The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-03-17
GOSSIP FROM
WASHINGTON
A Little Political Dope as
Seen from an Upper
Window

The McNary-Haughen veto is
regarded in Washington as not
only the most important act of Mr..
Coolidge's entire career, but also
the principal economic and pollt-
ical event of the year.
Western republicans will put
another candidate into the field
for the 1923 presidential nominal
ton, organizing behind Lowden as
first choice and probably switching
to Dawes. The close relationship
of both with McNary-Haughen will
make it increasingly difficult for
powerful eastern republican fore
es to support either.
Coolidge will not be a candidate
for denomination. This has no con-
nection with the McNary-Haughen
situation. A close friend of the
president told us some time ago:
You can depend upon it that Mr..
Coolidge has too good sense to
want to be in the White House for
ten years. He knows that the pub
lie would tire of any man for such
long term. He realizes that the
public wants new names and new
personalities. The reason why he
gives most callers the impression
that he will be candidate is that
he wants his forces held intact
for transfer to another man." This
comment is one of several signifi-
cant items of information which
made us write you long before this
veto question came up, that the
president would not be a candidate.
Coolidge's choice of successor
can be figured thus: He and
large element of his support would
prefer Hoover as the logical de-
veloper of the business policies of
the Coolidge administration. They
know. however. that they will have
a hard time making the politicians
who control the nominating con-
vention accent Hoover. So they
VIII turn to neutral, who would
be trusted by the east, and who
has not incurred the antagonism
OF the west. In this class Long,
worth looks like the ideal candi-
date. and in some administration
circles he is frequently referred
to as 0the next president"
Some very important secret con-
versations are going on among
democratic politicians. A high
democrat who avoids any public
EXPRESSION tells us this in private:
There is an undercover move to
get Smith to withdraw in favor
of McAdoo, on the grounds that
the country is not vet ready to
throw aside religious prejudices. |
and subsequently to give Smith a |
strong influence in national poll
cles and patronage. The next DEM
ocratic candidate must stand well
with the agragrians. and McAdoo
is the best bet on this score. IT is
not impossible that the wetness
of Tammany and the dryness of
Nc Adoo can be adjusted
Hoover resignation rumors are
circulating about the country.
oredicated on assumption that his
friends want to start his presi-
iential campaign. We've been in
'ather close touch with the Hoover
situation and I'VE think he is not
considering leaving the cabinet.
He would become an object of at
ack. He likes his job and is doing
perhaps the biggest and most in
luential work in Washington. not
wen excepting Mellon.
There are several points of cir
evidence that Ogden
:. Mills, new under-secretary of
me treasury, is being prepared
or the position of secretary. to
Mr.. Mellon when and if
he latter resigns. There is no
information on Mr..
MELONS, intentions, but much ac-
i've speculation.
The president is quite likely to
pend his summer vacation in Col
'rado. He will seize the opportun-
ty to hold many conferences with
western politicians and agricul-
ural leaders, and probably will try
to convert them to the
dea of a substitute for the equali-
;ation fee. in the forms of govern
nent aid for development of CO.
operative marketing associations.
Friends of Secretary Kellogg
ell us they have no doubt he
will resign before June.
Business outlook. We note in
he private comments of half
lozen or more men in the admin
stration during the last week
marked undercurrent of anxiety
'ver the future course of business,
! greater uncertainty than has ex-
sted for the past two years.
Coal strike. The understanding
S that the union is now sending
more organizers into the non-un-
on fields, especially West Virginia
md is going to try hard to stop a
ertain amount of production there
Turing the strike in the union
ields during April, May and per-
laps June. There's little real hope
lere of avoiding a strike.
Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin,