Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-14
Butler informs Club Execu.
tive Will Not Permit Self
to Be Drafted.
Identified WITH IDEA
OF ECONOMY, HE SAYS
Chairman Of National Committee
Confidently Predicts Victory
Next Fall.
By G. GOULD LINCOLN.


himself from the presidential race
Of 1928 and his decision must De re-
spected," Chairman William ". But
Ter OF the Republican national COM
mittee today told the Women's Ma
tional Republican Club a. luncheon
in New York City.
This pronouncement, coming from
the chairman OF the Republican ma
tional orga anization, who managed the
1924 campaign for President Coolidge.
is considered by Republican leaders
a final and definite statement that
the President is not going 10 permit
himself TO be drafted.
Mr.. Butler took occasion 10 make TINS
statement in New York. where re-
Gently a movement has been Ieuncned
nv National Committeeman Charles
u. Hilles 20 have the party nominate
Mr.. Coolidge. Notwithstanding 1i5 re-
r,sated assertion that he dc no,
choose TO run
Praises Presidents Administration
Mr.. Butler paid a high tribute 10
the President and 10 his a6m!n.s,ra-
ton of governmental affairs but he
also was SPECIFIC in his statement
about tie elimination OF the Prssl-
dent from consideration for the Re
publican presidential noElinatoE- de
said:
Greatly 10 the disappointment Of his
courrrymen, through his own con-
sciousnesS OF what he conceived. IN his
wisdom. TO be his duty. President Cook
idge voluntarily eliminated hinse5
rom the fed OF prospective canoldases
in the approaching presidential noEnl-
nation. He spoke as an American.
This IS not 4 one-nan country, and ne
paid Just tribute 70 his partisan asso-
cia;es-vhe Republican party IS not
one-rnan party His decision must be
respected. II cannot be otherwise BY
those who know him. FOR with hin us
yea IS yea ard his nay. nay.
But this does not imply We are ros
10 give proper appraisal o. 2pp-ee1A-
ton os his administration Perhaps
because OF long friendship and my per
sonal admiration OF him. I sn not the
one 10 do this Yet. think there are
some things about Calvin Coolidge ard
his career as a pubic servant wnrcn
even the bias o. friendship cannot Dis
tort.
identified With Economy"
Calvin Coolidge IS identified in the
public mind with the policy q: puo-ae
economy. Tha, = probably because
az the time he entered cfscs there Vas
nothing the American people desired
more than : reduction IN puh&,c sx-
psnses and certainly nothing ,h@ Ma
ton more nseied. Public ctSc!AlS~ as
well as private citizens. were SUI
thinking in terms OF public >lNsEl91ns-
,he logical aftermath % wartime l'SS'-
chology, The first ESSENTIAL vas 10
educate the people and the p2sssc o.
tSciais TO ihiaS n terms ~ S~lNia<.
Calvin Coolidge performed The E2css
Geeiiui duty ct his 2Se when BE G-S.li.
al.xei the technical subject ~ pGS-
In budgets ard .edGce1 tas ph,SSsS~'-
phv 81 pubic economy 10 sGS Gs,~ssS>
standing OF the man on the street.
But economy has no; been sAe cnsy
accomplishment cs his administrator.
| have WSs referred 20 his leadership
IN International cooperation ncSr
his administration there has been .
slcccSStul handling 80 al iac>e sVcSs
Problems which arise IN the coarse ~
a days work n the SEaSgS ~ 4 SreaT
Nation. To these psNeo.Sn&S as has
nsNsslSns itsSs sG>sSs QUALITIES sSNSs>; reed
-. az this par;.cGSa~ t.nas>-SsrlpstctsS
,a-,xsCr. >:u.l.SA;tc<wag1 S;>sS<h, dIgsN,S
and positive Scgiea- fiS has PLACED
the institutions ct his Nation, tSS Me-
fArSs 90 his c>ssn; vyssssa and IAS d.
nifty, rv$rcc, and sS;srCa ShSs - 1&s
as u7sirs a>oVS AZ o{aSr Scss>l>sSSar
items"
In the course ~ his s33gvSS> &C.
!ivsrx<. AZ the Wa.tC<s Hcssl. Mr. Rat,
ss,r pvrpeSSssd NscIory - Ssse cNeEstsnS
elections
.sIaS Republican candidates fer
rre$lGcn, Aad VIce aNSs-Gsns wan
Win" he said. We viii maintain esr
lead in the HOUSE. and We WILL Stse N
the Senate. Indeed. Ne WILL hANs q
Republican Ses>&,s.
we rsay ajser II she c~es'Nsasssa
and III she rrsmSyScS. cGs We cS2n AID
Will Gai;e ~ - C>'gssnScn sss<ieaNNN,
Mr.. Butter e:prAaS,sSNd TIE srlNc<>
tancS ~ party Sgx3sssatsess, tnsssrA>SSaS
:, ul,an ses Republican wVSssST. SsS'
ins ;Aem ~ ~ Hl>%VNts Ms;h tes ssS2
III Iee ccEsSsas rarsEASSG.