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BY ROBERT t. SMALL.

Washington, ID. e., March 90
President Coolidge has such complete
control Of the regular Republican
party that leaders who recently have
been in Washington are urging him TO
write his own platform and name his
own running mate.
They say that Mr.. Coolidge is the
one great outstanding asset of the
Grand Old Party and that he should
have absolutely his own way in
shaping the issues of the coming cam
paign from the Republican point Of
view.
There is growing evidence in the
moves being made around the Presi-
dent of what may amount to an en-
tirely new deal in the Republican
party.
Mr.. Coolidge, after his nomination
1r Cleveland, next June, will name
his own chairman of the National
Committee to conduct the campaign.
This is always the custom in the old
parties-the candidate having the
right to select his own manager.
Won't Come From "Old Guard"
1t is safe to say that Mr.. Cool
idge's manager will not be picked from
among the "old guard" either in the
House or Senate. The President is
not unmindful of the fact that there
is throughout the country DISPOSE
ton to criticize Congress in q very
harsh manner for the way it has been
conducting its business during the
present session. Congress was none
too popular with the people when
the session began and it has been
steadily going downhill ever since.
O. 100
relief resolution was a great blow to
all income taxpayers and has not left
the country in any too amiable frame
of mind toward the leaders on Capt.
toll Hill.
President Coolidge is being urged
to cut loose from any congressional
ties in the conduct of his coming
campaign. There is also every rea-
son to believe that the so-called "o.d
guard" will cut rather sorry figure
at the Cleveland convention. They
were in the saddle four years ago !;
they dictated what the convention
should do and what it should not do.
1t was a senatorial convention from
first to last.
Senators Wrote Platform.
Senators wrote the platform, seua-
tors made the nomination, choosing
one of their own colleges; sena-
tors dictated all the committee APP
pointments. The famous "back room
conference" at 2:11 a. m, forecast
by Harry Daugherty long before the
convention met, was composed large
ly of senator's. One senator, from
his sick bed a thousand miles away
was in constant touch with the affairs
of the convention and his word largely
was law.
This year all is changed. Three
outstanding figures of the "old guard"
Senators Penrose, Knox and Murray
Crane-a president-making trio-all
are dead. No one has arisen to take
their place.
There will be but one outstanding
figure at Cleveland-Calvin Coolidge
himself. The convention will pay
Difference and devotion to him and
10 him alone. His will will be the
law under the new order.
FavOrs New Platform.
President Coolidge already has let
It be known that he favors new type
of party platform-one devoid of the
usual flowery language, a business
like pledge. The leaders of the party
are saying there is no one quite SO
W NIltt a ttlSts
chine-gun platform as Mr.. Coolidge
himself.
The holding of the platform to the
briefest possible point, the fewest num-
Der of words probably that any one
of the major parties has put out in
half a., century, will rather happily
obviate the necessity of treating in
detail any of the events of the past.
The aim and objective of the new
platform will be forward look.
There may be some viewing with
alarm" but there will be little, if
any wasted on the usual pointing
with pride" The platform, if the
leaders have their way, will be in
the form of a personal pledge from
Mr.. Coolidge himself.
Members of the National Commit
tee, like the newly-chosen one from
Colorado, Clarence C. Hamlin, who
have talked and lunched with Mr..
Coolidge lately, are firm in their con-
viction that he has not been scathed
by any of the Washington investiga-
tons and that the President would
pursue a steady, level course if re-
elected. These committeeman know
that the Democrats. are going to at
tack the party as it never has been
attacked before and they are tnanklns
their lucky stars for sending them
in the emergency a man who less
than year ago was not being con-
sidered even for the second place on
the ticket.
So great is the party confidence in
Mr.. Coolidge that he will be asked to
name the vice presidential candidate
as wei as write the platform.
There probably never has been n
time in political history when so mucn
care has surrounded the selection of a
second-place man. The nomination
will be no haphazard affair this time.
Records will be searched and loyalty
will be tested.
Inasmuch as all this will be taken
care of probably before convention
time it Is difficult to see how the
proceedings at Cleveland can be
strung out over more than two or
three days. except by lot of SPELL
binding and arbitrary adjustment of
the sessions. OF actual convention
work, there will be but little.
Bible Class Elects.
San Marcos, Tex. March 29.-At
recent meeting of the Business Mems