Evening star., 1923-10-21
BY WILL T.. KENNEDY.

~)OLIDGE and Allen. There is
serious consideration of this
~ 4 ticket in responsible republi-
can organization circles here,
Although there is, as yet, of course,
no definite arrangement OF this sort. 1t
is a combination that would probably
be agreeable to both Calvin Coolidge,
who now has the nomination for Pres
ident practically in his vest pocket.
and to Gov. Henry J. Allen of Kansas,
who recently has been conspicuous as
a Coolidge champion.
1t would carry into effect a COM
bination or compromise between Mas
sachusetts leaders, who now are in
control, and the west. which has been
said to be disgruntled over too much
Massachusetts" in the national gov
ernment. and to have several axes of
its own to grind.
The situation over the leadership in
the next Congress, about which there
has been considerable speculation,
may also be adjusted with this gen.
eral idea of compromise with the west
in mind.
VIII Probably Lead Congress.
1t is expected that Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts will
continue as republican leader in the
Senate. Representative Frederick II.
Gillett OF Massachusetts, will probably
continue on the Job as Speaker in the
House. This is the general opinion
today not only of the prominent
regular" republican members OF the
next Congress, but also of members
of the so-called radical group,
which claims to hold the balance of
power" in the incoming Congress.
There has been some talk that
since a Massachusetts, man is Presi-
dent, Massachusetts ought to give up
either the leadership of the Senate,
held by Lodge, or the Speakership of
the House, held by Gillett. Inter
views with western members show no
organized opposition to either Lodge
or Gillett. 1t does appear that some
of them. who are anxious to have the
Esch- -Cummins railroad act amended
or repealed, would like to see Repre-
sentative Samuel E. Winslow of Mas
sachusetts removed from the chair
manship of the House committee on
interstate and foreign commerce, be-
cause they fear he would give their
not clear, however. that this opposi-
tion to Winslow is organized or rep
resents much strength.
| Senator Lodge is very likely to re-
| main as republican leader In the Sem
| ate with a western man made the
presiding officer, succeeding Coolidge.
| If Lodge should be relegated from the
position of leader a bitter fight be-
tween conservatives and radicals on
the republican side would be precipi-
tated to elect his successor. Leaders
of both groups are anxious to avoid
this. Only Senator Lodges own re-
fusal to continue as Senate leader
will bring about his retirement.
There will be more responsibility
than power to the position in the
next Congress, because of the hodge
podge of political opinion among the
republican senators. 1t will be an
unusually important position because
the leader will guide the party policy
during a period when practically
every move VIII be made with the
| 1924 presidential election in view.
Situation I'm House.
Speaker Gillett will probably be re-
elected to that Office by the new
House. A western member perhaps a
farm-b1oc leader, will be made re-
publican floor leader. While Gillett
has given general satisfaction as
Speaker, his powers are very limited
and the only opposition voiced against
/ him has been too much Massachu-
setts." However, when one considers
that Massachusetts, has not realized
on this very much in a legislative
way there is little point to the pro-
| test.
This lining up of Massachusetts
with the west is likely to be carried
| forward into the presidential cam
! paign. 1t is quite generally conceded
/ that President Coolidge, as matters
now stand. will get the nomination.
A prominent western republican lead
er who has gathered the sentiment
in a number of western states says
! the only danger Is that the DeonIe