The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-18
SILENT COOLIDGE BECOMES AUDIBLE
 AT WHITE HOUSE
President Showing Qualities Which Would Make Him
 Good Candidate
Ny RAYMOND CHAPTER Oeased Wire To The Age-HeraId)

WASHINGTON, August 17-The new President Is showing qualities which will make him good political candidate if, as Is expected, he goes after the presidential nomination next year.
 Visitors at the White House in the last few days have remarked on the changed demeanor of Coolidge. He | has stepped into a livelier pace and his conversation has a sparkle which was never observed during the dull days when he was Vice President. | Coolidge has always felt that those who referred to him as Silent Cal" were unfair, and he has set out to dissipate that legend at once. The atmosphere of coldness which has been associated with him Is melting away, and there Is a noticeable warmth in him. This may be the re- suit of wise odnsel or it may be that the country is just discovering the real Coolidge.
 This aparent change is strikingly shown in two calls made a week apart by Senator James E. Watson of Indiana. Watson went to the tenn porary White House to pay his re- spects to the new President a week ago.
 Talks One Second.
 T was in there 12 minutes" he said on that occasion, q talked II minutes and 59 seconds. The President talked the rest of the time"
 Watson went to the White House again on Friday to explain to Pres ldent Coolidge that he had an under standing with President Harding that | Henry Lane Wilson was to be named | mbassador to Turkey when diplo- matic relations are resumed. Cool ldge was in a pleasant mood As ! fn I,E repartee ensued:
 , Watson: Well, Mir President is there anything I can do for you?" The President: Just keep the old l party together"
 To other callers Coolidge related a touching incident that occurred l when he and Mrs Coolidge called on Mrs Harding at the White House | Thursday night. Laddie Boy was al the front door and when he saw the Fresidents car drive up, he rushed | out, expecting to see his old master | Failing to find him, Laddie Boy turned and leaped upon Collage giy- ing him an attectionate welcome.
 Keeps Close Hand.
 Coolidge talks along naturally, re- ferring to himself in the first person. Presldent Harding always referred % himself In the third person as "the I executive" While taking, Coolidge twirls a pair of large oWl-ltke horn trimmed glasses on his finger.
 It is apparent that Coolidge in-
 tends to keep the affairs Of the gov ernment in his own hands as much as possible. President Harding was
 disposed to give each cabinet of-
 fcer a blank check and leave mat ters largely to their Initiative. Bat
 Coolidge cancelled his second cab
 inet meeting Friday and probably
 will call off the next one scheduled
 for Tuesday. Meanwhile he is call-
 ing in the secretaries and heads of
 the various boards one by one and
 familiarizng himself with their de- partmental affairs.
 For instance, Chairman Farley Q! the shipping board has submitted his proposed shipping policy to Coolidge
 but the President has not satisfied
 himself that he wants to adopt it So he is asking Farley to return for another conference and then he will
 decide what he wants to do. Coolidge
 takes nothing on faith.