Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-05-02
BUTLER NAMED
BY COOLIDGE;
CAMPAIGN ON
Boston Man Named by Presi-
dent as National Chair
man of the G. o. P.
IN PLACE OF ADAMS
Gives Coolidge Good Running
Start in His Party's
Presidential Campaign
IN PLACE OF ADAMS

WASHINGTON. May 2-Republi-
can leaders in Washington saw today
in President Coolidge's designation
of William M. Butler of Boston, as
his choice for the Republican ma
tional craftsmanship an opportunity
to give running start to the party's
presidential campaign.
Close political advisors of the
President said that this was the mo-
tive which actuated him in making
the announcement last night that
Mr. Butler was his choice for the
craftsmanship in view of the indi-
Gated desire OF John T. Adams of
Iowa, the present chairman, to re-
tire.
Mr.. Coolidge has indicated to
many of those who have discussed
politics with him in the last week
that he regards his nomination as
assured and accordingly sees no rea-
son why there should be any delay
in getting the campaign ready for its
prompt inauguration Immediately
after the convention.
Mr., Butler likewise. regards Mr.
Coolidge's nomination as assured
and although he is interested in the
primaries yet to be held in several
stathes including California, he feels
his pre-convention work Is practi-
cally at an end. 1t is Mr.. Coolidge's
expectation that Mr.. Butler, with
whom he had an engagement today.
will undertake Immediately the prep
aration for the presidential cam
paign.
The selection of Mr.. Butler as ma
tional chairman will not actually be
made until after the Cleveland con-
vention. The new chairman is elect
ed by the new national committee
members of which are chosen in
some states by primaries and in
others by the convention delegation
The new national committee, how
ever, in it's election of chairman
always ratified the choice of the
Presidential candidate, so there Is
little or no doubt that Mr.. Butler will
he made the chairman and the cam
paign director.
Mr.. Butler henceforth until the
convention meets probably viii leave
the pre-convention campaign largely
to those who have been associated
with him, chief of which have been
c. Bascom Slemp, secretary to the
President: James w. Good, Western
Frank w. Stearns. He will devote
his time to preparations for the con-
test with the Democrats, and 1t is
the view of many Republican lead
ers that the Republican campaign
thereby should get a start of at least
two weeks on the Democratic cam
paign, which cannot be opened until
the Presidential candidate has been
nominated and has chosen the Demo-
cratic national chairman and cam
paign director.
A corps of assistants somewhat
like the board of strategy" which
Republican National Chairman Hays
had in 1920, is expected to be chosen
by Mr.. Butler.
The retiring chairman. Mr.. Adams,
may be asked to sit on this body and
to give the campaign directorate the
benefits of his experience as head of
the national committee since Chair
man Hays retired in 1921. Some of
these close to the President have
said that Mr.. Coolidge would have
been pleased had Mr.. A dams desired
to remain as national chairman, but,
as he wished to retire, Mr.. Coolidge
decided he preferred Mr.. Butler, his
long time political assistant, as the
director of his campaign.
Announcement of Mr.. Coolidge's
preference for the national chair
manship removed another of the un-
certainties of the Republican cam
paign. One of these uncertainties
was removed a few days ago by Sc
lection of Representative Theodore
L. Burton as temporary chairman Of
the convention. Thus, only about
three things remain to be done-se-
lection of the conventions perma-
nent chairman, drafting the plat
form and nomination of a candidate
for vice president.