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Show JOHNSON CALLS FOR WALLACE RESIGNATION Tillman D. Johnson of Ogden, who was one of the candidates for congress on the Democratic ticket at the last g. neral election, says that William R Wallace Democratic- national committeeman commit-teeman for Utah, should resign Mr. Johnson also adds that, in his opin Ion, tho resignation of Mr. Wallace would be the greatest aid to the party In Its present difficulties Mr Johnson does not come out openly with his opinion regarding the Influence which he savs he believes has beeu brought to bear upon tho national committeeman with regard lo his recommendations for federal appointments Me Intimates, however howev-er thai Mr Wallace may have asplra tlons. It Is his belief, he says, that If the state committee should dc Ide to select a new committeeman, Mr Wallace would receive very few votes The attitude of Mr Johnson toward the state committeeman results from the activity of Mr Wallace in recom I mending the appointment of W I Browning for the Ogdo postmaster 'ship Instead of accepting the congressional congres-sional candidates choice of County Chairman S. S Smith I will make it very brief." said Mr Johnson yes-terdav. yes-terdav. when questioned regarding his attitude on the part) conflict within ihls stale He said: With respect to the matters discussed dis-cussed by Judge Powers and Mr. Thomas In The Tribune I have only this to say at this time If Mr. Wallace Wal-lace wanted to do the Democratic par- i tv In Utah a real service he would resign as national committeeman Even his apologists say he has not sufficient political acumen to handle I the job He will not resign and the state committee should gel together and take prompt action. The sooner the part) cets rid of his kind the better off it will be ' Mr Johnson declared that Mathoni-hah Mathoni-hah Thomas's suggestion to "get to gether' had been attempted by the stale committee on several occasions without apparent results because of Mr. Wallace He Is distinctly In favor fa-vor of a new national committeeman oo |