The Washington herald., 1919-11-11
DNT TITO -. By the
! OLl ND - Occasional Prophet

Some of the best political gossip
ever written is being sent out of
Washington by Louis Ludlow. James
p. Hornady, Maurice Judd. Charles
Hart. Sevellon Brown. Gus J.
Karger, J. Fred Eassary. Hugh
Baillie. Morton Milford. Theodore
Tiller. Arthur NJ. Evans and other
correspondents. Washington seldom
/ has the opportunity of reading their
scintillsting articles. They are printed
in the back home" papers. few copies
reaching the capital. But these col
respondents are moulding public
| opinion as to presidential possibili-
ties.
Arthur NJ. Evans. correspondent of
the Chicago Tribune. sent his paper
the following resume Of the situation.
Presidential politics began to sim
| mer today. caloric energy being i'm
parted by Tuesdays elections. Re-
publican nHional headquarters con-
sidered calling the national committee
here late in December or early in jan
! uary for the regular preconvention
pow-wow. The Democrats got ready
call for their committee to meet
Jan and s at the Shoreham Hotel.
Kansas City, st. Louis, the twin
| cities and San Francisco are bidding
I strongly against Chicago for one of
! the conventions, and Fred w. Upham.
q. o. z. treasurer. is up and doing
! for the old home town.
Meanwhile the political sharks took
n survey Of the various booms. The
| following conclusions were generally
voiced:
! The industrial situation will ,be the
key to the campaign on both sides.
Gen. Leonard Wood has made
marked gains during the last week
due to the manner in which he is han
ding the military end of the labor
| troubles.
Gov. Frank o. Lowden. of Illinois,
! is making headway in the east
Lowden and Wood continue to be
leading possibilities on the Repub-
i lican list.
Attorney General A. Mitchell Pal
mer. who for weeks has been re-
garded as the administration pick, is
now the prize puzzle to the Demo-
Gratis. who are wondering whether the
coal strike injunction suit will hamper
! his candidacy.
The whopping plurality rolled up by
sGov. Coolidge In Massachusetts has
resulted in his being trotted out. for
inspection as White House possi-
bility. The Coolidge boom is evoking
more noise In Boston than in Wash
ington. Senator Lodge favors Cool
ridge for vice president.
! Similarly, some friends OF J. Hamp-
ton Moore. who piled up a plurality
of nearly 100000 for mayor Of Phila-
delphia. are nominating him for
President
Senator w. e. Edge. of New Jersey,
had the edge taken off his vice pres
/ idential boom by the election of Ed
wards. Democrat for governor. Gov.
Elect Morrow, of Kentucky, is being
, talked of by the Republicans as a
possible candidate for vice president
in the hope Of carving into the
Southern States.
From all indications next sum-
mer's national conventions will see
more "favorite son" delegations than
ever before. At Republican head
quarters seventeen are in the talk.
The Democrats list sixteen.
! Some fourteen States will hold
Presidential primaries. and there
will be great efforts to pick up vest
pocket delegations, which can be
used for trading purposes.
The booms placed on exhibition
! today include all sorts. Some are
fiourishing. some are fat, some are
foolish, some are ready for the
Smithsonian. Institution.
| Here's the list--it contains names
so far seriously considered, many of
them, of course. being vice presiden-
tial booms, disguised according to
custom as bids for the Presidency.
REPUBLICANS.
Gov. F. o. Lowden nl).
Gen Leonard Wood On HI.
Gov. w. c. SprouT (Pa.).
Senator W. G. Harding (O).
Senator H. w. Johnson (CalD.
Senator Miles Poindexter (wash.).
Senator F. B. Kellogg tMinnJ.