Evening star., 1923-08-05
Hughes, Hoover
designations
Are Seen.
BOTH POSSIBLE
AS CANDIDATES
Unlikely to Remain
if Planning to Seek
Nomination.

President Coolidge settled into the
harness yesterday which he is to
wear as Chief Executive at least until
March 4, 1925. Fresh from vaca-
tion, including weeks spent on his
fathers farm in Plymouth, VT, the
President is apparently in good con-
dition to meet the arduous task ahead
of him. 1t is expected he will stay
close to Washington during the rest
of the summer, with occasional week
end trips
From all parts of the union tele-
grams and letters poured in upon Mr..
Coolidge yesterday. expressing deep
regret at the death of the late PreSi-
dent. but at the same time expressing
confidence i'll the new President. In
fact. the new Chief Executive has al
ready made an impression on Wash
ington, brief as his incumbency has
been. Visitors yesterday to the tenn
porary White House in the New Will
lard Hotel came away predicting the
administration Of Mr.. Coolidge would
be able. General sentiment is grow
ing to the effect that the country is
in safe hands.
Policies Withheld.
So far and until after the interment
of President Harding in Marion on Fri
Gay, there will be no announcement re-
garding policies Of the Coolidge admin
Istration Those who know Mr.. Cool
idge intimately. however. are predicting
that he will weigh carefully all the
problems which present themselves to
him and will develop his own policies
when he believes such a course neces-
eary.
One of the questions which is being
discussed widely relates to the probable
attitude of President Coolidge on the
proposed adherence of the United States
TO the world court President Harding
was committed to this proposal. 1t was
predicted that Mr.. Coolidge will give
particular attention to domestic affairs.
But at the same time. while Mr.. Cool
idge cannot be described as an inter-
nationalist, it is known that he was
sympathetic with the purpose of those
supporting the world court The world
court proposal has created wide dis
senSion in the republican party. Mr..
Coolidge, it may turn out, will have
his own proposal to make with regard
to this court.
Asks Cabinet to Stay.
Mr.. Coolidge reiterated his desire
yesterday to have the members of
President Hardings cabinet remain
as the heads Of the executive depart
hiS dNiG Ha h1c
served with them in the past two
and A half years TO Il far greater eX-
tent than any other Vice President
has come into contact with members
of a Presidents cabinet. for he at
tended practically all cabinet meet
ings at the invitation of President
Harding.
At least two members of the cab
inet, however, have already begun
to be talked of as possible nominees
for President at the next republican
national convention. Secretary of
State Hughes and Secretary of Com
merce Hoover. Nothing has been
said as to whether Mr.. Coolidge VIII
be a candidate for the nomination
to succeed himself. But the prediI-
tions are that he will make the race
in the next convention. Much. of
course. will depend upon his admin
istration during the next few months.
Should it meet with signal success
Mr.. Coolidge Will be hard Ilan to
beat for the nomination. But If one
or more members of the cabinet of
MIR. Harding are considering seri-
ouSly entering the contest for the
presidential nomination, how long
may they be expected to remain in
the cabinet of President Coolidge?
Makes Funeral Plans.
Virtually the entire day yesterday,
his first in Washington as President,
was given over by Mr.. Coolidge to
perfecting the arrangements for the
funeral exercises here in memory
of President Harding, and in re-
ceiving officials of the government
who called to pay their respects to
their new chief and to pledge to
him their support.
Three members of the cabinet are
now in Washington, Secretary
Hughes. Postmaster General New
and Secretary DENLY of the Navy
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