Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-04-23 | Page 19 | Edward Doheny Now Republican

OWARD DO N NOW REPUBLICAN r Wealthy Pacific Coast Oil OilI I Magnate Switches S Politics Poli- Poli h i tics ics Lauds G. G O. O P. P t w Jv LOS A ANGELES GELES April 23 AP AP- AP Political al affiliations of ot J Edward L. L 1 t who for tor years s years was an tn- tn i- i figure In Democratic Demo a yanks ranks t ks have been transferred to the Republican party part Yip SHi p the background politically slice since h hI his s split with the Democrats over the naval na oil oU reserve scandal in 1324 the oil producer announced In last night that he had hadr r registered gister d' d das as a a. Republican for tor the f st time because I 1 decided to at- at with and support the party 4 ch Ich more than an any other ems em- em I os s the forces and anel policies which la lac 0 u produced our unprecedented sera ra of ot prosperity lIe le declared that President Hard lIard- t s promise to return ret to normalcy ww been made good and that the thee e happiness being enjoyed b the people as an entire nation nb absolutely was due to policies made erf effective during his administration Although h Mr Doheny spoke of his r registration gis ration as his first affiliation with the Republican party William Kerr registrar r of ot voters said last night that records showed that the su magnate ha had l re registered as a Reu Re- Re u lican in 1922 and 1924 his last registration r as a a. Democrat being in 1320 Because of or his connection with the oil Il 11 scandal which was followed b brills Indictment and the tho Indict Indict- of or others ot ers on conspiracy charges chars s. s and anti the tho cancellation of leases leases- held b by the Pan-American Pan Petr Petroleum leum company in the Elk Hills HUls Kern lei Ke n n county count California naval oil of r reserve s d- d Mr Doheny was vas ruled from the q California Democratic central c committee in March 1924 Prior to that he had been prominent in the party having ha been mentioned as a candidate for vice president at the national convention in San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco Isco In 1920