Evening star., 1925-03-11

legal mind. for Mr.. Warren, while sue
cessful at the bar. is not a lawyer of
the Root, Knox, Hughes or Stone
type. Before Mr.. Warren's selection
was publicly announced, the Presi-
oent received warnings from more
than one disinterested quarter that
the appointment would not be a happy
one. The explanation most widely
offered for Mr.. Coolidge's insistence
upon Warren is that the President
liked the Detroiter's handling of the
platform situation at the Cleveland
national convention. Warren was the
chairman Of the committee on resolu-
tions. He was in conference with
Mr.. Coolidge at Washington on the
eve OF the convention. In very
large sense, Warren was the Presi-
dents personal emissary there The
White House thought he acquitted
himself we'll under conditions that
were al times more delicate and more
menacing to convention harmony
than the public knew
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One cf Calvin CooIidge's political
virtues Cor vices, depending on whose
particular OK is being gored) is tenac-
ity of purpose. There are political
crossword nuzzlers who call it stub
bornness. No one at this hour can
say that the President is ready to call
ii quits, as far a. Warren is concern
ed. More than once in recent weeks
the view has been hazarded in well
informed quarters that Warren was
Coolidge's eventual choice for the
Secretaryship of State. Mr.. Kellogg,
according to these wiseacres, was only
to fill the stop-gap of the months or
year. Immediately following Mr.
Hughes retirement, and then. the
suave, natural-born diplomat, who
made a creditable record at Toxic
and patched up things with Mexico
was to be summoned TO the State De-
partment. 1t may be that the Presi-
dent figures that Warren as foreign
minister would be acceptable to
Senate that will not have him as At
torney General.
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Vice President Dawes enemies
they have multiplied visibly since
March will be sure to take him to
task afresh for playing truant when
Warren's fate was at stake. AS
matter of fact. there is nothing in
the Constitution that requires the
Vice President to preside over the
Senate at any and all times. 1t does
not even require his presence in
Washington at any given moment or
for any given period. Mr.. Dawes
therefore, was not running away from
his Job in absentinG himself at the
particular time his decisive vote
would have saved the day for Mr..
Warren. Rule OF the Senate's stand
ing rules for the conduct of bust
ness provides that "in the absence OF
the Vice President, the Senate shall
choose a President pro tempore'i Sec
ton of the Constitution says that
the Vice President of the United
States shall be President Of the
Senate, but shall have no vote, unless
they be equally divided" Nowhere
is there mandatory instruction about
how much time the Vice President
shall. spend on his somewhat decora-
tive employment.ss
Charles s. Dewey, Assistant secre-
Rtary of the Treasury, has about
thrown up his hands in the endeavor
to popularize the American cartwheeI
Under his direction 100000 in new
silver dollars was issued. but they
KEEP coming back, instead of staying
out. Mr.. Dewey has reached the con-
clusion that the country viii not
carry hard money" except for change
and that the SO cent piece is about as
high as ii will go in the way of keep
ing Uncle Sans silver in circulation.
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Alice Longworth is undoubtedly a
wonder. Motherhood has made her
as buoyant, vivacious and debonair as
a debutante. In the Senate wing of
the Capitol, where she has promptly
resumed her favorite listening post,
Mrs. Speaker" can be seen these days.
looking as youthful as woman 10
years her Juniors and apparently, fee
ing 1t, too. Her brother. Col. Teddy.
jr. has come to Washington TO
make the acquaintance of his new
niece. You must see Paulinar' is
Mrs. Longworth's fondest greeting
to her friends.