Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-01-27 | Page 23 | Hirm Johnson Asks Primary for Minnesota

HIRAM m M JOHNSON ASKS PRIMARY J FOR MINNESOTA Senator Demands De- De California 1 mands ands Rep Republicans as Whole Have Voice in int t Naming aming of Candidate WASHINGTON Jan Sena 26 26 Sena- Sena tor Hiram Johnson of ot California se ent t the following telegram yesterday yesterday yes yes- to Charles It R. R Adams Republican lican state chairman and J. J s. s secretary of th the Republican I state committee I have h Just been advised that our committee contemplated calling calling call- call ling ing a a. convention for the tho selection lof of t delegates to the Rep Republican bUcan national national na- na convention 3 J very earnestly earn earn- estly protest against this this this' action In jn- jn common with all free Republicans cans a S I insist the rank and file o othe of ot f the tho Republican Republican- party have the right fright to nominate or at least Parr te in the nomination of ot th the e Republican candidates for president t and the Republicans of ot Minnesota a should be accorded that right I I Isk I ask sk that the Republican state committee com com- call a primary and let Min Min- Republicans express their r choice for tor president I 1 seek seele no advantage I ask n no o favors I do demand in this contest con- con test Just one thing the tho decision n L ot of Republicans not of federal offs or bosses and that the Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans shall have the opportunity pity to render their decision an and andi d i express their preference Less tha than n this the trustees of ot the p party ty i In n Minnesota or elsewhere ought no not t and cannot In fairness and decency deny t It It Is common gossip that th the thereat e great reat state of ot Minnesota has bee been n bartered and delivered in Washington Washing Washing- ton by one or two Republican Republica bosses Whether they make the de- de livery or not there can be be- beno no honest hon hon- est fest objections to a fair primary an anda and c d fa a free tree expression by the rank an and d file We of ot the party the men and women women wo wo- men men upon whom the Republican arty lirty must rely for success I It Is my right to ask this It i Is s the right of ot Minnesota Republicans Republican I 0 o have it It is your your- duty t to o I grant ant it it