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*COOLIDGE STRONGER <y’ INKEYSTONE STATE caam) WY 3 - Pinchiot. Campaign Tess Ackive as roar G0, P. Semtiment for President Grows. w2l 1 e "5-G0VERNOR MAY DROP OUT ‘Sam:o;entg to Get Together Dur- P ing Jawuary. -— Special Dispateh to The HAr. HARRISBURG, Pa., December 26.— Growth of Coolldge mentiment among republican voters in Pennsylvania has been 80 marked in the latter half of December that in central and up- state districts where the idea of un- instructed delegates was considered as the best policy & month ago there aro predictions freely made that & pirants for seats in the Cleveland con- vention will runon a platform of re- nomination for the President. Even in the southern central districts where re- side many people connected with the Pennsylvania_state-government sup- port for the President is gaining and talk of Gifford:Pinchot diminishing. This situation follows the impres- sion produced upon republican voters by the Coolldge meseage and the Me lon tax plan. This brought a cessa tion of activity by the governor and his friends, who fiad been very busy around Thanksgiving time, ~ How- aver, the Pinchot program hag been carried into the counties and there may be u resumption of doings at tho capitol in_ the next six weeks. ‘ebruary 3 is the time when petitions for placing of names upon the primary ballot go into circulation announced Pinchot swing national and state, way about the same time. Addresses Edueators. Only this week the governor tool advantage of & holiday lull to make a speech to educators, which adopted the popular demand for a return to the fundamentals in education and the elimination of many of the spe- clalities added in the last few years. This educational tendency has been the subject of much talk throughout the state and the speech came nandy after the manner in whi State Treasurer Charles A. Snyder hud bembarded the governor on his conduct of government. Gatherings of state leaders at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Wash- ington in the next ten days will have great influence upon the character of campaign to be waged for the Presi- dent and will likely draw out the governor. If the organization leaders dan demonstrate = sufficiently for- midable front the Pinchot parade will disband, but if not it will be held to- zether and made ready to move about the time the swing around the coun- tes begins. It is not believed the governor will go to the trouble of setting up & slate for a state ticket unless he becomes a Sure enougd eandldate for President and can hook delegates, state nominations, ~con- gressional and legislative candidates into one movement all over the state. Two celebrations in honor of Andrew Jackson in January will fur- nish opportunity for democrats to got together in Philadephia and Pitts- urgh, and indicate lines of cleavage. Actlvities of Judge Eugens C. Boi niwell in setting up candidates for delegate and in booming his ambi- tlon to be democratic national com- mitteeman hl\'el nnll tve{-h Iafidfl his opponents actively into the fleld. G A. BOYD HAMILTO! LIBERALS SEEKING MARYLAND MEMBERS People’s Party Leaders Plan C paign to Increase Rolls and Treasury. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, December 20.—The people’s party of Maryland, the local branch of the farmer-labor party, in- tends to take an active part in the coming campaign, and opened head- quarters here this week. A state- wide campalgn for membership has been inaugurated, Under the law no political party ean have more than & single word as its designation, hence the farmer- labor party is called the people’s party. Leaders look for a big in- crease in the party's enrollment be- fore the next election. The strategy of the people’s party, however, does not call for a large membership, but for a complete skeleton organization, with workers in every ward and precinct, accord- ing to Alfred Holt, Baltimore leader. “We realize that the progressive movement has not gained 'great headway in Maryland as vet" said Mr. Holt, “and that it would be a ‘waste of money to put on & big mem- bership drive. But we feel certain that progressive political ideas ulti- mately will find just as fertile soil in Maryland as in the W When the tide swings our way, that is the time to act, and we wish to be prapared to take advantage of our opportunity. 'Small contributions will be sought from many persons rather than 'ge contributions from a small interested #roup President Coolidge will be an active bldder for the Maryland delegation 10 the republican national conven- tion, and Blanchard Randall is at loast tentatively slated to lead his campaign, according to reports here this week. So far have campalgn preparations advanced -that eligibles for the city leadership are under dl oussion, with prospect of early an- nouncement .of the definite chalce. 1t is also said that Calen L. Tait will not participate in any factfonal fight in his official capacity as chair- man of the state committee, but will be neutral. As & private citizen, how- ever, it s stated that Tait will be prominent in the Coolidge command. George W. Main, chairman of the city committee, has announced his official neutrality 'in any fight, but makes no attempt to conceal his Intention to fight as a private citizen for Coolidge, Despite assurances by Coolidge teaders that William P. Jackson, na- iional committeeman, and W. Bladen iowndes had decided to mupport the President, no go;roboulglen of this n be obtained from either. e JOSEPH G. DEPONAL . BAXTER-OUT OF RACE. Maine Governor Will Not Beek An- other Term. Speeial Diepateh to The Star. AUGUSTA, Mo, December. 29.— Gov. Pora‘l.:llll P. xt surprise this w mounoed that he would not be & can- didato for the republican nomination for governor mext June: It was thought by many in the state that he would again enter the lists, but those who are supposed to be olose 4o him have known for some time that he would not try for another nomination. He will have served four years on the first Thursday of Jan 1935, BN dentaration . by .Gov that, he will not be & ad ‘nvu throe aspirants for the repub- Jlcan _nomination—Mayor Albert- R. A. 8. Crawi Day ‘6f Bangor, ford, Jr. sonate {tican delegates is lei l 1 ~Baxter | 39 eandidate McADOD SEEMS ASSURED OF NORTH DAKOTA VOTE Republican Sjtuation Is More Com- plex, Besting on La Follette Entry in Reoe. Special Dispateh to The Star. X BISMARCK, N. D, Dec 29.—Wil- liam G. McAdoo will have easy safl- ing in any contest for North Dakota's delegates at the demooratic national convention it 1s indicated by ex- pressions of leading democrats.. The elimination of Henry Ford .leaves only Oscar Underwood of Alabama in the informat discussions, and little response is heard for his name. The outlook for the thirteen repub- depends on. whether or met. Senstor o er or not Senator Robert M. :: Follette will cast his e pre t B It 15 "bolleved that the ull force of the Non-Partisan League republicans would be thrown behind the Wiscon- sin senator should he enter. That President Coolidge has gained many friends in the state is without' uestion. He received the vote of the North Dakota delegation - for. Vice President in 1920, and had the| delegation not been bound to John- son it is certaln that a number of the delegates would have voted for him on many ballots for the presi- dential nomination. W. 8. NEAL. JOHNSON FORCES SEE FIGHT IN CALIFORNIA | Coolidge Organizers .‘Buxy—fonur Supporters of Senator Back President. E FIRST ACTION IN JANUARY Gov. Richardson's Course Uncer- tain After Row With Machine. Bpecial Dispateh to The Star. first important move In the presiden- tial race of 1924 In California will occur in San Francisco fn January, when republicans presiding in the districts In each of the state's fifty- elght countfes will meet to discdss the personnel of the _ticket of twenty-nine candidates for delegate 1o the republican national conven- tion, which Coolidge backers propose to place in the May primary. Cam- paign plans of Senator Hiram John- son are understood to have been virtually completed prior t senator's departure for. Washington His forces are well organized under Charles L. Neumiller of Stockton. Evidences are not lacking that Neu miller and his assoclates realize they face a real contest. Announcement of the names of minagers of the Presidents cam- alifor, within two weeks, ey The Johnson program calls for two ral headquarter: Francisco and one In Los Angeles. It is a matter of Interest that in the approaching battle many of those formerly aligned with Mr. Johnson will oppose him, and thi of his old enemies, notabl Flint and Youngworth, wifl cuuse, is a Me: ald his Wallace, who was leu governor whe! Johnwnun:':: governor, and who was one of the eaders in former campalgns of the scnator's, has taken the fleld for Coolidge. Another severe loss to the Johnson strength is found In the desertion of the senator by Charle Teague, president of the Cali- fornfa Walnut Growers' Association, and one of the most {nfluential re- publicans in the state. Considerable conjecture exists the course Gov. Richardson will pur- sue. Formerly friendly to Johnson, and one of those who helped to form the progressive y in California, the governor was elected on & plat- form pledged to wipe out the politi. cal machine created by Johnson ad herents. Since his election, Richardson has _been involved numerous bitter exchanges with Johnson leaders, some of whom he has removed from office, the enator himself, during his recent Visit to California, publicly criticized governmental changes. It is known that Mr. Richardson was seriously offended by apparently inspired charges by friends of Mr. Johnson that he was involved in the publica- tion of the senator's famous mistic letter to C. K. latchy of state’s executive r declined to indicate whether his role will be a passive or an active one. KYLE D. BALMER. COOLIDGE STRENGTH "IN CHICAGO GROWS Opening of Headquarters Boosts Stock of President—Hearst Break With Thompson Seen. as to Special Dispatch to The Star. CHICAGO, December 29.—~William M. Butle manager of President Coolidge's campaign aroused Interest in the presidential race In Illinofis when he arrived last week and open- ed general Coolldge headquarters at the Congress Hotel. Althoygh Mr. Butler, as national committeeman from Massachusetts, is held largely responsible for taking the republi- can national convention from Chi- cago and giving it to Cleveland, he was given & real welcome In this city. He made friends right from the start and wa® overwhelmed with propositions from men who are will- ing to volunteer as assistant man- agers. The Coolldge sentiment ap- pears to be on the gain in Chicago at least, and the rush-to the Coolidge headquarters fs partly & band-wagon movement. At the Auditorium Hof street from the C w He 1y ted to be here with Frank H. Hl{c’h!:n:k and look over the local arrange- Hearst Indorses McCermick. ‘The political surprise of the week ‘was an editorial indo t ator Medlll enator & third o rbars: Daers have for. vesrs e for ve bean cabid du ‘o wriliiam: a] ‘Thompson. {8 bitterly- opposed to Mc- Cormick, and the latter {s limed up with Senator Thurlow 'asin ¢ | the new that resson th ticlans are talkin, for senator in’ place of McCorm! The McCormick forces hailed Hearst indorsement with “"J“'{ ¢ past such political In- raeman -ll% uch welght.” There 1n |€&on. that. the En&nt roes-are breaking o fol from Small _administratio AWRY n e n. ek, t T more dimculty in bell than the din- bt g i ‘| superseded 1 Thompson and Gov. Len Small. [te | COOLIDGE. SURK. OF. VICTOEY. Paity. Heas: Ih.'State Give Him|wpit 4 Special Dispatch to the Btar. " COLUMBUS, Ohio, Depember 30.— The republican organisations-of Cuy- ahoga, Hamflton xnd Frankiin coun- ties—Cleveland, Clncinnati and Co-{SoD=ide lumbus—have led off with unanimous’ indorsements of President Coolldge for the 193¢ nomination, and there 18 no doubt but the smaller countiesd will fall in line, The republican state central committes In session here yesterday Indorsed the Presi- dent. » A canvas of the editors of repub- lican county seat newspapers of the, state as to sentiment of the members of the party in their counties as to the presidential nomination, now completed, shows that eighty-two: out of eighty-five counties are: for Coolidge. Two are reported for ohnson and the other ‘for timent of Ohio republicans more clearly expressed thus far in ad- vance of the national convention. 8o conclusively is this decided al ready that interest is now centering on the election of & member of the new natienal committee to represént the state; It is_intimated that At- torney Genersl Daugherty, between whom and Rud K. Hynicks, now the member for Ohlo, epmity has existed dating back’ to the convention of 1920, when Hynicka threw the Ham- ilton_cpunty delegation to Gen. Leo, ard Wood, will try to have Hynicka the committee. It may develop iato & fierce factional fight at the convention. Of fifty-four democratic editors sounded out aa to party sentiment as to the democrafic presidential nomi- nation, thirty-two said the sentiment was for McAdoo, ten for Underwood, five for Gov. J. M. Cox, five for Sen: tor Ralston of Ind! and two for Henry Ford. Tho answers were sent in before Mr. Ford withdrew. It is belleved that the democratic state dinner, which® be_ given here under the auspices of the Franklin county democratic organization, on ry 8, i really projected in the interest of Gov. Cox, who is to be one of the prineipal spe and it 1s understood will d his’ pe tion toward the presidential noml indications are that h tive can- content to lead or work in ki 30 Mentioned for Geverner. It is indicative of the lack of crys- talization of sentiment among the republicans @8 to thelr nomination for governo?, that in the canvas of the republican editors no lgss than twenty men are mentioned. T leaders are Carmi A. Thompson, with ty-seven counties for him; former Gov. Harry L. Davis, with fourteen counties for him, and former Repre- sentative Roscoe C. McCulloch of Canton, with ten. In spite of the strong lead shown to be held by Col. Thompson in this canvas, it §§ persaistently’ rumored that he ‘may not enter the primary contest. As for himself he has never said whether he would be a candi- date, but it had been generally as- sumed that he would. In spite of evident opposition to ganization 0d canvas of the democratic editors shows that Gov. Vic Donahey “As practically without opposition. H J. H. GALBRAITH.; GEORGIA DEMOCRATS UNITED FOR M’ADOO | Underwood Opens Headquarters, But Strength Is Doubted. Coolidge G. 0. P. Chojce. Special Dispatch to The Star. ATLANTA, December 29.—Two dem- ocratic factions in Georgia which for the last twenty-five years have waged bitter fights over the nominations for the presidency will this year unite in support of Wiliam G. MaAdoo, ac- cording to all present indications Although formal statements from leaders of the two camps are lacking a canvass of the situation leads to the conclusion that sentiment in all sections of the state is overwhelm- ingly in favor:of Georgia’s native | w son. Born at Marietta, in the northern part of the state, and reared at Mi]- ledgeville, in the south central, Mc- Adoo can count on being oconsidered a near neighbor by practically every Georgla voter. Underwood has opened head. uarters in Atlanta and thus signi- fed his intention to make & fight for delegation. He will twelve years ago. Women Fight Underweod The woman voters are another ob- stacle in the path of Underwood. Owing to the activities of well or- ganised federations of clubs and voters’ leagues, the women of Georgia take & keen interest in politics, are exceptionally well informed ' and eagerly take advantage of the ballot. They harbor wo"flll e nst the Alabama senator for they leve I fought the two measures they mo: idge. TEXAS G. 0. P, COLDNESS : TO COOLIDGE CAUSE SEEN Creager and Scobey Action Held to Indicate Unwillingness to Back Candidacy. Bpecial Dispatsh to The Btar. and beyond - | procedure low {Bpecisl Correapondence of The Star. i CHARLESTON, W. Va. December 291t 1s_thought the threat of a gerious split in the democratic party in this state has been removed through the .candidacy of former Senator W. E. Chiiton of Charleston for the United States Senate. The it would have come over the choice of & candidate for President. ohn . W. Davis clubs have been springing up like mushrooms, while Senator Chilton and his newsphper ?flfl”mmntly, Dave been eutspoken or 100 ‘&N vious apparently of the boom. for “native son.” This policy had all been changed and Mz Davis is ving as much on new s an understanding that the | Watson:Cornwell group in the demo- cratic . party will not put rival candidate in the fleld for senator pro- yided ‘the Davis movement in West Virginia s not impeded by the Chil- ton-Neely faction. Such an under- -ml::uu rg&l dispose of the pective candldacy of Mra. Izetta eli-Brown of Kingw: ; 5 LYNN KIRTLAND. INDIANA PARTY HEADS GIRD FOR HOT FIGH 1823 to Usher in Series of Con- veation, Primary and Elec- tion Battles, | i Jew- BOTH PARTIES NEAR SPLIT Many Candidates in Race for Gov- ernor Nomination. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 20.—~The ebb of 1923 finde republicans and democrats alike In Indiana girding themselves for one of the most strenyous campaigns in the history of the state. Politics, never quite dormant in Indfana, has flared up in the Jast few weeks and the start of the new year will find the pot boiling and sizzling. The first goal of the politiclans will be the state.wide primary on May 7, when both parties will ex- press their preference for presiden- Ual and gubernatorial nominees. Then the partfes will turn to the state convention: The national| conventions will next command in-| terest and then the leaders will enter the home stretch for the fall election. Indlana, by nurturing two pree! dentlal boo; one for Senator Sam. uel M. Ralston, democrat, and one for Senator James E. Watson, repub- lican, has occupled the national lime- for some time. From the: on, comparisons between the for the republicans e had morc than their shere of Is and tribulatio . he party waw first rocked when Lawrence E. Lyons, republican state chairman, Jolned u Klux K and then resigned by vigorously de. nouncing that orgenization. Lyon: relinquished the chairmanship on | demand of party leaders and Clyde | A. Walb replaced him. Then came' the financial embarrassment of Gov. | Warren T. M Which resulted in | his Indictment by the Marion county | grand jury on serious charges. As the year ends an empasse lxlll.l‘ betwsen McCray and Walb, the latter | having demanded hjs resignation and the governot having defied what he | terms are his “political persecutorm™ To make thelr cup of bitterness com- plete the republicans are faced with the determination of the state chair- man to resign, thus practically wrecking their. organisation, if Mc- Cray is permitted to remain in office. Warm contests for the guberna- torl(ll nominations loom in each party. On the democratic side Dale Crit- tenberger, of Anderson, and Senator Chearles S. Batt, of Terre Haute, al- ready are in the race, and Dr. Carle- ton B. McCulloch, the party’s nom- Ilneo in the last campaign, is ready to throw his hat into the ring agaln. So many candidates are out on each side that it 15 the general belief that no one will be nominated in the pri- mary apd the final choice will de- volve on “the conventions. ~ To be nominated in Indisns - cahdidate must have a majority of all the votes cast. The republican presidential contest Promises to be warm ‘i - thi state. Senator Hiram W. Johnson has announced that he would seek the state's indorsement and either President Coolidge or Benator Wat- zon will be selected to oppose Bim. It is not likely that Coolidge and atson would both enter the fleld against Johnson, as s division might give the Californian the state. HAROLD C. FEIGHTNER. NEW MEXICAN EDITOR MAY SEEK SENATE SEAT Carl C. Magee, Big Figure in Libel Suit of Last Summer, Ex-, pected to Run. Special Dispateh to The Star. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, Decéember 29.—Although there has been nouncement, it is thought Carl C. Magee, the democratic party. into the limel); national publicity last summer when he became the defendant in & criminel libel suit growing out of statements he had made in his publication on June 8, which were alleged to have refiected on the official character of Frank W. Par- kbr,"- chief justice of the state supreme cous 2 He was tried before David J. ot reason and that ‘was a blot upon the name of to Albuquerque in 1920 prac- to came All n:flfim. Okls., where he had ance ‘tha N vance jow tion which succeed | Cyrus B ¢ Beobey stapped out of the ad- miniatration as s5on 85 his chief had died. Cr r. refused been 1den had held for hi Chief Bx 3 ‘h;:’ ticed law f¢ number of years. sl DA)IB’UI\RDWI CYRUS E. WOODS ILL. PHILAD] Docsmber 2. '00ds, American ambas- sador -to Japan, who YAs been here for seversl weeks, today con fined to his room fering_ severe arm. He first no- ‘while *.unclnt Ingto X-ray ken_to, di the ‘cause JThe allment may delay. r Jan- ‘WILMINGTON, Def, December 29.-~ All the republican factions in Dela- ‘WaAre are agreed that the state dele- gatien to national oconvention should be tor Coolidge. There seems to be- little doubt but that the state comvention will 50 in- struct the delegition. Semator L. H. Ball, Gen. T. Coleman du Pont, Col. H. A. du Pout and Col. Thomas | o ‘W. Mftler have announced that they favor the yomimation of the Presi- do, dent. Thelr optalon fa phiared by & I number of the lesger lights. Gen. du Pont, the na mitteeman from Delaware, bas under- taken to Sy en. du speaking of th. :l.tuh-unu‘rt:h ‘;1’ ."f found ch & = ing. sentiment in favor of Coolidge that 1 do not beileve that a formal conference’ will be necded. Therefore _infto nces discussions will be. held. ruuud to 614 one bf these mest- ngs this week but due to the holiday season it has been postponed.’ “This Interest on the part of Gen. du Pont is believed to be pre- liminary to the announcement that he will take an active. part in the state campaign. There are peristent 1eports that Maj. - Edmund ~Mitchell will be found in the fray n next Year after years of retiremeat from politics. When he.was active he was rated as one of the ablest politicians in the state. a co-worker he had H. H. Billany, now fourth assistant postmaster general. -To them is Iargely due the success of the repub- lican "party. By thelr method of organization the state was wrenched from the hands of the democrats, who had controlled it for years. Mr. Billany is sald to be a strong Ball man and it is belleved that if Mr. Mitchell gets into the campaign they will be found working together. Pressuro is being brought to bear upon Mr. Mitchell to lend his assist- ance at this time and politizians are watching the outcome with more than passing interest. C. E. GRAY. —_— The first Alaskan grand jury to in clude women within its nfembership was impaneled at Viadez, Alaska, last September. Peerless Furniture Co. 829 7th St. N.W. CANDIDATE SECRET SN JOKER. INTEXAS PRIMARY LAW COMES TO LIGHT Measture Barring' Negro Participa- tion in: Democratie Party Vote Held -Useless. Special Dispatch to The Star. i AUSTIN, Tex:, December 29.—The t |joker in the Texas primary &lection :{‘f Willlami Jennings recently acquired citisensnip state and hiv_demand that t to the det national convention next spring empowered to , Bryan some his dislike for s in" this he be time ago expressed Senator Underwoou Now he has officlally’.declared his intention to go defore prefetential ary asking to be u delegate at arge from Floridd to the national convention ‘and has coupied this with e information that he has & candi- date to propose for: Presidént, but mention the name. Tampa urie declares that Bryan's “dark horse is Mr. Bryan” and indicates no satisfaction In_such_ conclusion. The Jasper News, published in a strong _conservative county, u few days ago devoted a column editorial denouncing the tactics of Mr. Bryan and in emg:l&ln language suggested that Florida was in no mood to be led around by the nose. The news- paper sdds ihat Underwood is the ogical man for the nomination and that if Bgyan as a delegate to the convention he will probably go wi legation expected to vote for the Alabama senator. H State newspapers generally are say- ing very little on the subject, but the majority of those discussing the probabilities lean well toward Under- wood. GEORGE HOYT SMITH. MEIKELJOHN ELEGTED. Former Amherst President Heads Philosophical Society. PROVIDENCE, R. I, December 29. —Dr. Alexander Mefkeljohn, former president of Amhert College, was elected president of the eastern divi- sion of the American Philosophical Association “at fits annual busine; meeing here today. Prof. George B. Adums, head of the department of philosophy, University of Californis, was elected vice president. et o S CABLE TO LITHUANIA. The Postal Telegraph-Cable Com- pany vesterday announced the inaugu- ration of deferred cable service to Lithuania, effective January 1. The rate for this class of service will be half the usual charge. 'w passed this year solemnly pro- hibiting negroes.from voting in the democratic primaries ls just becom- ing obvious, for the, reasons that the negroes did, not vpte in the demo- cratic primaries apyway. and that should the republicans menave the usual demotratie victory, then the megro vote would ‘be "as eagerly sought by. the. democrats as by their opponents. Only in a fey Texas counties have negroes heen permitted to take part in deniocratic primaries. The force of public opinion, rather than any defi- nite law, until this year, served to exclude the colored voter. A few negroes have always voted in general elections, but democratic nomination in Texas has always been equivalent to_election. 3 But it 1s entirély conceivable that should the republicans eet up so strong a candidate, or gain such nu- merical Rirength as to endanger eloc- tion of the democratic nominee, that the law would at once be repeaied or else disregarded, and in its stead, if possible, & law be passed which Is already being urged to'prohibit the person participating in’'a party's pri- mary from voting for an independent candidate or supporting the nominee of another party. . 8. RAYMOND BROOKS. FORD CANDIDACY DEMISE DOESN'T HALT FRIENDS Special Disputch to The Star. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., December —A recent development in political circles in South Dakota nation of the minority democrats t push the candidacy of Henry Ford, not: withstanding the recent declaration of Mr. Ford that he was not a candidate. One of the things which Senator Hiram Johnson will have.to combat in South Dakota during the primary campaign to further his interest at the March primary election will be his op- position to Charles E. Hughes in 1916, The newspapers which have raised thie issue assert that the republicans of South Dakota owe Senator Joha- son nothing, and they will urge that South Dakota abstain from going on record as favoring his candidacy, terming him a “bolter.” < Local leaders of the Johnson move- ment_here see the danger in raising of this issue. ALFRED BURKHOLDER. Peerless Furniture Co. the determi. | © JOHNSONTO LAUNCH OHIO DRIVE JAN. 3 Senator Denmounces éhtc G. 0. P. Leaders’ Indorsement of President Coolidge. TO FIGHT FOR DELEGATION ,Expec.tl to Convmoe Foes They will mvle Contest. | —_— By the Associated Pregs, CLEVELAND, December 29 —Evers- thing is tn readiness for the mass mest- ing here next Thursday night, Januars 3, at which United States Senator Hiran Johnson, candidate for the republicar nomination for President, will open ht pre-primary campajgn, State S George H. Bender, manager of Sen Johnson's Cleveland campaign, said ay. Senator Johnsan and Frank H. Hiteh cock, his national campeign man: will ' arrive here Thursday ~morning Senator Bender said. In a letter received by Senator Bender today Senator Johnson eaid: “I am hoping that on Jansary 3 we will convince our opponents that mno special privilege, press nor private ex- ploiting interests nor politicians for pelt can_deliver the state of Ohio.” This utterance on Senator Johnson' part comes on the heéls of the actior taken by the Tepublican state centra committee at Columbus yesterday ir indorsing _the momination of Presiden Coolidge for President by the nationa. convention next June. | “Senator Johnson in his speech next | Thursday will pay his respects to the | present ~leadership of the republicar in Ohio,” Senator Bender de Delegations from Toledo, Columbus. | Akron, Youngstown and. several other Ohio cities will attend the Johnson meat- ing,, Senator Bender said ;Dfi. BAEKELAND HONORED. 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