Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-10
PRESIDENTS PLAN !
D|SAPPO|NTS WORK
Secretary Feels Certain
Executive Will Not Seek Re-
nomination in 1923.
BY. j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY. j. RUSSELL YOUNG,
staff Correspondent of The star.
STATE GAME LODGE, s. Oak.
August 10.--No matter what doubts
other friends of the President NAV
have about his staying out Of the 1928
presidential race, DIR. Hubert Work
Secretary of Interior. who spent YES.
terday at the Summer White House,
is convinced that he meant exactIv
what he said in his announcement Of
last week to be final.
When asked for an expression re.
garding the Presidents statement, and
If he thought there was any likel.
hood of his reconsidering his decision.
Secretary Work said last night:
There Is no doubt in my mind. Pres
ident Coolidge will not run next year
Secretary Work said he did not care
to make any further comment. He
made It very evident, however. that
he was disappointed at the President 8
decision.
Wilbur Avoids Comment.
Secretary OF the Navy Wilbur. who
also was a guest at the Game Lodge
yesterday, would only say that h.
thought the Presidents statement OF
his attitude spoke for itself.
Republican party leaders are grad
ually accepting President Coolidge
statements of last week that he does
not choose to be a candidate next
year, as being positive and final. This
change is reflected in the MESA ges re-
ceived at the Summer White House
during the past few days from men
and women prominent in the party in
all sections of the country.
These MESA ges, mostly in the form
Of letters which have been flooding
the Summer White House ever since
the President knocked things so topsy
turVey with his brief statement. COM
menced to change in their tone two or
three days ago. OF course there is
still noticeable a spirit of hOpefulness
lingering in these messages. 1t is
quite evident, however, that the plead
ingS and demands that the President
either change his mind or else with
hold comment that would irrevocab bly,
commit him against entering Next
years race, which characterized most
of the earlier messages, have rrac-
tically ceased.
Credited to Later Statements.
Associates of the President ascribe
this change of tone in the messages
to Mr.. Coolidge's subsequent remark
that This is not d one-nan country.
and that 10 years is a long time for
one man to serve" as well as MS later
declaration that he wouli be leaving
the White House March =, 1929.
These intimates and associates OF
the President, while studying the diff
ference in the tone of the messages
are satisfied now that the real mean
ing of the Presidents brief state
ment and the honesty of his purpose
in the matter. are finally percolating
through the minds of the party chiefs
as we'll as the general public.
That this is true is implied by Sec
rotary Work. but also by William V.
Hodges of Denver. Treasurer of the
Republican National Committee. who,
with his wife, was a houseguest at
the Game Lodge since over the week
end. In a conversation yesterday, Mr..
Hodges, while declining to discuss the
Presidents decision. or the wording
of his announcement. pointed out that
the Republican party was more strong
ly entrenched than ever as Il result
of President Coolidge's leadership
and Is we'll able to stand the task
of selecting a nominee for President
and of electing him. He said the party
is in splendid shape-that it had come
out of the National election of 1924
with surplus and has been out of
debt ever since.
w. G. 7. U. Prays Under Windows.
Mr.. Hodges doubted if President
Coolidge's decision would contribute
to any extent to a slump or recession
in business. In his opinion the BUSH
ness of the country is on a stable
foundation and could not be seriously
affected by any development or con-
dition in the immediate future.
A crowd of $50 members of the
w. G. r. l.. of South Dakota took a
position under President Coolidge's Of
flee windows yesterday and prayed for
his continuance in office and the up
holding of the Constitution.
Previously they had filed past the
President i'm the corridor of the Rapid
City High School Building so that each
could shake his hand. 1t was the
heaviest siege of handshaking the
President has had at his Summer Of
fees. Some of the women entered the
line a second time to repeat the presi-
dental handshake and tourists also
fell in line.
Forecasts Dam Approval.
Various reasons have been advanced
for the Presidents decision week
ago to announce that he did not
choose to run for reelection next year,
but it remained for the President him.
self to suggest another possibility. The
country out here is much like that i'm
which he was raised he told callers
yesterday, and is conducive TO peace
and serenity. which condition CON
tributes to the power of making i'm
portant decisions"
From the strictly political stand
point, his decision not TO take another
term in the White House at the ex-
piration of his present term is the
most important he has made in the
West.
During his visit with the President,
Secretary Work discussed a number
of matters relating to the Interior De-
partment. He said they touched upon
the Boulder Dam bill. Without wishing
to speak for the President, he said,
this bill is certain to pass the next
session of Congress.
Backed by the President" he said,
this important bill VIII surely pass
in the identical form presented to
the last Congress. There may be some
minor changes to meet the opposition