New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
COOLIDGE MAY BE
 i. CANDIDATE
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siye nominee by the democrats or
 selection of radical candidate by the Johnson- Brookhart- Borah- Frazier
 Ladd crowd.
 If President Coolidge serves -satis-
 factorily he will retain the support of
 the old reactionary crowd in his par
 ty; get the backing of the large group
 of republicans who do not personally
 like him, and probably secure the
 backing of the republican progressives
 who would likely consider 1t better to win with Coolidge than meet de-
 feat with third party candidate of
 their own.
 Calvin Coolidge will probably rise
 high in public favor in the next twelve months in spite of his person. al unpopularity among those closely associated with him who greatly dis like his chilly" manner.
 Coolidge has undoubtedly grown a great deal since he was elected vice. presidentin 1920. He has shown suf- ficient good taste. to stay in the back ground and say little in deference to the president; but the few things he has said have smacked of solid Am ericanism and have been well taken by the people. Coolidge says little but is generally credited with being a shrewd politician and possessed of an uncanny way of reading the public mind and then steering course which appeals to public desire.
 Coolidge will have twelve months to build up an organization within the party and lay his plans to capture the nomination between now and the holding of the republican national convention next June. Just now he is as strong as any candidate the re- publicans could put forward; with twelve months in office, virtually at the head of the republican party, he should be head and shoulders above any other aspirants.
 Can Set Popular Will
 If he delivers one or two addresses | to congress that strike the popular l chord and secures passage by con- gress of some legislation that appeals | directly to the people, such as meas | ures to prevent scarcity of coal, high | prices of sugar, high freight rates, or brings about better prices for wheat ' and other farm products his nomina- ton and election as president in 1924 seems practically assured.
 Coolidge's accession to the presii- dency does not of itself give him claim to the renomination like that credited to Mr. Harding. On the con- trary the unfortunate death of Mr. Harding leaves the way open for the entrance of a number of candidates who might have been deterred by the belief that MT. Harding was entitled to the renomination.
 But it must be conceded that at this lime President Coolidge is in a very position to grasp the for president in his own fight in 1924.
 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt suc- ,eeded President Mckinley in Septem- per- 1901, and in three and a half rears of popular administration made himself such favorite with the peo- ole that the politicians were glad to accept him as their candidate for re- in 1904. Calvin Coolidge will have only about one year to erve before the time for naming his rolls around, but that is ufficient to give him ample oppor- unity. to favorably impress the pub ic, and may be brief enough in dura- ion to prevent the public discovering , lis weaknesses. (
 That one years incumbency for MT. Coolidge may be preferable to a long r period would appear to be borne ut by the experience of John Tyler rho, on April 6, 1S41, succeeded Will am Henry Harrison after the latter ad served as president only one lonth. and after four years service , ailed of reelection as president.