Evening star., 1928-06-19
COLD RAIN KEEPS
PRESIDENT INSIDE
Spends Day With Mrs. Cool.
lidge and Butler Before
Fire in Lodge.
sy stan Correspondent, of The Star.

dAiu rainy aitu 0TS0Ty III THIS SeCttOn,
and the Summer White House presents
anything but q picture of vacation
| spot
President Coolidge today again aban-
doned all intentions OF motoring to the
executive office in Superior and is
| spending the time In the company OF
Mrs. Coolidge and former Senator WILL
liam Butler Of Massachusetts,, who has
been a guest at the lodge since yester-
day morning and who will depart for
his home In Boston late this afternoon.
The temperature Is below so, and the
constant sweep of wind over the Presi-
dents island retreat has O howl and
whine 10 it that makes one Shiver
merely from the hearing Of 1t OH the
outside. All that is needed to complete
the feeling that it Is Winter time Is to
look out and see the snow falling. Sew
eral of the soldiers returning from
guard duty at one of the remote spots
within the 4,000-acre estate comprising
the Summer White House Swore this
morning that they saw fakes of snow
Nothing to Suggest Spring.
Several others said they saw some
sleet. At any rata. there has been alb
solutely nothing since the Presidents
arrival to suggest Summer-not even
Spring, for that matter It has not
only been cold, but there has been an
almost inceSSant rain. AS might be
imagined. there has been a certain
drearineSS and gloom, and every one.
from the President down, Is longing for
the clearing of the skies and the ar
rival of more balmy weather He and
Mrs. Coolidge have spent most of their
time since they arrived huddled near
&f%A ENsa fNN 1r@r a Ia
done very little fishing, and then only
with disappointing results. Moreover,
he has been prevented from indulging
in any long walks about the estate, and
he Is becoming restless.
Mrs. Coolidge, however. is steadily
improving, and that fact has served to
enthuse every one In the camp. She
does very little walking about but it Is
plain to be seen that she is rapidly re-
gaining her strength and her high
spirits The quiet and the rest are
working wonders for her.
Are Driven Indoors.
During a brief let-up in the down.
pour this morning shortly after break
fast the President escorted Senator
Butler about the various buildings In
the Cedar Island group and showed
about that portion of the big estate
not too far removed from the build
ings. They spent some time on the
cement piers in front of the lodge
looking UP and down the picturesque
Brule River. Occasionally q trout
could be detected moving about the
water. Soon they were driven to the
shelter by q return Of the rain and
the rest OF the morning they spent
indoors.
judging from their restlessness this
morning &c might be easily inferred
that they have about talked themselves
out In the matter Of the recent Kansas
City convention and politics In gen.
eral. Senator Butler arrived here fresh
from the exciting scenes OF the con-
vention and for the greater part OF
yesterday ana q part OF last evening
they had their chairs close together
before the roaring nre. The President
b known to be as good o questioner as
he is listener. and 1t Is natural 70
assume that he now has . fairy good
idea Of all that went on IN Kansas
city. He expects 10 learn more as
others among his intimate and politt-
cal associates commence dropping IN
on him up here.
ETcUtCt3 GAxE9AnE WkDOA.
wisconsin. which has been thorn
IN the side Of the Republican organi-
zation for q number Of years and which
was carried Overwhelmingly by the late
Senator La Toilette against President
Coolidge and John w. Davis, the Demo-
cratic candidate. win 60 for Hoover and
Curtis in November, according 70 con-
fident belief expressed at the execu.
tive nf1ice here today by former Sen
ator Irvine l.. Lenroot Of this city.
This prediction was not based by SEN
atOr Lenroot upon the anticipation that
President Coolidge's selection Of this
State for the Summer Capital or the
psychological effect his presence may
likely have upon the voters Of this
State. but from O knowledge OF the
personal popularity Of Herbert Hoover.
He Is convinced that no other Repub-
iican mentioned In connection with the
party's presidential nomination could
poll the vote that viii 90 TO the Sec
retary of Commerce.
Moreover. Senator Lenroot has reason
TO feel that while there is considerable
sentiment In certain sections OF the
State. especially In st. Paul, for Gov.
Smith. it has been overestimated. At
least many votes that probably would
have gone to Smith, IL he should be
the Democratic nominee, viii be cast
for the Republican ticket. This Is espe-
cially true In the case Of the Poles and
Belgians. of whom there are many
thousands throughout the State.
Majority Are Catholics.
The interesting part OF this claim
BY Senator Lenroot Is the fact that
| the vast majority Of the wisconsin
Poles, Of whom there are more than
100 900 registered voters, are dyed-in-
the-wooi Democrats and that nearly
30 per cent OF them are Of the Catholic
faith. all OF which would serve 10 con-
vince any one not familiar with local
| political conditions that there would
not be the slightest chance Of these
votes being cast against Gov Smith. II
was explained by Senator Lenroot thai
the Polish and Belgian citizens can
not forget all that was done for theil
respective countries by Herbert Hoover
during the dark days Of the Worlt
War and during the starvation periot
afterward. He said that their graft.
tiide and appreciation Is 90 strong tina
these voters readily would lay aside
70 help elect the man who did so muct
for their respective countrymen. Sena
tor Lenroot contends that despit'
these foreign-born voters being Demo
cratic and Catholic. they stand read.
10 show their appreciation In the form
Of ballots
The jinx that has pursued the NOV
Ing Of the presidential mail croppe'
up again today. A truck. bearing dis
patches from Cedar Island Lodge b
the executive Offices overturned on tn
highway near Superior this morning
The truck skidded on the road. strucl
the shoulder and tipped, scattering II
truck brought In the occupants, Sergl
Charles Herman and Pvt. Fred Gas
: kill, and the mail. Neither was injured
Three Army planes assigned 70 carr
the Presidents mali were unable =