Evening star., 1924-03-30
y OUTH DAKOTA has dete

q OUTH DAKOTA has deter
mined the question as to
- whether Senator Hiram
Johnson will continue in the
contest for the republican nomina-
tion for President, He will con-
tinue
IL is not expected, probably not
by Senator Johnson himself, that
he has even the remotest chance
of winning the nomination, un-
less something in the nature of a
cataclysm should overwhelm the
Coolidge candidacy, but the John
son campaign will continue as one
of protest against things as they
are to serve as a warning to what
ever reactionary sentiment there
may be in the G o. p that heed
must be paid to the progressive
thought of the nation. Johnson
will have a handful of delegates in
the convention and another hand
full will be there pledged to vote
for Senator La Toilette The
mere fact that they were candi-
dates with delegate support will
place Senators johnson and La
Toilette at better advantage to in
fluence the drafting OF the party
platform.
So IL now shapes up that the in
f1uence Johnson and La Toilette
may have on the platform is of
more Importance, from party
standpoint. than the number of
delegates they may have. Should
their influence be sufficient TO
help make the platform a liberal
and progressive one, there will be
small chance for d third party to
make inroads on republican
strength. If, on the other hand,
the making of the platform should
be left to the reactionaries. the
chances would be good that John
son and La Toilette would cast
their fortunes with Il third party.
taking with them whatever of
their support they could persuade
TO follow them.
4 = i
The Stars special political cor
respondent in California. who GER
tainly has not been optimistic as
to Johnson's chances of carrying
his home state wires that new
life has been injected into the
Johnson camp by the South Da-
kota results. This is somewhat
h.-
William Wrigley, jr., that he had
withdrawn from association with
the Johnson campaign. but there is
every prospect of d first-class fight
for control of the California dele
cation. with the outcome any
mans guess. Johnson is stronger
in the northern part of the state
and Coolidge in the southern. 1t
is. therefore. a question as TO the
size of the margin with which
each can invade the others terri
tory.
Final returns from North Dakota
show that of the republican dele
gates 10 the national convention
eight are for Coolidge and five for
La Toilette. but under the primary
decision all are obligated to vote
for Coolidge. OF the candidates
for presidential electors, three are
La Toilette and two Coolidge men,
but all, of course. will vote for
whoever the republican nominee
may be. provided he carries the
state. There is a difference of
opinion as to what the outcome in
North Dakota would have been
had Coolidge been running against
against either Johnson or La Fol-
iette. instead of both. but there is
20 Disgusting the fact that the
showing made by Senator La Fol-
lette under the circumstances is
evidence of powerful hold upon
the confidence and affections of
North Dakota voters.
X
Wisconsin is the next big pri-
mary state where presidential
preference will be voted next Tues
day. The only question from re-