Evening star., 1924-07-17
SEE Sci c. 0. ?. VICTORY
4. IN WEST VIRGINIA
Leaders Look for so, ,0OO Ma
jority in November, Goft
Tells President.
SWING HELD NOTICEABLE
New England Conditions, Especial
ly in Maine, Discussed
by Weeks.
SWING HELD NOTICEABLE

Col. Guy D. Goff of West Virginia,
Republican candidate for the Senate,
called on President Coolidge today
and in discussing the present poll
tical situation assured the President
that despite West Virginia being
the home State of John w. Davis, the
Democratic candidate, all present indi-
cations point to West Virginia going
Republican in November" Col. Gof
indicated that Republican leaders in
that State feel assured of 10000
Republican majority at the election.
His certainty of a Republican victory.
Col. Goff told the President. rested
on the fact that d general swing
toward Republican Office holders had
been manifest in his State recently.
Col. Golf was one of a number of
prominent Republicans who have
called at the White House in The
past two days to keep the President
in touch with the political winds.
Secretary Weeks, returning from
a vacation trip to Massachusetts,
talked over political conditions in
Coolidge, with special mention of the
situation in Maine, where the State
election will be held in September.
The Republican National Committee
and the associated managers of
President Coolidge's campaign are
taking practical and energetic steps
in creating an effective organization
for the work of the campaign. Hav-
ing a running start of more than tive
weeks over the Democrats, they are
increasing their speed, determined to
maintain the lead.
butler Gets Expert Aid.
William Nj. Butler. chairman of
the national committee, Is inde-
fatigable and is plaanlng the or,
ganization along business lines, with
which he is familiar as the head OF
several important concerns. He is
assembling leaders of experience in po-
litical work and availing himself Of the
best thought in the party.
Main headquarters will be main
tanned in Chicago, with an important
branch in New York, at West 46th
street. The Chicago headquarters are
located in the Wrigley Building.
overload of the entire organization.
while Roy West, secretary of the
committee, will be the executive Of
ficer of the Chicago headquarters. A
branch will be maintained in Wash
ington for research work
George Barr Baker, VINO was as
sociated with Herbert Hoover in war
work, is the director of publicity of
the committee, and is now engaged
in preparing the campaign book,
which is being rushed to the printer.
Mrs. A. T. Hert, widow of National
Committeeman Hert of Kentucky, is
in charge of the womans bureau,
with an assistant, Mrs. Farrar, in New
York. A foreign language bureau, to
serve the foreign language press, will
be ORGANIZED
Signing Up Speakers.
The speakers bureau, in charge of
Representative Everett Sanders of
Indiana, is already at work signing
up prospective speakers to be in
readiness for the campaign at the
committees discretion.
Charles d. Hilles, vice chairman of
the national committee, will preside
over the New York headquarters
The college clubs bureau will be To-
Gated there.
An important feature which Chair
man Butler has taken up is the CO.
ordination of the national committee
with the national committeeman
of the state committees, who in turn
chairmen. Several important confer
ences have been held and Chairman
Butler will have others frequently.
He has been ION the go" ever since
the Cleveland convention. One day
he is reported in New York, the next
he bobs up in Boston and by the time
the limited can make it he appears
in Chicago. They call him 1.-The live
wire"