Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-27 | Page 3 | Champ Clark is Candidate

CMP CURK IS GANDIDATE Woman's Political Organization Organiza-tion Names Former Speaker of House. NEW YORK, April 26. Champ Clark, former speaker of the house of representatives, lias decided to become a candidate for the Democratic presidential pres-idential nomination, it was announced here today by Mrs. Julia Sanders, an officer of the Swastika club, a woman's wom-an's political organization. Clark Is Willing. WASHINGTON, April 26. Former Speaker Clark said today that while he had not authorized anyone to an-nounco an-nounco hits candidacy for tho Democratic Demo-cratic presidential nomination, "no man could declino suqh an honor if offered freely." "I have not JIfted and do not intend' in-tend' to lift my finger or open my mouth to get tho nomination," lie said, "all 1 havo ever said is that 'Barkis is wlllin " Mr. Clark added that ho assumed Mr. Sanders' announcement was based on his previous statements regarding his attitude. Mr. Clark said he had not communicated communi-cated with Mrs. Sanders for "two or three months." Not Working For Nomination. "I have not said a word," ho said, "or written a line or liftod my finger to get the nomination at San Fran-Cisco Fran-Cisco and I do not intend to do so; I suppose the delegates would like to elect tho man nominated at San Francisco. Fran-cisco. If they think I can be elected, they will nominate me. If they airnp-ly airnp-ly want to nominate somebody if, that's all they Avant they will nom- inalo somebody elso. i "I know Mrs. Sanders very well;! she's a fino woman, has lots of senco, but I never authorized her or anyono else to nominate me for president."