New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
PRESIDENT STARTS
 CAMP PAIGN FIRES
Republicans Regret News;
 Democrats Silent

Washington, Aug. , R-The ef- feet and significance of President Coolidge's brief announcement on the nations political future were being analysed carefully today by politicians. business men and ordi- .nary citizens who were gradually re- covering from the unexpected news from the Black Hills of South Da- kota.
 The unadorned ten word state ment. T do not choose to run for president in 192S." apparently was due to produce thousands of words of comment by-political leaders and newspaper editors and had famed to sudden heat the presidential cam paign which seemingly had been lulled in tranquility during the sum- mer months.
 In general the political leaders, shocked apparently by the bomb shell-like character of the announce ment out of a clear sky. either re- ma1ned silent or only expressed tersc guarded opinions.
 In some cases political prognos- ticators. who interpreted the pro- nouncement as MT. Coolidge's with drawal turned to discussion of the other possibilities for the republican presidential nomination. But there was also a swing of opinion. tn- cludlng many of the presidents clos est friends, which warned that the : president must not yet be eliminated from consideration should the party decide to draft him. Among the possible candidates other than Pres ident Coolidge the names mentioned most frequently were those of Frank o. Lowden. Secretary Hoover. Vice President Dawes, Senator Borah and Speaker Longworth.
 Republicans Regretful
 Republican leaders viewed the presidents announcement in many cases with regret, although the ma- ] jority of them expressed no com ment awaiting further elucidation of its portent. Of MT. Coolidge's of- ficial family three cabinet members, Secretaries Hoover, Kellog and At torney-General Sargent were silent, while Vice-President Dawes and Secretary Work expressed regret.
 Two of the leading views which did not accept the statement that MT. Coolidge has signifed his with ! drawal were those of Senator Shoot, of Utah, an administration leader, and William M. Butler. republican national committee chairman and a close friend of the president Sena- tor Shoot said he construed the meaning of the statement as Mir. Coolidge would run If the republi- cans decided to nominate him but that he personally preferred not to run. while MT. Butler at New York declared he was mot convinced he will not run of nominated"
 Democrats Say Little
 From the democratic leaders there was little expression of opinion None of three democrats mentioned as presidential candidates, Cover nors Smith, of New York, and Ritchie, Of Maryland, and Senator ,ment on the pronouncement. while Clem Shaver. democratic national committee chairman at Fairmount. West Virginia, said he was mot sur prised" and the statement makes the political situation doubly inter- esting."
 An interesting viewpoint was the belief that the support of the presi- dent will be thrown to Secretary Hoover, expressed by Former Sena- tor Harreld, of Oklahoma, at Okla homa City, who also said he had learned that MT. Coolidge had been offered the presidency of Amherst college. A supporter of Former Governor Lowden's candidacy. Gov ernor McNIullen. of Nebraska, at Lincoln. on the other hand inter- preted the announcement as an op- portunity for the agricultural states to support some one in sympathy with the problems Of agriculture.