The Washington herald., 1920-10-17
COOLIDGE HERE;
TELLS D. G. HOW
T0GET BALLOT
Wait Four Years and Take
Up With Conventions,
He Advises.
THOUGHT WEHAD VOTE
Candidate, Closely Quizzed,
Lives Up to Nickname
Of Silent Cal."
THOUGHT WE HAD VOTE

silent Car' Coolidge, Republican
Vice Presidential nominee, believes
the citizens of the District of Co.
lumbia should wait another four
years and then take up with the
national conventions the question of
enfranchisement.
That is the proper method of set
tling the question, he said yester-
day at the Willard Hotel.
Gov. Coolidge. who stopped off in
the National Capital for a twenty
four hour stay, on a campaign trip
into Virginia, Kentucky and Tennes-
see, was piled with questions rang
ing from the age of his clothing to in
ternational relations, by the Wash
ington corps of reporters.
His replies, for' the most part,
were noncommhtal.
Sample of Interview.
Some of the questions asked the
governor and his replies, were as
follows:
DO ybu think the citizens of the
District of Columbia should be en-
franchised?"
"Why?" asked the governor. Don't
they vote nowT'
No" he was told, they have
neither representation in the ma
tional Congress, nor the right to
choose their own State officials"
Was that question Included in
either one OF the national plat
forms?" Coolidge asked.
Upon being told that it was not,
he said, Well, that's the proper
place to handle it,"
Asked what he thought of Bryan's
plan to purchase peace" the gov
ernor said he did not quite under
stand. The plan to wipe out the
100000 of foreign Indebted
ness to the United States" it was
explained.
Doesn't Trust Bryan.
Il am not familiar with it," re-
piled Mr.. Coolidge, "but I would
have to examine very closely any
financial plans made by Mr.. Bryan"
: Gov. Coolidge said, in answer to
questions, that he had not observed
any trend away from the Repub-
lican party following Senator Hard
ing's Des Moines speech. He ex-
pressed confidence that the Repub-
licans would win; that they would
carry Maryland and kentucky, and
had good chance in Tennessee"
He was asked If he did not con-
slider the high cost of living of equal
or even greater Importance than the
league of nations issue. He said he
thought it was of equal Importance.
Have you any concrete plans
for relieving the economic situa-
tion?' he was asked.
No, 1 can't say that 1 have" he
said.
Says U. :. Is Tired Of Wilson.
Gov. Coolidge said he had been
large number of
voters during his campaign tour in
an effort to learn why they were
voting the Republican ticket, so
that he could make use of such
ideas in convincing others.
The almost universal answer, he
said, was that the people are tired
of the Democratic administration"
so far as your information goes
then" he was asked, "the votes for
the Republican ticket will not be
based upon actual support of that
party, but merely as an antagonis-
tic vote to the Democratic party?"
Well" said Gov. Coolidge, Il
have not analyzed it that deSSIy."
Won't Discuss Cabinet.
He declined. on the grounds of
political ethics, to discuss whether
he thought progressive men of the
Johnson -Borah type should be In
cluded in Harding's cabinet. Il
have appointed men from all classes
in Massachusetts, however, he said.
DO you think the excess profits
tax should be repealed?" he was
asked.
Il believe it should be modified"
he said.
Gov. Coolidge stopped last night
with James B. Reynolds, former
secretary of the Republican National
Committee, at his home. 1901 wy
oming avenue. He Will leave at
2:30 this afternoon, accompanied by
Gov. Lowden of Illinois, Gov Nor
row of Kentucky. and Job Hedges
of New York, for a weeks speak
ing tour in the South. His first
stop for an address will be at Mt.
Sterling, KY, early tomorrow morn
ing.