Evening star., 1927-04-20
90 States Represented.


of Columbia are included in the two
groups of answers, the secopd of
which is published today. A third
group of answers will be published at
an early date.
The replies of 10 members or the
national committee are published
herewith. two of them representing
New York. Nine of them declare for
the denomination Of President Cool
didate of the party to succeed himself.
One, Mrs. w. c. Reid OF New Mex
leo, says she is not decided.
1T seems to me 1t is just a little
early to know about that" she says.
Nine OF the committee members,1
including Mrs. Reid, declare that they
do not consider that another term for
President Coolidge can be considered
third term" and that they do not
believe the 'third.term" issue would
be serious obstacle to his nominal
ton and reelection. One, Mrs. Lind.
say Patterson of North Carolina. an
swers that another term for Mr.. Cool
idge would be third term" and that,
in her opinion. the third-term issue
would be serious ''in some sections
of the country" adding, IT do not
think it would be so in the South"
Mrs. Patterson, however, Is strongly
in favor of the nomination and re-
election of Mr.. Coolidge next year.
Maschke Scouts Issue.
Maurice Maschke of Cleveland, Re-
publican national committeeman for
Ohio, replies that he does not consider
another term for Mr.. Coolidge a third
term, or that the issue would hinder
his denomination or reelection. He
says emphatically:
"In my opinion, President Coolidge
is q logical candidate for the Republi-
can party for 1928. Show me some
one who would run betteri'
Charles d. Hilles, vice chairman Of
the Republican national committee
and representative in New York in
that committee, gives a comprehen-
sive argument to prove that another
term for Mr.. Coolidge would not be
third term. He declares that the
people like the President and do not
fear him as President for another
four-year term.
Hilles Presents Views.
'T am of the opinion that objections
ordinarily made to a President serv-
ing three terms would not be a serious
objection either to the denomination
or reelection Of Mr.. Coolidge, If the
President should decide to enter
another contest. That judgment
rests upon the answers to three ques-
tions, viz, What consideration was
offered in support Of Gen. Washing
toms opinion that it would be unwise
to elect President for three terms2
What situations have arisen in past
years similar. to that which presents
itself today, and what was the public
reaction? What constitutes presi-
Dental term?
washington had suffered from the
privations of military campaigns, was
Ga years old at the end Of his second
full term as President, and looked
forward with the greatest anxiety for
release from responsibilities that were
almost overwhelming. The infant
Republic was an experiment in govern
ment. There were those who pre-.
ferred that a monarchy should be
created under the thinnest disguise.
And there We're those who freely pre-
dicted that the Republic would be
gradually transformed into a mon
archy. Washington was concerned
lest these prophecies would in tine
come true. The limitation OF two
terms became a part of the unwritten
code Of the Republic. The purpose
of it was that we should have a
strong guarantee against the approach
Of tyranny. The reason for the
present excessive devotion to the third
term tradition is that we are deter
mined to resist any change In the
form of our Government. No other
reason can be assigned that will ac.
count for the total prohibition.
Tried Twice Recently.
"The third-term question has been
actively considered during the life of
this generation in two campaigns.
Gen. Grant, always singularly reti-
cent man, became President March 4,
1863. In his second campaign he en-
countered obloquy that far exceeded
in recklessness that which his prede-
cessors had suffered. He relinquisled
the Office on March 4, 1877. Three
years later his followers made a gall
lant fight to nominate him for a third
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