The Winslow mail., 1923-12-07
NEWS REVIEW OF
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-
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
q 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 a 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. II am seeking
to have that preference expressed.
shall accept the determination of the
voters with equanimity and philosophy.
I 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
than few self-constituted bosses, are
entitled to select the candidate. We
are going to put it up to the American
people. 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 a candidate "if
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 backslidel
from the cause Of progressivism, that
the third party movement was grow
ing very strong, and that the farmers
must be given protection against theil
enemies the grain and dairy com
panies He seems to be right about
the third party movement. Indeed, E
third party was formally organized IL
Chicago by a group under the leader
ship of J. A. 81. Hopkins Of New Yorl
and the call for its convention, to be
held May 80, was issued.
Another meeting of progressive
groups was held in Omaha and rep
resentatives of fifteen states indorset
Ford for president and called a con
vention at Detroit December II.
VXTLLIAM G. McADOO had his frs
wv test Of strength among the Dem
Dcrats last week in South Dakota
where the county proposal conventions
we're held Ford supporters were hi
chief opponents, and while results arr
not yet quite definite, it appears tina
McAdoo won throughout the state b.
at least two to one. The Republican,
we're fairly divided between Coolidg
and Hiram Johnson. Most Of tn
Farmer-Labor conventions named un
instructed delegations to the stat
convention.
DR. STRESEMANN and his cabine
~ fell soon after the reasSemblinI
Of the reiPhstag, as had been expected
The chancellor made long and pes
sim.sti. statement. winding up wit