Evening star., 1926-08-22
COOLIDGE VICTORY
IN 1928 HELD SURE
Enough Delegate Votes East
of Mississippi to Renomi-
nate Him Forecast.
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.
ecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. August 21.-Presi-
dent Coolidge so far as his renomi-
nation in 1928 is concerned, is not
worried about the corn belt, the Mid
die West or the Far West. All of
these sections may vote against MIN
in the next national Republican con-
vention and the East and South still
can sweep all before them.
The Presidents friends have been
doing a little figuring of late be-
cause Of the reported unrest" in Re-
publican circles of the West and 're-
sentiment" against the domination OF
the East over the rest of the coun-
try. The results of this figuring are
extremely interesting.
Mr. Coolidge can yield to any op-
ponents who may arise in all Of the
so-called corn belt States and every
State west of the Mississippi River
and still win the nomination with
something like so votes to spare.
When you add Arkansas. louisiana
and Texas to the Coolidge column,
where they are bound to rest II he
wants them, the President on a
showdown would have more than 100
votes to spare.
President Coolidge does not need
Indiana or Illinois to make his re-
nomination certain. but the chances
are he would get both States In the
long run, for while Senators Watson
and Robinson of Indiana are talking
the sort Of farm relief opposed by
Mr.. Coolidge, they nevertheless are
expressing themselves as devoted TO
him and to his administration.
Illinois is supposed to have voted
against the Coolidge World Court
policy when Senator Mckinley was
defeated at the primaries last April
but subsequent events have proved
there were many other considerations
in that fight and there has been no
outright anti-Coolidge expression.
But Mr. Coolidge can win the nom
ination so handily, If he wants it.
that he does not have to worry about
Indiana or Illinois at all. He can put
them in the same class with Iowa and
Nebraska and the Dakotas and still
march Sercnely on to victory.
l.109 Delegates Listed.
The next Republican convention
will be made up of 100 delegates
from the States and territories. in
which latter group are included
Alaska. Hawaii. the Philippines. Porto
Rico and. last but by no means least,
Columbia.
~ is only necessary to obtain 555
votes to secure the nomination. Mr..
coolidge, it is figured, can romp home
With at least 607 votes without looking
er Indiana, Illinois or any State West
of the Mississippi, even In the South
1t is conceded the President can get
all the Southern States. That much
always is conceded to the administra
tion candidate. for Southern Repub-
licaniSm always is controlled by the
officeh holders, who, for some reason
or other, seem to have a warm affec
ton for the appointive power In the
administration, which happens at this
time to be Mr.. Coolidge.
Il is also conceded that Mr.. Cool
idge can have all the Eastern and
Middle Atlantic States If he merely
gives a nod, or If he chooses to indi-
cate his acquiescence in another term
ry maintaining the proverbial Cool
f1ge silence.
Table by States.
fiere then is the Coolidge minimum
table, furnished by the men who feel
he will be more than willing to stand
for the additional term which would
give him practically 10 years in the
White House:
Alabama. 16 votes: Connecticut, II:
Delaware. Q; Florida. 10: Georgia, IS;
Kentucky, %: Maine. Is: Maryland,
10: Massachusetts, 80: Michigan, 33;
Mississippi -; New Hampshire, II;
New Jersey. 81: New York. 81; North
Carolina. 30; Ohio. 81; Pennsylvania,
-: Rhode Island. 13: South Carolina,
II; Tennessee. p: Vermont. II; Vir-
I'nia, II; West Virginia, 19: Alaska,
Hawaii. Porto Rico, the Philippines
end District of Columbia, collectively,
10. Total 607 votes. Add Texas. %;
Arkansas. IA, and Louisiana. IS, to
the above and YOU have a total of 657
with only 555 necessary TO a choice.
confronted with these figures there
IS nothing for the opponents of Mr..
Coolidge to do but read 'em and
weep" With the hold he has on the
Eastern and Southern votes, il is
futile to oppose Mr.. Coolidge. 1t is
also out of all reason that he would
not sweep most Of the Western States
into line on the first and only ballot
Of the convention. There is no way
fer the corn belt or other dissatisfied
sections of the country TO defeat MIR.
Coolidge if and when he decides to
run. The President would not have
to make any sort of convention cam
Glign; the votes would be poured into
his lap.
LOnGwOrth Gets Ready.
II was reported "A short time ago
that {. Bascom Slemp, former sec.
retary to the President and grand
expert general on Southern Repub!-
can delegates, was touring the south
land in the interest Of Speaker Nicho-
las Longworth. Mr.. LonCworth even
made part Of the trip with the Nir
oil M he 4
signs on the nomination if Mr.. Cool
tdge wants it Like many other poten-
tialities, he is merely getting in posi-.
tion to do a hit of running if Mr.
Coolidge doesn't start. If the Presi
dent starts the opposition stops. The
next Republican presidential race will
he entirely of the Presidents making
All that he wants of the G.. Q. T. he
can have.
Beer Keg Now Fiddle.