The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-11-30
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Senator Johnson Challenges
Coolidge and Others to Di-
rect Primary Fight.
ENTENTE IS SAVED AGAIN
BY EDWARD w. PIckARp


| 9 ENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON of
- California, avowed candidate for
the Republican presidential nomina-
tion, has started into make things
! lively for his rivals, including Presi-
dent Coolidge. He has warned them
that he proposes to make determined
fight in every state against hand
picked" delegations, and challenged
them to meet him in the primaries in
a straight-out contest. His statement,
issued from Washington, is supposed
to have been the result of unwarrant-
ed intimations that Mr.. Coolidge
would not make direct campaign for
state delegations, relying largely on
delegates from states that have no d.
rect primaries, and on those which
would turn to him after their favorite
sons have been eliminated from COM
petition.
II insist that the rank and file of
the Republican party have a right to
express themselves as to the candi-
date of the party for the presidency"
Senator Johnson said 81 am seeking
to have that preference expressed. 1
shall accept the determination of the
voters with equanimity and philosophy.
I do nos fear to go before the people
upon that which believe, and no 9TH
er man who is a candidate should
hesitate to have those whose support
he asks express themselves on his
candidacy.
"The members of the party, lar
than few elf-constituted bosses. re
entitled to select the candidate. We,
are going to put it up to the Amer = n
people. | insist that all candid )
should go before the people on L e
same pslnciple."
Senator Johnson indicated that his
main fight would be made in such
states as Illinois, Indiana, NJ hi-i
gan, Nebraska and New Jcy "
He is looked on with considerable "a
vor by many Illinois Republicans, but
must contend with the strong folc'v-
ings of Coolidge and Lowden. In
Indiana Senator James e. Wat
says he may become a candidate IF,
for no other reason than to keep re
states delegation from Hiram ~ n
son."
While he is too radical for such IL n
as Watson, the Californian Is too con-
servative to suit the other Senator
Johnson, Magnus from Minnesota.
That loud-speaker arrived In the ma
tiopal capital and told the pop-eyed
world that Hiram was a backslider
NJ of sxv{~ kt1nf
the third party movement was grow
ing very strong, and that the farmers
must be given protection against their
enemies the grain and dairy COM
panies He seems to be right about
the third party movement. Indeed, a
third party was formally organized In
Chicago by a group under the leader
ship of j. A. H. Hopkins Of New York
and the call for its convention, to be
held May 30, was issued.
Another meeting of progressive
groups was held in Omaha and rep
of fifteen states indorsed
Ford for president and called a con-
gention at Detroit December IL.
yXTLLIAM G. McADOO had his first.
w test of strength among the Dem
)crats last week in South Dakota,
where the county proposal conventions
we're held. Ford supporters were his
thief opponents, and while results are
1ot yet quite definite, 1t appears that
McAdoo won throughout the state by
If least two to one. The Republicans
we're fairly divided between Coolidge
md Hiram Johnson. Most of the
Labor conventions named un-,
instructed delegations TO the state.