Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-16

apt, in the end, to be nominated and
to be forced by the mere pressure Of
public opinion to accept the nonlna-
ton"
ut would be a CONSUMPTION by the
people which would scarcely admit OF
refusal by him. in the judgment
Of the Nashville Banner independently. /
The thought that the President may
be drafted persists in the opinion of
the Worcester Telegram independently.
Oklahoma City Times independently,
Lincoln Star independently. Passaic
Daily Herald independently and Duluth
Herald independent Republican,. The
Binghamton Press independent Re-
publican) concludes: "A sweating and
uncertain national convention may
draft Coolidge and obtain further
historic calculation of the meaning of
I do not choose.
Before final judgment can be given
on the clarity of his utterances on
this subject" advises the Charleston
Evening Post independent Demo
is In Mr.. Coolidge's mind. Is anybody
prepared to say and to prove that?"
The Morgantown' New Dominion lin
dependent Democratic) asks: what
could have been easier for him to say
than that he would not accept the
nomination, IL such is actually his In
tention?" The Roanoke World-News
Democratic) suggests:
He could have made an announce
ment that would have been historic.
He has done the same thing. but in
the doing OF 1t he has mumbled his
words
In praise of Mr.. Coolidge, however,
the Dayton Daily News independent
Democratic) says: by his fiat state
ment to the national committee he
has justified our faith in his straight
forwardness. The President directs
the party leaders to so about the job
of selecting his successor with the
definite understanding that he is not
to be his own successor" The New
York Evening World independently
ayers: Calvin Coolidge Is not a candi-
date for the Republican nomination
in 1928. To insist otherwise now
would be an insult to the President"
The Santa Barbara Daily News
(Democratic) remarks that "the abso.
lutte refusal of Mr.. Coolidge to consider
the nomination that he could have
had without asking will further
third term" The Cleveland News Tin
dependent Republican, adds that
'citizens will honor Calvin Coolidge
more than ever for his strict observ-
ance OF vague national rule" The
Kansas City Journal Republican,
points out that the politicians "have
had four months to ponder on wheth-
er a President of the United States.
conscious of the fact that his every
word would be under the microscope Of
history for generations to come, won.s
nave gone out OF his way to issue an
insincere or hl-considered statement"
Had his political ambition been un-
ba LASTED by his realization of the hon.
ors already enjoyed and of the third
term tradition involved" the Asheville
Times independent Democratic) be-
neves, he might easily have been per-
suaded to stand for another term. He
has met the several issues presented
TO him seriously. frankly and in way
tnat will augment the admiration of
the American people for him as
man and as their Chief Magistrate"
Mr.. Coolidge has opened the way
10 All candidates to express them
serves. IL Is an open race" declares
the Albany Evening News (independ-
emit Republican,. and the Champaign
!News.Gazette independently thinks the
country Is large enough to produce
other presidential timber.n while the
Rochester Times-Uniou independently
says that aas matter OF fact. the Re.
publicans are particularly rich In
presidential timber" The Hartford
Times independent Democratic) con-
cludes that. in any event, '.if he was
actually bowling himself out OF the
picture, 1t Is evident that he does not
intend the Republican platform max.
ers to. be bothered with any specific
proposals that might be known as