Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-26
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

George Washington Post, No. I, of
the American Legion, a District of CO.
lumbia legion unit, has pitched Gen.
Pershing's hat in the ring as candi.
| date for national commander of the
| legion when the next election comes
along. 1t is surmised that this action
was taken without asking the gen
erals by your leave" The vote of
the post to instruct it's convention
delegates to support Pershing was
/ unanimous. So far as this observer
is aware. this is the first post in the
country to start the Pershing boom
this year. The leGionnaires hereabouts
who will wear a "Pershing for Ma
tional Commander" button argue that
the prestige of the Pershing name
abroad would be a big aid in pro-
noting the success of the Paris con.
vention next year, to say nothing of
the appropriateness of having the
general lead the boys on their return
to France as he did when they went
across to fight. 1t is safe to say that
Gen. Pershing's prestige and popu.
farity has steadily enhanced with the
passage OF the years since the armi-
stice and with 1t a more widespread
| recognition and appreciation of his
achievements as commander-in.chief
of the American forces, which is more
famous military figures OF the World
War.
Cheyenne, Wyo.. is the meeting
place of the conference of State gov
errors. whose 1925 conclave takes
place this week. Nellie Tayloe Ross,
Governor OF Wyoming, will be official
hostess Ma" Ferguson Of Texas,
the only other governor who wears
skirts instead of trousers, may be too
much engrossed with her Texas pri.
mary fight to be able to get to Chey-
enne. Last year the governors met
at Poland Springs, In Maine. with the
President close by, at Swampscott, but
unable to attend, lest it lend q politi-
cal or partisan tinge to the proceed
ings. State problems and State
executive "perplexities" are on the in
crease with the growing complexities
of our times and the multiplicity or
our laws, and the governors get to.
gether once q year and compare notes.
Taxation and economy, road building,
| education and prohibition enforce
ment are some of their major prob
lens, especially in those aspects where
State and Federal viewpoints some
times clash.
In sharp contrast to the statement
of Senator Cummins in Iowa 10 days
ago that President Coolidge would not
be a candidate in 1928 for various rear
sons, including his alleged disfavor
with the Western farmers, and quite
different from the cautious statement
| Of Bascom Slemp at Cincinnati day
or two later to the effect that IF"
Coolidge is not a candidate In 1928
Nick Longworth was entitled to Seri-
GUS consideration for the nomination,
comes a declaration from former Sena-
tor Albert J. Beverage of Indiana, ad.
dressing a Republican gathering In
Massachusetts last Wednesday. The
Hoosier Progressive, 1t will be remem-
bered, has at different times in the
past been something OF thorn in the
side of the Old Guard Republicans, and
he prefaced his present Coolidge
eulogy with the statement that he was
not always entirely in accord With the
Coolidge policies. However, de.
clared Beveridge, II am first, last ana
all the time exclusively for Gavin
| Coolidge, and | look for his renoml-
nation by acclamati ton and his election
I by an overwhelming majority In the
next national campaign. ACCORDING
to Boston newspaper accounts, an out
break OF cheers and applause gfseteo
this statement from the aSSemplage,
which included Senator Butler OF Mas
sachusetts. Senator Moses OF New
Hampshire and many other New
England political notables, the occa-
sion being the formal launching of
Senator Buffers campaign for re-
election.
X X X X
a striking illustration of the in
eaualities in postal rates was afforded
a Washington book seller recently
when he mailed two small parcels of
identical size and weight. one adj
dressed to a customer in san Fran
cisco. and the other bound for far
AWAY village in British India and
destined to pass through Frisco Ell
route. The postage on the package
to India was is cents and on the
package to San Francisco 3S cents.
Al reminder Of the brave old days
J OF the American Navy is contained