Evening star., 1926-02-07
President Coolidge Studying Reaction
OF Public Sentiment ON World Court

strong enough to offset any forInidably develop
ed reaction as result of the court
According to the expressed belief Of political
observers who have recently visited the White
House. the World Court vote is going to figure
more or less prominently where at least 10 of
the more than 20 Republican Senators who
come up Tor reelection are concerned.
x x X
The general opinion Is that Senator Len
root or Wisconsin, who personally led the ad-
minstration's fight for the adoption of tho
World Court resolution. is doomed What little
chance he had of succeeding himself In the
Senate was ruthlessly cast aside when he as
sumed this prominent role, is the way political
observers express themselves about his future.
1t is pointed out that the La Toilette machine
had long since made ready to defeat him, but
until his World Court activities presented
themselves. 1t was deemed that he might have
n slight chance to pull through because of his
wide personal popularity in Wisconsin, But the
sentiment in Wisconsin is strongly against the
over the rens of leadership in the Senate court
battle it was supposed by many of his party
and of his personal following that he had given
. up all intention of running again.
The rumor has been current also that Presi
dent Coolidge would take care of Senator Len
in a handsome manner in the event he
did not care TO run again Immediately after
the court victory the Senator himself endeav-
ored TO set at rest all reports of this nature
by issuing a statement to the effect that he
was candidate to succeed himself.
x X \;
Illinois is another State where the court
issue is likely to become the controlling factor.
the Senate. already has been served notice
that he Is TO be opposed at the Republican
primaries TO be held In that State in April.
He supported the court. and because Of this
former Representative Frank Smith has
nounced that he Is to fight Senator Mckinley
for the nomination and that the issue
will be the World Court. 1t is said that pre-
vious line-ups in Illinois have become shat
tered in this fight that the situation is
fusing even to veterans Of politics in that
State. One thing Is certain, and that Is that
Senator Mckinley's pro-court stand was i'm
mensely unpopular and has enda ngered his
return to the Senate-somethins that seemed
hardly possible few weeks ago Senator Nc
kinley IS worried the reports he has
received and he makes effort to conceal
seasoned political veteran. He has for years
been perfecting q strong organization. and he
is going to make heroic fight
1t is being whispered around that some Of
the more pronounced anticourt Senators may
20 into Illinois to make some speeches for
Smith. There is possibility that the April
primaries in Illinois may be turned into the
next battle-ground of the World Court League
of Nations issue. If this should develop. Nc
Kinley will send out sos for oratorcal az.
sistance from procourt Senators to stump the
State for him.
The opinion is expressed by other political
authorities that Senator Butler of Massachu-
sets chairman of the Republican national
committee and personal friend of President
Coolidge, Is going to be greatly embarrassed
because Of his vote the court This qGes-
ton Is not likely to present itself in the pri-
mary, but at the election in November 1t Is