Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-12-21 | Page 1 | Ford Dubbed 'Reactionary' by Hopkins

RE BY HOPKINS D Detroit t it Automobile Manufacturer Manufacturer Manu Manu- Roundly Scored for Declaring He WilNot Will Wil Not Oppose Coolidge PIERRE S S. S D. D Dec Dee 21 The 21 The i South Dakpta FO Ford for m will Wm go steadily on in the absence of ot a direct refusal from Mr I Ford ord himself to qualify if it nominated nominated nominated nomi nomi- and elected James F. F Houlihan Houll- Houll i han of ot Watertown S. S D. D chairman I of ot the South Dakota branch of ot the i National President Ford club dec declared ared to tho the Associated Press hero here today Careful perusal of ot the full ful statement attributed to Mr Ford Fordi i that he woula never for a moment think of ot running ag against for tor president reveals the the- fact tact that he refers only ta to- to present situations situa situa- Hons and hl his towards the candidacy of ot President Coolidge the tho state statement ent said Id Mr IIo Ho said Mid that the South r movement had touch with Mr Fords Ford's of The last word re- re Was lis a letter dated December December Decem Decem- ber her 14 when in answer to an inquiry whether Mr lIr lr Ford lord would quality qualify In Dakota E. E G. G Liebold Mr- Mr Ford Fords Ford's secretary said This atter would would be submitted submitted sub sub- to to Mr rr Ford rd at the first opportunity LINCOL LINCOLN Neb Dec De 21 Henry Fords Ford's appear on the Progressive t ballot allot in N Nebraska for pre president S Secretary of ot State Pohl announced tod today y A petition fulfilling the requirements requirements require require- ments for nominating a candidate has been filed lied C Ford Pool said Personal tB of or Ford lord to re remove remove remove re- re move his name tr m the ballot willbe will willbe willbe be the only means of preventing his candidacy in the the Nebraska primaries said manes maries Pool 1001 WATERTOWN S. S D D. Dec 21 Undismayed by the declaration of Henry Ford yesterday that he would not be a candidate for the presidency presidency dency against President t Coolidge the South Dakota Ford for dent club i Is going ahead with plans plane to put Fords Ford's name on the primary ballot here according to a a. statement statement state state- ment menU made last tut night by 11 James Houlihan chairman of tho the club NEW YORK De Dec Deo 21 Henry Ford was characterized a as liS a reactionary eec s-eec- of ot the first water for or his assertion that he Intends to 10 support I President Coolidge in a statement I Issued by J. J A. A H U Hopkins chairman chairman chair chair- I man of the tho commit committee t e of ot forty forty- el eight ht Mr Ford yord has rendered Mr Mc CoolIdge Coolidge'S Coolidge's Cool- Cool I nomination idge'S Idge a II the statement enL said ld but he will not c carry rry the called so-called Ford following Into the Ve Republican camp for he I has hall stamped himself a reactionary Continued on page pase 4 I f DUBBED J i RY J Continued tr from froin in page 1 1 ot ge typo The TheFord I Fo Ford Fod d proclamation of or Coolidge as asI I fare nafe S sounds like political funda- funda J Mr Hopkins declared that a cono con- con o following which stood ready i-cady to toy back Mr Ford In the event he ho had pledged himself to progresS S issues now would be given to some candidate whose Is 9 8 a matter o of proven record f t PIERRE S S. S D. D Dec Dee Dec 21 Work Work I circulating er-circulating- petitions peU to have the name of or Senator Hiram Johnson of l California and his delegates and al alternates alternates alternates al- al and electors placed electors placed on the ballot for the South Dakota ota presidential presIdential primaries in March is expected expected expected ex ex- to be started be-started started at once following follow follow- Ing a de decision of or the state supreme court here hefe last nl night ht The court ruled that Johnso Johnsons Johnson's name Jf it filed led as an independent inde- inde pendent for tho Republican Bean lican nomination for president In the primaries rles will have to appear separately In one petition with his his' delegates and alternates to the na na- national convention on another and andel el electors tors on a third Secretary of State C C. E E. Coyne re refused refused refused re- re fused to accept for lor filing Senator petition which contained his name as well as tho thole e of the delegates alternates and electors Mr Coyne contended that the they should appear on three separate pe pe- pe Senator Johnsons Johnson's attorneys nes ne's appealed to the supreme court which upheld the secretary secretary- of state Petitions for for- Independent filings must be in Mr Coynes Coyne's office by January 1 I