Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
COOLIDGE SENATE
RACE IS DOUBTED
GiIIett, Who Would Yield
Post, Does Not Believe For
mer President viii Run.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

win Calvin Coolidge choose to run"
for the Senate?
The suggestion that the former Presi-
dent should be q candidate on the Re
publican ticket for the Senate seat now
held by Senator Gillett, has been made
by several newspapers In Massachu-
sets.
Senator Gillett, when the matter was
called to his attention yesterday, ex-
pressed his willingness to step aside
and permit Mr.. Coolidge TO be . candi-
date for the Senate next year, provided
Mr.. Coolidge desixes to make the race.
Senator Gillett said:
IF Mr.. Coolidge would be willing to
run for the Senate or for any other
public ONCE, State or national, tAsre Is
not a Republican in Massachusetts, who
would not gladly get out Of his way"
Does Not Believe He'll Run.
Senator Gillett, however. does not be-
lieve that Mr.. Coolidge win consider
running for the Senate. Several other
friends Of the former President take
a similar view Of the matter. They 90
not believe that the man who volun-
tarily gave up q nomination for Presi-
dent In 1928 would seek q nomination
for the Senate In 1880. However, the
nomination may seek Mr.. Coonoge,
which Is another matter.
Furthermore, Mr. Coolidge never has
explained publicly at least why No Is
sued his famous II do not choose to
run" statement in August, 1927. 1t has
been indicated that he vii do so soon In
forthcoming magazine article and
what he says may have direct bearing
on whether he would consider returning
to public life.
There are those who believe that the
former President declined to be candi-
date for the presidency because ne
was opposed to breaking the precedent
that no man should serve more than
two terms as President consecutively
They also believe that, should circum-
stances arise which would demand
| such a course, he may again become q
candidate for President
Senator Gillett today declined u
amplify his statement that he would
be willing TO step aside Il Mr.. Coolidge
evinced q desire to stand for the Re-
publican nomination for the Senate
| It Is known, however, that other prom
| inent Republicans from Massachusetts
have had senatorial aspirations, In the
event that Senator Gillett should de-
| ternine not to be candidate to sue
coed himself, and at least one Of them
may challenge Senator Gillett In the
primary In any event. That Is former
Gov. Fuller. who retired from ONCE
| the first of the year.
Gov. Fuller might have had the nomi.
nation for Senator against Senator
David /. Walsh, Democrat, last year
but he had announced more than a
year earlier he did not intend to run
| for the Senate in 1928 or to run against
| Senator Walsh. But now 1t Is under
stood that Mr.. Fuller has changed his
mind about his possible candidacy for
| the Senate. His name has been used
| in connection with several diplomatic
posts abroad, to which he might be
appointed by President Hoover. But
so far there has been no indication that
he Is to be appointed as the representa-
tive of the United States abroad. He
| figured conspicuously In the Sacco-Van-
zetti case, and there is a feeling that
| If he were sent aboard as diplomatic
representative Of this country there
might be disturbances in any country
where the Socialists are in force.
Should Mr. Coolidge be persuaded to
| run for the Senate in 1880 he would
have q precedent in the person Of John
| Quincy Adams, who after he left the
| White House, entered Congress Is q
member Of the House.