The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-02
KEEPING UP
With
THE NE WIS
BY LUDWELL DENNY

XXTAsHINGTON, Nov. 2.-Her-
w bert Hoover has left WASH
ington, and if he comes back as
President it will be without the help
Of Calvin Coolidge.
That is generally pleasing to the
anti-Coolidge wing of the Repub-
lican party and certain nonpartisar
supporters of Hoover, but it is
keen disappointment to many of the
Old Guard, who would like the next
administration to be a second edi-
ton of the last.
For four months the Old Guard
has pleaded with Coolidge to make
campaign speech in favor of
Hoover. They have pointed out
to him that his own state of Mass
achusetts is not only in the doubt
full list, but swinging dangerously
to Smith. Since he has been
President he has made other polit-
ical speeches in Massachusetts, why
shouldn't he do as much for Hoover
and the party now, they asked.
Coolidge refused. Then they
started on new line. You are GO
ing to make three or four non
political addresses anyway, so why
not use at least one of those for a
review Of government economy and
the prosperous state of the nation,
they argued. But they got no re-
Spouse.
The weeks slipped by without any
White House help for Hoover. Came
Thursday, Nov. l. Hoover had
closed his campaign headquarters,
and was leaving Washington in the
afternoon for California. He went
to the White House to make the
customary courtesy call on the
President.
NTOW is the time, chorused the
L campaign managers. Although
Coolidge has made no speeches for
Hoover, he will use this final ana
fitting opportunity to thank Hoover
publicly for his services to the ma
ton and to the administration as
secretary Of commerce, as member OF
the war debts commission, as IA
Their Of commercial aviation, as d.
rector Of Mississippi flood relief,
That was the idea, but it didn't
click. -a
The "tallkie" operators and re-
porters got set, the candidate and
the man of silence posed, and-from
the mouth of Coolidge came one
sentence, wishing his caller good
luck on the trip, and that was all
This episode has revived here
the many old stories-which happen
to be true-of the lack of cordially
or close friendship between these
two men. OF course, some of the
Old Guard still are hoping to get
a brief statement out of the White
House during the next four days;
but a more general feeling is that
all this furry is rather unimpor-
tant one way or the other in terms
of election.
For it is recalled that Hoover has
pulled through many harder places
than this without personally either
asking or receiving help from the
President. Several times he has
been handicapped by the President
or publicly subjected to affront by
"the White House spokesman"
THIRST, Coolidge did not put him
L in the cabinet. Hoover was
given what then was the least im-
portant post in the cabinet by
Harding, to give Responsibility" to
the administration, it is said.
After Hughes had left, Coolidge
needed Hoover more than ever to
re-establish public confidence in an
administration which had recently
harbored Fall, Dougherty, DENLY,
Forbes, Miller and the rest. Besides,
after Coolidge's election four years
ago, there was such a demand from
business men of both parties for
retention of Hoover at the re-
suscitated commerce department.
that the President had no choice
other than to keep him there.
Hoover'S friends wanted him pros
NOTED as a reward for his "brilliants
record at the commerce departs
ment. The state department, vac
Gated by Hughes, was not only the
premier cabinet post, but was
especially adapted to Hoover, in
view of his wide foreign experience
and contacts.
But the mere suggestion that
Hoover be sent to the state depart-
ment so enraged Coolidge that the
Presidents spokesman" went out
of his way to announce that Hover
would not be given that post.
When Hoover's friends wanted
him to run for the presidency, his
candidacy was delayed long be-
cause the President would not speak
regarding third term in plain lan-
guage. Coolidge's II do not chooses
statement cramped Hoover, and en-
abled Cooldige's closest associates to
continue their draft Coolidgep
movement.
The President did not disavow
the draft Coolidge movement untii
it had shown itself unable to ruin
the Hoover candidacy. Even then
the President did not formally and
unmistakenly withdraw as a poten-
tial candidate until the very open-
ing of the Kansas City convention,
after Hoover's nomination was as
Sured
This long record of more than
cool relationship between Coolidge
and Hoover is recalled here as Hoo
yer closes his campaign without
aid from the titular leader Of the
Republican party.
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