Evening star., 1937-09-02
SENATE MAY ACT
ON THIRD TERM
Holt Will Offer Resolution
to Record Opinion of
Congress.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Holt, Democrat. Of West
Virginia said today he will seek to
record the Senate against third term
for President Roosevelt.
A frequent administration critic,
Holt said he would offer the same
resolution opposing a third term which
the Senate approved in 1928 and the
House adopted in 1875.
He noted that nearly = score OF
Democrats now In the Senate voted
nine years ago, when Calvin Coolidge
was President. that . third term
would be ''unwise, unpatriotic and
fraught with peril to our free tnsti-
tutions'
Third Term Ambitions Doubled.
While Holt took this method OF
recognizing talk Of . third term for
the President, there were expressions
OF doubt from other Democrats that
Mr.. Roosevelt would seek or accept
denomination in 1910.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, OF
Maryland said he Took no stock
whatever in the talk Of third term. -
Il don't think Mr.. Roosevelt wants
it," he added.
Before he left the Capitol after the
adjournment Of Congress, Senator
George. Democrat, of Georgia said h.
was confident" the President at the
proper time" would declare his posi-.
tton and step aside for another.
Unwilling to be quoted directly ir
speculation in advance of the mex,
campaign, other Democrats said pr1.
vately they doubted third term VA.
likely.
Second Resolution.
Holt's resolution would be the sec.
ond designed to put Congress or
record against . third term. Senator
Vandenburg, Republican. of Michigan
offered one shortly before adjourn.
ment.
Senator La Toilette, Progressive, o1
Wisconsin, New Deal champion, intro.
duced the resolution which Demo.
cratic and some Republican votes put
through the Senate, 56 to rs, in 1928
1t was virtually identical in wording
with . resolution which the House
approved. 234 to l8, in 1878, wher
Grant was nearing the end of hi
second term In the White House.
The Senate, after several days ol
heated debate, reached . vote Feb.
ruary 10. 1928, few months aftel
President Coolidge's cryptic Il do moi
choose to run" pronouncement.
Democrats on Record.
Among Democrats now in the Sen.
ate recorded for 1t were:
Ashurst, Barkley, Copeland, Gerry
Glass, Harrison, Hayden, King, Nc
Kellar, Pittman. Sheppard, Smith
Thomas (Oklahoma), Tydings, Wag-
ner and Wheeler.
Others included Senators Borah
Capper, Frazier, Norris and Nye, Re-
publicans; La Toilette, Progressive;
Shipstead, Farmer-Labor; the late
Majority Leader Robinson. Democrat
Of Arkansas, and former Senator
Black. Democrat, OF Alabama, new
Supreme Court justice.
La Toilette opened the debate by
recalling presidential pronouncements
against third terms beginning with
Washington and Jefferson.
"Once the precedent has been
broken that no one should hold the
ONCE for more than eight years." he
warned. ut will be difficult, If not i'm
possible, to prevent reelection for
IL, 16 and perhaps for 20 years"
La Fellette May Receive Support.
La Toilette Is one Of the Senators
closest to Mr.. Roosevelt. There has
been speculation that he might re-
ceive administration support for the
presidency in 1910.
Secretary Wallace, himself talked Of
as the possible Democratic nominee,
was asked about La Toilette yester-
day at his press conference, but turned
aside questions.
Il can do no speculate he said.
"You know I'm not 4 politician"
He added, grinnins, that he had
noted Postmaster General Farley was
the pick Of . national pool Of public
opinion and necessarily, I fall In
line WITH The Dssnocfatte party"