Evening star., 1924-08-31
INCREASES c. 0.P,
MIDDLE WEST HOPE
0'laughIin Brings OPTIMISTIC
Reports to White House
After Business Tour.

Encouraging news from the Middle
West was brought to the White
House yesterday by John CalIan
OLaughlin of this city, former as
sistant to the chairman Of the United
States Shipping Board, and at one
time third assistant secretary of
State. He has just completed a per-
sonal survey of the political situation
in that section while making a busi-
ness trip, and, according to him. the
Republicans need have no worry
about the outcome in any of those
States.
Mr.. O'Laughlin is now inclined to
believe that President Coolidge will
carry every one of the so-called Mid
die West States. and, despite the gen.
eral belief to the contrary, he is of
the opinion that the President will
run ahead of Senator La Toilette in
Wisconsin. He explained this optim-
ism regarding the third party candi-
dates own country by saying that
recent developments in Wisconsin,
along with the growing popularity of
Coolidge and the continued boom be-
ing enjoyed by the agriculturists of
that section, are looked upon as GO
ing far toward weakening La Toilette
in his own State.
He stated also that the strife that
has arisen among numerous leaders
of the La Toilette following in Wis
consin is beginning to cause the
latter considerabl alarm.
In Other States.
MIR. OLaughlin said the Republi-
can prospects in Minnesota are en-
couraging, and that with the proper
ar Of
trated campaigning the ticket should
win in both the Dakotas. The amount
of Coolidge and Dawes sentiment in
Illinois he considers amazing, and
with an improvement in the party's
working forces in Indiana, he says.
the situation there will show a great
Improvement.
The party's prospects in Kentucky
and Tennessee are unusually bright
of Claudius H. Huston of Tennessee,
former assistant secretary of Com
merce. and now chairman Of the
ways and means committee of the
Republican national committee, who
returned to Washington yesterday
after attending the recent meeting of
the Republican State committee in
Tennessee. and following-a visit to
Kentucky. where he made a personal
survey OF the situation.
Mr.. Huston believes the prospects of
a Coolidge victory and the election of
United States Senator in each Of these
border States are very bright "Repub-
lican leaders in Tennessee" Mr.. Huston
said. ARE very happy over the pros
poets"
Butler to Come Here.
William NJ. Butler, chairman of the
Republican national committee, will
make hurried visit to Washington on
and will remain two or three
days. The principal object of his visit
is to reach a decision regarding certain
details of the campaign plans and to go
over the entire situation with President
Coolidge.
Mr.. Butler has jumped about the
country considerably since he last con-
ferred with the President during the
period more than two weeks
ago. and he has much in the way of re-
ports and personal observations bear
Ing upon the progress of the campaign
1t is understood that during this
coming visit Chairman Butler will
take up with the President the ques-
ton of the latter's speaking during
the campaign. There are those prom
inent in the party's leadership who
believe the President should do con-
more talking between now
and election day, than he has planned.
On the other hand, there are those
leaders who are satisfied with the
Presidents announced intention to
make as few speeches as possible and
to remain on the job at the White
House. Moreover. there is no indi-
cation at the White House that the
President has changed his mind. He
told callers yesterday, when this
question was brought up, that he is
still of the. same opinion respecting
his personal participation in the