The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05

which Coolidge delivered to the coun-
try through the congress.
Coolidge Satisfies Adams.
John L. Adams chairman of the com
mlttee, was criticised some months ago
rather more' thun sharply because of
supposed activities against the Hard
ing policy of American membership in
the World court. Adams has expressed
himself as entirely satisfied with what
Mr.. Coolidge has had to say on all sub
| jects. OF course, 1t is only natural that
the chairman of the great Republican
campaign body should endorse what
The titular party leader has to say, but
there are evidences of sincerity in the
| chairman's words of praise for the
Presidents pronouncement, and there
fore 1t would seem that Mr.. Coolidge
can have little to fear from antagonism
In high party quarters because of his
fairly strong endorsement of the plan
| for World court membership
While, as has been said, the national
committee cannot as a body give open
| support to the ambitions of any one
presidential candidate, there Is nothing
| to prevent individual members from
doing what they choose. So it is that
the way is perfectly clear for the ac-
tivities of Committeeman William NJ.
Butler in Massachusetts, and of Com
mitteeman Charles d. Hilles in New
York, and of other conservative minded
committeeman in other states, in be-
half of the Coolidge candidacy. There
are some johnson committeeman and
they are as footloose individually us
are the Coolidge committeeman to do
what they choose for their favorite.
Most of Them Conservatives.
Seemingly today there is an inten-
ton on the part of good many of the
committeeman to get into the fight
A majority of the members of the body
is conservative-minded. Mr.. Coolidge
is conservative-minded and as thoughts
generally run in the same channel the
chances are that political activities will
keep them together.
+ All members of the Republican ma.
tional committee are politicians. They
know perfectly well that the party is
to have trouble over taxes and some
other things in the present congress.
They know that something must be
apparently they do not want to do any
more for them than Is actually neces-
sary to keep them in line. Some of the
proposals are such that the party may
almost be willing to dare the progress
/ sive wrath rather than to give them
countenance. The chances are, now
ever, that there will be an attempt to
do enough for the Republicans who are
on the edge of the reservation ready
to leave it, to keep them within the
party with a mind to work for its sue
cess next November.
Next Come the Democrats.
This city finishes with one politi-
cally interesting thing and instantly
looks forward to the next. The mem
bers of the Republican national
committee have gathered up their
bags, their hopes and their fears
and have departed. The members of
| the Democratic national committee
will be on their way here just at the
waning of the holiday season. al
| though doubtless hoping that not all
the good cheer has left.
Some of the Democratic politicians
here are disappointed, and say so be
cause there is no Jackson day banquet
/ to be held in this town on the day
given over to celebrating Old Hickory's
victory at New Orleans Jan. s. The
dinner heretofore has been made
the occasion for the appearance at
the board of all the party candidntes
for the presidential nomination In
the past the chief guests have spoken
their little pieces and in way have
announced the platforms upon which
they base their claims for preference.
Why is the feStivity to be foreg0ne?
Probably because in the past 1t has
proved n festal scene only for The
hearers. The speakers at times have
been in mood which suggested sume-
thing like stage fright. 1t is said that
some prominent ones have told their
Democratic brethren that it is too
much to ask of man six months in
advance of the convention to proclaim
to the world all the articles of faith
upon which he is to base his request
for the smiles of his party.
Both Sides Assume cheerfulness.
There are good many members of
the Democratic national committee
already in Washington, where the
! committees headquarters have been
established for some years. Cheerful
ness is the order of the Democratic
day. No heart is harder to read than
the heart of politician. SO far rs
one remembers in Washington the
heart of no party man ever hns been
worn upon his sleeve.
The Democrats are cheerful over
what they declare to be the divisions
in the Republican ranks. Taking it
the other way, the Republicans seem
to be cheerful over the alleged divi-
sons in the Democratic ranks. Both