Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-27
NEWS REVIEW Of
CURRENT EVENTS
Henry Ford Declares He Win Not
Be a Candidate Against
Calvin Coolidge.
KING OF GREECE IS OUSTED
Rv EDWARD w. PIckARD

BY EDWARD w. PICKARD
TT CALVIN COOLIDGE is nominated
for president by the Republican
party next June, Henry Ford will not
be a candidate for the Office on any
ticket. The automobile manufactur-
er has just made this fiat statement
He says he believes the country is
"safe with Coolidge" and that he would
never for a moment think of running
against him on any ticket whatever,
Just before this declaration was
made, James w. Helme, prominent
Michigan Democrat, filed in Lansing
petitions to put Ford's name on the
Michigan presidential primary election
ballots next spring Robert r. Point
err, leading organizer of the Ford
boom, said the third party plans would
go on, and that Mr. Ford will live to
change his mind in regard to support
ing President Coolidge"
Mr.. Coolidges name also was en-
tered in the Michigan primaries, by
the Republicans, and the Coolidge lead
ers, in Washington and elsewhere, pro-
fessed to be exultant over the devel-
opments. They said the Ford state
ment would annihilate the Hiram
Johnson boom. This the Johnsonites
denied, asserting the Ford strength
was ''nontranSferrable," and in this
the Democrats agreed with them. Sen
ator King, Democrat, declared: "How-
ever great Mr. Ford might be as
manufacturer, his action would not af-
feet 10000 votes.''
To give the reader a chance to spec
ulate on this, part of Mr.. Ford's state
ment should be quoted. Here it is:
"I believe it is the wise and natural
thing for the people to agree on the
nomination and election of Mr.. Cool
idge. am satisfied that 80 per cent
of the people feel perfectly safe with
Coolidge, and feel, too, that the coun-
try is perfectly safe with him. Why
change?
Mr. Coolidge has shown great
many qualities that should please his
countrymen. / think they feel that
Mr.. Coolidge means to do right. And
when man means to do right, it is
usually quite easy for him to find the
way to do right.
"Some persons seem disturbed over
the conditions which business will face
during the presidential election year
There is no reason why business
should be disturbed, if the people by
common consent agree they will hold
to a good man while they have him.
There need be no doubt about the
| election"
South Dakota also was in the politi-
cal limelight again last week becaSlse
it's primary law provides that candi-
dates who want its delegates must de-
clare themselves openly. To comply
with this William G. McAdoo formal
ly announced his candidacy and ac-
copied the platform adopted by the
Democratic proposal convention. Hi
ram Johnson announced he would con-
test with Mr.. Coolidge for the South
Dakota delegation, but his name will
go on the ballot as an independent be-
cause the state Supreme court decided
| it could not be in the Republican col
umn as minority candidate. Presi-
dent Coolidge accepted the place in
the majority column in letter of
thanks to the Republicans of the state.
Despite the arguments of George e.
Brennan, Democratic leader in Illinois,
who favored an uninstructed delega-
ton, McAdoos managers have decided
to enter him in the primaries in that
state. Announcement of this brought
out the prediction that Mayor Dever
of Chicago also would be entered il
he would consent, and that he Ayould
sweep Cook county and carry large
part of the state.
| n ONGRESS has gone home for the
~ holidays, having accomplished
practically nothing. The house did
succeed in organizing after the major
| 49, Dor,1bI;oo1oc hod oivaYo Danroconfa-