The Washington times., 1924-11-06
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with many az His policies IN Fol,
lette. Frazier, Ladd, Norris and
others
ii may be that the Senate viii
be more in line with Mr.. Coolidge,
IN the face Of the popular indOr6e-
ment the President received at the
polls and the severe lacing admin
istered some of his foes. Again Il
may not.
Confronted with this situation, the
questions being asked around Capt.
toll HIM today Werei
'sWiIl there be new Coolidge,
q militant, forceful, dominating.
aggressive Coolidge, who will drop
the mantle OF reserve that neces-
eity forced on him when he became
a. dead Presidents constitutional
heir? Will he bludgeon Congress
into doing his bidding2 VIII he,
now that he is President in his
own right, force action on the world
court in an unwilling Senate, the
unwilling ones being In his own
party? Will he again attempt to
jam through the Mellon plan, low,
ering taxes on huge incomes, In the
face of Democratic and Progress.
sive opposition?
All these and many similar ques-
tons viii be answered in the
months Immediately ahead Of Cal
win Coolidg e-Preside no longer
by q stroke Of fate, but by one
Of the most impressive triumpha
in the history Of American poll,
tics.
Cabinet May Continue.
1t is expected that the Cabinet,
part Of which Mr.. Coolidge inner
tied and part of which he APP
pointed, win continue in office, He
has at the outset one vacancy to
fill, in the Department Of Agrl-
culture. due to the death OF Henry
C. Wallace,
1t is said the President is en-
deavoring to obtain for the post
Ext Governor Frank o. Lowden of
Illinois, who, had he. consented to
1t, would have been the next Vice
President. He was nominated at
Cleveland and then turned 1t down.
LoWden has been offered and
refused more Government jobs than
any man extant. Harding offered
him three Cabinet posts and his
choice of diplomatic appointment,
all of which were rejected.
Lowden's friends say that he
that his interest In agriculture
might lead him to accept it.
Agriculture is his hobby and chief
avOcation, The acquisition OF the
former governor would bring into
the Coolidge Cabinet an Outstand'
ing figure in public life, as. well
as one Of the foremost agricultural
authorities Of the country.
Mellon and Hughes Stay.
1t is considered certain thar
Charles e. Hughes will remain as
secretary Of state He was Cool
idee's chief spokesman during the
campaign. At the Treasury Depart
lmant today 1t was officially learned
that Secretary Andrew w. Mellon
would remain in the Cabinet.
Two other members Of the Cabi-
net, Attorney General Stone and
Secretary Of the Navy WHDur, are
Mr.. Coolidge's own appointees ana
are expected to stay.
Concerning the balance oL the
official family there - some dohDt.
There have been reports recentIy
that Secretary of War Weeks ana
Secretary Of Commerce Hoover are
AnXlOuS ID IGIAICb AAAC OAAAANA
account of advancing age, the latter
for private business reasons
Their Future Uncertain,
This leaves Postmaster General
Harry s. New Secretary Of the
Interior Work and Secretary Of La.
Dor Davis, all members Of the Hard
ing Cabinet. Their future is said
10 be uncertain.
One of the early changes Presi,
dent Coolidge is expected to make
Is in his private secretary, G. BaS-
com SIemp, who, now that the cam.
paign Is over, is said to be anxious
to get out. There has been constant
friction between Slemp and William
NJ. Butler. generalissimo Of the Cool
adge campaign.
There is also keen speculation in
the Capital as to what reward Butler
wih receive for promoting one Of
the most Auccessful campaigns In
Republican history. The expectation
prevails that q Cabinet post will be
made available to him before many
weeks.
BurSum 5000 Behind.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Nov. &.
With approximately sixty per cent
of the total vote counted New
Mexico's electoral vote today was
considered definitely in the Davis
column by q plurality Of $500.
Returns from thirteen of the thirty.
two counties gave Coolidge 9,7OS;
Davis 1895; La Toilette 1852.
Samuel G. Bratton DENY was
leading Senator H. o, Bursutn
lRep) by more than 5000 while
the margin Of Congressman Morrow
over Felipe Hubbeii, his Republican
contender for Congress, was 5000.
Arthur T. Hannett, Democrat, Is
elected governor, with the entire
Democratic state ticket,
LITTLE GIRLS ERROR
LEADS 70 POLICE COURT
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. e.--Ftf-
teen.years-old Isabella BalIint, OF No
iO6 North Twentyfifth street, Cam
den, thinks her mother Is entirely
too old fachioned SO she decided to