Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11
PRESIDENT TO SHUN
POLITICS ON VISIT.
Withdrawal Of Stickney From
Senate Race DispeIs
Vermont Rumors.
By j. RUSSELL YOUNG.

Forthcoming visit to his old home at
Plymouth Notch. VT. has been quick
" removed by the announcement
from former Gov. Stickney that he
had abandoned his candidacy for the
United states Senate In opposition to
Senator Dale.
The fact that the President is show
ing no intention of abandoning TINS
visit to the Green Mountain country,
since Gov. Stickney's Withdrawal
from the Republican primaries, has
served to convince political skeptics
that the Presidents visit to Vermont
will be for purely sentimental reasons
and void of anything bordering on
politics.
Dale @OR" Reservation.
BECAUSE Gov. Stickney and Attor'
new General Sargent are law partners,
and because they both are intimate
friends of the President, the latter
was looked upon as silent supporter
If the movement to have Stickney
displace Senator Dale, when II was
frst made known that Sticlkney would
20 out for the Republican nomina.
fion. Although natives OF the same
state and possessing other tniIss ln
common, the President ana senator
Dale are not close friends, ana .ns
Senator's visits to the Wnlte ouso
are very infrequent, and are always
for purely business purposes. Besloes
this. Senator Dale voted to overTioe
the Presidents veto of the soldiers
. bonus two years ago, for which act'
political friends of the President say
ne has never been forgiven. :,
On the other hand, Gov. SticKney
A not only an intimate friend OF the
President ), but Is q distant relauve,
and they belong to the same scnoo.
of Republican politics. Also StlcAney
and Attorney General Sargent, for
whom the President has high re-
gard and personal feeling, are part
ners in the practice Of law:
Considering all this background,
II Was not unexpected to see thePres-
ident's name linked up with the move
rrnant In his native State to run STICK
new against Senator Dale. AS might
3 have been expected, these interences
brought no comment from the White
House. The President issued no oe-
malls. Therefore, as matters orlI.eu,
It was not unnatural to suppose ILL.,
the President approved the movement
to suppiant Dale, and that in some
inconspicuous way he would do what
he could to help the cause along.
How Rumors Began.
Some weeks ago, when the Presi.
DENTS plans for his vacation were pc.
ing discussed, he let 1t be known tnaI
ii was his intention some time ourlns
the Summer to visit his home In yer.
mont. This was Immediately accept.
al az a signal from the President that
he was coming to the heip OF GOV.
Stickney's candidacy.
Gov. Stickney's announcement OK
his withdrawal, however, has put an
and to all this form Of speculation
and insinuation, and It - now sup
s,osad that the President will be cred
sted with going back home for Q few
DAYS purely out OF sentiment ana love
for the old place. and not because OF
any politics. j.. 500 Ya5 I'LL.
vrant, carIie as something Of a sur.
nrise, political leaders in Vermont ana
New England never took his canoi-
dacy seriously. In the first place, the
forTner Governor Is known never 70
have had the support of the powers
that oDerate things for the RepuDii-
cans in Vermont. 1t Is understood
also that the Republican natlonal
committee, Of which the PRESIDENT
close friend and polittcat ADVISER
Senator William n. Butler 'of Massa'
chusetts, is chairman, froWned upon
the Stickney movement. AS mat.
ter Of fact. some of the leaders OF
fhe national committee are repre-
ser,ted az having deplored the Stick
new candidacy. They let 1t be known
that they thought the attempt to dis
nlace Senator Dale was i'll advised.
Whether this viewpoint had any IN"
fiuence upon Gov. Stickneys SUD
seuuent withdrawal is not known.
But there is feeling in some poiiu-
cal quarters here that 1t carried SONY
s weight, Notwithstanding the fact tnat
Gov. Stickney, in withdrawing, an
nounced that ne was doing so because
OF the embarrassment his candidacy
might cause the President.
Unable to Shake Politics.
Although the Presidents journey
"a Vermont is now free Of the tinge
Of politics, his vacation days up here
in these remote mountains are by no
means free Of speculation OF q pont-
zeal nature. It seems Impossible TOT
a President to shake himself entirely
where he goes. 1t is much easier TO
remove the burden of his ofhcia
cares temporarily, but not 80 with
politics. -,
q confidence in Congress and his ire.
ouent commentator of his partyis
feadership in both branches OF Con-
rress is mainly responsible at this
time for some Of the political buzz
zing up here. The opinion being ad'
yanced is that the President Is grad
ually but deliberately laying the
groundwork for his participation,
even IL only in a mild form, in the
coming Congressional campaign.
There now exists a feeling that the
President may, after all, 90 something
to help some of those loyal party men
IN the Senate and House who are
known to be facing serious dificulty
In the coming elections.
In this connection 1t IL pointed out
that the President could not remain
quietly enjoying himself at White
Pine Camp without making some Ell
fort to assist some OF these men VINO
have stood so solidly and courageous
" behind him.
II does not seem natural, 1t Is added,
that the President, for instance.
should do nothing to help Senator
Butler, his close friend, and the man
who personally directed his pre.con'
vention campaign and who was the
field marshal In charge OF the ma
tional campaign in 1924 that resulted
in Mr.. Coolidge's, election as PreFi'
] dent. {
Therefore, In the event the Presi.
dent decides to leap to the rescue OF
Senator Butler, possibly in the form
of a visit to Massac huSetts, with< an
accompanying speech or two,. 1t does
not seem likely to those who know
the Presidents way Of doing things
+ that he would stop there, He surely
wouldn't help Senator Butler without
doing something for the other sena.
torial candidates who are calling loud.
" for. helm. and whom he considers