The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30
HARD|NG'S $ DEFEAT FOR N0M|NAT l l N N0W |S PRE ED|CTED
Democrats Declare Leading Officials Of Republican
 Party Oppose President


 WASHINGTON, April 2s.-That a desire to deprive President Harding of renomination Is playing a part in the fight against the world court is coming to be generally accepted here. This is the opinion of some republican friends of the President, who predict that the fight will collapse before the convention meets.
 Democrats, however, declare that the row is much deeped than the re- publicans are willing .o admit. The democratic national committee in a statement goes so far as to predict | Hardings defeat for the renomina- 1 tion, assuming that he does not with | draw before the convention assem- bles.
 With the practical politicians and leading officials of the republican or ganization ranging themselves against President Harding. his de- | feat for renomination sin 1924-if he doesn't withdraw his candidacy be- fore the next national convention opens-is fast becoming inevitable, in the opinion of those whose busi- ness it is to read political signs and portents," the democratic committee says.
 This new and powerful combina- tion against MT Harding reinforces the opposition of the progressives and | radicals who are resolved that he shall not continue in the presidency. The fact is that large faction of the republican party is convinced of | President Hardings unavailability | and want to substitute someone else to make the race in 1924" | o O O
 Johnson Has Issue.
 l Senator Hiram Johnson was virtu- ally presented with an issue when the | President advanced his world court suggestion. Johnson is soon to re- | turn from Europe to take up the ] fight against the court proposal He will Tn all probability seek the re- publican nomination.
 1 The significant angle of the situa- tion which impresses most serious ob- servers here is that the dissatisfac- | tion with the administration Is not confined to the extreme progressives, but Is found to surprising degree among those who are ordinarily classed as regular. They have not reached the point where they will openly challenge the Presidents claim to renomination. Attorney General Daugherty's recent an nouncement has acted as gag on them. But in private conversation they uHHeSltatlngly express their 1 views.
 Much of this discontent is tempo rary, and is caused by disappoint- ment of patronage. The two Penn sylvania senators, Pepper and Reed, Tor instance, are not pleased by the | selection of Alex P. Moore as ambas- sador to Spain. He was a Roosevelt progressive and later became 8 strong personal friend of the Presi- dent. who made his appointment a personal one. Senator Medill decor mick of Illinois is similarly disap- pointed at the appointment of Henry NJ. Dawes, brother of the famous brig adler general. for comptroller of the currency That, too, was a personal appointment. Senator Watson lis un- able to forget that his Indiana rival, Harry $. New, was made Postmaster r General How lasting these irrita- tations will prove to be is a question. Democrats On Job.
 Democrats naturally seek to make the most of them. They insist that when Will R. Wood. chairman of the republican, congressional committed recently went to the White House and told the President that he would split the party ff{he pressed the court rian ne echoed the views of Senator Moses, chairman of the Senate campaign committee; Senator Lodge, majority ASoNSi ''ViIdtoI NuTtIS, pdrIY WllD. and Senators Brandigee, Watson ana Mccormick
 Neither are the democrats overlook : ing the possibilities in the northwest- ern tier of states where LaFollstte, Brookhart, Grazier. Shipstead and their friends are powerful
 With the opposition to Mir. Hard Ing openly or secretly led by the big- gest and best politicians in his party and seconded by the average rephb- iican voter. it is believed that even the warmest of tn protagonistsl of the "armest of the protagonistsl of come to regard it as impolitic toll his name go before the convention, ,, the democratic national commit ee says.
 It must be said that inquiry among administration republicans fails 1 to disciose much support for this belief. 1T prosperity continues. and if Hard : ing can obtain some kind of a com promise that will save his world court plan, the chances are over whelminsly in favor of his being the candidate of his party for a second term.
 operation of county officials of Rus sell county and city officials of ,;,, the support of Girard was given by ard and Phenix City. Assurance oi Mayor Gullatt. Sheriff Pal N. Dan- As"NSVii tOuntN ana Sneiti1 John l.. Moon of Lee county were present, Girard is in Russell county. while Jhenix City is in ;.ee county.
 on addition to Chief McAdory and state law enforcement officers. the federal government has stationed men at Girard to work with the state officers. "The federal and state men have worked in complete har- mony," said Chief McAdory, and I have the assurance that the federal prohibition officers will stand with the state in this movement to the Iend."
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