The Winslow mail., 1924-01-04
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

L n CALVIN SOOLlDJE 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 manufactur-
er has just made this fiat statement.
He says he believes the country is
never for a moment think of running
against him on any ticket whatever.
Just before this declaration was
made, James w. Helme, prominent
Michigan Democrat filed in Lansing
petitions to put Fords name on 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.. Coolidges 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-
opments. 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 chance to spec
ulate on this part Of Mr.. Ford's state
ment should be quoted. Here it is ::
'T 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 / feel, too, that the coun-
try is perfectly safe with him. Why
change?
'''Mr. Coolidge has shown a great
many qualities that should please his
countrymen. l think they feel that
Mr.. Coolidge means to do right. And
when man means to do right, 1t is
usually quite easy for him to find the
way to do right
"Some persons seem disturbed over
the conditions which business will face
during the presidential election year
There is no reason why business
should be disturbed, If the people by
common consent agree they will hold
to a good man while they have him
There need be no doubt about the
election"
South Dakota also was in the politi
cal limelight again last week because
it's primary law provides that candi
dates who want it's delegates must de-
clare themselves openly. To comply
with this William G. McAdoo formal
ly announced his candidacy and ac
cepted the platform adopted by the
Democratic proposal convention. Hi
ram Johnson announced he would con
test with Mr. Coolidge for the South
Dakota delegation, but his name viii
go on the ballot as an independent be
cause the state Supreme court decided
1t could not be in the Republican col
umn as a minority candidate. Presi
dent Coolidge accepted the place II
the majority column in a letter OF
thanks to the Republicans of the state
Despite the arguments Of George e
Brennan. Democratic leader in Illinois
who favored an uninstructed delega
tiOn, McAd0o's managers have decided
to enter him in the primaries in thai
state Announcement of this brOugh
out the prediction that Mayor Devel
of Chicago also would be entered il
he would consent, and that he would
sweep Cook county and carry large
part of the state.
CONGRESS has gone home for th'
~ holidays. having accomplished
practically nothing. The house die
guccaed in llrganiZinO after the ma iOr