Evening star., 1927-04-14
THIRD-TERM TALK
DANGER MINIMIZED
BY G. 0.P. LEADERS
Continued from First Page)

statement made by DR.. Nicholas Muir.
raw Butler, made clear the status or
a Vice President succeeding to the
| Presidency. The third term issue is
| not seriously in the minds of the peo-
ple who are content with the Govern.
ment as is,' and the opposition will
make no headway in attempting to
change their minds. The Republican
| party must stand on the record or
| the Coolidge administration OF four
| years, and unless the President declines
| to permit his name to go before the con-
| vention other candidates will not be
| seriously considered. j. w. Darling $
| cartoon showing the President on q
safety zone in the center of street
waiting for the car named 'Nomlna-
| ton to pick him up while other can
| didates were lined up on the sidewalk
without a chance of getting on eX-
| presses the situation perfectly
| Thomas L. Campbell. member for
| Arizona, expresses the opinion that
| the people of Arizona do not serious
| ly consider that another term of Of
| flee for President Coolidge would con
| stitute a third term, and that the
third term issue would not consti-
| tute a, serious obstacle to the renom1-
| naion and reelection Of President
| Coolidge. He adds, however, although
his opponents, of which there will be
| one or more. would without much
doubt lay stress upon the same" Mr..
Campbell says that he considers the
| President the logical candidate of the
| party in 1928.
| Cites Peoples Confidence.
From San Antonio, Tex, Mrs. John
hay
Star State, writes:
SIN nv opinion President Coolidge
cannot well be called candidate for
third term of office, inasmuch as he
was following the Constitution OF the
United States and served the uneX-
pired term of his predecessor, Warren
| s. Harding AS President of the United
States Mr.. Coolidge has given to the
neonle confidence in his ability to
serve because he has shown his in
terest in their welfare and has proven
his craftsmanship at all times, forget
ting himself for the good OF the Whole
Nation. Therefore. he is the loglcal
candidate for President in 1928. Mr..
| Coolidge at all times has shown HIM
self a statesman and not politician,
the difference being that a statesman
looks after the next generation and
the politician after the next election.
Both the Republican national com"
mitteewoman and committeeman from
Alabama, Mrs. Birdie Hooper kenna'
men and Oliver d. Street, respectively,
insist that President Coolidge is the
logical candidate of the party next
wear. Mrs. Kennamen says that his
enemies would call another term a
third term" but that his friends
| would call it a second term. Mr..
| Street says; Il do not think the so"
| called third term issue would be a
| serious obstacle either to his nomina'
| ton or election. That 1t would be
slight handicap is undeniable."
| Edward f. Colladay, member of the
committee for the District of Co
| lumbia, expresses the opinion that
| President Coolidge is the logical candi-
| date of the party next year and that
| the third term" issue will not be a
| serious obstacle to his reelection. In
| deed, Mr.. ColIaday insists that an
other term for President Coolidge can
not be considered third term" In
| this connection, he says:
Inaugurated Only Once.
by virtue of his incumbency of the
| office OF Vice President, when Presi-
| dent Harding died August 2, 1928, the
| Constitution article III, section Il
| automatically devolved the powers
| and duties of President upon Mr..
| Coolidge; and for the last 10 months