Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-30

It would have been difficult TO Sc
lect a more representative American
delegation to the world economic con-
ference at Geneva than President
Coolidge has just appointed. The per.
sonnet is politically bipartisan and
geographically as wide as the country
itself. The Democrat in the lineup
is Norman Fl. Davis, Wilsonian OF
Wilsonians, first an Assistant Secre-
tarv of the Treasury in the World
War administration and later Under.
secretary Of State. Davis Will be
warmly welcomed at the League OF
Nations, because he's one Of the first
Yankees whom Geneva employed--on
the occasion Of the controversy over
Mcneil. Probably President Coolidge
drafted Davis because the latter has
functioned on several economic COM
missions since the war. Davis repre-
sents the banking East on the Geneva
delegation--he's a New York financier.
Harry M. Robinson, Los Angeles bank
president and collaboration of Vice
President Dawes on the PREPARATIONS
commission, will speak for America 8
great West, as will, though in a less
limited sense, Prof. Alonzo E. Taylor
of Stanford University. John w.
O'IAary, president Of the United
States Chamber OF Commerce. halls
from Chicago, so the bounding Mid
west will have q spokesman at Gene
va, too. Uncle Sans official repre-
sentative on the delegation is DIR.
julius Klein, director Of the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
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Politicians who are fond Of detect
ing the hand of Herbert Hoover in
many major moves by the Coolidge
administration are, going to call the
Geneva conference outfit Hoover
delegation" With the exception OF
Norman II. Davis, all Of its members
are more or less affiliated with the
Secretary Of Commerce or the inter
ests he's usually Identified with. It's
natural that the President on such
economist of his cabinet for light and
leading. Every time the Kellogg res
ignation rumor bobs up-which is
about once a week--Herbert Hoover is
named as the Secretary Of States
most likely successor. A genuine
Hoover.for the. State Department boom
has just been launched by one OF his
ardent admirers and former coadju.
tors in Washington - Christian A.
Herter, editor of the Independent,
Boston. Dwight w. Morrow amherst,
'95--the Coolidge year, is getting hon
orable mention for the State Depart
ment portfolio, IL and when it's empty.
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"IIello, Murray chirped President
Coolidge merrily the other day as a
tall, road.shouldered gentleman, &C
companied by wife and two stalwart
boys, trooped into the White House
executive Offices. The visitor was w.
Murray Crane, I'd, Of Boston, son and
heir OF the late and potent Massachu-
sets G. O. p. boss. The elder Crane
| is given credit, along with Frank w.
| Stearns, for the political prosperity
which eventually came to Calvin Cool
idge. The longtime Bay State leader
was a veteran in politics by the time
the young Northampton lawyer was
blossoning into local prominence. The
| President had great respect for Crane,
not only as a friend. but as O shrewd
/ player in the game of which Coolidge
! himself was destined to become a mas
| ter. Crane left a huge fortune in the
paper making industry, and the Presi-
dents recent caller Is now at it's head.
| y X 4; "
| One of Washington's interesting
| visitors Is Herman l.. Ekern, former
| attorney general of Wisconsin and
| late candidate for the Republican
| gubernatorial nomination. Ekern is
| doing q unique thing. He's serving
| his state free of charge in the vast
! proceedings being held before Charles
1 Il. Hughes, as master representing the
United States Supreme Court, in con-
nsctipn with dtversion Of vatsn 4rsps