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Show l 15, 1923 GROUP AGIST FORD FORMED BY DEMOCRATS Coalition Being Organized Organ-ized to Eliminate Auto Manufacturer and W. G. McAdoo as Candidates WASHINGTON. Sept.. 11. A Democratic ooalitloa against Hsnry Ford and William O. McAdoo 1 being formed by backers of other Democratic aeplrenta, v Tho ITnderwood. Ralston and A. L. Smith campaign strategists are talking about euch a eolltlon. Their plan le to eliminate Ford and McAdoo and then fight It out among themaelvea for the nomination. nomi-nation. . Ae a reeult the air about Democratic Demo-cratic headquartera here la full of rumora and mystery. Tom Teggart, Indiana Democratic Demo-cratic chieftain: George Brennan. Illlnola: Ed Moore. Ohio: Robert Scott of Penneylvanla, all noted Democratic trteglte. hare been flitting- ahourWaahlntonrnyt-terloualy ahourWaahlntonrnyt-terloualy for the pact few daya,, keeping themaelvea and their activities ac-tivities under cover. Aa a result' of their vlelt here negotlatlona for, a coalition have progreeeed to a degree that haa ... . ...r.. Inte McAdoo boosters, who will do their best to checkmate beforehand the effects auch a powerful Joining of their opnonente would produoe. The whole altuation promises an Increase in Democratic activity within the next elxty daya which may go far towards determining the lineup In the ltM convention. Some of the visiting Democratic chieftains brought confidential word hero that a Ford-McAdoo coalition waa being worked out In certain localltlea. Thla appears to be In line with tha plana of the McAdoo forcee to uae Ford'a undoubted popular strength to put McAdoo over aa the Democratic nominee. McAdoo men have been'apread-Ing been'apread-Ing the word among organlaera of Ford eentlment that Ford will not accept the nomination, even If It la offered him: that ha will certainly cer-tainly make no fight to get It and that tho hope of the progressive efemente In the Democratic party lies In combining behind McAdoo. But they h(ve also advlaed the Ford workera to go on organising for Ford, with the idea or maaklng McAdoo a real atrength until convention con-vention time. Then a lot of Ford delegatea would be dlacloeed aa really McAdoo Mc-Adoo delegatea In disguise. It le to prevent euch a plan succeeding that the proposed I'nderwood-Ralston-Bmlth union la pro posed. Bo far aa eurface Indications go Underwood and Ralaton today are the moot active candldatea. The Vnderwood publicity le politically extensive and the Alabama senator's sen-ator's frleada report a gratifying reeponae to hla candidacy. |