The Washington times., 1924-04-04
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Butler, Campaign Manager,
Tells President He Has ss5
Already Insured.
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES.
international News Service.

The nomination, of Calvin Cool.
idge at the Republican National
Convention In Cleveland will he
signed sealed and all but delivered
by April 22- eighteen days from
today
This confident assertion was made
here today byykh Presidents cam.
paign managers after q careful
tabulation Of results to date. and
results expected between. now and
the zero date set, April 20.
William M Butler, director. of
the Coolidge campaign, told the
President this morning that he has
a total OF $50 delegates thus tar
pledged for him, and that by the
22nd this total will be increased
to $50 delegates or So more tnar
the necessary majority OF 555.
Basis Of Count.
The count OF 3S5 delegates to date
two months ahead Of the conyen.
ton and before any of the big
Slates have ned tleir primaries -
State OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the fiji
teen from Maine instructed yester-
day, seventeen from Connecticut.
eight from Missouri, and two from
Ohio, all Of which have been listed
In the Coolidge column in the last
few days.
1.-THE date OF April % as ASSURING.
the nomination Of Mr.. Coolidge is a
liberal allowance said Mr.. Butler.
I'VE will have majority after
then"
Butler came to Washington after
an absence OF some weeks spent in
the West in supervising the promo.
tion OF the Presidents political in
terests
He not only believes the no1nina-
ton Of Mr.. Coolidge is as in
escapable as death or taxes. hut as
a result Of his observations Of the
political trend he also believes i'm.
pltcitly that the nomination of the
President viii be followed by cleo
ton in November.
Discounts Oil Scandal.
Mr.. Butler does not believe the
era of investigation and scandal
that has visited Washington has
had or will have any material effect
in the forthcoming campaign. He
declined, however, to make any pre-
dictions as to the major issues
upon which the Democrats and the
Republicans will wage their four
month battle before the electorate.
There was another of. President
Coolidge's political breakfasts at
the White House this morning.
Butler was there, and others were
Senator'S Smooth of Utah, Edge of
Nay jersey Howell of Nebraska,
Capper of Kansas, McNary of Ore.
gon, Warren of Wyoming, Couzens
of Michigan and Weller Of Mary
land.1 They discussed generally
legislation and politics.
In the last ten days almost the
entire Republican membership of
Senate, barring the insurgent group,
has been present at one time or
another at the White House break.
fast table.
Opposes Summer Session.
On these informal occasions, Pres.
ident Coolidge has sought to ascer.
tail Republican sentiment generally,
and has more specifically sought to
promote definite Republican legis.
lative program, so shaped as to en-.
able Congress to clean up the major
problems confronting it-tax re-
duction, immigration and possibly
the bonus-and then adjourn by
June 1. He does not want, nor does
he see any reason for Congress re-
naming in session during the
summer, Some of his guests have
agreed with him. other have not.
Question of Chairman.
At these breakfasts, too, and in
other informal conferences between
leaders there has been