The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-12-26
NEWS review OF
CURRENTEVENT
eOOEdge'S Candidacy Announced
and Cleveland Gets the
G. O. P. Convention.
0. S. men IN GERMAN FARLEY
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD

THE Republican political pot was
L boiling merrily last week. To be-
gin with, President COOlidge's hat was
cast into the ring by this statement
issued by Frank w. StearnS, the
wealthy BOstOnian, who for years has
Been interested in Mr.. COolidge's pOliti-
eRl advancement:
"Tn answer to a question, Frank
". Stearns said that the friends of
President Coolidge are organizing I'M
der the guidance Of William NJ. But
Ter, the Massachusetts, member Of the
rational committee and a friend of
&F. Coolidge Of many years standing.
who will act as the Presidents per-
sH~al representative. AS he perfects
The organization he will from time to
tine make known those in various
parts Of the country who will coop
crate with him in the organization
Two days later United States Sem
RtOr W. B. Mckinley was selected to
handle the Coolidge campaign in IL
hnois, which is considered a pivotal
state. National Committeeman W. H.
Croker of California, after a talk
with the President. announced that
Ar. COOlidge's name would be on the
primary ballots in that state and that
his canvass was already being organ
lied.
Meanwhile the administration had
let 1t be known that 1t believed the
Republican national convention should
not be given to Chicago and that it
favored Cleveland. Ostensibly, the OBJ
section to Chicago was that 1t had had
She conventions for a good many years
and Mr.. Coolidge thought the honor
should be passed around. Actually,
according to the w~ell-posted, the Cool
2dge managers feared the Johnson
sentiment In Illinois would be so strong
8hat the convention hall would be
packed with supporters of the Cali
sornian. Anyhow. the Presidents
preference settled the contest and
when the Republican national commit,
zee met, Fred Upham withdrew Chi.
eago's bid and that of Cleveland was
accepted. The date selected for the
opening Of the convention is June 10
The committee then proceeded to re
sctnd the previously approved reform
Of convention representation whereof!
the delegations of the southern states
we're cut down to correspond to theil
votes. Now, instead of losing % dele
gates, the South will have Is more
than in 1920. The friends of Senate
Johnson on the committee holly OF
posed this, asserting that it was tn
result of a series of deals betweeI
the Coolidge supporters and the negr
Republican forces of the South. Thi
was denied by the administrator
crowd, and they backed up their denis
by increasing the representation Ou
side the South by 107 votes, these b.
Ing given mainly to states which JOIN
son is said to claim as his own. Mo-
VI the northern states get three mo
Delegates, Massachusetts gains fOu
Gad Tennessee. which went Republics
for the first time in 1920, gains seve
In the convention of 1924 there wi
be a total of 1,1O9 delegates; that
1870 had 9S4.
ID ADICAL Republican senators al
~ the two Farmer-Laborites fro
Minnesota combined with the Dem
Gratis to prevent the election Of Senat
EHmmins as chairman of the int
state commerce committee and t
deadlock continued throughout {
week. The fight on Cummins is d
20 the fact that he already is presidi
officer of the senate. The insurgel
voted most of the time for La Folle9
and the Democrats voted for SIN
Of South Carolina. On Wednesd
Smith lacked but q vote becaV
some of the insurgents shifted to h
but Senator Bruce of Maryland, Der
RraG, prevented the coup By casting
vote for Cummlns, justIfying his
Sen by asserting It was time for