Show n WILL CAL GAL SEEK SEEKA A THIRD TERM Silence of President Is Astute Politics Says Political Writer n By 13 ROBERT T 1 SlL LL SM SL SI SpecIal Correspondent of The rite TI Copyright 1927 1921 Consolidated Press Association Association LOS ANGELES GELES Calif Feb B G Taking Taking a swing to 10 tho the ard six months ago you hoard heard wide wide- widespread widespread widespread spread prognostication that President President dent Coolidge would attempt to succeed himself in the White Whitehouse WhiteHouse house Repeating the swing as far ns as the mid mid three months ago you ou heard still sUti more discus discus- discussion don sion slon of Mr Coolidge as the can can- can candidate didato of the G 0 0 O P In la 1928 Coming now all the way WRY to the I Pa coast you hear the same thing only the tho tone of the discus discussion slon sion seems a little more moro certain The longer th the tho president allows the talk to continue the more con con- convinced con convinced vinced the tho people appear to be of o ohis his hili Intentions It must not be forgotten that In another 12 months the states tates which have havo presidential primaries wilt be ba almost ready to vote Dy By that time Mr Coolidge must speak or atleas it would seem be he would have to speak Certain of o the states require that a II man shall declare himself definitely before delegates are put on the tho ballot for him That is about all aU the presidential i primaries have ha accomplished accomplished pUshed up to this time the smokIng smoking ing tag out of reluctant candidates Senator Hiram Johnson of this state made a hard fight for tor or primary primary primary mary delegates in 1920 and won wona wona a 0 largo large batch of ot them As a 0 mat mat- matter matter matter ter of fact tact he had bad more hard and fast Instructed delegates than any man before th tho Chicago conven conen- convention up lion tion up to the tho time the toting began Then the senator found that he was Wall being deserted right and left and primary pledges were not worth the paper they had been written on President Coolidge Is an astute politician ono one of the keenest ever to sit lilt in the tho White House So it Is easily within the bounds ot of possibility that he he may de- de decline dechine de decline cline chine to declare himself even cven when the first of the presidential primaries are at band hand lie may fIgure that it is better to let the primary states Instruct for some some- someone someone someone one else It If the strategy of the situation appears to make It de- de desirable de do desirable that he continue his zi- zi silence si silence lence hence right up to that time it nat nat- naturally naturally naturally would be bo taken as WI givIng The politicians generally seem to believe belo the president wants to tobe tobe tobe be drafted dratted into the White While House again wants to feel teel eel that his party and his country both need him himAt At the same time ho wants to old avoid the app appearance arance of ot making a tight fight for nomination As a mat mat- matter matter matter ter of ot fact however the president would not have hare to make a fight A A simple announcement by him himat himat ut at this time timo next year would send every leader the country over flocking to his standard In the vernacular of ot the street the train the hotel lobby the busy marts of ot trade Mr Coolidge Is slUing sitting pretty at the tho mo- mo moment moment mo moment ment He lIe is letting his bis friends admirers and casual callers at atthe atthe the White While House do all the talk talk- talkIng talking ing for him hta These callers call calland calland anti and come away declaring that of course Mr Coolidge should run again Only a few of them deft definitely I he ho will say Eay run rUll again They say BaY they are arc convinced he be must run again and as a a no de- de denial de do denial nial of ot these Interviews ever cornea comes from the president or even en from the mystical but all wise all White i House spokesman the Impression dally gains ground daily that Mr Coolidge will wilt head the tho Re- Re Republican Re Republican publican ticket against the best the Democrats can put forth In 1928 Often Orten it has been beon said that the great majority of ot Americans are headline readers meaning that they glance glanco at the first bank or two of o a n newspaper headline and feel they have havo been lIeen duly and correctly Informed Such leaders must feel In their hearts that Mr Coolidge already has haa consented to stand for tor election re-election because scarcely a day passes passed by but some some- somewhere where headline In the country the tho head head- line blazon the says message message Coolidge will run in 1928 It does not make much difference who nays says it It may be nothing moro more than a Democratic taunt on the floor of the senate Or It may be the of ot some somo Republican leader header wanting to stand In well welt with the adminis adminis- administration administration The effect on tho h headline reader Is the tho same Nevertheless whatever er tho cause Mr Coolidge in the pull pub pub lie lic public mind 1 Is ju Justas t u good a i a-i nom nom- norn- norn nominated mated right now and here and it will take a good deal of maneu maneu- maneuvering maneuvering maneuvering vering on his part to get out of ot It If If he be wants wanta to which to which apparently apparently apparently he doesn't oo- oo 00 |