Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-03-13 | Page 1 | Storm Center

i STORM CENTER 1 Wi i SENATOR WILLIAM H. H KING C COOLiDGE lID MOVE CAUSES CA S TEMPEST Politics Seen in Decision to Choose West for Summer Home By PAUL R. R MALLON United Pres Staff Correspondent W March 12 United 1 Press tempest in the political poUt poUt- j Ical teapot bas been stirred up around President Coolidge's s 's ion to seek a summer White Houe i in the west Originally intended as a mOVe to I get the people of f the west in closer unde understanding with the the project has suddenly taken on I Ithe some aspects of a political undertaking undertaking under under- taking causing spIrited biddIng from all Rocky mountain states and skeptical comment front from era ern party leaders who were critical of Mr Coolidge's veto of the McNary Mc- Mc Nary Nary Haugen farm relief bill Halt Half a dozen pressIng invitations a day are beIng presented verbally at the White House or by letters from w western stern party leaders urging the presIdent to choose this state or that as his summer summer residence Today Today To- To day Addison Smith RepublIcan Idaho presented a letter letter let let- ter fr n Governor Baldridge askIng the president to delay a decision until Idaho has a chance to present hint him with a site C C. C C. Hamlin Republican national committeeman ot of Colorado called to press Mr l to select the Penrose estate at Colorado SprIngs Cob Colo Even Ge General eral John J J. Pershing called to urge the presIdent to stop oft off at LIncoln Neb on his his' wily west So It has been since Tuesday when the presIdent made known his intention intention tion of beIng the first president to togo togo go west of Ohio to spend his summer summer sum sum- mer The bidding has been so active that that friends ot of the president are afraid selection of any anyone one ot of the states will arouse an active resentment resent resent- meat ment in the others other and lay Mr Ir Coolidge open to o charges ot of Furthermore oth other r political consequences consequences con con- I sequences of the journey are being discussed One ot of the leaders of the farm bloc aroused over the presidents president's dents dent's veto ot of the farm bill facetiously facetiously face face- announced after a conference conference confer confer- ence with Mr Coolidge about another another an- an other m that he had invited the president to spend hIs summer in Iowa center of the farm revolt where the veto aroused a movement ill in the state legislature to make former Governor I rank Frank O. O Lowden Lowden Low Low- den of IllinoIs a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination next year If Mr Coolidge follos follo s his usual practice of defying pressure he will dIsregard difficulties raised to his proposed western trIp and refuse to sta stay In the east cast where everything would bel much safer politically The diffIculties however are expected ex- ex to cause hint him to make an early decision as to hIs site so t tat at athe he may put an end to the present spirited bidding