COOLIDGE GAINS DELEGATES, GOP LEANING TOWARD PROGRESSIVE PLATFORM AT CONVENTION
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On March 30, 1924, The Sunday Star reports that President Calvin Coolidge "gained some delegates last week." The President's current total is "up to 246." N.O. Messenger writes that Mr. Coolidge will "yield another crop" of delegates in the week ahead.
Messenger reports that Republican party leaders are now leaning toward a "pronounced progressive platform" to be adopted at the forthcoming national convention scheduled to begin June 10, 1924.
The leaders are concerned about Senator Robert La Follette*'s threat to run on a third party ticket "if the republicans do not...write a platform of progressive nature."
*Robert La Follette, governor of Wisconsin 1901-1906, announced his candidacy for POTUS on July 3, 1924 & pledged to break the power of monopolies. RL won 16.6% of the popular & electoral vote in the Election of 1924. Coolidge was elected POTUS in his own right.
SOURCE
"Platform For Coolidge Now Engrosses Leaders," by N.O. Messenger, The Sunday Star, Washington, D.C., March 30, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
