Evening star., 1924-07-13
POLITICAL REVIVAL
IS DUE IN AUGUST
Death of Calvin Coolidge, Jr.,
Temporarily Ha|ts Activi-
ties of Both Parties.
DEMOCRATS TO ATTACK
President Expected to Use Radio
for Conduct of Cam
raign.
DEMOCRATS TO ATTACK
By ROBERT #. SMALL.

By ROBERT r. SMALL.
NEW YORK, July 12.-The Ameri-
can people are in for two or Gree
weeks of calm before the political
storms break out afresh. with squally
weather indicated all the way into
early November
The Democrats are worn out from
their long ordeal. The tumult and
the shouting have died. The would
be captains and the would-be kings
have departed, but jaded brains and
jumpy nerves remain. and it has been
agreed by all that "A breathing spell
of rest and quiet will be good thing
for everybody.
The Republicans have had their
early campaign plans slightly upset
by the unexpected death of Calvin Cool
ldge, jr This tragedy has left the
White House in a mourning mood
where politics has no concern.
The Democrats are mindful of this
situation, too, and for that .'elSpn are
not in Il hurry to push their cam1.aign
forward. IL will be at least the first
week in August before John w Davis
will be notified officially of his nomi-
patton; in the old home town of
will be notified at the White House
at about the same time.
Lrunch Drive in August.
Therefore. politics for the time
being is in recess if not adjourned.
BY the midGfe Of August, however.
the battle lines will have been drawn
and the opposing candidates squared
away for the long run of two months
and one-half of intensive cam
paignng.
Both Democratic candidates are to
go on the road. They VIII be op-
Tosnd in the sticks" only by Hell
Maria" Dawes. but the friends of the
hghGng Republican vice presidential
nominee contend that he is a host IN
himself. President Coolidge nat
urally will have to contine his actlv-
tiles to Washington and the White
House. For him the campaign Will
be largely a letter writing affair,
with occasional statements given out
in the old Roosevelt manner for re-
lease on the supposedly dull news
day of the week, Monday.
Many of Mr.. Coolidge friends be-
lleVe he Will make A more effective
campaign in this manner than if he
too. took to the stump. The Presi-
dent is not an orator: His addresses
always read better than they sound.
His letters have a punch to them and
always attract unusual attention.
Democrats to Attack.
The Democrats are to make the at
tack in the campaign. and it is fit
ting for them to be out in the open
country The Republicans will large
~ remain in the trenches, but the
Democrats hope to get them out by
Christmas"
The part that radio will play in the
presidential foray is yet to be de-
termined. The development of this
new science of communication opens
field to the stay-at-home candidate
which none of his predecessors ever
knew, President Coolidge will al
ways have radio facilities at his dis
posal, and the success of the trans
mitting companies in hooking up
score or more stations to lsten-in at
the Democratic convention shows
that at single speaking the Presi-
dent may, if he wishes, reach millions
of hearers
The radio people are not anxious
to let politics run away with their
programs during the campaign. They
have no idea what an ordeal they
were getting into when they under
took to broadcast the gathering of
the Democratic hosts in Madison
Square Garden. So the chances are
that political speeches by radio this
autumn Will be limited to ten min
utes' duration, with a minimum
charge Of 500 for each speech broad
cast
Coolidge to Use Radio.
1t is said at this time that Presi-
dent Coolidge is likely to take ad-
vantage of the radio only on semi
pubic occasions which will. never
theless. permit him to place his views
on many subjects officially before the
people. On purely political and con-
troversIal subjects the President is
likely to use the letter writing
method of attack and defense.
Friends of Col. Roosevelt. who recall
ms campaign of 1904 from the White
House cannot help but regret that
radio broadcasting was not an ac-
compllShed art at that time. The
colonel would have had simply a
bully time" at the old microphone
one reason the Democrats are not
ruShlns their campaign plans is a
desire on their part that some of the
W1ld scenes and confusion of the New
York convention shall pass as quick
~ as possible into at least the twi-
light zone Of forgetfulness. 1t is their
belief that this unquestionablv will
happen. After all is said and done,
the outcome of the convention was
al that most Democrats de-
red and they are sticking to the
old saying that ''alPs well that ends
we'll"
See G. o. p. Fearful.
The Democrats feel that they have
the candidate most feared by the
Republican leaders They know that
at. the Cleveland convention when
ever the talk turned to the Demo-
VI the TNepuoilCdHS IN tnelr pr1-
Yate conversations always spoke of
John w. Davis as dangerous op-
ponent.
Believing, however, that Mr.. Nc
Adoo had the best chance of winning
the nomination, the Republicans
wrote what virtually was a personal
attack upon the Californian in their
platform. All that is wasted now
The Democrats feel they are going
into battle with an ability to attack
all along the line. They feel their
candidates will inspire confidence
and they are pointing with a pride
bordering on electrical elation to the
Democratic record in Congress.
Once it gets under way, this COM
ing campaign is going to be a ham
mer and tongs affair
Copyright, 1924