The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-06-23
STAMPEDE FOR
WILSON LIKELY
Possibility of Such a Turn Was
Apparent on the Politi-
cal Horizon.
WOMEN LEAD MOVEMENT
10y DAVID N. cAuRcHl

San Francisco, June 2S,--Q n, So
Possibilities of a stampede fon third
term for President Wilson IN the demo-
cratic national convention were seen
here today by party leaders following
the announcement OF Miss Mary Foy,
OF Los Angeles, that she would cast
her vote as delegate for woodrow
Wilson for the democratic nominee for
president.
Miss Foy, recognized ms one OF the
most able women leaders In the party,
WAS positive In her determination to
present the name OF the president 20
the convention. Furthermore, she In
tends 10 suggest to the convention that
a strong vicn- presidential candidate be
named and that II President Wilson Is
elected he may retire and turn the office
over 10 tho vice president or he may
continue to hold office and turn many
OF the burdens Of his office over TO the
vice president.
II don't know what the effect Of my
action will be-" Miss Foy said today.
but ] have Travelled n great deal and
have given voice 90 my views and
everywhere, after the first shock. |
have found the reaction to be favor
able.
There are two reasons why desire
q third term for the president" con-
tinucd Miss Fpy. First. | believe the
president should be vindicated by tho
people, and IN the second place, | be-
Hove that tho president II entitled to
llniah the war work which ho began
] bolieve he should carry through leg
islation for reconatruction, which has
been blocked by the republican congress
II don't believe the people meant 70
Tie the hands OF the president IN the
IT'S elections. when they elected a
republican congress. but that IL what
they did and they realize Il now. and
beiieve they arc ready 20 give the
president an opportunity to complete
his worlt,
= II want strong man for vice -presi-
don't man such AS Homer Cummings.
with such man as vice president why
couldn't the president turn over many
OF his duties to the vlce- -prcsldont3 Oi
course, u has never been done, but lei
us smash few, prccedents. II the
pfeAldont wanted to retire after his
WORK of reconatructlon was complete
! don't heo any reason why hr should
noe ne able 70 do 40 aud turn tho Office
over TO the vicc-prcsldont
am not. going 10 say that am
tho loader Of movement for h thIrd
term for President Wilson, for that
would bo presumbtous, but you can
count on my voting for President WI.
son. ana ! hope, of course, that viii
be supported
Misc Foy's announcement caused
considerable atir among democratic
leaders here aud revived again a story
current IN Washington some months
uRo that the president desired n third
term with strong vice -prcsldentln,
candidate, ~ order that he might retire
polls. " '''
MISS Foy stated that her propoaed
nctlon was entirely independent nnd
tlnt she hnd not consulted amy OF thr
pHrly leaders and. furthermore, Hho de.
nloa that u was any part Of a con.
Miss Foy Ii n woman OF rrcnt strcngth
hhd q powerful orator. II she makee a
speech on the floor Of the convention NJ
ihvor OF third term for the prcHldeni
u " certain she win start a movement
whieh may entirely switch the course