Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-19
THINGS DO HAPPEN.

The electorate in the States are
a queer lot sometimes.
During the past week we have
witnessed three freaks in the pri-
maries of Southern States.
In Texas Mrs. Ferguson, wife
of former Governor, who had
been impeacned, has made the
race for Chief Executive and sue
coed in getting herself IN the SEC
onnd place. Her husband was
disqualified to go before the peo-
pie and she made it to "vindi-
cate" him, and is one of the two
candidates in the run-off to take
place in Texas this month.
One of the Georgia papers
says the leading candidate usual
ly polls his full strength and the
opposing candidate, representing
combined opposition, usually
concentrates in the second pri-
mary. If that precedent is fol
lowed, Mrs. Ferguson will be
chosen Governor, and in that
event will establish a new record
for the woman in politics.
Another strange thing is that
Representative Langley of Ken
lucky, who was convicted in a
liquor conspiracy, has made the
race for denomination for Con-
gress in the Covington district,
seeking. his own vindication,
and has been renominated. The
third event was the probable sue.
cess of Governor Walton in
Oklahoma.
In view of these instances,
anything is liable to happen. Cole
Blease is liable to be made Uni
ted States Senator in South Car
DINA and La Toilette may carry
the West for President of the
United States.
We are living in strange times.
The dog star Sirius is in the as
cendant, and the political horo-
scope is full of funny prognosti-
cations.-Savannah Press.
as COOLIDGE PRESIDENT?''
The Montgomery Advertiser
asks the question "Is Coolidge
President?" in a headline over
short editorial in its issue of
Tuesday. The question is pro-
pounded because of the following
paragraph, recently appearing in
the Enquirer-Sun, and reproduced
by the Advertiser:
Calvin Coolidge is not really
the President of the United
States; he is merely the vice
president, acting as President.
This fact is clearly enough set
forth in the federal constitution.
The Advertiser then offers the
following comment, in which, it
is true, it does not declare that
Mr.. Coolidge is President, but
intimates that he is, to all in
tents and purposes, which prop
osition the Enquirer-Sun does NOS
deny:
Good Calvin may not be Presi-
dent, but he is getting SIS, 900 a
year in salary, $25, 900 for travel
ing expenses, occupies The White
House without charge, appoints
postmasters, receives the verbal
targets Of angry congressman,
and commands the army and
navy. Really there isn't much
difference.
The federal Constitution,
Article II, Section l, paragraph
6, has the following concerning
the succession to the discharge Of
the duties of the Presidents:
''In case of the removal of the
President from office, or of his
death, resignation, or inability to
discharge the powers and duties
Of said office, the same shall de
volve upon the vice president"
In Article XII of the Constitu-
ton, referring to the throwing Of
the election of a President INTO
the House on account of failure
of a candidate to receive a ma
jority of the electoral vote the
following provision is found:
"And if the House of Repre-
sentatives shall not choose a
President, wherever the right OF
choice shall devolve upon them,
before the fourth day Of March
next following, then the vice
president shall act as President,
as in the case of the death or
other constitutional disability of
the President"
The section quoted says the
vice president shall act as presi-
dent, but if no vice president has
been elected who will act as
President? Would the present
vice president, who is acting as