Show G I r Ul OP DP r IN 8 31 I O. O EJI A AGREE Rf TO In BACK C COOLIDGE lID f fJ J Pi- Pi President However Has Not Captured Voters Talks Reveal k By PAUL R R. R MALLON United Press Staff Correspondent RAPID CITY S S. S D D. D July 26 26 II Ip a series of conferences since since the ar arrival arrival art rival of President Coolidge here Republican Re Re- publican leaders of this doubtful st state te have reached a tacit agreement agree ment to carry South Dakota for Mr Coolidge next year if possible S Senator Peter J J. J Norbeck Republican lican of South Dakota and big chief chic of the state organization will WIll announce himself shortly for forIt Me Mt It Coolidge He will be followed b by F F. S S S. Meyers 1 ers who Is to be Re- Re pUblican oi candidate for governor next year jear and four of the leading e newspapers of the state 4 Ordinarily this farming state has i- i poti not been considered pro CoolIdge i. i and amP after atter his veto of the Mc McNary- McNary ary- ary H HAugen bill some Republican newspapers news- news p papers ers took him to task But since his arrival here there has been nothing noth noth- ing but sympathetic comment on how his presence Is booming the Back Black Hills HUls as a vacation vacations play- play PLAN PLAN ANNOUNCEMENTS he United Press Is la Informed up upon n most reliable authority that l leaders ders are planning a series of of announcements announcements an an- which may reflect their appreciation of Mr Coolidge's choice for the summer White HouseW House W at voters will do about It hoever however however how how- ever ever cannot be told until election r day S S Norbeck Meyers and the four largest largest larg larg- est papers are considered the highest highest high high- est esl political Influence In the Republican Re- Re publican organization but talks with local people give no Indication that Mr Coolidge personally has captured cap- cap the state t i At At t the roundup re- re Mr Coolidge s was given an ane e enthusiastic Western Vestern welcome and the announcer called on him four tImes limes for a speech Townspeople were w re so certain that he would at atle le least st express his appreciation of their reception that the local newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper Issued an extra edition quotIn quoting In ing him prematurely as expressing gratitude REFUSED TO SPEAK DIr Ir Coolidge Coolidge's s persistent declination declination declination tion to say anything was the chief topic of conversation on the streets there that night Similar incidents have recently occurred but It re remains remains remains re- re mains to V an n seen whether they will have the slightest political effect when weighed against the publicity the president has given this section of the country which is hungry for tor devel development Mrs Coolidge arranged to motor sixty-six sixty miles this to toZ Z Newcastle Wyo to attend the wedding wedding wedding wed wed- ding of Miss lIss Dorothy Mondell of Washington daughter of the former Republican floor lea leader er of the house and Alexander W Gregg chief counsel of the Internal revenue bureau bureau bu bu- reau at the Mondell summer home hOple there Tomorrow Mr and Mrs Coolidge Discovery will attend th the Gold Days celebration at Custer |