The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-27
SENATOR ASHURST
| LINES UP AGAINST
Sd TERM PROPOSAL
Knows of No One Who
Has Amy Such Thought
In His Mind.
COALITION is
TALKED ABOUT
Believe Mccormick Fa-
miliar With Wilson's
Plans, Why He Is Ac-
tive i'm Palmer Support.

Washington. March 26-Thtrd
term talk continued today to annoy
Democrats in the senate and house
who have heretofore been numbered
as staunch supporters of the Wilson
administration.
As "A result Of the growing senti-
ment aaainst the third term idea a
coalition Of administration and
BRYAN followers to control the ma
tional convention at San Francisco Is
now looked for. The subject was dis
cussed with great freedom among
Democratic members Of the two
houses today
Following the remarkable demon
stration in the house yesterday over
the denunciation of the third term
notion by Representative Ben Hum
phrieS OF Mississippi. there occur
red an outbreak today in the senate,
ranged himself with those who are
irreconcilahly opposed to third
term for the president
SUGGESTION DISTASTFTTL
Senator Ashurst has been one Of
the most consistent Of the presidents
followers. In season and out OF sea-
son. he has always voted with the
president on every measure vital TO
the fugtherance Of the Wilson poll
cies His name il first on the senate
roll, and his stentorial AYE" has ever
been a bell wether TO the adminRstra-
ton flock when any important ad-
ministratiou measure WAS voted upon.
But Senator Ashurst finds the third
term suggestion peculiarly distasre-
full to him. He went out Of his way
during Senator Borahs speech against
eShorbitant campaign expenses to let
the senate know that he thought the
idea of third term for anybody was
all wrong, Interrupting Senator Bo-
rah to say that he did not know any
Democratic candidates who were
making large expenditures TO gain
the presidency. Senator Ashurst said:
And I want to say further. that IL
7 knew Of any one who was seeking
a third term I'd name, him and say /
believed it to he wrong
TALK OF COALITION.
The talk Of coalition between the
anti administration Democrats and
surprising holiness in the house
cloak rooms and Hobbies. These ele.
ments OF the party are determined to
wrest control from President Wilson
They particularly fear the result Of
making the German treaty. the para
mount issue in the approaching cam
paign.
He w nike Rouse mas remained cui~y
on Representative Humphreys speech
Staunch administration supporters
assert that Mr.. Wilson has no idea of
being candidate for reelection. The
activity OF Vance Mccormick in sup
port of the candidacy OF Attorney
General Palmer. they declare, plainly
indicates that he is certain OF the
presidents plans. They point out how
the president personally selected Mr.
Mccormick for the chairmanship OF
the Democratic national committee and
other evidences of the intimate friend
ship existing between the two to show
that Mr. Mccormick would not support
any candidate until he was certain the
president was out OF the race
The reason for the presidents un-
willingness to MAKE his plans known.
these Democrats claim. is that once IL
became known that he was not a candi-
date ne would lose much OF his
strength and thereby 3eopardize ths
chances of successfully carving on
the treaty fight by making it an issue
in the campaign.