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Show LA FOLLETTE IN RACE J THE EIO WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, Progres-sle Progres-sle Republicans who are supporting Senator La Follctte's candidacy for tho presidential nomination, met today to-day to canass the situation. The rc-snlt rc-snlt was a statement Issued by Colonel Col-onel Walter L. Houser, Senator La Follotto's manasor. declaring tho senator sen-ator was In tho race for tho nomination nomina-tion to the ond. It also was declared that ho would make a natlon-wldo campaign- , .. , Earlier in the day, nowo that tho HMMNMS3?SI JTSmumr m . lit meeting would be hold gavo ilso to the report that Its purpose waB to amalgamate tho Roosovelt and La Fol-lette Fol-lette followers' In the cause of "pro-gTessIvlem." "pro-gTessIvlem." This was discredited Immediately w"bon tho meeting was called to "ordor Colonel Houser's statement follows. "Onco for all, I want to settlo tho rumors that Senator La Follotte contemplates con-templates withdrawing as a presidential presiden-tial candidate. Senator La Follotte never has been and now Is not a quitter. quit-ter. When ho entered the contest for tho nomination, ho assured thoso who Induced hlra to become a candidate candi-date that he would go through to the end and that is his determination. He will bo until tho convention's dele-cates dele-cates decido who gets the nomination Senator La Follotte Is making this campaign to promote tho principles, In evory way, for which ho has Btood and fought in his own state and In tho United States senate Ho will make a campaign In every state and In ovory district to elect delegates pledged to thoso principles and his candidacy as tho Republican nomlnco for- president, first, last and all tho tlmo " nn |