The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
COOLIDGE SAID ID 0BEPLEASED WITH VICTORY
Acknowledgement Of Con- vention's Action Predicted Within Day Or Two By White House Officials
EXPECTED TO DISCLOSE THE PRESIDENTS PLANS
Senator Johnson Gives Out Statement In Which He Says Convention Decided Nothing

WASHINGTON Dec. 5.-The vic- tory of President Coolidge in the South Dakota proposal convention re- suited today in bringing near a defi- mite indication of the Presidents po- sition as to the 1924 presidential cani- paign.
 White House officials said that probably within a day or two ac- knowledgment would be made of the convention's action and this is ex- pected to go long ways toward dis closing MT. Coolidges political plans.
 The President was said to be deep 1y gratified over the South Dakota indorsement. White House callers said President Coolidge was pleased particularly over the convention'a & action in making his indorsen-ent unanimous after the vote showed a large margin over Senator Johnson of California.
 That the convention's action ts not final, inasmuch as the South Dakota delegation at the 1924 national con- vention is subject to choice in the state primary, March 25. was said to be realized by MT. Coolidge's friends, but they pointed to the con- vention indorsement as significant of republican sentiment in South Da- kota as to the record thus far made by MT. Coolidge.
 Senator Johnson, declared aspirant for the republican nomination, gave out statement asserting that the convention decided nothing" and that the real fight for delegates would come in the March primary.
 MT. Coolidge and will now con- tend in practically the first direct primary in March," said Senator Johnson. adding that he had confi- dence in the result.
 Another statement made by Sena- tor Norbeck, republican, South Dako- ta, declared that the proposal conven- tion of his state was not decisive of the delegations makeup. Senator Norbeck predicted that in the March primary this would be won by Sena- tor Johnson.
 No comment on the South Dakota result was offered from the demo- cratic side or from Senator La Fol lette, republican, Wisconsin, who won the farmer labor presidential indorse- ment. Politicians generally, however. professed to see the chief significance in the South Dakota skirmishSin its bearing regarding President Coolidge.
 The vice presidential indorsement given Senator Capper, republican, Kansas was said by the senator to- day to be 'merely .plimentary." He emphasized that he had no other political ambitions than to be re- elected from Kansas.
 Senator Norbeck in his statement said the action of the South Dakota convention operated only to give the candidate indorsed first place on the ticket and that other minority or in- dependent candidates would receive following positions. Senator Sterling, he said. would have a place as a mi- hority candidate.
 The law Is so complicated and so little understood" said Senator Nor beck, that only about 2 per cent Of the voters ever take the trouble to vote in the fall primaries. There fore the sentiment eXpressd by the proposal convention generally fails to be true reflection of the real sen- timent of the voters in the selection of the nominees. The real sentiment of the voters in the selection of the nominees. The real test will come in March.
 "The defeat of Senator Hiram Johnson by President Coolidge Is no wise significant, because those who support and oppose him realize the senator's great strength in the state and admit that in the state- wide pri- mary he would win the delegation"