Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-29
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CURRENT EVENTS
Senator Johnson Challenges
Coolidge and others to Di-
rect Primary Fight.
STRESEMANN CABINET is OUT
By EDWARD W. pIckARD


CENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON of
- California, avowed candidate for
the Republican presidential nomina-
ton, 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 limitations that Mr.. Coolidge
would not make direct campaign for
state delegations, relying largely on
delegates from states that have no di-
rect primaries, and on those which
would turn to him after their favorite
sons have been eliminated from COM
petition.
81 insist that the rank and file of
the Republican party have right to
express themselves as to the candi-
date of the party for the presidency"
Senator Johnson said ST am seeking
to have that preference expressed. /
shall accept the determination of the
voters with equanimity and philosophy.
do not 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, rather
than few self-constituted bosses, are
entitled to select the candidate. We
are going to put it up to the American
people. 1 insist that all candidates
should go before the people on the
same principle"
Senator Johnson indicated that his
main fight would be made in such
states as Illinois, Indiana, Michi-
gan, Nebraska and New Jersey.
He is looked on with considerable ia
vor by many Illinois Republicans, but
must contend with the strong follow
Ings of Coolidge and Lowden. In
Indiana Senator James E. Watson
says he may become candidate eff
for no other reason than to keep the
states delegation from Hiram john
son."
While he is too radical for such men
as Watson, the Californian is too con-
servative to suit the other Senator
Johnson, Magnus from Minnesota.
That loud-speaker arrived in the ma
tional capital and told the pop-eyed
world that Hiram was a backslider
from the cause Of progressivism, that
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 group under the leader
ship Of ]. A. II. 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
resentatives Of fifteen states indorsed
Ford for president and called a con-
vention at Detroit December r..
XXTLLIAM G. McADOO had his first
w test of strength among the Dem
ocrats last week in South Dakota,
where the county proposal conventions
were held. Ford supporters were his
chieg opponents, and while results are
not yet quite definite it appears that
McAdoo wen throughout the state by
at least two TO one. The Republicans
were fairly divided between Coolidge
and Hiram Johnson. Nest Of the
FaTmev-Labor conventions named I'M
instrucsea delegations to the state
convention.
DR. STRESEMANN and his cabinet
~ fell soon after the reassembling
Of rho reichstag, as had been expected.
The chancellor made long and pes
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