Show President Coolidge Can Be Nominated for Third Term Without Corn Gore Belt Bel nv nY T r S1 Special Correspondent ol or The Tin Standard Standard 1 rd- rd EO m Copyright 1926 26 By T The Th lf date dated Press Association NEW NEW NEW TO TOJU Me Aug 21 21 Prest d t so f far r as 03 his Ills rev re- In 1928 1 la Is concerned 1 ls Is I pot not worried about the corn corn belt belor or the west middle or the tar far fa west rt All of o these t S may veto ote vot against na him In the next national Republican convention and th the east cast and the Inn south seuth still can sweep before all nil beere them I Til The presidents president's friends hav have been bern doing doine I a n little figurIng of because of the reported un un rest In Republican circles circle of ef the wet west an and I resentment against the domination of the th east ei t over tho ovel the the rest of th the country The re- re I suits cults of this figuring are ro extreme ly extreme extreme- extremely 11 ly Interesting VOTES TO Sp nE Mr Coolidge can yield to any opponents who may arise In nil all called so-called corn belt states and every state west nest of the Mississippi river and still win the thel l nomination with something ng lIke votes 0 0 etes to spare When you ou add Arkansas Louisiana and Texas to the the Coolidge column where they are lIrt arc bound to rest If It he wants th m the president on n a down would have ave more mere than rotas otes to spare spare spare- president nt Coolidge i doc de does s tot Pot need Indiana or Illinois to 10 mak m make k Ms certain but the tho chari chances s are arc he ho would ft get g t both beth Mates late in the long run for tor while Senators Senator Watson and Robinson of IndIana ore are till talking kin th tho sort sert of ol farm relief opposed by Mr r Cool they they never ne the less are arc cx- cx expressing pressing themselves es as liS devoted to torim rim 1 and to his administration Illinois Is supposed to have voted against the wood court policy when Senator was defeated at the primaries last April but subsequent events e have ve proved there were many oth other r considerations In that tight and there has ben been be n no outright anti anti- Coo expression CAN WIX EASILY J nut Hut Mr Coolidge can win the nomination so handily It If h he wants It It that he ho does docs not have to worry orry n about Indiana or Illinois at all lie can put them In th the same class with Iowa Iona and Nebraska and the the th Dakotas Dakota and still sUlI march acv se- sere se serenely re elY on en to te victory The Tb next Republican convention cen will be made up of 1109 delegates dc from the th states slates and In which latter group are arc I Alaska Hawaii tho Porto Porte Rico and last latt but by no means east the poor Old vote vote- less leBS s District of Columbia It Is only necessary to 10 obtain 5 G votes voles to secure the tha nomina- nomina to Mr Jr Coolidge It Is figured can romp homo home with at I least st votes otes without looking at Indiana IllinoIs or any stAte west nest of the I Mississippi even en in n the tho south It Itis Is conceded the president can get ILl all the southern states That much always alwa's Is conceded to te the tho admin administration candidate for southern always as is 1 I controlled by tho the office holders holder and ad the of- of office of office fice fico holders holder for some seme Hosen eason or er another seem Delm to have a a rm at af- af affection affection for lor the appointive power In the administration which hap hap- happens happens happens pens at this time lime to be bo Mr Cool Cool- Cool I It Is also conceded that Mr Coolidge can hays have all the tha eastern castern and middle-Atlantic middle If It he h merely gives ls a 11 nod or orif fit it b ho be chooses to Indicate te hit fits en once e In another term germ erm by b Inc Ing tho the pro Coolidge silence Here then Is the tho Coolidge min min- minImum min minimum table furnished by the men who feel ho he will fin be b more than willing to stand for the additional tern term which would give Riv him practically practically practically cally 10 years ears In the tho WhiteHouse White Heuse Alabama Alabama 16 votes otes Connecticut 17 Delaware 9 Florida 10 Georgia IS H Kentucky 26 2 C Maine 15 Maryland 19 las J 39 Michigan 33 Mississippi 12 New Hampshire 11 New Jersey 31 New York 31 91 North Caro- Caro Caro Carolina lina Iana 22 Ohio Al- Al AlP P 79 Rhode Island 13 South Seuth So Caro Caro- Carolina Carolina lina Tina 11 Tennessee 27 Vermont 11 17 West VirginiaH Virginia 19 Alaska Hawaii lIa wall Porto Rico the Philippines and District of Columbia collectively 10 Total votes YetIs Ad Add Texas 23 Ar- Ar Arkansas Arkansas kansa Ar-kansa kansas 14 and 13 to the above and on 1 you OU have ha a total of with Ith only necessary to a choice Confronted with these figures there Is nothing for the opponents of Mr Ir Coolidge to do but read ern em and weep With the thi hold h ho hohas has on the th eastern tern and southern votes It Is futile to oPP oppose sc Mr Coolidge c e It is Is 13 also ILl so out of of hl 11 sweep sweep reason that he would not most of ot the western states stales Into line on the first and only ballot of the convention There Is no noway noway WILY way for tho the corn belt or other other dissatisfied diss sections of th the tho coun coun- country coun- coun country country try to W defeat Ir Cool dge If when he ho decides decides to run The pre The pres pres- presIdent Ident would not havo o to ml c sor sort of ot convention campaign camp The soles otes would be bo poured Into his lap It was reported a 0 short time time ago that C C Bascom Bascom Slemp former tarY to te the tho president ent and grand expert general on delegates was waa tour ins tour lour lourIng touring Ing the southland Southland In the iho Il of ef Speaker Speaker Nicholas Lon Ur Mr h even enn marls madd mad par part of the tho trip with th the tho Virginian But the speaker has hns no designs on the nomination It if Mr Mr Me Coolidge ants ants It It Like many other poten poten- potentialities potentialities he Is 11 merely getting In position to do de a a bit of running If Mr Ir Coolidge doesn't start If I tho tha president starts st th the opposition slops The next net Republican pros pres presidential race lace will be entirely of ef othe the presidents president's mILking making All AH that ho he wants of the G 0 O P Phe he can ha rate c e |