Show PERSHING AA MAY Y BE CANDIDATE Increasing Interest in His Possible Candidacy Smoot Says SALT LAKE Aug 26 Attention Attention Is turning to General John J. J Pershing in the discussion of candidates for nomination for president t at the Re Re- Republican Republican publican national convention next year following President Coolidge's announcement that he lIe did not wish to tomake tomake tomake make the race for re-election re accord- accord accordIng accordIng according Ing to Senator Reed Recd Smoot who ar arrived ar- ar arrived arrived rived in Salt Lake from Washington Thursday lIe He is making a hurried visit here to attend to private busi busi- business business business I ness matters the improved condition of Mrs Smoot making It possible for tl I of him to come c for a short time I While noting noUr-g the Increasing Interest I In the possible candidacy of General Pershing Pe Senator Smoot declared that the situation was wide open as far faras faras faras as the th Republican party's candidate was concerned with possibility po that any anyone one of several eral men not now non prominently prom prom- prominently promInently mentioned may be b the choice at the 1928 convention He was of the opinion that President Coolidge had definitely withdrawn from the th field While Mr Coolidge's statement str that he did not choose to tobe tobe tobe be a candidate next year ear had caused an impression that the president might yield to persuasion and permit his name to go before the convention Senator Snoot Smoot was of or a different opinion opinIon opinion ion explaining that the word choose Is not used ambiguously in New Eng Eng- land While President state state- statement statement ment might not have ha sounded state state-I definite definite definite nite to some Orne cars Senator Smoot thought that It was final and that no pressure would be brought to bear to induce him to accept re re-nolI re nation I Beyond mentioning the growing groin g strength of at General Gener l Pershing and the discussion of several se others who have not yet loomed as formidable conten conten- contenders contenders ders Senator Smoot was not disposed to express an opinion as to the pos pos- possibilities possibilities possibilities of or the various prospective candidates for nomination |