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Third Term
HINTS WORRY
Her President viii Take Active
Part in Campaign,
HOOVER ALSO A PUZZLE

| Despite Denial of ex-Food Admins
traitor. Eie is Regarded as in a Re.
ceptive Mood For Democratic Nomi.
nation.
Washington, March 1.-THE Demo
I cratic party is facing Il crisis.
The my stery of what the White
| House wants, the doubt as to just what
the precise campaign issues will be
and the enigmatic behavior of the men
| mos prominently mentioned as success
| sors 10 President Wilson, have COM
| bined to create within the party situa-
| ton of turmoil and unrest.
Leading Democrats still discount all
| talk of third term. But they say
| the trend of events, the projection Of
the league of nations into the cam
paign and various other conspicuous
signs, tend to obscure the vision in
such a way they frankly admit they
do not know where they are at
A high official in close touch with
| the White House declared:
the assumption the president IS a sick
man. He will surprise them all"
1t is the openly expressed opinion
of Admiral Grayson, the presidents
| decor, President Wilson will be ply
Sically able by June l to make such
campaign as the dignity of his Office
would allow.
DR.. GraySOn says this does not mean
the president could stand a coasr-to-
coast speaking jaunt
This is in direct contradiction to the
known opinion held by the presidents
| medical advisers some months ago.
At thai time they cOntended even
| should the president desire to take an
| active part in the coming campaign,
| il would he their duty to restrain him.
Democrats thus are left guessing,
| They are asking what will William
! Jennings Bryan do if President Wilson
| takes an active part in the campaign
| with a view to a third term or not
| with the league Of nations as the is
sue? Bryan has publicly and repeat
eddy stated his opposition TO making
an issue of the treaty and he is also
! equally emphatically on record
against third terms.
Politicians are also puzzled over the
Herbert Hoover boom launched by
some of the presidents hitherto
staunchest friends. Hoover, despite
his denials, is regarded as in recep-
tive mood with Democratic leanings.
A fight is foreseen within the Demo
cratic party over his potential cand-
dacy. For that reason stand-pat Dem
ocrats would like to have the VIII
Sonian point of view.
Attorney General Palmer is out in
the open with his boom. Likewise Sen
ator Owen, of Oklahoma. BOuh are
known administration Democrats, and
their candidates. are not considered
significant one way or another.
William G. McAdoo's attitude has
caused an immense amount of brow
| knitting. By some he is regarded as
playing the presidents game by keep
ing out of the Democratic primaries,
but this opinion is not shared by those
known to be close to the McAdoo cir
Gle These latter say McAdOo will be
a candidate and he will have the pres
ident's backing when the moment ar
rives for both to come out in the
open.
Thai this moment may not arrive
much before the San Francisco con-
vention is the general belief.
Influential Democrats are further
complaining they are forced to fight
in the dark. They say for the pur-
poses of party solidarity, the presi-
dent should receive one or two of them
at least az the White House and give
them some inkling of what he has in
mind.