New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
STARTS MOVE TO
 DRAFT COOLIDGE
Mayor "Bll' Thompson of Chi- caeo Launches Organized Drive
ANNOUNCES HIS PLATFORM
slogan is America First - Vets Against World Court Drys," Based on County Platform Anti Prohibit ton Plank.

Chicago. March lP - Mayor Thompson. supported by q brass band and 3,0p0 cohorts of the Thompson-Cro organization has launched an organized move to draft" President Coolidge for the republican presidential nomination.
 Recently back from Washington. day Of his political supporters. who unanimously endorsed his program and a platform of Is blanks. His new slogan was America First Vets Against World Court Drys, :" based on an anti prohibition plank in tho county platform.
 DenOunces Volstcad Act
 The platform denounced the Vol stead act and the world court: de manded the federal government bear the entire cost of America first, flood control and completion of in- land waterways, and also asked for home rule for Illinois.
 The action taken, it was explained, morally binds all Cook county dele gates To the national convention at Kansas City to vote for the renom- ination of the president. At the suggestion of the mayor, all Candi- dates on the ticket were sworn by Superior Court Judge Walter P. Steffen. to support the pledges if elected.
 Some political observers saw in the draft Coolidge" movement a plan of the Illinois delegation so that votes might be used for another can didate if it became apparent at the convention that President Cooiidgt" would not be drafted They pointed cut that Mayor Thompson long has made no concealmnnt of his political hostility toward former Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois. and that in this manner he might pre- vent the sending 10 Kansas City of a delegation pledged to Lowden.
 Adoption of the mayors plans for rntly was not so wholehearted. His announcement that Governor Small would be endorsed for reelection at a later meeting failed to bring much applause and no one suggested that the band "whoop it up" as was the case when the presidents name was mentioned.
 Endorse Smith
 The meeting also endorsed Frank r.. smiths United States senatorial candidacy.
 The county platform demanded g nation wide referendum on the pro- hibition amendment and enactment of another amendment prohibiting the drafting Of Americans for wal service in Europe unless authorized by referendum of the people. Other blanks called for settlement of international disputes through the Hague court; home rule for loca' governing agencies; opposition tc centralization of taxing power ir commissions appointed by the gov. ernor; honesty: efficiency and econ omy in public service; denunciatior of the present doctrine of ''senti. mental internationalism:" and oppo. sition to crippling the protective tariff
 Th, mayors enthusiasm for Cool. idge brought the comment iron ,.....sl s,t.tes Senator Charles Den. cen's headquarters that the mayor i has not always been & supporter 0, lthe president. Mir. Thompson bolt ed the Coolidge camp at the nation al convention in Cleveland in 1924, said a statement from the Deneer camp. It was also recalled tha Thompson at that time resigned hi candidacy as an elector on the Cool idge ticket