Evening star., 1927-04-14
Answers to Stars Query
Declare Coolidge Is Logi-
cal Candidate.
Ia NATIONAL COMMITTEE
MEMBERS REPLY AS ONE
Reports From Every Section OF
Country Give Reasons for
Opinions on 1928.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


possible candidacy Of President Cool
idge to succeed himself, Tho star has
addressed to all members of the Re
publican national committee, men and
women the following questions:
I. In your opinion would another
term Of office for President Coolidge
constitute q third term" as tho
phrase is generally understood?
2. In your opinion would the so
called third term" issue be a serious
obstacle either to the nomination or re.
election of President Coolidge in 1922
8. In your opinion is President Cool
; idge the logical candidate of the Re
publican party for President in 1928?
First Answers Today.
The first group of answers to these
!, questions is published today. Other
answers will be published from time to
time.
President Coolidge is the logical cam
didate for the Republicans for Presi-
dent in 1928. and the party will de-
mand his denomination in the opinion
of national committeeman and commit
tee women of IA States and the Dis
trict of Columbia. Every section of
the country is included in the Ia States
from which replies are today pub
lshed. They stretch from Vermont to
California and from Michigan to
Texas.
The same members OF the Repub-
lican national committee say that
there is no third term" issue. as the
phrase is generally understood, in the
possible reelection of President Cool
idge. They are unanimous in their
opinion, too. that the third term IS
sue will not be a serious obstacle
either to the denomination or re-elec-
ton of President Coolidge.
Some Outline Reasons.
! The States from which replies are
; published today, in addition to the Dis
: trict of Columbia, are: Alabama, Ari-
! zona. Arkansas. California. Colorado,
g Florida, Michigan. Mississippi. Mis-
, souri,. New Jersey. Texas. Vermont.
e Virginia and West Virginia.
5 While many of the answers were cat
a egorical yes" and mo-" some of the
. national committeeman and committee
2 women give their reasons for declaring
: there is no third-term issue and that
| the President is the logical choice of
: his party next year. One or two Of
5 the committee members say that
doubtless opponents Of the President
| will undertake to make as much as
| lucy can OF LU6 tH1Tu-IeiIn ISSUE DuI
add they do not think that ii will prove
ton and reelection.
Clarence G. Hamlin, member for
Colorado, said in his reply:
I'm my opinion the reasons underly-
ing the third-term tradition can only
apply to three elective terms, and con-
sequently another term for President
Coolidge would not constitute a third
1 N1..Q H. - 4 q
| Indeed, in the light Of history and in
view of the tottering of thrones and
the scrapping Of crowns during the
e past few years, the argument against
: a third term has lost much of it's orig
, inal potency. l do not think that the
: third-term issue would be a serious
| obstacle to either the nomination or
: the reelection Of President Coolidge in
1923, and i'm my opinion he is the
: logical candidate of the Republican
: party for the presidential nomination
in that year.
Sees No Doubt of Election.
II am firmly convinced that he can
have the nomination for the asking
and that unless there is a radical
change in industrial conditions be-
tween now and November, 1923, there
will be absolutely 10 doubt of his cleo
, ton. In Colorado, no one else is
thought Of"
Hamilton F. Kean, member for New
Jersey. said:
'Most of the people that I see would
not consider Calvin Coolidge running
for another term as a third term. 7
do not think it would be a serious
obstacle to the nomination and re-
election of President Coolidge in 1928.
Among the business men, among the
mechanics and among the laborers the
hold that Calvin Coolidge has on the
| hearts of the people is still mistaken.
There Is no question. in my opinion.
that If he wishes it he can receive the
Republican nomination for the presi-
dency in June, 1928, and the people
will confirm that nomination at the
polls in the November election Of that
year"
Cites Talk With Roosevelt.
II. L. Remmel. member for Arkan-
sas. said
I'm 1907 I was called 10 Washing
ton by President Roosevelt to discuss
with him the question of his sue
cessOr in the Presidents office.
stated to him at the time that he
should be his own successor; that I
did not think the question of third
term entered into it at all. But ne
replied that on the eve of his election
he had stated he would not be can
didate to succeed himself
"I feel the same way today about
the question of third term. l do
not think that it will stand in the
way whatever if President Coolidge
| announces his intention of being
candidate. He has given the country
a splendid administration and, to my
mind is as popular today as he was
| in 1924. His veto of the McNary.
Haugen bill, of course, was a great
disappointment to a large number of
farmers in the corn belt and to some
of our cooperative associations com.
posed of cotton planters in the South.
but if Mr.. Coolidge should be nomi-
mated | believe the present opposition
would be overcome by the time Of the
election in November, 1928"
DR.. E. B. Clements member for Mis-
souri,, said. after answering the first
| two questions mo" and the third
yes:
'In my judgment, if President Cool
idge is candidate he viii be nomi.
mated practically unanimously and re-
elected President of the United
States"
From the Presidents native State.
| Vermont. Earle S. Kinsley of Rut-
| land replied as follows:
"James M. Beck, in answer TO the
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