously planned in the smoko filled lenders rooms at the various hotels, hut the outward appearance of democracy is excellently maintained in this present large scale picture of successful political showmanship.

One striking thing is the passing of the old time powerful figures who emitrolled the parly. This is the day of new names and new combinations, sil- — tliough swayed by the same philosophy. ™ It is little short of astounding to note the passing out of Mr Lodge, who for the past sixteen years was a giant behind the scenes at every convent ion. Daughterly who was directly responsible for tbe nomination of Mr Harding, and various lesser known men have retired into limbo. The Ohio delegation of which Mr Daughterly is I a member declined to give him i he, Chairmanship. Lodge who was the I Massnehusettes delegation’s chairman j in the past is now only a simple delegate. Present day figures are Congressman liurton (President), Uiirton of Michigan University Builder. Coolidge’s personal manager, and William -Stearns, a Boston merchant who i< Coolidge’s confidential adviser. The president is connected with several long distance telephone wires from Washington and maintains a directive touch with those new forces. La FoTlotc and his Wisconsin delegation remains most hitler, irritating the proceedings here. He has announced that, .tho convention must repudiate the fall of Daughterly and must commend the Senator for his oil investigations and otherwise do things which enniml he done with the maintenance of essential harmony. The struggle over final form of platform continues' - unabated, 'flic world court is a question which just now lias become the major issue.