Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-03-20 | Page 4 | Senator Lafollette and Johnson

SENATOR LAFOLLETTE AND JOHNSON In the North Dakota Primaries President Coolidge has hag defeated Robert M hi LaFollette and Hiram Johnson If Hiram Johnson cannot carry a state as highly ted inoculated With progressive pro Ideas as is North Da- Da Dakota Dakota Da Dakota kota he be would could do well to retire from the race But Senator John John- Johnson J son John ohn- ohn son will Hill not withdraw He Is a persIstent bitter fighter tighter and Hill go 10 on to the end of ot the contest before the national convention and then hen hensill will sill encourage a break In the party He and Senator LaFollette are most peculiar party men For for twelve cars ears or more they have been bien denouncing the controlling forces within theIr party and doing their heir utmost to destroy confidence in the leader leadership leadership ship Yet they go on runnIng WIder under the banner of ot the Republican Republican lican party and ond accepting the prestige pres prestige I tige of the name I They should base ha hI e a party of their own and therein have room In Yo which to prove that a party made up of ot rebellious discordant souls can have no strength Neither elther man would be a desir desirable desirable able acquisition to any party party- al although although though both are tearless fearless extreme extreme- extremely extreme y ly Iy gifted and mighty forces In the cause they the espouse