The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-06-19
FORD PRESIDENT BOOM
PARTY LEADERS
DEMOCRATS FEAR HIS CANDI-
DACY MIGHT CAUSE SPLIT
IN PARTY RANKS.
THE C. O. P. is NOT WORRYING
Assume He Will Not Figure in Re
publican Primaries. Hearst's En-
dorsement of the Detroit Anti Jew
Man Is a Surprise.

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Arthur Sears
Henning,. the well-known political
writer, says in one of his recent arti-
Giles to the press:
Henry Ford, reputed to be the rich
est man in the world, is running like
wild fire for president of the United
States at this writing.
Whether he will be running so
strong in the presidential campaign
next year is the question that is wor-
rying the politicians, particularly sun
dry leaders of the democratic party,
who fear Him either coming or going.
If he should decide to enter the dem
ocratic primaries he would be a for
midable contender for the nomination
for president. or if he should lead
third party he might split the demo-
cratic party so badly as to assure re-
publican success.
The republican leaders are not no.
ticeably worried by the Ford boom.
AS Ford was the democratic candi-
date for United States senator from
Michigan in 1918 the republican lead
ers assume he would not enter the re-
publican primaries unless he should
enter the democratic primaries also,
as he did in 1918, and under such cir
cumstances they are confident he
would not cut much Of figure in the
republican preconvention contest, par
ticularly with President Harding as
his opponent.
Third Party Angle.
From a third party headed by Ford
the republican leaders profess to be-
lieve they would gain more than they
would lose. A third party would be
composed of radical elements and, ac-
,cording to G. o. p. reasoning, would
draw more strength from the demo-
cratic than from the republican party.
All these calculations, however,
might be upset by the character of the
issues of the campaign as they devel-
op eventually and Fords attitude
thereon. A glimpse of such possibili-
ties recently was afforded a commit
tee of republican party managers
which called on one of the great New
York bankers, lifelong republican
and steady angel of the party. They
asked the customary generous con-
tribution to party expenses. The bank
er bluntly declined, read the party the
riot act and wound up by asserting
that if Henry Ford would declare for
beer and light wine he would support
him on any ticket.
Golfers Weekly Poll.
Ford's popularity as presidential
candidate appears to be greatest in
the agricultural west and south. In
the poll being conducted by Golfers
Weekly, President Harding has re-
ceived 5000 votes up to date and
Ford 1880 out OF a total of $4,000.
McAdoo poled 5,002, Cox 4,233, Hi
ram johnson 1888, Hughes 3,453,
Smith 2,972, Hoover 2,220, La Fol
lette 1,716, Gen. Wood 1,185, Borah
983, Woodrow Wilson AIS.
The latest development of import
ance in the booming of Ford was the
announcement that William Randolph
Hearst had come out for Ford as the
candidate OF third party This was
bombshell in the democratic camp.
The news was accepted as notice by
Hearst that the democratic party could
not count on his newspaper support
in the presidential campaign and that
he would endeavor to lead bolt from
his party to an independent candidate.
1t also was interpreted as indicating
knowledge on the part OF Hearst that
his bosom friend, Hiram Johnson,
does not intend to seek the republi-
can nomination or to run as a third
party candidate, but does intend to
preserve his party regularity with an
eye to the prospects of 1928
The announcement proved startling
to those who never expected to find
the professedly pro-Semite Hearst
championing the anti-Semite Ford,
and who recalled the recent series OF
articles in a Hearst magazine raking
Ford for his Jew batting. The shock
was perhaps the greatest in New
York city, where Hearst's papers ap-
peal to public so per cent Jewish.