Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-06
DAKOTA CONVENTION
ENDORSES COOLIDGE;
HENRY FORD LOSES

PIERRE, S. D., Dec. 5.-(By the
idge, William Gibbs McAdoo and
Robert M. La Toilette, United States
senator for Wisconsin, were Endorsed
as presidential standard-bearers for
this Republican, Democratic and
farmer-labor parties, respectively, at
state proposal meetings here last
night. the selections in turn being
made over Hiram John, u. S. SEN
ator from! California, and Henry
Ford, who was named by both Dem
ocrats and farmer-laborites.
After President Coolidge had been
named by the Republican proposal
men by a vote of 50,379 to 27, $40 for
Senator Johnson, the Endorsement
was made unanimous by a rising
vote.
In the Democratic meeting the De
troit manufactures got 5,072 votes to
Mr.. McAdoo's 39.018, and the farmer
labor vote was: Ford 7,247, and La
Toilette 31,999.
! Arthur Capper, u. S. senator for
Kansas, was chosen for second place
on the Republican ticket and the
| Democrats chose James w. Girard,
of New York.
Bolt Farmer Labor Meet
Late in the night a group Of APP
| proXimately thirty men broke away
| from the farmer-labor meeting, de-
nounced the national platform, and
began negotiations with the Demo-
Gratis for joint selection of a ticket
from United States senator down.
For the Republican senatorial in
dorsement, d bitter fight was waged
between udherents of Thomas Ster-
ling, incumbent, and William H. Nc
Master, governor, with the latter
winning out, 40,207 to 1897, and
thereby creating Il surprise. Gov
ernor McMaster had publicly in
dorse6 the candidacy of Senator
Johnson, and while he had not an
nounced his stand, Senator Sterling
was regarded as a Coolidge supporter.
Regardless Of the majority nomi-
nation given the governor, Senator
Sterling will file either as an indi-
pendent or minority Republican SEN
atorial candida+a. according to S. w.
Clark, he oampoi"n manager.
Tom Ayres, chairman Of the sem
ate central committee, won the sena-
torial Endorsement at the farmer-la-
Dor convention by n large majority
over Mark Bates, former leader in
the non-partisan league.
Platform Feature
High lights i'll inc various plat
forms included:
reimbursement of the
national administration; progress
and pcOnOmU in onNnrnpoaOt. ict
enforcement Of the No1stead act;
agricultural development and coop
erative marketing; completion of the
Muscle Shoals project; child labof
amendment, and CONSUMPTION of
money, wealth and property as well
as men in the event Of war.
Observation-Disclosures of taxes;
restoration of agricultural prosperi-
ty; preservation of world peace:
strict enforcement of the Volstead
act and all state and local legisla-
ton enacted under the eighteenth
amendment; favoring adjusted con
pensation for form service men mot
as an act of charity, but as just rec
ognition Of valiant service;" favoring
Great T,akes-St. Lawrence deep
waterway. and commentator of the
federal reserve system.
mer-Labor-Public ownership
or transportation, natural resources
and banking; urging government is
sue and control Of money and credit;
payment of all war debts from ex.
cess profit taxes: repeal Of the Esch-
Cummins act, and a five-year mora
forum for farm mortgages.
JOHNSON PLANS CONFERENCE