The northwestern bulletin., 1923-11-10
SOLONS AWAIT TO
HEAR MESSAGE
FROM COOLIDGE
Sign of Party Break Seen When
Republican Senator Declines
Foreign Post.

making body has had long rest; the
longest in years. President Coolidge
has already begun to make copious
notes on his first message to Con-
gress. The country, the potential
candidates for President and the
politicians await the great event.
Since coming into Office so unexpect-
edly, the President has been a sphinx;
with his message to Congress the
President will become an oracle.
1t is very evident that President
Coolidge keeniy realizes the gravity
of the situation. Consumate skill has
been used by his friends in taking
advantage of the Presidents silence;
and the friends have been building
presidential fences in the interim.
Obviously, prospective candidates
have been placed at decided dis
advantage. There is an old saying
that 1t takes two to make a fuss"
The President has seen to it that he
is not the second one, up to date.
Here, there, and seemingly every
where, national leaders have been de-
claring for Coolidge for President.
Starting in with the powerful backing
of governmental influence, a keen
political vision and a generous ma
tional group of influential friends,
the Coolidge boom for President is
off to a good start, while others who
wish or desire, even though they may
be saving wood, have to keep their
saw muffled.
Sign Of Break at Hand
Well. there is sign of break of
new entries into the big contest.
Some Washington newspaper writer's
on big daiiies have recently sent out
dispatches to the effect that the Pre-
sident may have little or no opposi-
ton. Whether the wish is the father
to the thought, or whether they "see
through glass darkly," it is diff
cult to say. The Associated Negro
Press can inform its reading public
with a wide degree of certainty that
there will be other than Presidents
Coolidge as a Republican candidate
for President at the Convention next
June, in all likelihood in Chicago
again.
Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania,
while not saying so in SO many words,
has recently acted by expression and
manner as a genuine candidate. For
mer Gov. Frank o. Lowden of Illinois
has publicly declined the crown" of
Ambassador to England; from a man
of Gov. Lowden's wealth, social
standing and innate ambitions, that
should be significant. Close friends
Of the governor have advised that it
is very significant.
Senator Hiram Johnson of Cali
fornia has been almost as silent as
the Gentleman from Massachusetts,"
but powerful friends of the Senator
have been doing some remarkable
gum shoe work, and it looks as
though there will be a noise like a
real patriot willing to serve the peo-
pie coming from California soon.
This can hardly be called guessing.
Henry Ford has rounded into a
turn similar to the one he twisted
through In Michigan as a candidate
for the United States Senate. Latest
reports from Michigan tell of a
gathering of Fordites there in De-
cember. and that they will offer the
auto maker to the Democrats or
Republicans, and failing in this. a
Third Party viii be formed. That
sounds like Ford is willing; and there
is serious interest here in the out
come.
There are bound to be number of
''Favorite sons" offered to the
country. II they do not come as
first choice" they are certain to
come as second. Senator Watson Of
Indiana is one of these; Senator Will
lis and Fess of Ohio are two others;
Senator Wadsworth of New York is
yet another, and there will possibly
be others who have not yet come to
the surface. Coiored America is in
terested in these names for what they
have meant and what they may mean
to the welfare of the group. There
has been considerable disappointment
In recent year, and the enthusiasm
for this, that and the other candidate
for office has met with fine spill of
dampness. All candidates, all leaders
and the President know this, and they
are governing themselves according
ly. In his commanding position, the
President will no doubt have some
thing interesting to say in his mes
sage to Congress on law enforcement.
lynching and other appealing topics.
but leaders insist that actions speak
louder than words"
Miss viola Iackaon of MinneapOlis