The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-03
osed other candidates came forward,

closed 0tner candidates came
notably Senator Hiram Johnson q
California, Governor Pinchot Of Penn
~sylvania and Senator LaFollette O
Wisconsin. For the Democratic NOM
nation there were several probabil
ties, including Senator Underwood an
William G.. McAdoo, avowed candI
dates, and Senator Ralston of Indiana
Gov. AL Smith of New York and Gov
ernor Silzer of New Jersey. Their
was much talk Of the possible nomi
nation of Henry Ford by one Of tn,
old parties or by a third party, ant
his admirers were exceedingly active
The Republican national committee
acceding to the wishes Of the Presi
dent, selected Cleveland as the place
for the national convention of 1924
and set June 10 as the late 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was reduced was rescinded by the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 filled by the appoint
Eent of Harry S. New. Attorney Gen
eral D~augherty, against whom i'm
parchment charges had been made the
previous year, was fully exonerated
by the house judiciary committee, the
report being adopted by the house on
January %. Among the appointments
made by President Harding were Rob-
ert Woods Bliss as minister to Swe-
den Miles Poindexter as ambassador
to Peru; R. III. Tobin as minister to
the Netherlands; E. T. Sanborn as as
sociate justice Of the Supreme court
of the United States, and Gen. Frank
t. 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 sh~ip-subsidy
bill, the Si~xty-seventh congress came
to an end on March 4. The Sixty
eighth congress met on December 8
and the Republican majority was so
slender that a bloc of so-called pro-
gressives held the balance of power.
Speaker Gillett was reelected and
President Coolidge then delivered his
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, who
said he was fighting the Ku Klux
Khan, 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 him
on numerous charges and the senate,
as a trial court, found him
guilty and removed him from his of
fee. Walton was then indicted by a
grand jury. The other state executive
in trouble a Gov. w. 7. McCray of
Indiana, who got into deep financial en-
tanglements and also was indicted,
The Supreme court on April 80 de-
cided that foreign vessels could not
bring liqdOr into American ports, even
sealed, and later the liquor
stores of several liners were seized at
New York. Foreign nations protested
)ut could not well take any action.
However, late in the year the govern
nent negotiated an agreement with
treat Britain whereby the right of
earch vas extended to about twelve
niles from shore, and in return it was
expected the ship liquor regulation
he search limit was made necessary
y the activities of the smuggling
eets which kept the country well sup
lied with wretched liquor. On May A
ne New York legislature repealed
state prohibition law. In October
conference of governors on law en-
)rcement was held in Washington,
nd President Coolidge pledged the
Ill aid of the government machinery,
ut insisted each STATE must assume
S own share of the burden.
President Coolidge had the appoint
ent of one ambassador last year.
oil. George Harvey resigned his post
the court of st. James on October
and Frank B. Kellogg was selected
r the place.
Immediately after its summer vaca-
On the Supreme court rendered an
lportant decision unfolding the laws
the Pacific coast states which pro-
bit aliens from owning land. These
WIS, of course, are directed against