The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-11
Ncbla>kan Said One Term
Plank Was Merely an Ex-
preston of Policy.
WILSON'S NOTE IN 1913
TO PALMER \ SURPRISE
President Said He Would
Let Party and People
Decide on Candidacy.

| w,suI<GroS, Jan. l0.--A letter fully
=. ,s,onishing as the letter from Presi-
,,,. Wilson to 4. Mitchell Palmer.
to,ding against the application OF the
,hrd term plank to himself. Is one
,-ren by william Jennings Bryan on
IN, sam. topic and to the same gem
,fal effect.
President Wilson's political advisers
.,pert 10 use this letter against Mr.. !
pr,an Il the latter. rs has been inti-
mated, seeks TO make any issue OF a
second term for Mr. Wilson.
As the letter IL a private one II could !
n, he obtained for publication.
Tht letter was written by Mr.. Bryan
hack IN 1918 when "A resolution was
ending before Congress limiting the
Presidency to a single term. MIR. Bryan
wrote to a member of Congress that
the one term plank was intended merely
d, u declaration Of policy aud shouid
10, b. binding on any tndirtdudi unHi
i,gsldfion had been passed, and II ap-
p,iea 10 all parties alike.
This Notwithstanding the plain word
ng of the plank which closes with the
words We pledge the candidate OF
this convention to this principle
Information OF this Bryan letter fol-
lowed to-day the making public Of
letter in which the President cites the
cidng whether or not he shall run again
This is the way the President puts II:
II shall most cheerfully abide by the
judgment of my party and the public as
70 whether | shall be a candidate for the
Presidency again In 1915 absolutely
p,~ice myself to resort TO nothing but
public oH'nion TO decide that question.
show. Willingness to Hun.
The Presidents Willingness to run
tyaln provided he is satisfied that the
parry md the public want him is dis
.losed In a letter which he wrote TO ex-
Representative 4. Mitchell Palmer OF
Pennsylvania few weeks before the
Presidential inauguration in 1913. This
letter also was written while the reeolu-
ton was pending before Congress TO
mt the Presidency 10 single term IN
s,oriauce with the pledge IN the baitl-
more platform.
NJ Wilson'S letter prevented the pas
sage 1f that resolution and no attempt
has been made since TO revive II. Ihe
general tenor nf that communication has
1een .r.wu ever since IL was written
- Mr. Palmer. bu. the full text had not
bee made public before
" ., the test which Mr.. wilson mas
r-s.- ncd for himself in regard 10 run
. roa , second term his advisers con-
's'i '0,t 1t already has been fuIhilec
ami mat both the party and the pubic
ha.. given satisfactory evidence OF their
desire '.t' Nj Wilson become cand''
date again. From the President him.
,f however, there has come no eN'
lrssIou on this point. but il is assumed
he would not permit his advisers 10 81
srcad with their plans for 1915 unless
he Intended to run again. The likehhoon
is ,uAt the President VIII continue l,
rc.,.r Silent on the question. leaving Il
ia, in, nj To
A. pr.wtries.
The understanding here now Is tina
tA Irr~ dent will encounter the oppoei
TO. ot ". T. Bryan In his enort TO o'
r.Hom.nt,cd no;withstandns the Bryan
."',r Nj Bryan feels that there ma
bee. goo serious effort on the President
part - live up to the spirit of the on
tenn plank, and he will attack him o'
The, already ave evidences that Demo
c ats h.gh ,n the party's councils ar
making plans for "A contingency ina
coU'"urlit.S the possible retirement
tae llcS dent from the race Cham
C.arks friends are moving on the as
sumption that the President at the las
W.nI', may decide to live up 10 the on
ten plank and refuse to run.
Strange. .ruugh. the Bryan and IN
C.'rE forces are now joining hands
There Is good r,ason to believe ina
s;eps 1ir. dy have been taken to brin
W. TAR. and Nj Bryan closer TO
go'or td that the" are succeeding,
N,uiar. " Congress were great
Interested 10 the PRESIDENTS leteer an
VIII he Wtd" the bis's OF senera' ue
od'e' y SHOWN tnat the fres,uen
OF several occasions IN the iast 'nle
e'' l'its"d p" consent 10 the Puo'''a
'o' ~ '.' letter
y is I"dr that When the ires'oe'
"i''' '.' letter p" "Npected 10 reoo,'
''.N p'''' fr'Hid"n'Ial rrirnar'es'
~ 'i' Ir ~" move III tha' uirecs'o
'N'" '' commended II IN ms nI
snhAaI '"'Sst"e. committee Oh ,o'
e'''s .'''s' gated the subject anu ~
'''' '.t' tnrh legislation "oui"
''.s. '''.oNtI
IN' So =" term plank or the ba''
"Iir r Town reads
W" '''I single i'res,denl'ai yer
"" ?" '.#' ond urge IN" adoption OF q
'' '.l' ." the constitution maN'i
N' lI'- lent of tho ' nted states y
H.. on nlpHRe