Arizona state miner., 1923-12-29

nations gave expression to their grief
Vice President Calvin Coolidge took
the oath of office as President at his
fathers home in Plymouth, VT, and
assumed his new duties at once, re-
tanning the entire Harding cabinet and
announcing that he would carry out
the Harding policies where possible.
It had been taken for granted that
the Republican party would nominate
Mr.. Harding in 1924 and Mr.. Cool
idge Immediately became a probable
nominee. However, before the year
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 it's
opening. Previous action by which the
representation of the southern states
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committee.
Secretary of the Interior Fall retired
from President Harding's cabinet on
March 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
eral Daugherty against whom i'm
peachment charges had been made the
previous year, was fully exonerated
by the house judiciary committee, the
report being adopted by the house on
January 20. Among the appointments
made by President Harding were Rob-
ert Woods Bliss as minister to Swe-
den; Miles POindeXter as ambassador
to Peru; r. NJ. Tobin as minister to
the Netherlands; E. I. Sanborn as as
sociate justice of the Supreme court
of the United States, and Gen. Frank
Z. Hines as director of the veterans
bureau. The latter appointment was
followed by charges of mismanage-
ment, waste, ETC., against the former
director, Colonel Forbes, which were
investigated by senate committee.
Having passed the agricultural cred
it's bill and many acts of lesser i'm
portance, and killing the ship-subsidy
bill, the SiXty-seventh congress came
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.
Speaker Gillett was reelected and
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
Klan, came into conflict with the state
legislature and assumed virtually die
tatorial powers Despite his efforts to
prevent it, the legislature met in spe-
cial session, the house impeached him
on numerous charges and the senate,
sitting as a trial court, found him
guilty and removed him from his Of
fee. Walton was then indicted by a
grand jury. The other state executive
in trouble was Gov. W. T. McCray of
Indiana, who got into deep financial en-
tanglements and also was indicted.
President Coolidge had the appoint
ment of one ambassador last year.
Col. George Harvey resigned his post
at the court of st. James on October
and Frank B. Kellogg was selected
for the place.
Immediately after it's summer vaca-
ton the Supreme court rendered an
important decision upholding the laws
of the Pacific coast states which pro-
hibit aliens from owning land. These
laws, of course, are directed against
the Japanese especially.
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