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nor the loss of one House seat to
the Republicans in Ohio mean an
overturn of Democratic control of
the Federal Government. The fall
elections, they insisted, would tell
a different story.
What effect, if any, the Repub-
lican victories will have on the
third term boom remains to be
seen. New Dealers were inclined to
say that the denomination of Presi-
dent Roosevelt was needed to check
the progress of the Republicans;
that the President was the strongest
candidate who could be put forward
by the Democrats. Anti-New Deal
Democrats, on the other hand, took
the position that the voters in OhN
were expressing their dislike of some
of the New Deal policies and
Roosevelt denomination would be
fatal to the party.
Third-Term Fight.
The action of the New York State
Senate, which adopted resolution
opposing third term nomination
for the President. stirred anew a de-
mand for similar action by the
United States Senate. The anti
third term resolution adopted in the
New York Senate was offered by a
Democrat-the only Democrat in
the body who supported it. But it
was his vote that made its adoption
possible.
Senator Holt of West Virginia,
Democratic opponent of the Roose-
velt administration, has held in
allegiance for months resolution he
intends to offer, opposing third
term election for any President of
the United States. He said today he
fully intended to press for action
on his resolution, although he speci-
fed no time for bringing it up.
Some of his colleagues, opposed to
third term, have demurred on the
ground that should the resolution
be defeated, it might give the third
term boost.
Whether that be the case or not"
said Senator Holt, II intend to put
the Senate on record on this matter.
''The Senate adopted an anti-third
term resolution in 1928, offered by
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin,
when the late President Coolidge
was being urged to run for third
term nomination. I have reason to
believe that many of the Democratic
Senators who favored that resolu-
ton will support another anti-third
term resolution now"
Bridges Ready.
Senator Bridges of New Hamp-
shire, who has just completed an
other swing across the country as
a candidate for the Republican
presidential nomination, is ready to
offer an anti-third term resolution
he said, if such a resolution is not
pressed by Senator Holt or some
other Democrat.
The contest between the third
term boosters and Vice President
Garner continued with undimin-
ished fire. Supporters of Mr.. Garner
have filed petitions for Garner
delegate candidates in seven New
York congressional districts, carry
ing the fight into the Presidents
own State.
In Illinois, where the third-termers
and Mr.. Garner are to come to grips
on April 9, Mayor Kelly of Chicago,
IN a speech last night insisting on
denomination of the President. said
the President had told him he was
tired and felt like retiring. Mayor
Kellys reply was: "You must finish
the great work you have started"
Frank McHale, campaign man
ager for Federal Security Admin
istrator McNutt, in an interview in
Indianapolis, according to Associated
Press dispatches, said Mr.. McNutt's
friends were working with President
Roosevelt's supporters in filing dele
gate states for the Democratic Ma
tional Convention. He predicted
that If the President did not run,
Mr.. McNutt would be the party's
choice for President.