The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-12-27

closed other candidates came forward,
notably Senator Hiram Johnson OF
California, Governor Pinchot of Penn
sylvania and Senator LaFollette OF
Wisconsin. For the Democratic nomi-
nation there were several probabili-
ties, including Senator Underwood and
William G, McAdoo, avowed candi-
dates, and Senator Ralston of Indiana,
Gov. AL Smith of New York and Gov
ernor Silzer of New Jersey. There
was much talk of the possible nomi-
nation of Henry Ford by one of the
old parties or by a third party, and
his admirers were exceedingly active.
The Republican national committee,
acceding to the wishes of the Presi-
dent, selected Cleveland as the place
for the national convention of 1924,
and set June 10 as the date for its
opening. Previous action by which the
representation of the southern states
was reduced was rescinded by the
committee.
Secretary of the Interior Fall retired
from President Harding's cabinet on
March 4 and was succeeded by Hubert
Work, the latter's place as postmaster
general being filled by the appoint
ment of Harry s.. New. Attorney Gen
eraI Daugherty, against whom i'm
parchment charges had been made the
previous year., was fully exonerated
by the house judiciary committee, the
report being adopted by the house on
January 70. Among the appointments
made by President Harding were Rob
ert Woods Bliss as minister to Swe-
den; Miles Poindexter as ambassador
to Peru; r. M. Tobin as minister to
the Netherlands e. L. Sanborn as as
sociate justice OF the Supreme court
of the United States, and Gen. Frank
L. Hines as director of the veterans
bureau. The latter appointment was
followed by charges of m~isnanage-
ment, waste, etc., against the former
director, Colonel Forbes, which were
investigated by a senate committee.
Having passed the agricultural cred
it's bill and many acts of lesser i'm
pOl tduCt, duu hlllluS Tic Sulp-SuDSlQJ
bill, the Sixty-seventh congress caIne
to an end on March 4. The Sixty
eighth congress met on December 3
and the Republican majority was so
slender that a bloc of so-called pro-
gressives held the balance Of power.
President Coolidge then delivered his
first message, in which he declared
himself in favor of American member
ship in the World court, advocated re-
duction Of taxes and opposed the sol
diers' bonus.
Two governors got into serious
trouble. Walton of Oklahoma, who
said he was fighting the Ku Klux
Khan, came into conflict with the state
legislature and assumed virtually dic-
t~atorial powers. Despite his efforts to
prevent it, the legislature met in spe-
cial session, the house impeached him
on numerous charges and the senate,
as a trial court, found him
guilty and removed him from his of
Walton was then indicted by a
grand jury. The other state executive
trouble was Gov. w. I. McCray of
Indiana, who got into deep financial en-
tanglements and also was indicted.
The Supreme court on April 80 de-
cided that foreign vessels coulu not
bring liquor into American ports, even
though sealed, and later the liquor
stores of several liners were seized at
New York. Foreign nations protested
could not well take any action.
However, late in the year the govern
nent negotiated an agreement with
Great Britain whereby the right Of |
search was extended to about twelve {
niles from shore, and in return it was l
expected the ship liquor regulation {
would be modified. The extension of |
he search limit was made necessary
y the activities Of the smuggling
which kept the country well sup
lied with wretched liquor. On May 4 c
he New York legislature repealed
he state prohibition law. In October t
conference of governors on law en-
orcement was held in Washington, L
nd President Coolidge pledged the t
I'LL aid of the government machinery, n
ut insisted each state. must assume b
$ own share of the burden. S
Pres, nj Coolidge had the appoint n
tent of one ambassador last year. W
oil. George Harvey resigned his post IL
t the court of st. James on October II
and Frank B. Kellogg was selected Il
n the place. b.
Immediately after It's summer vaca- Q
on the Supreme court rendered an p'
lportant decision unfolding the laws n
the Pacific coast states which pro- X
bit aliens from owning land. These to
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