Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-01-04
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

Overshadowing all other events In
the United States was the death of
President Warren G. Harding. He
had long planned trip through the
Middle and Far West and to Alaska
in order to talk with the people and
get their reactions. Though tired out
and for from well he Gro rtaa an Isse~
~, accompanied by Mrs. Harding and
several members of his cabinet. After
delivering several important addresses,
notably one advocating American men,
bership in the World court, he sailed
to Alaska. Returning thence to San
Francisco, he fell i'll there on July IS.
Four days later, on August ., he
passed away. The taking of his body
back to Washington, the services
there, the trip to Marion, Ohio, and
the interment there of the little towns
distinguished citizen on August 10
gave the people of the country ample
opportunity to show in what high
esteem and affection they held Mr..
Harding. Literally the entire nation
mourned sincerely, and all the other
nations gave expression to their grief.
Vice President Calvin Coolidge took
the oath of ofiiceAas President at his
fathers home in Plymouth. Vt, and
assumed his new duties at once, re-
tanning the entire Harding cabinet and
announcing that he would carry out
the Harding policies where possible.
1t had been taken for granted that
the Republican party would nominate
Mr.. Harding in 1924. and Mr.. Cool
idge Immediately became a probable
nominee. However. before the yea.
closed other candidates came forward,
notably Senator Hiram Johnson IF
California, Governor Pinchot of Penn
sylvania and Senator LaFollette 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 INDIANA,
Gov. Al Smith of New York and Gov
ernor ,Silzer of New Jersey. There
was much talk of the possible no,ni-
nation of Henry Ford by one of the
DIG parties or by third party, and
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 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was reduced was rescinded by the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 and was succeeded by Hubert
Work, the latter's place as postmaster
general being filed by the appoint
Eent Of Harry S. New. Attorney Gen.
grail Daugherty, 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 Is. Among the appointments
made by President Harding were Rob-
ert Woods Bliss as minister to Sws-
den; Miles Poindexter as ambassador
to Peru; r. NJ. Tobin as minister to
the Netherlands: X. T. Sanborn as as
sociate justice Of the Supreme court
of the United States, and Gen. Frank
Z. Hines as director of the veterans
bureau. The latter appointment was
followed by charges Of misnanage-
mem, waste, etc, against the former
director. Colonel Forbes. which we're
investigated by senate committee.
Having passedsthe agricultural cred
its bill and many acts of lesser i'm
portance, and killing the ship-subsidy
bill. the Sixty-sevenlh congress came
to an end on March A. The Sixty
eighth congress met on December 3
and the Republican majority was SO
slender that bloc Of so-called pro-
gressives held the balance Of power.
Speaker GiIIett was reelected and
President Coolidge then delivered his
arst message, IN which he declared
himself In favor Ut American member
ship II The World conrt- 4dsocakn1 -.