| Show Political Wise Men Find Statement St By President Merely Mere ly Adds A dds To Muddle Some Republicans Republican's Insist Coolidge Declaration Means Way Vay Is Is Still Open to Nominate Him Others Think Not Meanwhile Attention Turns to Hoover Low- Low Lowden Lowden Lowden den Dawes and Others Further Word Vord V ord from Rapid City Would Be Appreciated in Washington WASHINGTON Aug All 3 CRy ny By The fhe Associated Press A Press A night YV vy of speculation left Washington ton political minds minas still muddled mu lcd today over President Coolidge's ge terse announcement that he did id not choose ch o e to run for president in 1928 the situation as the time approaches for active cam cam- campaigning campaigning campaigning to get under way v.-ay for the 1923 1 national conventions the action of Mr COOlidge brought a 0 vast ast out out- outpouring outpouring outpouring pouring of opinions which graphically illustrated the uncertainty In the minds of both friends and opponents of the administration A majority of these opinions were ere informal because there was a great reluctance on the part of politicians to commit themselves cs on the question which was on every lip Will the president run if he Is nominated Senator Smoot of Utah an admin I stalwart thought he would although he would prefer not to Others said he was definitely out o othe of the th race Still said the issue had been put up to the Republican lIean party with the president now in a position to cas cashis cast his line into the quiet pools of black blac hills streams and await developments NO 1 ANSWER YET The thought which was persistently expressed In the capital was con con- concerned concerned concerned with the course nw n w to b be betaken betaken taken by the friends of the president president dent who have insisted that he would woul be nominated whether or not h he chose to t serve for another term tenn Per Per- Persons Persons Persons sons wise in the ways was of politics d do doriot riot not expect the answer to this ques ques- question ques' ques lion tion to be Immediately apparent The gossip here long has been per per- persistent that with Mr Coolidge cIlia elim- elimInated mated Secretary Hoover might fe feel himself free free freeto to get Into the race rac along with Ith Vice President Dawes DaVies Frank Fran O. O Lowden Louden Speaker S aker Nicholas Longworth Senator Borah and th the theother others other who vho have ha been classed as asell ell HOOVER ER AS HEIR Whether Mr Hoover Hoo would Inherit the Coolidge strength has been an an- another another another other subject of much speculation The commerce secretary has sided side with Mr Coolidge on many of ot th the fighting points of his administration including the vetoed McNary Haugen bill some of whose features were ere in indorsed In- In Indorsed Indorsed by Mr Dawes and Mr Low Low- den Notwithstanding the persistent Hoover talk in Washington there ha has been no indication either from M Mr Hoover or the White House that h he was being groomed as the administration lion tion candidate Several months ag ago reports gained currency that there ther had been a rift rUt between the president and Mr Hoover Hooker over talk that M Mr Hoover was to succeed Secretary Ke Kel- Kel Kellogg logg At that time a statement b by bythe bythe the president about that subject t was wa Interpreted in some quarters as a re rebuke re- re rebuke rebuke buke to Mr Hoover but the president removed that Idea by sending forth fort word from the White House which was wa highly laudatory to the MUCH MAY l HAPPEN On the surface with the exception of the Lowden candidacy the activities ties lies on behalf of the thO other Republics Republican high lights have been unostentatious Most of these men have been content to remain on political develop develop- developments developments ments and none of them has issued any public announcement of their dc de- de desire sire to enter the White House Never Never- Nevertheless Nevertheless there are groups in and out o of congress who are In sympathy with programs to throw the nomination their way There are many politicians 1 In Washington who arc are waiting to se see whether President Coolidge will am am- amplify his statement of yesterday esterday bu but they confess they have ha little reason rea on t to believe belle he will do so They concede however lowe er that political poll tic 1 developments de between n now and convention time ma may bring a further announcement from him Meanwhile those who have pride in their reputation AS ns political forecast forecasters ers are saying sang little openly o as to pos pos- possible possible sible happenings In the next few months |
