The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-07
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ALREADY
LOSER
Ia Toilette Only Other Can
didate Reported to Have
Much Strength.
BY WILLIAM HARD.

CHICAGO, April I'm this
city, which is the present head
quarters Of virtually all Of the
present large political efforts to
catch and hold the votes of the
West, it is possible to gain from
returning scouts and from resident
campaign managers a fairly COM
prehensive view of the whole po-
litical situation in the whole region
west of the Mississippi river.
Three Dominating Names.
1t is in that region that the
upsetS of this year are expected
to arise. 1t is in that region that
there is special distress and special
discomfort. 1t is in that region
accordingly that the scouts have
been particularly busy travelling
and observing and returning and
reporting.
From conversations with them
and with their managers, this
, writer finds that the situation in
the region west of the Mississippi,
= including Wisconsin, is as follows:
Throughout that region, which
hereafter in this dispatch will be
called for convenience simply the
west, there are just three dominat-
ing presidential names. These
names are those of Coolidge, Nc
Adoo and La Toilette.
All other names have been
thrown either temporarily or per-
manently into the discard or else
Inc
the pack.
In the eleven States which in
the west have not yet chosen their
delegates to the Republican ma
tional convention, Hiram Johnson
is entered against Coolidge in only
four namely, Nebraska, Montana,
Oregon, California. If he wins all
four, he will still have a total of
only eighty-five delegates out Of
the west in the convention at
Cleveland.
Coolidge Far In Lead.
from Wisconsin. All of the rest
Of the delegates from the West lin
GLIDING the Southern West as well
as the Northern Vest will be for
Coolidge, and they will number 295.
Coolidge, at the worst, will have
three-quarters of all the Republican
Presidential delegates from the dis
tressed and disconnected Western
region. = Il
This is rightly regarded here as
en- amazing tribute to Coolidge's
poesonality. The West is in large
and wide disagreement VITA many
of Coolidge's policies.
The West, even in regular Re-
publican circles, is dominantly out
of humor with the Esch- Cummins
railroad transportation law, which
Coolidge supports.
It is skeptical of the income tax
schedules in the Mellon taxation re-
duction plan, which Coolidge faith
fully defends. 1t inclines toward the
bonus for ex-soldiers, which Cool
idge opposes.
The West has expressed these
criticisms of Coolidges policies in
num erOus regular Republican
gatherings.
Triumphs for President.
The West, nevertheless, persists
in electing Coolidge delegates over
whelmingly to the convention at
Cleveland
1t is an astonishing triumph Of
confidence in a mans character
over disagreement with him on
legislation.
The disagreement indicates, how
ever, thai throughout the West III
the November election a certain
nuInberI of Republicans may fall
away from Coolidge unless he some
how or other placates them on rail-
roads, taxes, farm relief and the
bonus.
On all those topics. McAdoo is
waiting 20 receive the secession
which he hopes will come to the