The Daily Star Mirror

SOUTH DAKOTA IS FOR COOLIDGE

VOTE TWO TO ONE OVER JOHNSON—McADOO IS DEMOCRATIC CHOICE

Pierre, S. D.—(A. P.)—President Calvin Coolidge tonight was given the majority nomination for the presidential primary by the South Dakota proposal convention, winning over Senator Hiram Johnson of California by a vote of 50,379 to 27,340. Later, on a rising vote the endorsement was made unanimous for Coolidge.

Coolidge and Johnson were the only names before the convention.

Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas was unanimously endorsed for vice president. A tumult of applause and prolonged cheering greeted the announcement of the vote on the presidential poll.

On the roll call vote by delegates, each ballot represented one-third of the republican vote in each county. Senator Johnson was first placed in nomination by A. C. Ringsrud of Union county. Mr. Ringsrud's remarks were few, merely calling the convention's attention to "that great man of the far west, Hiram Johnson."

President Coolidge was characterized as "the farmer boy who had done everything in his power for the farmer, largely the result of his practical experience in that profession," by S. H. Elrod of Clark county, submitting the president's name.

Senator Capper was likened to President Coolidge as a "big brother of the farmers, who should make an excellent running mate for our esteemed executive."

Senator Capper's name was suggested by Elmer Anderson of Clark county.

Governor William H. McMaster won the majority senatorial endorsement by a vote of 40,207 against 37,827 for Senator Sterling, incumbent.

Prior to the vote, the republican convention had approved a platform endorsing Governor McMaster's state administration and approving his gasoline price war.

Democrats for McAdoo

William G. McAdoo, former secretary of the treasury, received the democratic presidential endorsement with a total of 39,018 against 5,072 for Henry Ford. Ford and McAdoo were the only candidates placed in nomination.

Senator Robert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin, was given the farmer-labor presidential endorsement by a vote of 31,999 against 7,247 for Henry Ford. Tom Ayres, chairman of the state central committee, won the senatorial place by a large majority over Mack Bates, former leader in the non-partisan league.

A move by Henry Ford democrats to bring about a consolidation of the farmer-labor and democratic convention was defeated in the democratic meeting by a vote of 24,434 to 17,661.