Show THE FORD BOOM I I II I By Dy Robert I I. I Small K There is every every evidence of a gentlemen's gen gen- s 's agreement by Republican and alIlI Democratic leaders against Henry Ford for tor president In a kind of an alliance that lie he shall not pass The Republican leaders claim they have little to fear ear from Henry Ford at least so far as the theFord G. G O. O P. P nomination nomI- nomI nation is concerned But Dut the fi ht against the flivver multimillionaire I Issued by Charles D. D form form- the dirk dark i The Democratic leaders while most of DC theta talk bIg against Henry Ford have a wholesome fear Cear of oC himIn himIn him fn In the their r hearts An Ati attempted poll poll Sis this week of or the tike Democratic national nation nation- al committeemen and committee committeewomen committeewomen committeewomen women found a decided shiftiness In ln Inthe inthe th the replies received Depend Upon Ru little Hille e eWe We Ve dont don't know that Mr 11 Ford Is Isa Isa a Democrat saId Baid a n number of J the I Democratic chieftaIns but in t their hearts they have a fine suspicion that Mr Ford Is so regarded by the peo- peo i pIe at large arge Mr Ford he Is like I Brer Fox layIng low and saying nothing lint but DuL It was as a Democrat and and backed b by Wilson that he ran for the senate against Tru Trw Truman ma man nian II IL Newberry l L The e eare Democratic leaders therefore are looking around today oday for way way- and aid means of e encompassing the defeat de- de feat Ceat of any movement In the next neat national hl l to make Mr Dir Forth Fold the nominee and they are ate thank ing lug Providence for the standing long o Democratic rule ride which requires a n two-thirds two vote to accomplish a nom nom- If the Democrats were governed governed gov gov- as the Republicans are in their convention by a majority rule the Ford menace would be far more real than it actually Is regarded regard regard- ed eel at the moment The Democrats Democrats' believe they can muster ninster enough organization organization or or organization votes to prevent a stampede to Ford ord because one third one tb id idof of oC the delegates can bring about that consummation If the task were one orie of nailing down clown a majority of the delegates it is frankly admitted It lt it would be next to toan an Impossibility Impossibility- Join Jour in iii Fight As matters natters stand today there Is a tacit understanding among the leaders leaders lead lead- ers of the two old parties that Henry Ford shall be stopped at all hazards The situation Is unique to say the least The Republican leaders are more snore than anxious to help the Democratic Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- leaders create a national sentiment against the automobile king Their motive in this Is not t. t wholly holly an unselfish one The tr truth tl is they do not greatly fear Mr Ford as asa a third party candidate but they do clo fear him as a nominee of the thc Democratic party In these circumstances It would seem the Democratic leaders through a n. desire to win the elections next year would grab grab- at Mr 11 Ford Their position Is however that a Ford vl victory tory would not be a Democratic victory and that the party itself toshy to toy shy aV y nothing of its constituted leaders lead leaders leaders' lead lead- ers ers' r- r rould would get little or no credit and have little or no influence in the Ford ord administration In other words the e Democratic craU leaders do not believe air Mr i Ford liora ora would go 0 along with wun them I and they are not intrigued by the I idea of Henry Ford choosing the Democratic tic party ra rather tiler than the I Democratic party chol choosing Sing Henry Ford I I Underwood is Hope In theil their fight fight against Ford both the Democratic and the Re Republican leaders welcomed lately the evi evl evi- evi dence thence that Senator Oscar M M. Underwood Under- Under wood of Alabama Is about to toss his hat Into the ring for tor the Dem- Dem cratic nomination What has been particularly feared in the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic convention is la the tike possibility of a stampede of southern delegates to the Ford banner provided the west and middle west place the D Detroit magnate in the running Tf It Senator underwood can get and hold a large block of the southern delegates the leaders feel feol their hand against Ford will be Immensely strengthened regardless regardless re re- re- re of what may be the senators senator's senators senator's sena sena- tors tor's fate in the long run Senator Underwood's ability as a getter delegate-getter remains to be seen He lie will have a powerful tion Of or that there is no doubt There are evidences of It in Washington already Many lany o of the powerful influences that were behind behind be be- hind A. A Mitchell Palmer in 1920 are rc to be he Cou found today allied with the Underwood boom boons T. T The a avowed owed wetness of nf Senate tn v. v is likely ely to prove a big stumbling block to his terrific ambitions A fight will be made I hint hind b by the drys of against every southern state Much of the war chest being raised by the league will be directed ator Underwood against Senator Senator Senator Sen- Sen u. u Wheeler has for already Wayne announced that the league regards regards' the Alabama as the bolon sole hope of the wets in the Democratic panty Ordinarily Pride of the the south in the of placing one of f its Us own possibility white House sons In to the e would have enough to insure ij tt eil en n solid that section but hut the support from cradle of south Is the day litter it will ho be prohibition on and to shake that mood it out o of We are 6 going to have an mi organization man for our said sail Norman F. F in ill 1934 1929 Mack Mach Demo Dento national c ratie committeeman York Just before from Crom ew this week weel sailing for po e I So So ar are We said the c chiefs Th Therefore it just where remains to b be a seen see and h how W the p F boom Ford will end a boom o 0 |