Evening star., 1924-04-15

If Edwin DENLY opposes James
Couzens for the republican senatorial
nomination in Michigan Secretary
Melons arch foe may find the
Coolidge administration forces in the
state ranged against him. Denby's
friends are ready to put him in the
race. They are sure to be encouraged
by the storm now raging around
Couzens' head in Washington. The
Presidents stock in Michigan is un-
commonly high, as the recent pri-
maries there disclosed. If the former
Secretary of the Navy is pitted against
Couzens with White House backing
DENLY would be in strong strategic
position. But the G.. o. 2. will have
to ponder we'll whether his connection
with the oil leases is not a fatal han
dicap.
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Federal judgeships are coveted
about as much as any jobs within the
Presidents gift There are said to be
no fewer than twenty eight aspirants
for the post shortly to be vacated by
Albert B. Anderson of Indiana who is
to be promoted to the seventh circuit
of the United States court of appeals
at Chicago. Judge Anderson has been
the terror of Hoosier wrongdoers for
twenty-five years. He achieved ma
tional renown in 1912 in the dynamite
attention again in 1919 when he de-
manded revocation of the United
Mine Workers strike order. Ander-
son has the reputation of being hard
hearted. His friends deny the allie
cation. They say that Anderson'S the
best Judge in the country for an inno-
'e-' man. but hell let loose for a
guilty one.
Herbert Hoover has discovered
what's really wrong with the world.
He asserts that it needs more fisher
men. Hoover is a disciple of Izaak
Walton himself and steals away often
to the streams and lakes near Wash
ington. When he isn't fishing he likes
playing at dam building. 1t is in con-
templative moments with the rod and
reel or when toying with amateur
reclamation projects that Hoover
works out some of his deepest prob
',~~4 There are two fishermen in the
Coolidge cabinet now. Attorney Cen
famous International statesman, Grey
of Fallodon, puts in all of his spare
time at fly-fishing.
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Somebody who has more or less
regular and official occasion to COM
mune with Calvin Coolidge has dis
covered that he considers two a COM
pany and three a crowd. That is to
say, he opens up volubly when there
are only four ears present. Anything
beyond that usually goads the PreSl-
dent into a purely listening mood.
Harding is said by the same author
ity to have been that way, too.
John T. Adams, chairman of the re-
publican national committee, has
made up his mind about the role he
will play in the 1924 presidential cam
paign, but isn't saying anything about
it. A recent White House utterance
indicated that if the Iowan wants to
retain the G.. o. p. chairmanship there
would be no objection from presiden-
tial quarters. Reports that c. Bas-
com Slemp, Mr.. Coolidge's secretary,
is slated for the chairmanship find
no credence at the Executive Mansion.
Some man not a national committee
man could succeed Adams under the
republican rules. Neither Frank ii.
Hitchcock, William NJ. Wilcox nor
VIII ii. nays DelOHSeu u tine cum
mittee when he was chairman. The
democrats require their chairman to
be a national committeeman. Adams
is republican committeeman from
Iowa, but that is pure>soincidence.
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George w. Norris Of Nebraska
ranks with Senator La Toilette as the
only member of the Senate recently tri-
umphant in primary contests. A year
ago the veteran progressive from the
Platte country was sour on politics
and determined to return to his first
love-teaching or the law. But Ne
braska republicans of his particular
denomination. Norris lists as his
banner achievement in politics the
leadership of the fight which over