Evening star., 1927-05-01
COOLIDGE FAVORED
aBY MORE LEADERS.
8. O. P. Committee Members
!: Continue to Discount
/ Third Term" Issue.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


so-called 'third-term" issue.
Representative on the national com
mittee of more than half of the States
of the Union are covered in the re,
suits of the poll, with the publica-
ton today of third group of an
swers. Twenty-six States in all. plus
the District Of Columbia, are included
in the answers so far published.
The questions put to the commit
beemen and committeewomen by The
Star follow:
!. In your opinion would another
term of Office for President Coolidge
constitute a third term" as the term
is generally understood?
2 In YOUR opinion would the So
called "third-term" issue be serious
obstacle either to the nomination or
reelection Of President Coolidge IN
1928? -,
8. In your opinion is President Cool
fdge the logical candidate of the Re-
nuhlican partv for President in 1928?
Replies From Scattered States.
The third group OF answers, pub
Iished today, include replies from
FLORIDA. Kangas, louisiana, Massachu-
setts and West Virginia. A fourth
pro,lp of answers will be published at
an early date.
OF the 26 States from which re-
plies have now been published, In
Guiding those published today,
are of the North and East, IL are OF
the Middle West and West, ana .
area of the South, the so-called Solid
South" which has been the backbone
of the Democratic party for many
years.
The entire list of the States from
which replies have now been publish
ed follows: Alabama, Arizona, Arkan-
sas. California. Colorado. Delaware,
Florida. Kansas, Louisiana, Massa-
chusetts. Michigan, Mississippi, Mis-
souri,, Nevada, New Mexico, New
York. New Jersey, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Vlr-
ginia and Wyoming.
Called Logical Candidate.
The replies have invariably de-
clared that President Coolidge is the
logical candidate of the Republicans
for President next year. with one eX-
cention. and in that case the national
committee woman from New Mexico
who voiced no opposition to President
Coolidge. but merely said that she
thought it too early to discuss candi-
dates.
THE replies have shown an over
whelming opinion that the so-called
third.term issue does not apply in the
case of President Coolidge. ard that
this issue, if raised against him,
would neither prevent his nomination
or his election in 1928.
Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird, Repub'
Iican national committeewoman for
Massachusetts,, replies to the ques-
tions of The Star as follows
I'm her opinion, another term OF
Office for President Coolidge would
not constitute third term as the
phrase Is generally understood. In
her opinion, the so-called third term
issue would not be a serious obstacle
either to the nomination or reelection
of President Coolidge in 1928. In her
opinion, President Coolidge is the log.
ical candidate of the Republican
party in 1928"
Mrs. Bird, it may be we'll under
stood, is expressing the views OF
many Republicans in the Presidents
home State, although in her Seply to
The Star she speaks only for herself.
I; Approved by Mulyane.
Approval of the Presidents renom-
ination and reelection comes also
from another national committeeman
in the corn belt" David w. Null
vane, for many years Kansas repre-
sentative on the committee. Mr.. Null
vane says:
president Coolidge served about 19
months of the unexpired constitu-
tional term of his predecessor, War
rem G.. Harding. He became Pres1-
dent by operation of law and not by
an election. The minor fraction Of
an unexpired term should not be con-
sidered a first term otherwise few
weeks, days or hours could as prop.
erly be considered a first term
Opposition TO President Coolidge
on account of a so-called third term
issue would be confined very largely
10 those who, for other reasons,
favored another candidate.
'In my opinion the Republican
party will be fortunate if President
Coolidge consents to be a candidate
in 1928, as there would be little doubt
about his denomination and re-elec-
ton"
In connection with the reply of Lr.
Muivane. recent reports from Kan.
sas indicate that President Coolidge
is popular in that State despite his
veto of the McNary-Haugen farm re-
lief bill. One observer reports that
nine out of ten OF the Kansas Repuo-
leans favor his denomination and re.
election.
Endorsed in Louisiana.
Both the Republican national com.
mittee woman and the committee
man from Louisiana reply that Presi-
dent Coolidge is the logical candidate
of the party for nomination for Presi-
dent next year and that the third
term issue cannot lie against him.
Mrs. Rosemund 4. Kuntz, the Re-
publican national committee woman,
says:
Il will answer the three questions
. in one by stating that President Cool
idge, not having served two full
terms, is eligible for election to ar
other term. OF four years, and l can
see no serious obstacle which will
prevent his nomination and re-elec-
tion in 1928. There is no doubt that
President Coolidge is the logical candi-
date of the Republican party for
President in 1928, because swapping
horses at this time would be a politi-
cal blunder. as there is no other man
in the Republican party today who
would receive the vote Of the people
of this country that President Cool
idge will receive in 1928 if he accepts
the nomination"
The Republican national committee
man for Louisiana, Emile KuntZ, aft
er saying that the third-term issue
does not apply in the case of Presi-
dent Coolidge, continues:
II believe that President Coolidge
is the logical candidate Of the Repub-
lican party for President in 1928 be-
cause OF the splendid record he has
made during his incumbency and the
splendid achievements. which have re-
suited for the best interests of the
people Of this country during his ad-
ministration"
Supported by Florida Leader.
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