New Britain herald., 1927-11-22
COOLIDGE BROWNS ON CHAIN LETTERS
 ID REFLECT HIM Executive Tells Press He Hopes This Movement Is Stepped
 Sees No Good in It
APPEAR
 THROUGHOUT STATE
President Makes First Official Au- thorttative Mention Of Taking Himself Out of 1928 Race Since He Issued His Statement in Black Hills-Papers Being Passed from "Friend to Friend"

Washington. Nov. 2e.-tPN-Pres- ident Coolidge d!sapproves Of the circulation of petitions throughout the country urging him 10 run for reelection in 1928.
 The attitude Of the chief executive was made clear today at the White House where 1t was said that Mir. Coolidge hoped the circulation of these petitions would be stopped. Endless Chain" System The latest series Of petitions was disclosed last night in the announce ment that an "endless chain' letter series was about 10 be started urging the renomination of the President. It was said today the President did not see that any good could come of the circulation Of these petitions.
 The reference to Mir. Cooldge's desire to take himself out Of the 1928 race as the first official authoritative mention of the subject since he issued his statement in the Black Hills August that he did not choose to run.
 Unlike that statement there was no typewriter notification given to- day of what the President is thinking about. The information was given in the regular way that Mir. Coolidge's views are made public through the press and no direct quotations were authorized.
 An effort was made 10 get permis- sion for publication Of the White House statement as a direct and Of flcial quotation but It was said that Mir Coolidge desired to have 1t made public in the way that all the views of the White House is disseminated.
 New York, Nov. .,.-Hpl-The New York Herald Tribune says to- day a movement aiming to put a majority Of the people of the United States on record for the reelection Of President Coolidge, In advance Of the Republican National convention, is gaining ground.
 Urges Him to Run
 Links In a "chain petition" calling on the President to reconsider his decision not 10 run in 1928 have ap- peared In various parts Of Connecti- cut and Massa achusetts, the news paper says, and have been traced in- directly 10 Philip M. Tucker, Boston broker.
 The plan Is to ask each citizen signing the petition to get ten others to sign, branching ont until the en- tire United States has been covered.
 4 footnote to the petition says There Is no organization behind this movement. It is entirely spon- taneous method by which the com mon people can express their wishes and ask others to carry on."
 To present petition representa- tive Of majority of tho voters par ticipating In the last presidential election, nearly 15,000 GOO sigma tures would be necessary. Four times that number would be required 10 speak for a majority of the Amer ican populace.
 Connecticut Leaders Opposed
 The Herald-Tribune says party leaders in Connecticut are said to be opposed to the circulating of the petitions on the grounds that the m movement is i'll advised and tends 70 defeat it's own ends, J. Henry Roraback. National committeeman from that state. said he was out of sympathy with gestures that might call forth a statement from the White House putting the President beyond consCripton. He and other