The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-29
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Senator Johnson Challenges
Coolidge and Others to Dr.
rect Primary Fight.
sTREsEMANN CABINET IS OUT
BY EDWARD W. pIckARD

CENAIOR HIRAM JOHNSON OF
~ California, uvowed candidate for
the Republican presidential nominal
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
4 strHlght-outf contest. His statement.
issued from Washington. Is supposed
TO have been the result of unwarrant-
ed intlmations 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.
II insist that the rank and file OF
the Republican party have right to
express themselves as to the cnndi-
date of the party for the presidency"
Senator johnson said. Il 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 candidate should
hesitate to have those whose support
he asks express themselves on his
candidacy.
"The members of the party. rather
&ha- %a,s,
entitled to select the candidate. We
are going to put 1t up to the American
people. Insist that all candidates
should 60 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 IL looked on with considerable IA.
vor by many Illinois Republicans. hut
must contend with the strong follow
ings of Coolidge and LOwden. In
Indiana Senator James f. Watson
says he may become candidate ''if
for no other reason than to keep the
states delegation from Hiram john
son."
While he Is too radical for such men
xervatlve to suit the ether Senator
johnson. Magnus from Minnesota.
That ioud-speaker arrived in the mn
tional capital and told the pop-eyed
world that Hiram was backslider
from the cause Of progressivism. that
tho third party movement was grow
ing very strong. md that the farmers
must be given protection against their
enemies, the grain and dairy COM
panies. He seems to he right about
the third party movement. Indeed. a
third party was formally organized in
Chicago by a group under the leader
ship Of ]. A. Fl. 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 CON
yention at Detroit December -.
yXIILLIAM G. McADoo had his frs,
w test of strength among the Dem
ocrats last week In South Dakota
where the county proposal conventions
were held. Ford supporters were his
chief opponents, and while results are
not yet quite definite. IT appears that
McAdoo won throughout the state by
at least two to one. Th, Republicans
were fairly divided between Coolidge
and Hiram johnson. Most of ,lp
Farmer-I.abor conventions named uh-
instructed delegations TO the state
convention.
nR. STRESEMANN and his cabinet
~ fell soon after the reassembling
Of the reichstag, as had been expected.
The chancellor made q long and pes
siInistIc statement, winding up with