Evening star., 1927-05-06
1928 PROSPECTS
PROBED BY c. 0.P.
Cabinet Members and Borah
Are Coolidge Break
fast Guests.

The political situation generally
throughout the country and the pros
poets of the Republican party in the
forthcoming national elections were
the principal topics discussed at
breakfast conference this morning at
the temporary White House at 10 Du-
pont circle.
President Coolidge and his guests on
this occasion, virtually all of Whom
are high in. the councils of the Repuo-
Ncan party and who are prominent IN
this administration, listened with
much interest during the meal and I'M
mediately afterward to William NJ.
Butler. former Senator from Massa-
Chusetts and chairman OF the Repuo-
lican national committee, give his ob-
servations of conditions as he found
them on the trip he just completed TO
the Far West.
Outlook Is Excellent.
According to several who attended
this conference, the chairman or the
national committee returned from his
long trip satisfied that the present
administration is highly popular and
that the party is in strong posi-
ton in the West and that the outlook
Tor next wear = BbLlblCtRl heAItAN - -
celent Chairman Butler was repre-
scented as having answered any num-
ber of questions regarding the stu
alton in particular sections OF the
West asked by the various members
of the breakfast company.
President Coolidge is understood to
have taken no part in the discussion
on this occasion, but was keenly inter
ested in all that was said and TO have
shown plainly his pleasure at the
pleasing and reassuring nature OF
Chairman Buffers report.
Aside from the fact that this break
fast conference was so strongly
favored with national politics, it was
of more than ordinary interest ana
significance because of the personnel
of the Presidents guests. Besides his
intimate friend and political adviser,
former Senator Butler, there were
present Secretary of State kellogg,
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, Sec
retarv of the Navy Wilbur and Sec
retary of Interior Work, Speaker Long
worth Senators Curtis of Kansas, Re |
publican leader of the Senate, and
Borah of Idaho, Representative Smell
of New York, chairman of the power |
full rules committee of the House, ana |
Treadway of Massachusetts ana Z:
Bascom Slemp, Republican national |
committeeman from Virginia ana Tor
merly secretary to President Coohdge. |
Candidate Not Discussed.
Although the President has had fire. |
ouent breakfast conferences during |
the past two or three years, he seldom |
has included members of his cabinet |
in these informal gatherings. The |
fact that four of his official family |
were present during the political dis
cussion this morning contributed con-
siderably to the interest in today's af-
fair and to the speculation that arose
afterward.
The fact that Senator Borah, al
though a close friend of the President,
is not recognized as being especially
high in the councils of the Republican
leadership, called for no little COM
ment. However, the White House ac-
counted for his presence by saying
that the Presidents breakfast was
merely for social purposes.
1t was stated afterward that the
question of the party's candidate in
1928 was not mentioned on this ocea-
sion. Nor was the question of con-
vention city discussed.
Butler Maps Plans.
Besides giving his opinion Of the /
situation generally in the States visit
ed by him, Chairman Butler IS under
stood to have disclosed in some little
detail just what steps he could take
in the matter of improving party or
ganizations in those States, with the
view to bolstering up the party in
spots that were considered weak. The
national chairman was represented as
now being well satisfied with what
has been done by the national COM
mitteemen, State and County chair
men in the States he visited in the
matter of improving their organiza,
tionS.
Mr.. Butler is understood to have
announced at the breakfast his tenta-
tive plans for visiting shortly all the
Southern and Midwestern States, in
the interest of the party organization.