Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-03
POLITICAL CHIEFS
! COMMENT DIVERSE.
HiIIes Declares He Regrets
Action of President-LoW-
den Group Sees Hope.

Prominent political leaders OF all
parties throughout the country today
offered diverse comment on President
Coolidge's statement that he does not
choose to he candidate for re-eiec-
ton in 1928.
Many Republican leaders expressed
the opinion that the President will
be renominated. Lowden hackers
hold that the former governor of IL
linois is the outstanding candidate
as the result of the Presidents APP
parent withdrawal. Many Democrats
are skeptical. The opinions of prom
inent leaders, as gathered from all
sections of the country by the AS
ISOLATED Press. follow:
Charles ID. Hilles, vice chairman OF
the Republican national committee
1.-THE Presidents laconic statement
was entirely unexpected, and | re
gret his action. He is a singularly
self-reliant man. / believe he took
his own counsel until the decision
was announced. He is a man of cam
dor and sincerity, and ] think he
made the statement without reserva-
ton, except that If an emergency
should confront the country in 1928,
and it should clearly be duty to
run, he will be free to do so. Other
wise | think he intends this TO be
final. He has had the satisfaction
of knowing that he would have been
renominated by an overwhelming
ma jority.'
Frank W. Stearns, close personal
friend of President Coolidge can't
see that there is much TO be said.
Hubert Work. Secretary of the In
he
to the country If he will not consent
to he renominated."
Gov. Adam McMullen of Nebraska,
leader of the Lowden-for-P President
forces-"No man at the present time
measures up to the requirements more
than fonmer Gov. Frank o. Lowden of
Illinois. He is conversant with in
dustrial activities as we'll as agrieul-
tural needs and would endeavor to
see that justice is accorded all &C.
tivities.'
Julius ROsenwald, Chicago financier:
president Coolidge's withdrawal will
be a heavy loss to America. He made
an exceptionally able President and
the country prospered greatly, due, In
part at least, to his ability as an
executive"
Edward Dunno, former Democratic
governor of IlIinois-"President Cool
idge's withdrawal will not produce a
ripple among the Democrats for 1t
will not disturb our issues nor our
candidates.
Josepllus Daniels, Secretary of Navy
i'm the Wilson cabinet-"What does
Mr.. Coolidge mean? Either he has
been unfortunate in conveying his in
tention not to run or he chooses his
declaration as the inauguration of
g. 1T l.
he will only make by being persuaded
to depart from his personal desire.
Mr.. Coolidge owes it to the country to
speak again in terms which can be
understood.
Leonard Wilmington, secretary of
the Republican State committee of
Texas-"If the people want Mr.. Cool.
idge to serve them further they will
have to draft him, and the call must
be urgent and overwhelming"
Gov. Huntley HI. Spauiding of New
HampShire-"Thea announcement was
q complete surprise. At the recent
governors conference in Michigan I
talked to a number of State execu-
tives and it was. the consensus that
/. Mr.. Coolidge could and would be re-
elected. But IL we are to accept his
present decision as final, 1t becomes
necessary to consider other names for
the Republican presidential nomina-
ton. In that connection my mind
naturally turns at once to Herbert
Hoover, under whom had the pleas.
ure OF serving during the World War.
know of no man better qualified to
be President of the United States"
Gov. Alvin T. Fuller of Massa.
ehusetts-'I think President Coolidge
is sincere in his statement that he
does not choose to run, but my opin-
ion is that the people of the country
will do the choosing for him and that
he will acQuiesce. His record in Office
has been so magnificent that we ought
to keep him there for four years more
think before many days there will be
a demand from the country to which
he will have to listen"
Former United States Senator DO
seph s. Frelinghuysen-"I hope that
the President will not continue in his
determination not to run for the nomi-
nation in 1928. / believe the people
should draft him in spite of his per-
sonal Discrimination TO be a candidate"
william Allen White. Emporia,
Kans,. editor: observe the formula.
The President does not say 1 am
not and shall not be candidate
Until he says rather definitely,
in the mud he probably will remain
in the hands of his friends, one of
whom l hope to be-"
X. Is. Creager, Republican national
committeeman of Texas: THE Presi-
dent means just what he says. How
ever, if the job is thrust upon him he
will accept as he has others in the
past"
Earl F. Kinsley, Republican national
committeeman for Vermont: There is
no hidden meaning in the Presidents
words: L do not choose TO run in
1925" MIR. kinsley said. THE Presi-
dent merely makes it plain that he
does not seek the nomination of the
party next year. He disposes. SO far
as he is concerned, of any talk of a
third term and puts the matter UP
to the party. The President does not
say If the party sees fit to nominate
him he will refuse the nomination.
SLEMP SEES LITTLE CHANGE.