Evening star., 1924-04-06

Taggart with BOSS" Murphy and
other democratic leaders Of the
type lends lot of interest to any
thing he does along in the months
Immediately preceding a national
convention.
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Michigan, Illinois and Nebraska
hold their presidential preference
terest chiefly centered on Nebraska.
The voting in Michigan takes place
tomorrow, but very little excite
ment has been engendered in ad-
vance. Senator johnson and Presi-
dent Coolidge are contenders for
the republican Endorsement, with
belief prevalent that the President
will win handily.
The democrats have an interest
ing contest, with endless possibili-
ties. The candidates are Henry
Ford and Senator Ferris. Ford
was entered without his consent,
but has declined to withdraw,
though declaring himself person
ally for Coolidge's nomination and
election. Ferris was entered to
away. but there isn't any certainty
that he will poll more votes than
Ford. If he does not. the Michi-
gan delegation will find itself un-
der instructions at New York to
vote for the nomination of a man
who wants to see the republican
nominee win.
Until the upset in South Dakota
there had been expectation that
President Coolidge would have lit
tie difficulty defeating Senator
Johnson in Nebraska. but The
Stars correspondent indicates that
now there is doubt and uncer-
tainty. The Johnson organization
has lacked the pep and the issues
nightly cheered by the South
Dakota victory.
Johnson and Coolidge are rival
candidates in Illinois, which votes
Tuesday, but The Stars advices are
that there is little probability of an
upset in the Coolidge expectations
Of sweeping the state.
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1t may be more than a coin
Cidence that there comes from two
states simultaneous discussion Of
the possibility of a Johnson bolt
following defeat at Cleveland Ap-
parently to quiet rumors which
were hurting Johnson in Nebraska.
his manager in that state issued
a statement that defeat would not
cause johnson to bolt the conven-
tion's choice, but there was no
pledge that dissa stifaction with
the platform would not cause a
bolt.
In South Dakota there is frank
discussion of the possibility that
il Coolidge is nominated the John
son delegation from that state may
walk out OF the convention This
is causing a good deal of angry
comment from the Coolidge follow
ing in South Dakota. still smart
ing from defeat and unable vet
TO understand how the President
came to lose.
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There has been a good deal Of
third party talk during the week,
but no important developments in
that direction. Senator Peppers
address to the Maine convention.
which instructed for Coolidge, sur
prised a good many people who
have not been taking the third
party talk as seriously as Senator
Pepper apparently does, but Sena-
tor La Follette's expected victory
in the Wisconsin primaries has
left matters just where they were
week ago. 1t is the judgment of
some political observers, in fact.
that Senator La Toilette, at least,
Is estopped from any third party
activity until the Cleveland con-
vention gives him some excuse
for bolting. They contend that he
cannot consistently be candidate
for the republican nomination and
at the same time give aid and en-
couragement to the formation of
an opposing party.
Copyright, 1924. by The Washington Star