Evening star., 1923-09-05
Politics at Large
BY N. o. MESSENGER


/ A stenographic report Of the confer
7, ence would doubtless be interesting.
but unfortunately is unobtainable.
The occasion was the return from
Europe of National Treasurer Fred
u. Upham, one Of the perennial live
| wire leaders Of the G. o. p. Admins
| trations come and administrations goi
same way with committee chairmen,
but Mr.. Upham, who passes the hat
for the sinews of war for national
campaigns. goes on forever. Anybody
who In meeting OF the republican
national committee would suggest
the displacement of Treasurer Upham
would not even be given the oppor-
tunity of going down the elevator; he
would have to take the fire escape
| In the conference also were John T.
Adams. chairman OF the republican
national committee: Secretary George
b. Lockwood and Assistant Treasurer
Blair.
Mr.. Upham expressed the opinion
! that President Coolidge is the logical
candidate of the party for the presi-
Dental nomination. He foresees,
however. the probability Of Senator
La Toilette coming into the conven-
ton with bloc of delegates favoring
him from Wisconsin, Michigan. Min
! nesota, the Dakotas and Iowa. He
also thought that Senator Hiram
Johnson of California and former
Gov Lowden of Illinois might show
up with support.
But he thought that Coolidge Is the
one best bet. The leaders seem to be
making it unanimous
Charles ID. Hilles, republican ma
tional committeeman from New York,
\ returned on the same boat with
Treasurer Upham. He has been in
jcluded among the possibilities mem
TONED for national chairman to man
iage the next campaign, after the ma
tional committee is reorganized by
the convention.
Mr.. Hflles had suggestion which
| may be worthy of consideration. He
proposed a moratorium OF three or
four months on discussion of can
tdidates for the presidential nomina-
| ton, to enable President Coolidge to
II get his stride. There seems to be
they will do it..
| Chairman Wood of the republican
| national congressional \ committee,
| who returned with Mr. Cpham and
| Mr.. Hflles, has some new angles on
the immigration question. which will
be one of the problems to be taken
up in the next Congress. the existing
| immigrat ton law being limited in life.
He announced that at the Begin
ming of the session he will introduce
\ bill to do away with the quota
| method of restricting immigration
He was convinced after surveying
| conditions abroad that the wisest way
| important domestic issue to the coun-
| try. will be the seleetiye process
| conducted at ports of departure
abroad. This selection would be
| made by a commission under control
! of the Department of Labor. which
| would make the selection based upon
| the needs of industry. and agriculture
! in this country. The dominating
| principle would be the admission. not
| of every Immigrant who may want
| the classes Of workers that we may
! need in our business"
| + y Il
] Mr.. Wood had one suggestion which
| will attract attention. He would
| have every immigrant declare be-
! fore admittance his determination to
become a citizen of the United States.
| That is patriotism and seff-protec-
| ton plus. One Of the greatest grew
! ances urged against the unrestricted
| immigration of the past has been
the habit so prevalent among alien
| visitors of staying here long enough
4 ing to the old country to live in
luxury. The pile" made in Amer
\ lea would be a fortune in some of the
European countries.
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/ The democratic national committee.
| which declared a complete moratorium
| on political discussion and ahimadver-
I sion during the period of Mr.. Hard
| ing's death and interment, is prac-
| tically continuing it, so far as presi-
Dental politics is concerned. The
| publicity department of the commit
| tee is sending out its usual quota of
! editorial matter for the country
press, but it runs along normal lines
| of discussion.
The heavy artillery OF the COM
mittee. which is thunderous when 1t
gets into activity. is silent for the
| time being '"Thts silence bodies no
good" may be the thought of the
| republican publicity sharps. who
! probably are digging in" In appre-
hension of a barrage when the enemy
does open up.
| There is renewal of suggestions in
democratic quarters of the candidacy
| of Senator Ralston of Indiana for
| the democratic presidential nomina-
| tion. Oddly enough, an echo Of some
of them comes from republican
J sources also. A number of democrats
| and republicans of prominence have
! been and are abroad this summer and
1 1t would not be surprising IL they
| hobnobbed together on friendly terms
| upon appropriate. occasions when
| meeting up" with each other on a
/! foreign shore. Some of the return
say thsy the
| Senator Ralston,s prospects among
the higher ups OF the democracy.
l ~
If former Gov. Lowden should en-
| ter the ring for the republican NOM
| ination, would Gen. Leonard Wood,
| who contested with him in 1920, feel
moved to declare also? Is 4 question
which has been: bruited among the
politicians. The answer would seem
! to be found in statement by Repre-
sentative Robert L. Bacon of New