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Show EDITOR ABBOTT SAYS COOLIDGE FAR IX LEAD In a statement made in San Francisco, Fran-cisco, on the question of candidates, Willis J. Abbott, editor of the Christian Chris-tian Science Monitor said: "Unless Johnson can carry his own State, California, he will make r. very poor showing at the convention." conven-tion." His statement is as follows: "Mr. -Johnson has no standing whatsoever along the Alantic sea-hoard. sea-hoard. His friends arc- making it good fight for him in Indiana, Michigan and Illinois. I have not visited those States, so I don't know what hin chances of getting their delegate may be . Such strength as he has there is among his' friends in the direct di-rect primaries who liked his fight on that issue. Otherwise I can 'find no indication of Johnson sentiment in the East. "Certainly, if he does not carry California by a spectacular majority, he will not make any showing in the convention. "I have come to California too recently re-cently to have any opinion as to yhat this particular State will or will not do. but speaking from my observation observa-tion of the country as a. whole. Mr. Coolidge in my opinion. Is overwhelmingly over-whelmingly in the lead." |