Evening star., 1924-05-25
US. NEXT PRESIDENT
OPENS UP ON VOTERS
L. H. Francisco, Plain and Honest,
With Brief Platform and
Flivver, Predicts Victory.
STARTED AS MULE DRIVER
Asks Citizens Keep Minds Open
Until He Sees Them.

By Consolidated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24.-The
next President of the United States
according to his own predictions
rolled into San Francisco in a bat
tered fivver ard inaugurated his
campaign for the chief magistracy.
He is l.. II. Francisco of San Diego,
crstwhile farmer. mule driver, rail-
road fireman and real estate dealer.
Mr.. Francisco, who proved his sense
of the fitness of things by firing his
opening gun in this namesake city,
plans to tour the continent in his
gas chariot, winding up in New
York in November just before the bal
loting commences.
Undaunted by the fact that two
Californians-Willia Gibbs McAdoo
and Hiram JohnSon-got their hats
into the ring ahead of him, the
would-be President fairly radiates
confidence in the outcome of his cam
paign.
Country First" Slogan.
On the back of his flivver is a big
sign, which reads: IL. II. Francisco,
= -
Country first-politics afterward"
MIR. Francisco admits with becom-
Ing modeSty that he may not be as
hrainy as some of the other aSpirants
who would usurp President Coolidge's
mantle. tosa or whatever figure of
speech it is that a President wears.
But then, on the other hand he points
out, brains sometimes are a conSid
"rable handicap. Too much of them
already has got a couple of would-be
Presidents off on the wrong foot"
MIR. Francisco also admits that he
has no present connection with any
particular party, although he is will
ing to be adopted by any or all of
them. AS for the planks in his plat
form, they also are to let, to either
or both of the big parties.
Platform Brief.
Briefly. they are:
Country first, politics second.
Equal government, protection for all
or none. Frank dealing with the
people by those in office. An Army
quate protection of the country and
its citizens at all times. The prin-
ciple of the golden rule applied in a
broad way to both politics and gov
ernment. Non-interference by the
government with business. except
such supervision as is necessary to
get back to normalcy."
of course, a lot of people will
thlnk l am Just a nut, the Would-be
president frankly conceded II
realize that L am up against pretty
hard game attempting to reach the
Presidents chair with such late
start, with no funds in the campaign
chest, and without any party to
adopt me. But 1 have faith born of
the conviction that / am right in my
principles, and am the best qualified
man in the field so far.
Asks Voters to Wait.
"All I want is for the voters to
hold their minds open until 1 can
reach them in my flivver campaign.
/ believe the people are ready to
elect good plain man to the
presidency-one who won't fool them
or fool himself into believing that a
lot of dishonest things in politics are
honest. I'm plain and I'm honest"
Mr.. Francisco was born and raised
in San Diego county. At fifteen he
was doing a mans work, driving a
six-mule team. Subsequently he fired
a railway locomotive, and later took
up real estating in San Diego.
Mr.. Francisco is accompanied east
by the would-be first lady and first
girl child of the land. and they'll be
ready to move right into the White
House If elected.