 As the Wisconsin primary loomed in early April , Nixon 's only obstacle seemed to be preventing his supporters from voting in the Democratic primary for Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota as a protest against President Johnson . However , Johnson withdrew from the race before the primary , meanwhile Governor Reagan 's name was on the ballot in Wisconsin , but he did not campaign in the state and was still not a declared candidate . Nixon won the primary with 80 % followed by Reagan with 11 % and Stassen with 6 % . With Johnson removed from the race , Nixon fell behind Democratic candidates Eugene McCarthy , Hubert Humphrey and Robert Kennedy in head @-@ to @-@ head match @-@ ups . At the end of April , Nixon called for a moratorium on criticism of the Johnson policy in Vietnam as negotiations were underway : " The one man who can do anything about peace is Lyndon Johnson , and I 'm not going to do anything to undercut him . " However , the Democratic candidates for president remained fair game for criticism . He argued that " A divided Democratic Party cannot unite a divided country ; a united Republican Party can . " He also began to discuss economics more frequently , announcing plans to cut spending while criticizing the Democrats ' policy of raising taxes . During a question and answer session with the American Society of Newspaper Editors , Nixon spoke out of turn , receiving numerous interruptions of applause . The largest came when he addressed the issue of crime , proclaiming that " there cannot be order in a free society without progress , and there cannot be progress without order . " 
 As the Wisconsin primary loomed in early April , Nixon <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>only obstacle seemed to be preventing his supporters from voting in the Democratic primary for Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota as a protest against President Johnson . However , Johnson withdrew from the race before the primary , meanwhile Governor Reagan <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>name was on the ballot in Wisconsin , but he did not campaign in <a href='None' title='3'><mark>the</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='4'><mark>state</mark></a> and <a href='negative_concord' title='5'><mark>was</mark></a> still <a href='negative_concord' title='6'><mark>not</mark></a>a declared candidate . Nixon won the primary with 80 % followed by Reagan with 11 % and Stassen with 6 % . With Johnson removed from the race , Nixon fell behind Democratic candidates Eugene McCarthy , Hubert Humphrey and Robert Kennedy in head @-@ to @-@ head match @-@ ups . At the end of April , Nixon called for a moratorium on criticism of the Johnson policy in Vietnam as negotiations <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>were</mark></a> underway : " The one man <a href='null_relcl' title='8'><mark>who</mark></a>can do anything about peace is Lyndon Johnson , and I 'm not going to do anything to undercut him . " However , the Democratic candidates for president remained fair game for criticism . He argued that " A divided Democratic Party cannot unite a divided country ; a united Republican Party can . " He also began to discuss economics more frequently , announcing plans to cut spending while criticizing the Democrats <a href='null_genetive' title='9'><mark>'</mark></a>policy of raising taxes . During a question and answer session with the American Society of Newspaper Editors , Nixon spoke out of turn , receiving numerous interruptions of applause . The largest came when he addressed the issue of crime , proclaiming that " <a href='dey_it' title='10'><mark>there</mark></a> can<a href='negative_concord' title='11'><mark>not</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='12'><mark>be</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='13'><mark>order</mark></a> in a free society without <a href='negative_concord' title='14'><mark>progress</mark></a> , and <a href='dey_it' title='15'><mark>there</mark></a> can<a href='negative_concord' title='16'><mark>not</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='17'><mark>be</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='18'><mark>progress</mark></a> without order . " 
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