Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
Politics at Large
By 6. Could Lincoln.

winning the West" appears to be
the latest episode in the Coolidge
Odyssey. After all, q little propinquity
sometimes turns the trick. 1t Is mucn
easier to take an interest, a personal
interest, in the leader of a party ana
In President of the United States
If he is within hailing distance IN
stead of being accessible only over
a long-range radio.
The latest announcement In IaVor
of the denomination and re-electlon
of President Coolidge comes from
Gen. Leonard Wood, soldier, admins
traitor and one of the leading con-
testants for the Republican nominal
ton for President in 1920. Cen
Woods pronouncement is likely 70
carry weight in South Dakota ana
other States of the West which took
their coats off for Theodore Roose-
welt in several elections. WOOD s
friendship with Col Roosevelt ana
the known admiration which the lat
ter had for Gen. Wood had not
which came to Wood from the west
in the 1920 preconvention campaign.
He has called in his friends In
South Dakota, where he visited the
President at the Summer White
House, and urged them to line up
for the Presidents denomination. Inc
fact has been published throughout
the West.
The West was the stronghold of
Roosevelt sentiment in 1912, when Col.
Roosevelt sought to come back to the
White House on the Bull Moose
ticket. Like President Coolidge, the
colonel had served part of term-in-
deed, far more of term-in the
White House, to which he had sue
ceeded through the death of Presl-
dent. Had Roosevelt been elected in
1912 and served until 1915 he would
have had IL years in the White
House, short of a few months. 1t
does not seem reasonable to beileVe
that the people who supported Roose-
welt in 1912, knowing this fact, Will
now blink at the proposal to have
President Coolidge serve another four
years, IL the only issue Is the so-called
third.term tradition.
Speaking of the Bull Moose. Hiram
johnson of California, who stood at
as the vice presidential nominee, is
making hay while the sun shines this
Summer. He comes up for reelection
to the Senate next year. He has aban-
doned, he says, all idea Of running for
the Presidency, and apparently he is
sincere in this declaration. He fought,
hled and filibustered throughout the
night during the last session of Con
gress for the Boulder Dam bill, dear
to the hearts of the Californians. His
popularity in the State, which was
said to be on the wane, is on the up
grade, according to reports from the
West. While his enemies in the State
will seek to find candidate against
him for the Republican nomination
for Senator, and are doing so even
now, there Is little chance they will
be able to put such candidate across.
The Senator is speaking frequently
in the State now on the Boulder
Dam issue. II he can succeed in put
ting the bill through the next Sen
ate. when no short session makes
it impossible to reach a vote, he will
be solid with the State. The southern
part of California Is anxious to have
a Senator. it is true, and both Sena-
tor Johnson and Senator Shortridge
arc lLOMl AIIC sail II AaASAS@V 0[(SAOAA'
But even this desire Is not likely to
balk Senator Johnson. There has
been some talk of running Lieut..
Gov. Fisk against him next year.
Fisk Is popular with the American
Legion. in which he has played a
prominent part. Also Senator Short
ridge has no love for Johnson, since
Johnson openly opposed Shortridge
during the campaign last year when
the latter was seeking denomination
on the Republican ticket. There is
speculation as to the part Senator
Shortridge will play in the Johnson
campaign in 1928.
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The situation in Illinois, from a
Republican point of view, presents
it's complexities. Mrs. Medill Nc.
Cormick, widow of Senator Medill
Mccormick and daughter of Mark
Hanna, another Senator during the
Mckinley days, Is suspected OF be-
ing opposed to the denomination
of President Coolidge, though so far
she has not openly attacked the idea
of another term for the President.
She is also bent upon the political
destruction of Gov. Len Small of
Illinois, declaring that she herself
will make the race for the guberna.
toriaI nomination If necessary to de-
feat the governor next year. Whether
Mrs. Mccormick would support the
candidacy of former Gov. Frank y.
Lowden of Illinois, if he proves a
serious contender for the Republican
nomination next year, is another
matter about which there is some
speculation. In the past she has been
friendly toward Mr.. Lowdela. But
she has said nothing publicly about
the Lowden boom SO far. Mrs. NC.
Cormick is the Republican national
committeewoman for Illinois at pres
emit. and is one of the most active
women In politics today.
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A potent Republican voice in the
Philippines, in addition to that OF
Gov. Gen. Leonard Wood, Is raised
for the denomination of President
Coolidge. Mrs. E. Finley Johnson
woman member of the Republican ma
tional committee for the island an
swerinR the QUESTIONABLE of The
star asking whether another term
for the President would be third
term. whether it would be so consid-
cred and whether the third-term ira
dition would operate against Mr..
Coolidge, has replied from the Far
East, saying:
II personally would not regard an
other term of office for President
Coolidge as a third term as that
phrase is generally understood. I
am not of the opinion that a so-called
'third-term' issue would be a serious
obstacle either to the nomination or
reelection of President Coolidge in
1928. I most heartily favor the nomi-
nation of President Coolidge by the
Republican party in 1928. In my
Judgment he is the logical man.
While there will be some objection to
the 'third-term' idea. 1 am persuaded
that the American people have con-
fidences in him and that that cry will
not defeat his reelection. | am per-
sonally most heartily in favor of his
nomination in 1928. His honesty and
his independent character make him