Evening star., 1923-12-20

Although announcement admittedly
was a formality, editors generally
| have welcomed the opening of head
quarters on behalf of President Cool
| idge by his friends. William NJ But
! Ter, republican national committee
| man from Massachusetts, and Frank
! W. Stearns, millionaire merchant of
Boston. IT has cleared the air." ii
| is universally conceded. and will
| allow the Coolidge supporters in the
primary to take off their coats and
get to work for the President S
nomination at Cleveland next June.
While the switch from Chicago to
Cleveland may result in Johnson los
ing some strength. the Lynchburg
Advance (democratfc) points out "it
gives him a chance to press his arsu-
ment- about 'bosS-chosen' Presidents
have already obtained control OF the
convention" The announcement. al
though "unwelcome" to Mr. Coolidge,
was absolutely necessary, the Spring
and "a presidential nomination these
days certainly does not go to the
shrinking violet if it ever did. But
Mr.. Coolidge himself will take no
active part in the scramble for dele
gates. He Will keep right on being
President and giving the country the
best that is in him. And, after all:
there is no surer road to continued
political success than that 1t is road
Calvin Coolidge has Travelled before
and il has led him to high places
The Springfield Republican Gnde-
pendent) holds that should Mr.. Butler
eventually become chairman of the
republican national committee he
.might be prevented from becoming
a candidate for United States senator
in this state" and that, because OF
g frf dc
might easily reach the conclusion
that the chairman of the committee
should be A westerner and not
New Englander."
The announcement. as the Balti-
more Sun (democratic) sees it, is
the Massachusetts answer to the
bronco busting cavalier from Cali
fornia." 1t also will give the Cool
idge supporters, who are legion" the
Hartford Courant (republicam ar
CUES. opportunity to go to work. The
country had expected the announce
ment and would have been disap.
pointed if it had not been made" ,"
Because the Coolidge message
caused a great reaction in his favor"
the Harrisburg Telegraph Gndepend-
ent) believes "the formal announce
will meet with more open and un-
qualified approval than had it been
made a week earlier. 1t is well timed
and in good form" The fact that he
has side tracked" the old-time polit-
ical manipulators is significant" the
Butte Miner (republican) says. as by
drafting new men he has placed NM
self in position where 1t cannot De
said that any of those connected with
great financial or corporate interests
are in active management OF his
campaign" The candidacy has been
launched in auspicious winds" the
Cincinnati Enquirer independently in
sists, while the Waterbury Republi-
can independently adds that. "as Mr..
Coolidge has the inside track for the
nomination, his countrymen will de-
youtly hope he may use it to some
broad and progressive purpose. He
now can appeal to all of the coun-
try" the Columbus State Journal Gn-
dependent republican, says, and "a
man who truly impresses one section
of the country as measuring fully up
to the presidency impresses other
sections similarly"
His is candidacy not lightly to
be dismissed" argues the Cleveland
Plain Dealer independent democrat
ic), because 'Mr. Coolidge stepped
into complete control of his natural
political inheritance upon the death
# his chief. The Harding cabinet re-
lains intact The party organization
loyal. The country. irrespective of
politics il -0xisndlE Better than all