The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-28

purpose or acquiring, by force, II neeus be, the republican nomination., the Presl- dent seemed to be possessed of a determi- nation to await further developments Those very close to him believe that fl the republicans so acerate the covenant of the league of nations as to make it necessary that 1t be returned to Paris, he will become a candidate for the avowed purpose of transferring the care of the document he regards as immortal from the hands of the Senate to the hands of the people.
 BELIEVE PRESIDENT AMEN NARJE
 The idea obtains that the President would not be adverse to running third tune. There seems to be no question but that he thinks the people are welded to nm by unbreakable chains and that he ia possessed of positive conviction that so per cent of the people would indorse the league of nations if they had an oppor tun1ty so to do. With the belief that people to such 7, great percentage are With him in his campaign, and with knowledge that organized labor. if it he amenable in the slightest degree to sense of gratitude must give him hearty support there is reason to sustain the report that the President, his fighting blood flowing freely would not be sad dened if compelled to~become a candi- date to prevent ir itahle senators from
 nreaking the heart of the world.'
 1T the President goes out after the nomination he will get it. Everybody in Washington admits as much. Al the same time there are many democrats who would regret he nomination of th, President. The 'third term handicap It is argued would defeat him even were the ration riore unanimous than it is re- speetins the leagne of nations and bie ohleial acts touching organized labor; or even if there was no resentment because Of his association with crowned heads and his reception of invaluable gifts iron, autocratic and ecClt siastic sources Rut there Is reason for the disinclinat tion of some democrats to nominate the Presi- cent more 5ressine than the fear of his deefat a a defeat of partv hopes They Fnnw that the Pr e'dent would go out Of office a discredi ed politician. He has nothing to gain, hey argue, and every thing to lose
 Should Mir. Wilson put over'' the league of nations, there is little question put that Tn after years he would be re. @arded as ren now are wont to regard l Washington. and some men, Lincoln And | even should he fail to establish the league l that calamity wo" q not so becloud his | fame as to prevent pilgrims plodding | weary ways to his tomb On the other | hand. should he 90 down into defeat 1 trying to be President third term into | defeat following campaien in which his | alleged desire to be ruler of the universe | would have teen gwen Machavellian en- | phass. after a campaign in which he | would have been represented as trying to | supplant Amercamsm by a new political | paternoster of inte1nationalism he would | retire from the stage ptiably discredted 1 And no democrat wants the President to | encounter such fate, and few want him ! to run this risk
 MT. Wilson will not indicate his inten. | tion until after the battle regarding the l leagu< of rations has taken definite | turn. Tn consequence, other aspiring democrats have nothing to say-or do It is believed, low sver that the democrat | who has more rap'dly forged to the front | in recent weeks than any other is A | Mitchell Palmer Of Pennsylvania attor- ney general of the United States. Since the retirement of w. G. McAdoo no other member of the ca binet is regarded as possessing any strength whatever MT. Palmer is a very able man, but politi- cally. is handicapped through an appar- ent coldness. a certain aloofness, an ob- vious inability to mifgle with people in | a manner natural and whole hearted In all of these gifts hiram Johnson is gen. erously endowed.
 Senator Johnson. however, even should he receive the republican nomination. for which he obviously is playing-would not sail into the White House on nosy bed of ease. It is not certain that he is the man on woh the two divergent l schools of republican thought could unite Tn the old days. Mir Johnson did not hesitate to ruin the republican party when Roosevelt wanted a third term, and later still, he did not display energy when Charles Evans Hughes was anx- ious to win California.
 But such is the situation today To- morrow may note a change.