The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-30
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Senator Johnson Challenges
Coolidge and Others to- Oh
rect Primary Fight.
STRESEMANA CABINET IS OUT
By EpWARp. IN. picKARp

IS CENATOR: HIRAM JOHNSON Of
- California, asowed candidate for
the Republican presidential nominal
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 stateNent.
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 di4
rect primaries, and on those which
would turn to hiEl 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 candi-
date of the party for the presidency"
Senator johnson said y am seeking
Ito 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
err man who is candidate should
hesitate to have those whose support
he asks express themselves on his
candidacy. i
1.-THE members OF the party. rather
than a 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 so 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 p. Watson
says he may become a candidate 1if
for no other reason than to keep the
states delegation frbm Hiram JOHN
son."
While he is too radical for such men
as Watson, the Californian is TOO con-
SENTATIVE TO suit the ether Senator
Johnson, Magnus from Minnesota.
Tint loud-speaker arrived in the ma
tional capital and told the pop-eyed
world that Hiram was q 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 perry movement. Indeed a
third party was formally organized In
Chicago by group under the leader
ship of j. A. FL. Hopkins Of New York
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 Endorsed
Ford for president and called con-
vention at Detroit December II.
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
chief opponents, and while results are
not yet quite definite. IT appears that
McAdoo won throughout the state by
at least two to one. The Republicans
were fairly divided between Coolidge
and Hiram Johnson Most Of the
Farmer-Labor conventions named un
instructed delegations to the state
coprention.
ynR. STRESEstANN and his cabinet
4 - fell soon after the reassemblina
Of the reichstagr as had been expected
The chancellor made a long and pes
sipistic statement, winding up Will