U.S. PRESIDENCY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 7 January 1928, Page 7

U.S. PRESIDENCY.

MR. HOOVER’S CHANCES

GROWING RAPIDLY. POSITION OF MR COOLIDGF. BY CABLE—PRESB ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received noon to-day. NEW YORK, Jan. G. A Kansas City message states that Mr Wm. Butler, chairman of the Republic National Committee, stated that President Coolidge had not necessarily been eliminated from the United States Presidential possibilities, but added that the chances that the President would be drafted were slight, due to opposition in some quarters to a third term idea. He declared that Mr Hoover s strength was growing rapidly, and campaign headquarters would be opened for him in New York very soon. Mr Butler stated that he believed Mr Hoover had a far stronger following m the east and far west than President Coolidge, in view of the latter’s desire not to run. He declared that President Coolidge’s second statement regarding the candidacy contained no more than the first. Mr Butler said: "The President did not say lie -would, not accept and. th.e east largely believes that the President is subject to the draft.” In view of the close relationship between Mr Butler asd President Coolidge the former’s statement is universally interpreted as intimating that President Coolidge favours Mr Hoover’s candidacy.