Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-07
COOLIDGE POLITICAL.
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CAPITOL GUESSING
BY ROBERT r. SNAIL
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right. 1914
WASHINGTON. Aug. 6.-Wash
ington is wondering if new political
influences are coming into the life
of President Coolidge. The long
visit of Charles &. Warren, former
ambassador to Mexico, made at the
White House, admittedly has not
been related wholly to Mexican af
Cairs.
Then, too, Colonel George Harvey
has been consulted recently, coming
to Washington from his summef
home in Deal, n. j., for the purpose,
Colonel Harvey was the great sup
porter and confidant of President
Harding. In fact, he is one of those
who claimed to have made MIR. Har
ding president. Colonel Harvey has
not been taking prominent part in
the late president. He did not
make" any of the candidates this
year. not Mr.. Coolidge, nor Mr.. Da
Wis, nor even Senator La Toilette
But apparently he is coming to the
fore again and is definitely lined up
under the Coolidge banner. In any
event he seems to have been con.
suited by the president on the sub,
iect of the latter's speech of accept
ance.
1t is not generally realized, but
MIR. Coolidge's acceptance speech
will be his first political speech in
something like four years. Although
he has held public offices of various
sorts for going on - years, Mr.
Coolidge is not regarded as being
political minded" in particular h.
avoids controversy as a rule, con
tenting himself with making certain
definite statements which he holds
to be fundamental and incontro
vertible.
Mr.. Coolidge's essay into public
discussion is being watched with
the same interest that attaches to
the earlier debut of his principal OPP
ponent for the presidency, John w.
Davis. Mr.. Coolidge came into the
White House without any direct
political action on his part His
various speeches as vice president
did not attract nationwide atten-
ton, so Mr.. Coolidge's qualities as
an active campaigner or candidate
for the highest office in the land
remain to be demonstrated.
The position Mr.. Warren is to
have IN the political cabinet is still
BIT doubtful. Mr.. Warren was
close friend of the late President
Harding and offered his services to
him both before and after the cleo
ton. 1t has been said that Mr.. War
rem might act as liaisOn officer, or
gO-betWeen for the "old guard" with
National Chairman Butler But 1t
appears now that great deal If
not most of the friction which de-
veloped between the old timers il
the G.. O. p. and the new chairman
of the national committee from Bos.
ton, has been ironed out and the
need of a diplomatic intermediary
may no longer be considered aeces-
sary
Mr. Warren is extremely popular
tional committee, having served for
a long time on that body himself.
He is thoroughly representative of
the "old guard" and its never sur
render" ideas, but he also has kept
step with the times and'is generally
acceptable to the progressives who
have remained loyal to the party.
While Mr.. Warren will in no sense
supplant Chairman Butler as chief
political adviser to the president, he
had that wide political experience
which some of the presidents init
mates lack and his knowledge of
men and affairs in general is sure
to be used by the president to the
fullest advantage.
| will be recalled that Mr.. War
rem Travelled all the way from Mex
leo City TO Cleveland TO act as chair
man of the resolutions committee
of the Republican national commit
tee. He did this at the personal
request of President Coolidge.
Mr.. Warrens present high status
a the White House and in Repub-
ican political cOunsels is attrlbut
ed largely to James s. Reynolds,
now of this city but formerly of
Boston. Mr. Reynolds at one time
was secretary of the national com
mittee He is now the vice presi-
dent of national bank in this city
and the chief executive is one of
his depositors Organized labor gen
orally is credited with owning
large block of stock in this bank
an interesting situation in view of
;he efforts of The American Fedora
ton Of Labor to swing labor into
line for LaF'ollette and Wheeler.
Mr. Reynolds in Massachusetts
was a close personal associate Of
Calvin Coolidge and led the forces
at the Chicago convention in 1920
which tried TO get the nomination
for Mr.. Coolidge at that time. Mr..
Reynolds is said TO have recon-
uended Mr.. Warren as chairman OF
the resolutions committee and to
have brought him into closer con
tact with the president. Mr. Rey-
nolds also has agreed to take charge
OF the Washington headquarters OF
the Republican National commit
tee
Meanwhile Secretary Slemp.