Evening star., 1926-07-30
TH|RD-TERM BOOM
SEEN AS INJURIOUS
Smell Thinks President Is
Hurt by Talk of Possibility
at This Time.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

WHITE PINE CAMP, n. Y, July
30.-Representative Bertrand Fl.
Smell, chairman of the rules commit
tee and one of the Republican lead.
ers of the House and in whose con.
gressional district President Coolidge
is spending the Summer, following
brief chat with the latter yesterday
afternoon. expressed the opinion that
friends of the President are helping
him none by booming him at this
time for another term.
Mr.. Smell arrived on the scene
right in the midst of the excitement
following third term talk given to the
newspaper men by Richard Wash
burn Child, former Ambassador to
Italy, who had been a guest at the
Coolidge camp. Mr.. Smell, while de-
clining to be drawn into a discussion
of another term for Mr.. Coolidge, did
saw il was an inadvisable topic at this
early date and that this early boom
ing would do the President far more
harm than good and that the latter
would undoubtedly be greatly em-
barrassed.
When pressed further for some
views on the possibility of another
term for President Coolidge, Mr.. Smell
said that was a matter for the Presl-
dent himself to decide. He added.
however. but with the explanation that
he did not wish to be understood as
Joining the third-term boomers. that
everything indicates that the Presi-
dent is growing in public popularity,
and that he is stronger personally ana
politically than at any time since ne
entered the White House.
Would Delay Boom.
The viewpoint of this New York Rep
resentative and friend OF the Presi-
dent was accepted here as being OF
considerable significance. At least, his
oninions gave food for thought. His
viewpoint was accepted as that OF a
practical politician. 1t is also felt
that Mr. SHELLS view is about the
same as that of the other political
leaders OF the party. They think IL is
too early to commence boosung tne
President. The impression was given
nv Mr., Smell that the party leaders
would rather see this boom held off
until the last moment.
Although the President and this
New York Representative discussed
the political situation in New York,
nothing was said relative to the third
term rumblings. Mr.. Smell said they
touched briefly upon certain legfsla-
tive matters. He expects to come to
White Pine Camp later on for a stay
of several days, when he and the
President will have an opportunity
TO discuss things in more intimate
and detailed fashion.
One of the first questions the Presi-
dent asked Mr.. Smell was how SEN
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York State was progressing, and he
appeared greatly pleased when Mr..
Smell expressed the belief that Sen
ator Wadsworth would win easily.
Sees No Need Of Coal Laws.
Mr.. Smell, after his talk with the
President, expressed the opinion to
newspaper men that Congress at Its
next session will make no serious ef-
fort to pass coal legislation. He does
not think the country needs coal
legislation despite the recommenda-
tion made by the President. He
would not be surprised to see some
attempt made to pass this form OF
legislation. but he doubts If the at
tempt will be of serious nature. He
does not believe failure to enact coal
legislation will hurt the Republicans.
real demand on the part of the public
for national coal legislation.
Neither does Mr.. Smell think the
Republican party will be hurt as
result of the campaign expense in
vestigations. Personally he declared
that he disapproved of extravagant
spending of money for political pur-
poses, but views this as purely local
matter and not one for the National
Government to get excited about
Furthermore the average voter, ac-
cording to Mr.. Snell is far more
interested in the fact that the Re-
publican party has accomplished much
for his individual benefit and has for
the past FIVE years created prosperity
and good employment.
There is no reason to look for an
extra session of Congress, Mr.. Smell
said. AT the next session of Congress
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