The Winslow mail., 1923-06-29
BOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMO-
CRATIC MANAGERS ARE
RATHER AGlTATED.
HEARsT's SUPPORT EXPECTED
Old Party Leaders Agree That the
Automobile Manufacturers Best
Chance for Nomination Will Come
From a Third Party.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK

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Gratis and Republicans are wondering
whether the Henry Ford breeze which
has ruffled the water is only passing
zephyr or whether it is to gain the
force Of wind Of popular sentiment
and blow the motor man through the
open doorway into the White House.
This Foxd boom is giving trouble to
the managers Of both parties. What
effect it is having on the rank and
file Of Democracy and Republicanism
is not yet known definitely. Members
of both parties are attempting to read
the signs of the times.
Col. Edward M. House started for
Europe the other day. He was just
about to mount the boarding plank Of
| the steamer when he was interviewed
on politics. He said it was altogether
too early to get excited over anything
political, "for it is a long time until
| the convention date"
Hardly had this. ordinarily accounted
astute politician sailed before the Ford
manifestations took on what some
| politicians call a menacing aspect and
what others call a smiling aspect. At
| this writing it would seem that the
politicians expect William Randolph
Hearst to support the Ford movement
with all the influences, printed or
otherwise, at his command.
What Old Party Leaders Say.
The Republican managers are inter-
ested in the Ford manifestation not
| because they think it in any way
humanity possible that Mr.. Ford can
| secure a Republican nomination for
| the presidency, but because they do
not know how much strength he could
| draw from the Republican ranks if he
should by any chance become a NOM
| inee of the Democrats, or perhaps by
greater chance become the nominee of
a third party.
Democratic leaders have said that it
| be the nominee of their party. Some
| of them have said that while he might
| have a great backing in the conven-
| ton, it would not be sufficient to give
him the nomination for it requires
| two-thirds vote in the Democratic con-
vention to give the nomination to any
| body, and that while Mr.. Ford might
possibly make a great showing, it
would be within the power of the dele
gates of the "old faith Of Democracy"
to prevent him from being named.
1t is hard to tell from the present
| tot Of mo rIy oC
are, just how much solidity and CO.
hesion is back of what, for lack Of a
newer and better word, must be called
| tNe Ford boom. Three Democrats Of
note, not one of whom is favorable to
| the nomination of Mr.. Ford, have said
| that the Detroit man can secure the
Democratic delegates in the conven-
| tion from every southern state except
| Alabama. They declare that his
| strength in the country districts will
give him this backing. They add that
| he can get blocks of delegates from
some of the middle western and north
western states, and that he will be a
| formidable and dangerous rival in the
convention, no matter how prominent
nor how seemingly strong the candi-
dates may be who are to strive with
him for the nomination.
His Third Party Chances.
Seemingly as Washington looks at it
today the chief chance of Henry
Ford's nomination for the presidency
lies in the possibility or probability of
formation of a third party. If such
| thing as this should come to pass, the
Republican managers seem to think
| they would lose many of their ad-
herents, but they still have strong
| doubt as to whether or not such lead
ers within their own party as have
shown third party leanings really
would go to the extreme of joining
| such a party and of supporting Mr..
| Ford as it's nominee.
There recently closed in Chicago a
| conference of men in public life who
met together to consider railroad legis-
| lation, or as somebody has put it, rail-
| road restraints. Senator LaFollette
was the leading figure in this confer
ence, but among his associates were
Democrats who hold membership in
congress and others of the party who
are prominent in one line or another
| of progressive or radical endeavor.
1t is from groups like this the Re
publicans and the Democrats feel that
thirG party strength may be recruited.
| 1t is said that Senator BOrah, who had
| something to say year ago about the
| formation of third party, has a bet
ter understanding with Mr. LaFol-
lette today than ever he had before
This may or may not be true, for Sen
ator Borah always is doing the unex-
| pected and he has in him. as past
| political history shows, an ingraining
of regularity which at the last moment
may keep him, or possibly certainly
will keep him within the fold of Re-
| publicanism.
Real Issues Are Lacking.