The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-12-26
NEWS review OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Henry Ford Declares He win Not
Be a Candidate Against
Calvin Coolidge.
KING OF GREECE IS OUSTED
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD

BY EDWARD w. PlCKARD
IF CALVIN COOLIDGE is nominated
L for president by the Republican
party next June. Henry Ford will not
be a candidate for the Office on any
ticket. The automobile manufacture
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, a prominent
Michigan Democrat, filed in Lansing
petitions to put FOrd's name OF the
Michigan presidential primary election
ballots next spring. Robert R. Point
er, a 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.. COOlidge's 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-
cpments. 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 a
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:
81 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 90 per cent
of the people feel perfectly safe with
Coolidge. and I feel, too, that the cOun.
try is perfectly safe with him. Why
change?
MIR. Coolidge has shown a great
many qualities that should please hi:
countrymen. I think they feel thai
MI. Coolidge means to do right. AnC
MnCA q man huCoho " uO AAShN3 ~ II
usually quite easy for him to find th'
way to do right.
"Some persons seem disturbed owe
the conditions which business will fac
during the presidential election year
There is no reason why bushes
should be disturbed, il the people b,
common consent agree they will hOl'
to a good man while they have hin
There need be no doubt about tn
election"
South Dakota also was in the politt
cal limelight again last week becaus
its primary law provides that cand
dates who want its delegates must d'
clare themselves openly. To cOmpl
with this William G. McAdoo forma
ly announced his candidacy and az
copied the platform adopted by I'll
Democratic proposal convention. II
ram Johnson announced he would col
test with Mr.. Coolidge for the SOut
Dakota delegation. but his name wi
go on the ballot as an independent b
cause the state Supreme court decide
IT could not be In the Republican &C
umn as a minority candidate. Pres
dent Coolidge accepted the place
the majority column in a letter
thanks to the Republicans of the>stat
Despite the arguments of George
Brennan, Democratic Leader IL Hlinoi
who favored IN uninstrueted delsu
l4ioH' --~OO 5 managers have decide
to enter him in the primaries in til
state. Announcement of this broug
out the prediction that Mayor Dew
OF Chicago also would be entered
The would consent, and that he wor
sweep Cook county and carry a lar
part of the state.
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OONGRESS has gone home for
~ holidays, having accomplish
practically nothing. The house
succeed In organizing after the maj
Ety Republicans had given Represen