AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 June 1924, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

[Pi KUTKItS Tki.KG HAMS.]

Ml! COOLI DO E'S MAJORITY. NEW YORK, June 12.

A message from Cleveland says the Republican Party vote for the Republican nominee for the Presidency was ns follows: president Coolidge I<Hl3 Senator l.a Folettc 34 Senator Johnson Id Senator Jim ton made the nomninting speech at the third day's session of the Convention. After the speech, there occurred the so-called ‘‘ootid leoling’’ demonstration, a sort of political dedication of the President in loop; cheering and tumult.

Mrs Porter, a Californian delegate, a silver-liaised old hnlv, made a seconding speech relating to California's Confidence in President Coolidge. She is the first woman accorded this honour. There were live other nominating speeches, chiefly of broad eulogy, before the balloting began, resulting inevitably in the <|iiiek nomination of .Mr Coolidge for the presidency. -Mr Coolidge' k nomination, however, was not unanimous. A little ex; e: t< d tin pleasantness oeeuiled when Xoith Dakota gave Senator ha Colette six rides. South Dakota east ten votes for Senator Johnson of California and V. isconsin east twenty-eight votes for Senator Da I'olette. The Coolidge majority therefore in the first halh.l amounted to 1003 votes.

The peealcitrauts were highly unpopular being violently shouted down hv the Coolidge partisans who made their displeasure known in a lengthy carnival of honing. Chairman .Monde then asked for the vote to he made unanimous hut the small minority had strident voices, and Mr Mendel ((included with the fol. lowing contradictory remark:

“[ therefore declare the nominal ion of Mr Coolidge unanimous with tile exception of a few votes." Thereupon the Convention adjourned for the recess.

WASHINGTON. June 12.

President Coolidge. l-efmc the radio in White Mouse, heard the swelling chorus nominating him.

VICE- PI! KSID KNT IA I. NOMINATION’S. NEW Y< ilf IC. June P_>. Mr Charles If. Dav.es. of Chicago, was nominated for Vice-President at the Republican Convention. Faced hv a situation unparalleled in party history, the Republican Convention. after nominating Mr Douden as Vice-President. reasseinhled to-night to choose some one else been use Mr I/mden refused to accept. He had pro. vioiislv declared lie would refused to

accept T?rigadier-t!euera| Char'es Dav.es who is a hanker of Chicago, lies incepted the nomination for Viic-Prcsi-dent.

scenes described. NKW VOItK. June 12. A Cleveland wire states: To-day was the lirst really warm day since the Republican Convention were therefore foregathered. and the enthusiasms were therefore always at the expense and comfort of those who displayed them. The auditorium, however, always presented a remarkable spectacle with every seat Idled. Emotional changes passed with great speed over the spectators and delegates alike. Cheers and jeers alternated. The Convention managers continued to employ every mechanical means to heighten the psyeholgical elleet. constantly Hooding the auditorium with coloured lights. ’I lie oratory was endless and of a uniform quality. Old lamiliar phrases and worn slogans punctuated all the remarks. Although only eight Vice-I’residential candidates achieved a place in the nomination, chicllv those mentioned in earlier tables, the lirst ballot recorded scattered votes for sixteen names, a prominent manufacturer of chewing gum receiving a single vote. Mr Hoover and Senator Borah’s names were not. mentioned.

Mr Low-dt-n led in the ballot with 222 votes, despite the fact that the Chairman of the Illinois Delegation aunnuneed .Mr Lowden still deeli I the honour.

Tlic second ballot I»>: 11 ■* 1 twciiiy mime.-. mentioned, Kut .Mi' I.owden and Congressman Burton <livii!«'il the KuIU of till' votes, Mr Li.wilfii receiving -ID!, and then amidst a dull reverberating of voices, the States began to aiinmiiiee n change in the vote, delegates going over to Mr Dowdell. Tea thousand throats roared “.Make it l.owden! Then, when New York State, with its large delegation of ill persons, went over to Mr I.owden, a Mi-called “stampede-’ occurred. The Delegation Chairmen released their adheients. who immediately shouted “I.owden! It was no simple enifnsinu reigning, now, hut absolutely pandemonium. I’eople were jumping in their seats and eincinn lamps filled the auditorium v.-itli blue light. The Chairman's gavel was as inelfeetive as the clerk’s hoarse whisper attempting to announce the changing vote. Mr Dowdell’s nomination unanimously was an accomplished fact. ill Mr I.owden immediately declared again, and Chairman Mendel moved that balloting he resumed, with the result already euhled. XKM YORK. dune Id.

,\t Cleveland the Republican Convention was reconvened with Mr lowden’s refusal still ringing in the delegates’ ears. It was an open secret lie refusal was for the Republican party leaders’ perfidy in I!•-!». when they (•impelled him to relini|ili'h hi- winning chances fin; the Presidency. m

order to gite Mr Harding an open road.

The recess was employed hy President. Cooliilge's managers to arrange who should he chosen as Vice ITesidcutial nominee. Senator Burton was eliminated. chiclly because lie represents the remain of the old Senatorial faction. which is now considered anathema to President Coolidge. whose Managers decided upon either Mr Hoover or Colonel Dawes, and when the third ballot began Mr Hoover, whose name v.a> not even mentioncJ during the lii''. two ballots. sprang majestically mt. prominence, and whole State ie 1 nations cast their votes tor him c.

I masse. The Clerk had earlier annoitnee.i. when various railway trains were leaving. that the Cleveland Convention had been sitting over a period of lifteen hours, and the delegates wanted to go home. This made the Convention more ready to accept the leaders dictates, especially since the delegates ostensibly were not" required to think independently. Colonel Dawes’ name then began spontaneously to gather votes. The Republican Party machine showed itself in perfect working order. Colonel Dawes was the victor when the third ballot ended, and a motion to make it unanimous was adopted viva voice. There was only a mild hiihhii.i. furiously enough, as the Convention completed its last important art. and stood permanently adjourned.

COLONEL l> \WES' HISTORY. NEW YORK, dmie 12. Colonel Charles Gates Dawes, the Republican' nominee for Vice-President, was horn in Ohio in ttflfi. He has led p JifQ pf picturesque ftCth’lty. wjiK’h

intituled many years as a lawyer, he specialising as Counsellor to public utility corporations,, and lie also developed extensive gas plant projects. He later entered the hanking business.

gaining the appointment ot CoinjiCurrency under the -McKinley Administration of 1808. Thereafter he resumed private hanking until America's entrv into the world war. He served in France as Chairman of the Cenerl Purchasing Hoard. which furnished supplies to the America!! forces. Ills lame lieeame world wide, following the publication of the teparations rejMirt. NAVAL J>ISASTFI!. ON U.S.A. WAHSIIIP. SAN ERANCISCt >. June 12. A tclegtam Irolii Sail Pedro. ill California, states that lort.v men were killed and twenty were injured when Turret Nuliiher 2 on tlt** battleship Mississippi blew up during firing practice off San Pedro. Shortly after, the battleship entered the harbour, and dropped anchor when a second explosion oceuned on hoard, rocking the harbour district. It was a foiiitecn-inch shell projectile, which narrowly missed the prs-engei steamer Vale at the harbour entrance.

Naval oHirers lime ret use to commein r:i the disaster. A rigid censorship i' being maintained.

According to official information lour powder hags, containing loft pounds of explosive each, were inside No 2 liille Turret.

According to cue of the surviving sailors, a fourteen-inch rifle, that ignited the powder supply, was practising extreme elevation tiring, the idea being to take advantage of the battleships' roll, or list, to opposite, for the maximum altitude and efficiency of the gun. FOB I) CAB VENTCBK. OTTAWA. June 12. A telegram from Windsor says that the Australian Ptess Association lias been informed, on excellent authority that the Ford interests have now abandoned their original plans to establish a plant in Austtalia. and. while the manufacture of cars will probably not he undertaken in Australia for some time to tome, attention will he inllcentrnted upon the assemblage of Ford ~„r ports, and the, possible facilitation of tile hollies, in order to avoid the high Australian duties thereon, anil to give the Ford iuleic.-t-- desirable concentration points from which to ship the cars to India and the Far Past most economically. It is understood that Mr ID C. French, the travelling representative of the Canadian p'nr<| Company, following on a tour ot Australia to determine the ei-nnomio conditions, recorted to his principals that he believed the Australian labour conditions were not favourable at the

piesent time to engage in an extensive m.aniil actui iug undertaking. which, however may le launched in future.

.MEXICO AND BBITAIN. MEXICO CITY. June 12

Mexico Inis severed relations with England, by ordering the expulsion of Cordon Cummins, the British Charge d'Alfnir-. who is now hidden in the British l.egation. which i> surrounded

liv police, waiting ppnrtiinity to convey him tojinal noli'-' of expulsion. The exnulsion has been eaiiscd by friction between the British and Mexican Covernmeiits and also hv a number of letters written by Mr Cummins to friends in England, using terms and descriptions that injured the dignity of .Mexico. The State officials gained access to these letters, and they gathered other proofs, purporting to show Mr t ummin.s made routinited efforts to create friction between the Govi-rtl-nit lit s. TB.Ai)F RIVALRY OTTAWA. June |3. Ml I) J. Dogau. a l.dxial, advoi-at-ed in Ihe Cainnlian House o| < onimoiis. the eaiiccllat ton ot tile present trade iigivemetit with the West Indies, and the entering of a < oiiinien ial union. such .as that w hieli exi-ts between the Fnil"d State- ami it- iropical |«.ssessinus, lie .oDe.caleil trade agents for all lal get i-bind». and the .-ilniisimi through ('aiitidi.in | >• •11 ~ "i :| !l goods ' froi-i West Indie- 'hi) --. Ihe (hivernnieiit Merchant Marine should he reconditioned, he -aid . nr othets the trade, instead of subsidising other companies.

Mr Logan read a letter from a prominent citizen in Kingston t.lainnica L Stating that if the I'uited States dal not secure political control ol the islands. they would have them hy commercial eon<|Uesl. I hriiugn f anuda neglecting lit 1 !' opportunity. ” The Minister of Railways lias imnotineed that a full investigation into the subject will he made during th ‘ r> maid train robbery. NEW YORK, .lime lii Forty pom lies of icgistered mail, containing bonds and currency uoies to the value of over a million dollais, wore Stolen hv hold u|\s front a mail train. '.O miles north ol ( liieago. MISSISSIPPI DISASTER. SAN FRANCISCO. .lime 12. San Pedro ret.orts the total number „f dead in the Mississippi disaster as I'm t v-ciglil .