Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26
SPECULATION SURROUNDS
ACTION OF CURTIS In 1882
Ill interpretations Can Be Given Can
didacy for Either Vice Presidency
or Kansas SenatOrship.

Office in Washington since 1891, 16
wears as a member Of the House, 20
years as Senator and now since 1923
as Vice President. Decidedly. Mr.. Cur
tbs is a man not to be caught by po-
litical snares, nor to be horned by any
political dilemma. nor to fall between
two political stools.
Argument Never Considered.
The fact is, there is very little IN
all this esoteric ratiocination ABOUT
dangerous psychological interpretations
that may be put upon Mr.: Curtis nelng,
or not being, the Republican nomnlee
for Vice President next year. ms SORT
of argument is, literally. never mem
toned in discussions Of the subject
among members Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee. It Is doubtful IL
ever enters Curtis head; that Is not
his way Of going at things.
One thing that does weigh with
members of the Republican National
Committee Is an emotional feeling tnat
Mr.. Curtis should have the prlvliese
of doing whichever he would most IKE
to do. Among the, so TO speak; eioeT
statesmen of the Republican Natlonai
COMMITTEES there is something like filial
veneration for Mr.. Curtis, because OF
his long activity in the party and the
masculine qualities he has OF courage,
directness. political wisdom and, most
of all. his dependability. There is mucn
bunk in politics and much counterfeit
emotion. But there Is absolutely no
false gilt about the feeling OF affection
that old time Republicans have Tor cur
tbs, or about the commence hepupnC,-
ans of all ages. and Democrats as wen,
have in his dependaoihty. me moS'
| ~ Mr. C1lTtlS' Pro-
oressive adversaries land In some OF
his moods the most bitter-tongueo),
Senator Norris of Nebraska, once SAID
that "Charlie Curtis word Is as gooo
as gold"
Are Would Be Handicap.
r. the leading members Of the Re-
publican National Commlttee were oe-
Gliding this question-and oeclolng IL
in a spirit wholly free from personat
would give serious
attention tn one fixed fact and unes-
capable condition. They would begin
bv saving as the primary principle,
that Choice of any party's vice presi-.
DENTAL candidate should be determined
solely and strictly with regard to the
noSs;hiiitv that the Vice President may
become president. That contingency
constif1,tes substantially the sole rea-
SON for the existence OF tne wee t,l Pes 81
the deciding principle, they woulo re-
fiect upon Mr. Curtis age.
Mr.. curtis was born January yyo 70; aSsyi
and nv elected vice President with Mr..
Hoover Hoo ,as President, he would be more
thar "a at the time Of Inauguration,
Mech 4. 1888. If, thereafter, MIR. Hoo
v ver4 should die after serving, say, two
wears Mr.. curtis would step into the
Presidency at the age OF rs.
rat would be seven years older than
orv PRESIDENT has been at taking ONCE.
The President who was Oldest on tax
inc once was william Henry Harrison,
co The next Oldest was Buchanan: 65.
The next zachary . TsylOr v g.; an Andr SI
:Ss sthars were under go. The average
ace aoS Of all the Presidents when they
took ONCE has been 81.
Srbe argument from the point OF view
- cre goes farther. Republican party
unanssers say that whenever . We
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