Evening star., 1923-12-15

1924 nomination will be carried on
principally in the west and in middle
western states, and for that reason
the Chicago headquarters to be
opened next week under the direction
of former Representative Good of
Iowa will be hotbed of activity
from now on.
Bascom' Slemp. the Presidents Sec
retary, who, because of his long ex-
perience in national politics, serving
as one of his chiefs political field
marshals, said today that personal
managers Will be selected to direct
the fight in each state. The first OF
these selected is Hoke Donithan OF
Marion, Ohio. an old friend of Presi-
dent Harding, who has devoted time
of the Buckeye state for Mr.. Cool
idge. His appointment was made OF
the advice of Senator Willis and At
torney General Daugherty. and his
assistants in the Ohio campaign will
be Carmi Thompson of Cleveland, who
was defeated for. governor last year
and William c. Proctor of Cincinnati
who was in charge of the Wood cam.
paign in 1920.
Won't Weld Big Stick.
Callers on the President feel as
sured that he has no intention OF
using the so-called big stick" to
force Congress to perform in strict
accordance to his wishes. He has
made it clear he would be perfectly
willing to have Congress determine
which legislation it will take up frs,
bonus or tax reduction. 1t is nat.
ural to suppose from the expressions
of the President in his recent mes
sage that his preference would be
for tax reduction and that bonus leg
iSlation be not considered, but he has
made it very clear that he is per-
fectly willing to let Congress deter
mine this point.
Party politics in Oklahoma and Mis-
souri, were discussed with the Presi-
dent today. and in each case the Sc
lection Of a federal judge was the
principal bone of contention. Senator
Spencer of Missouri and Z. Mont
Reilly, former Governor of Porto Rico
who are supporting separate candi-
dates for judge in that section, dis
cussed the general Missouri situation
with Mr.. Coolidge.
the President for a short time, dur
ing which he urged the appointment
of John b. Messerve for appointment
to the bench in Oklahoma, and i'm
prominent party leaders Of the st1te
to enter. their protest against the
Harreld candidate. They were: J
A. Harris, republican national COM
mitteeman: State Senator Fry, chief
of the Cherokee Tribe in that state
and l.. G. Disney, a member or the
Oklahoma republican state committee
COlored G. o. p. Leader Calls.
Walter l.. Coheh, colored of Baton
Rouge, La, one of the republican lead
ers of that state, whom the President
nominated several days ago to be col
.ector of customs in New Orleans, &C.
companied by Emile Kuntz, republican
national committeeman from Louisiana
and DIR. d. A. Lines of the republican
state committee, were at the White
House yesterday for q brief conference
regarding the fight being made on Mr.
Cohen's confirmation.
The Louisianian. on leaving the
White House, expressed himself as
feeling very hopeful of the outcome
favorable attitude of the commerce
committee of that body, to whom the
matter was referred. Mr.. Cohen
failed of confirmation when his nom
ination was sent to the Senate last
winter by President Harding, but
after the adjournment he received a
recess appointment.
Rail OfHeial introduced.
Senator Willis of Ohio introduced
man of Ohio, a railroad official whom
he is endeavoring to land as one of
the more important executives under
the Interstate Commerce Commission
Philip r. Fowle of Atlanta, Ga.
personally invited President Coolidge
yesterday to make an address before the
meeting of the Georgia branch Amer
lean Institute of Banking that will
be in session in that city at the time
of the dedication of the Stone Noun
tain Confederate memorial, which
President Coolidge has been invited
to attend and which he has not yet
declined. The President told Mr.
Fowle that he would take his in
vitation under advisement If he found
it possible for him to attend the
memorial dedication.