The Washington times., 1923-11-17
COOLIDGE CAMP
; JOINED BY
HAYS
With Harvey, May Name Man
to Run campaign-Fayorite
Sons Worry.
BY WILLIAM HARD.


It is believed in excellently
Informed quarters that Col.
George Harvey, retiring ambas-
sador to Great Britain, and VIII
II. Hays retired Postmaster Cen
eral, have submitted to President
Coolidge, at President Coolidge's
request, a certain list of three
names.
From among the men thus
listed, it is believed and expect
ed. the President win try to
choose a campaign manager for
his drive for the Republican
presidential nomination next year.
Would Succeed Adams.
This personal campaign manager
would then presumably become
chairman OF the Republican Ma
tional Committee, in succession to
John T. Adams OF Iowa, in case the
President In fact should secure the
next years Republican Presidential
nomination which he Is seeking.
a.
Hays element in Hays State Of
Indiana was responsible in 1920 for
the political maneuvering which
checked Hiram Johnson In Indiana
and which at the last minute de-
prfved him of his virtually comedies
complete Indiana victory.
It is also recollected that through
out the preconvention campaign OF
1920 Colonel. Harvey was an init
mate associate and an ardent back.
er OF Hays. It Is even rumored
that at one time in 1920 q care
fully arranged plan existed for
bringing forward Hays-instead or
Warren Gamaliel Harding-as the
ultimate dark horse Presidential
candidate who would leap into the
gap. that was left by the failures OF
the candidates. of Lowden, john
SON and Wood.
Wood Out Of the Way.
Wood is now remoyed-at least
temporarily from presidential poll
tics; but by the friends OF johnson
and of Lowden the arrival Of Hays
and Harvey into the confidence of
the White House is regarded as .
distinctly adverse. event.
It is particularly so regarded by
the friends OF Johnson. They re-
member the efforts-of Hays Indiana
element against johnson In 1920
and they remember Harvey's tnti-
macy with Hays, and they look
forward to increased troubles for
themselves in Indiana which they
regard as being a sort. OF natural
johnson preserve in case they can
get rid of local Indiana political
1actional struggles. !.
1.a4 s1ssf&f 80
feeling among the masses of the,
voters is strongly toward the John
son view Of foreign affairs. They
find support for this conclusion in
the election results OF q week ago
Tuesday.
Pledged Against League.
In that election the Republicans
gained just one seat in Congress.
They gained it In the twenty
fourth district OF New York State.
In that district the Republican can
didate. Benjamin L. Fairchfld,
turned a Democratic majority into
q Republican majority in the course
Of promising never to vote for the
League of Nations or for the
World Court or for "any other
participation in the broils Of
Europe"
He printed this pledge volumin-
0usly in the local papers of his dis.
tfict and took the district awav
from the Democrats, whom he ac.
cuSed of favoring participation IN
European affairs.
From such events the friends Of
johnson claim that If local State
factiOnal fights are laid aside and
ff Republicans concentrate on voting
for Presidential candidates who
Iwv 1-H
ties and not mere local "faVorfte
sons" the results will show a mas
sive preference for Johnson and
for Johnson's combination of out
right observation-disclosures" in foreign
affairs and of moderate "progres-
siveness" in domestic affairs.
The johnson candidacy is based
on the clear-cut determined theory
that this country is radically cir
temperately progressive"
Against their effort to prove this
point, however, the johnson ndvo-
Gates find great disturbing array
Of local and also religious factionaI
fights.
There are eighteen presidential
preference primary" states. In
these States the voters by law can
express their direct preference in
the matter Of presidential noTnina'
ticns. In these states, which be-
tween them have sos delegates in
the Republican national convention.
johnson expects to put forth his
chief efforts.
FavOEite Son States.
In two Of them-namely, Mass
achusetts and New Hampshire-he
finds himself faced by local senti
nient Of some strength for a New
England man." meaning Coolidge.
In another Of them - Illinois - hC
finds Lowden, who again beyond any
doubt is determined to try to bt
President.
In fourth State among these crit
1cal eighteen he finds James Watson
The friends of Watson-in the State
of Indiana-have made deal with
certain adherents Of Albert j. Beve
ridge and have decided to try to put
Mr.. Watson into the next Presiden
tial struggle with a nominating
speech by Mr.. Beveridge.
In fifth State-Pennsylvania-
johnson finds Pinchot.
In a sixth State-Ohio-he finds
potential and incipisnt local "fav
orite son. movements for Senator