Show COOliDGE WINS I NORTH DAKOTA PRIMARY RACE I Johnson Forces Say Victory Victory Vic Vic- tory in Presidential Preference rence Result of Split in in Progressive Vote FARGO March Heavy 20 L La L. Follette strongholds in several counties reporting late today added to the vote of the Wisconsin senator senator sen sen- ator and trimmed another 1000 votes from the plurality of President I dent Coolidge I La Follette Jumped votes ahead of Senator Johnson the count in 1515 of the states state's 2058 precincts gave Coolidge La and Johnson Most of the unreported precincts are arc small FARGO N. N D. D March 20 By A. A P- P P. Calvin Calvin Coolidge was conceded victor In the Republican presidential hal preference primary In North Dakota Tuesday in a statement Is Issued Issued issued Is- Is sued today by state headquarters of Senator Hiram Johnson one of the presidents president's primary opponents By d a minority vote the statement statement state state- ment said Coolidge has been given the presidential preference in the Republican primary adding his victory victory vic vie tory was made possible by the split spIlt in the vote of the Cool anti Id Idge e forces in North Dakota When the Johnson statement was vas issued President Coolidge was re retaining re- re taming his plurality of ot votes In the first additional returns re reported reported reported re- re ported today completing the Unofficial unofficial unofficial un un- official count in 1307 of the states state's 2038 2058 precincts In new returns Senator Robert LaFollette gained a few tew votes and retained second place the count for the reported precincts precincts precincts pre pre- standing Coolidge LaFollette 23 and Johnson Th The Coolidge lead was waa slightly enhanced In returns from the next 43 precincts 1350 1360 precincts giving the president LaFollette and Johnson |