Shoshone journal., 1924-01-04

California. Governor Pinchot Of Penn
sylvania and Senator LaFoilette OF
Wisconsin. For the Democratic nomi-
nation there were several probabili-
ties. including Senator Underwood and
william G. McAdoo, avowed candi-
dates. and Senator Ralston Of Inoiana,
Gov. AL Smith of New York and Gov
ernor Sllzer Of New Jersey. There
was much talk Of the possible nomi-
nation of Henry Ford by one OF the
old parties or by a third party, and
his admirers were exceedingly actiye.
The Republican national committee
acceding to the wishes OF the Presi-
dent selected Cleveland as the place
for the national convention or lol4,
and set June 10 as the date for its
opening. Previous action by which the
representation of the southern states
was reduced was rescinded by the
committee.
Secretary Of the Interior Fall retired
from President Harding's cabinet on
March 4 and was succeeded by Hubert
Work, the latter's place as postmaster
general being filed by the appoint
ment of Harry S. New. Attorney Cen
eral Daugherty, against whom IN
peachment charges had been made the
previous year, was fully exonerated
by the house judiciary committee, the
report being adopted by the house on
January 25. Among the appointments
made by President Harding were Rob
ert Woods Bliss as minister to Swe-
den; Miles Poindexter as ambassador
to Peru; r. NJ. Tobin as minister 10
the Netherlands E. L. SanDorp as as
sociate Justice of the Supreme court
of the United States, and Gen. Frank
| I. Hines as director Of the veterans
| bureau. The latter appointment was
followed by charges of mismanage-
ment. waste, ETC., against the former
director, Colonel Forbes, which were
! investigated by a senate committee.
Having passed the agricultural cred
its bill and many acts Of lesser I'M
portance, and killing the ship-suDsldy
blu, the Sixty-seYenth congress came
to an end on March 4. The Sixty
eighth congress met on December q
and the Republican majority was SO
slender that a bloc of so-called pro-
gressires held the balance of power
Speaker Gillett was reelected ana
President Coolidge then delivered MS
first message, in which he declared
himself in favor of American member
ship in the World court, advocated re
duction of taxes and opposed the SOL
diers' bonus.
Two governors got into serious
trouble. Walton of Oklahoma, VINO
said he was fighting the ku klux
Klan, came into conflict with the state
. legislature and assumed virtually die
tatorial powers. Despite his efforts to
prevent it, the legislature met in spe-
cial session, the house impeached MIN
on numerous charges and the senate,
, sitting as a trial court, found him
, | guilty and removed him from his OF
? fee. Walton was then indicted by
{ grand jury. The other state executive
= in trouble was Gov. w. 7. McCray OF
o Indiana, who get into deep financial en-
: tanglements and also was indicted.
= The Supreme court on April 30 de
: cided that foreign vessels could MOI
o bring liquor into American ports, ever
= though sealed, and later the liquor
stores of several liners were seized a
4 New York. Foreign nations protested
: but could net we'll take any action
: However, late in the year the govern
o ment negotiated an agreement will
n Great Britain whereby the right o.
7 search was extended to about twelve
miles from shore, and in return it wai
h expected the ship liquor regulator
q would be modified. The extension o
e the search limit was made necessar,
by the activities Of the smugglln:
, fleets which kept the country we'll sup
) piled with wretched liquor On May
;, the New York legislature repealed
! the state prohibition law. In Octobe
- a conference of governors on law en-
= forcement was held in Washington
- and President Coolidge pledged tn
10 full aid of the government machinery
= but insisted each lie must assum
. its own share Of the burden.
n President Coolidge had the appoint
- ment of one ambassador last year
= Gel. George Harvey resigned his pos
: at the court of ST. James on Octoee
N 4 and Frank B. Kellogg was seiecte
for the place
Immediately after its summer vaca
ton the Supreme court rendered a
important decision upholding the law
OF the Pacific coast states which pro
IN hiblt aliens from owning land Thes
Of laws. of course. are directed agains
lie the japanese especially.
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