Evening star., 1927-10-20
SCORES
SENATOR FESSFOR
TALK Of DRAF TING
0hioan Admits Mr.. Coolidge
Gives Him Calling Down
at White House.
EXECUTIVE DISPLEASED
AT CONTINUED BOOMING
Legislator Denies He Seeks to Gain
Favor in Home State by
His Speeches.

Senator Fess of Ohio declared afte"
a cal al the White House today that
President Coolidge had taken him
severely to task for publicly and re-
peatedlv declaring that Mr.. CoolidSe
would be renominated next year by
The Republican national convention
Moreover, the President was repre-.
sented as being sufficiently displeased
with Senator Fess' continued boom
ing of him that he accused the latter
Of being disloyal and unfair to him,
and as advocating another term for
him as means OF gaining political
favor and popularity in his own
State.
Senator Fess, whose face was high
ly flushed as result Of the manner
in which the President expressed his
displeasure, said To newspaper men
afterward that il he was satisfied
that his talking was causing embar.
rassment by giving the people of the
country the impression that he was
acting as the tool or mouthpiece Of
the President. he would desist from
further talks Of that kind, but, as
he explained TO the President, he has
reason to feel that the people OF this
country do not question the Presi-
dents honesty and nothing he tSena-
tor Fess), has said could be taken as
being said with the consent or ap-
proval of the President himself.
Proposes to Continue.
He told the Executive that on the
contrary. he has prefaced any re-
marks he has made in public with
statement tn the effect that he
realizes his views have caused the
President displeasure. and that they
were made on his own responsibility.
Feeling that the public has no
doubt about the Presidents honesty
and that my advocacy of him for
another term is not accepted in any
wise rejecting the views of the
President" Senator Fess said. II told
the President that regardless of his
displeasure and of the fact that he
considers me unfair. that / propose
to continue speaking of him in con.
nection with the next Republican
nomination, The sentiment of this
country is overwhelmingly in favor
of Mr.. Coolidge for another term ana
cannot see how any man, unless 1t
is IL matter of health and / know the
President is in good health, could re-
fuse the nomination when he knows
it comes from the almost unanimous
consent Of the people of the United
States.
Il have never seen the case In
political history when any one man
had such grip on the people, and
inasmuch as the call for him for
another term is heard in all sections
of the country, feel confident that
1t will take some very decisive action
on his part to prevent the nomina.
ton in 1928 coming to him. The peo.
pie are not going to be satisfied that
there is no hope of having Mr.. Cool
idse for another term unless there is
another statement from the Presi.
dent"
Senator F'ess said he told Mr.. Cool.
ldge that he did not intend to stop
talking about hs own impressions In
the matter He still believed hat
there was wide demand for Mr..
Coolidge throughout the country and
that the Republican convention would
get INTO deadlock and would nomi.
nate the President for another term.
Party Wants Him.
ut is then up to Mr.. Coolidge to
turn down the nomina ton" the Ohio
Senator said. THE rank and file of
the Republican party still want him
in Office
Some OF the leaders of the party.
perhaps, are not favorable to him, be-
cause he does not look at things the
same way that they do, but that does
not pefect accurately the sentiment
among the great mass of the party.
Ihe President is Of the opinion
that the impression NAV he gained
that What say in his favor is being
done 10 strengthen me a home Moth
ing is fnrther from the truth We
couid NOT elect delegation in Ohio
whlch would be anti-Coolidge.
/ want 10 have it thoroughly nm.
defstood, so that All will know, thai
am not talking for Mr. Coolidge
Wheh | say that | believe he will be
df2tted, but ! must admit that ] was
very much surprised by the empha tic
| scoiolhg, winch he gave me today"
senator Fess predicted that an anti
.oohoge delegation could not be elected
trom ONO and that this undoubtedly
VIII ne the case in other States. which.
IN his opinion, signifies that when the
tlme arrives there will be numerous
uninstructed delegations to the con-
Nentlon in readiness to stampede for
President Coolidge at the opportune
moment.
Senator Fess has been looked upop
as one OF the Presidents intimate
friends and is called frequently to
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