JOHNSON CAMPAIGN OVER IN THE MIDWEST SAYS ONE OF CHICAGO'S LEADING EDITORS
Chicago, Illinois (JFK+50) On December 29, 1923, Frederic William Wile reports in The Evening Star that "one of Chicago's leading editors...declares that the duel between Calvin Coolidge and Hiram Johnson* is over as far as the decisive middle west is concerned."
Mr. Wile writes that there has not been one "republican of standing" who has come out for the California senator. Despite this, the Johnson campaign is set to open on the attack against the incumbent President because "of his conservatism and failure to hold out any promise of progressivism**."
*Hiram Warren Johnson (1866-1945) was born in Sacramento, California & educated at the University of California Berkely. HWJ served as governor of California 1911-1917 & U.S. Senator (R-CA) 1917-1945.
**progressivism is the movement seeking advancement in the human condition through social reform based on advances in science, technology & social organization.
JFK+50 NOTE
The 1924 Republican National Convention was held in Cleveland, Ohio June 10-12. President Coolidge received 1065 votes with Robert M. 'Bob' La Follette receiving 34 & Hiram Johnson receiving 10. Obviously, the GOP was in no mood for progressivism in 1924.
SOURCE
"Johnson Campaign To Be Thunderous," by Frederick William Wile, The Evening Star, December 29, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
