Evening star., 1924-11-04

at the White House tonight to re-
ceive the returns will listen in on
one of the most modern of radio sets.
The latter was installed at 10 o'clo *
this morning, and is said to be the
last word in receiving sets
Despite the fact that the air was
teeming with election atmosphere, the
President had no difficulty in maintain
ing his poise and keeping his mind
on his work, when he was not re-
ceivins kilograms or bulletins about
the balloting. He held a long con-
ference with Brig. Gen. Lord, director
of the budget, and when the latter
left the Presidents Office he was
deeply impressed. He couldn't under
stand how a man in President Cool
| idge'S position today, of all days,
! could concentrate on anything; how
his faculties could function so clear
| ly, especially in connection with a
subject so dull and uninspiring as
finances.
Gen. Lord told newspaper men
afterwards that the sight of man
a candidate for the Presidency in a
| three-cornered race, pouring over a
pile of papers containing nothing but
| figures and really understanding them
was almost unbelievable. The gen.
| cral said tho budget matter under
discussion involved a most intricate
detail of matters of policy and there
| were points that the President de-
| tected which Gen. Lord failed to see.
| President Coolidge was greatly
! pleased and impressed with a message
received today from Chauncey NJ. De-
pew, former Senator, predicting sue
cess and congratulating the President
on "an unusual victory"
Praise for Hughes Speech.
This message and the Presidents
reply to Mr.. Depew follow:
| NEW YORK
| November 3, 1924.
| ITO the President: The meeting of the
| business men Of New York at the Metro
politan Opera House Saturday night was
a significant closing of the campaign
Forty-eight of the leading trades OF
the country were represented They
are difficult to get out to an evening
meeting, but they followed their ban
| ners in full numbers and with en-
| thusiaSm. The business organizations
| were brought together and consoli-
dated into q workable force by Gen
| Charles IL Sheriff., whom | have
known since he was boy and who
also made the meeting most success
Iful I have been close student o1
| campaign oratory for SO years, anC
have heard the best at their beS
during that time, and / want to say
that every element to arouse ane
convince an audience was in the ad
dress of Secretary Hughes, and hi:
| effort was among the best / have
heard in over half century. This Ii
| the SEVENTEEN anniversary of tht
birth of the Republican party. My
great interest in the meeting wa.
that, having been with the party
from its birth, having spoken fol
months over the country for Gen. Ere
mont, it's first candidate, and beer
active in every campaign since, in
cluding this one, the occasion seemed
to bridge the party's life and achieve
ments and be fitting prelude to it,
triumphs on November 4. Cordia
congratulations on an unusual vic
tory.
"CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEW."
Coolidge Proud of support.
The Presidents answer follows:
Honorable Chauncey M Depew,
New York, N. Y.
"Your message brings cheer and adde,
confidence this morning of election
day. It is occasion of what / am sur
must be a pardonable pride, to know
have the eager interest and supper
of a veteran like yourself. You
active public career has been coeva
with the long service of the Republi
can party, and has contributed gen
orously to the honor and usefulness
iof that service. My congratulation
70 you as you so today to cast you
vote. To receive the support whicl
you have given to every Republican
nominee from Fremont down is a hig
distinction. Let my good wishes b
expressed in the hope that you ma,
ho let -
presidents you have helped to elec,
| CALVIN COOLIDGE"