San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-16
Already Has Obtained One
third Of Delegates
Needed for Choice.
MANY MORE CERTAIN
Johnson Bandwagon Has
Difficult Time Getting
Any Passengers.
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

Copyright 1874 Dy ConSol. 1IeSs ASS n
Washington. ID. C., March 10
President Coolidge already has OBJ
tanned more than one-third of the
delegates necessary to his nomination
at Cleveland next June. And appar-
entity there is no check in sight of his
triumphal progress toward a chance
to run for a second term in the White
House. Republican state conventions
are vieing with one another in their
fulsome praise of the President.
Senator Hiram johnson and his
friends are virtually alone in their
belief that before the rare days of
June arrive something will happen TO
stem the tide and prevent the nam
ing of Mr.. Coolidge on the first bal
lot
The Johnsonites are pointing to the
fact that many of the big states will
send uninstructed delegations to
Cleveland. They are naming states
like New York and Pennsylvania, and
say that if enough of these stay off
the Coolidge band wagon until con-
vention time, they will make things
interesting for the administration
forces.
The Coolidge organization, however,
is making no effort to obtain in
structed delegates from many of the
big states. They know the sentiment
of the leaders in these states and are
satisfied TO leave matters in their
hands. They say there is no question
about New York, for instance, or
Pennsylvania either, and they init
mate that if they wanted to make a
real fight against him, they might de-
feat Governor Pinchot for delegate-at-
large from his own Keystone state.
Refuses to Be Pledged.
The Coolidge forces are particularly
"feeling their oats" since they defeat
ed Senator George Moses up in New
Hampshire. Senator Moses was one
of the first public men to come out
for Calvin Coolidge. The man Of des-
tiny from Massachusetts was only
in the temporary White House at the
Willard Hotel when Senator Moses
solemnly and loudly pronounced that
"all Of us up in New England" must
get together and see to it that Cool.
idge was the nominee in 1924. Ur
TO that time Senator Moses has been
counted as one of the stalwarts of
the Hiram johnson crowd. The Cool
idge colony naturally welcomed him
with open arms.
Then came the unexpected.
Senator Moses refused to be found.
He said he was for Coolidge and he
thought that was enough. New
Hampshire knew him as a man of his
word and why was it necessary for
him to be pledged? Evidently
the New Hampshire Coolidge men
thought differently and when it came
TO naming the seven delegates Mt
large from the eight candidates, Mr..
Moses came out as No. s and now If
he goes to Cleveland il will have TO
be on a proxy. Some of the sena-
tors friends here in Washington
feel that it is a rough way to trea
an "original" Coolidge man.
Ii all goes to show, however, that
New England is all excited over hav-
ing her first President in something
like 20 or so years, and is deter
mined to give him a term all his own
in the White House, come what NAV.
1t may seem entirely different in
some other sections of the country.
but from the Washington point OF
view it looks as if the johnson band
wagon was having hard time getting
started. BY this time four years age
Senator johnson was away out in
front and running free and easy. He
had won several endorsements. Their,
No No sta1, r
against him. There was no one out
standing candidate. General Leonar;
Wood and Governor Lowden of ILL
nois were cutting each Others throats
If Senator johnson could not win tn,
nomination under those conditions
the Coolidge folks say it is beyond
reason to believe he even can max,
the smooth running Coolidge machin,
hesitate for a moment at Cleveland
in June.
The Democratic presidential situa
ton remains somewhat Ouiescenr
Senator Underwood won out in hi
own state, which was expected. Ii
that respect he Jared much bette
than his colleague. Senator Jim Reed
of Missouri. who lost out in his owl
state and thereby Debated what wa
once thought to be perfectly plausi
bic BOOM.
Mr. McAdoo who also fell by III,
wayside in Missouri, is making hi
secoi>l stand in Georgia. The for
mer secretary of the treasury. live,
for long while in the Empire stat
of the South and has that claim upo,
the people there. He is opposed b,
Senator Underwood in the preference
primaries, which ere held Monday
and the results will be looked for
ward to with especial interest.
The League of Nations issue vii
rot down on the Democratic side
Newton Balser, former secretary 0
war, says he will carry the fight 70
League plank TO the convention floo
in New York. Mr.. Baker also ha
announced his intention Of backin
former Gov. James NJ. Cox for tn
nomination.
The position Of the league Demo
Gratis is that America already to al
intcnts and purposes is functionin
with the league and might as wei
come oot and admit it.