Evening star., 1923-09-13
ERECTSCOOLIDGE.
TO RUN IN 1924
Philadelphia Executive Be-
IieveS President Will Be
Renominated.

President Coolidge is the ''probable
republican nominee" for President.
according to Mayor j, Hampton Moore
OF Philadelphia, who called at the
White House today to invite the
PRESIDENT TO attend the sixteenth an
nual convention of the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association No
Vemher 13 IN Norfolk. Va.
Mr. Moore said that he had watched
the sentiment for Mr.. Coolidge sweep
over the last republican national con-
Nentlon when he was nominated for
wee Presidents The west and middle
west, he Said,s, had been particularly
s strong for the Massachusetts gov
ernor.
Keeps Old Opinion.
In introducing Mr. Coolidge 10 an
audience in Philadelphia l referred
10 nam as CAIN, cool, clean, capable,
courageous Calvin Coolidge said
Mr. Moore. Il would make the same
characterization of him now as Presi-
dent
Mr.. Moore said that the coal situa
lion in Pennsylvania was settling
down. but that there was considera-
bic criticism of the settlement which
calls for horizontal increase in
wages, and means increased prices of
anthracite.
Mr.. Moore is president of the Allan
tic Deeper Waterways Association.
representative John II. Small of
North Carolina. a vice president of
the association and W. III. Schoff,
Secretary-treasu Mr.. Moore said
that he found the President convers-
ant with the Atlantic Intercoastal
waterway, extending from MaSsa-
Husetts to the gulf, and connecting
u. with the Great Lakes. The gov
erhpent has already done much in
furtherance of the system, he said,
including the purchase of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware canal, now being
deepened. The government still has
ever, and a sea-level canal should be
constructed in New Jersey, connect
ing up with New York.
The President, MIR. Moore said, had
taken the invitation to attend the
convention under advisement. The
Philadelphia mayor also arranged
with the President to receive COM
mittee from that city which WI in
vite the President TO attend the dedi-
cation of the John Wanamaker me-
mortal in December.
w. T. Galliher. who has taken a
prominent part in republican affairs
in the District of Columbia. called at
the White House 10 pay his respects
to the President today. He said that
the call had been solely for that pur-
pose.
lington railroad and chairman of the
executive committee of the Assocfa-
tion of Railway Executives, and Al
fred p. Thorn, general counsel for the
association saw the President today
and offered the services of that asso-
citation if the President should at any
time desire to avail himself OF them.
The transportation problem is 70 be
one of the main issues at the next
session of Congress.
Others who called upon the Presiz
dent today to pay their respects and
to discuss republican politics were
former Representative Rodenberg of
Illinois, Charles w. Swisher. former
secretary of the state of West Nir-
ginias Rush l.. Holland. assistant
attorney general, former Representa-
tive Millspaugh of Missouri rE-S Senator
Spencer of Missouri.
A delegation of New Jt7seI Ma
tional Disabled Veterans League urg-
ed upon the President the care OF
the disabled veterans of the world
war.