The San Francisco call., 1910-10-29
JOHNSON gets
SUPPORT FROM
OLD OPPONENT
Secretary of State Tells His
Friends That State Needs
Republican Governor
Daniel A. Ryan Seconds Curry's
Appeal for Support in Dis
tricf He Carried

Declaring that Hiram w. johnson
was entitled to the loyal support of
every republican and every advocate of
clean, progressive government, Secre-
tary of State Charles +. Curry opened
last night q personal platform CAM
paign for Johnson and the republican
ticket. Curry launched that campaign
in the thirty-second assembly district
Curry stronghold.
Daniel A. Ryan, vice chairman Of the
republican state central COMMITTEES.
shared thep 1atform with Curry and de-
livered the first of series of speeches
for Johnson and the republican ticket
Before an audience that filled Tam
alpafs hall in Folsom street near
Twenty-fourth to overf1owing .Secre-
tary of State Curry, the foremost con-
tender with Hiram w. Johnson for the
republican gubernatorial at the pri-
mary election, pledged himself un-
qualifiedly for the partys choice for
governor and for the entire ticket.
CURRY THANKS SUPPORTERS
Curry said that the voters of the
thirty-second assembly district. where
the meeting was held believed him
to be a loyal republican when they
gave him a substantial majority at
the primary polls, and for that reason
he felt that 1t was incumbent upon
him to come before them. not only to
thank them for their support but to
urge them to extend that support TO
the man whom the people selected for
the high Office to which Curry had
aspired.
That the voters gathered in the hall
expected just such statement from the
man majority of them supported in
the primary election was evidenced by
the prolonged cheers of approval that
greeted the first sentence of his dec
laration that he was for Johnson and
the entire republican ticket because as
republican he was bound to respect
the wishes of his party expressed by
the voters at the pals.
LAGAN PRAISES CURRY
Dr. Hugr Lagan opened the meeting
and introduced Curry, who was to act
as chairman of the meeting. Doctor
Lagan extolled Curry as a man and as
a leader in the republican party.
Charles F. Curry" said Lagan. proved
that he was man of high principle
when Immediately after the result of
the primary election was known he an
nounced that he was still a republican
and that as such it was his solemn duty
to stand by the man before whom he
went down in honorable defeat, our
standard bearer, Hiram w Johnson"
CHEERS GREET SECRETARY
Cheers for johnson mingled with
those for Curry as the secretary of
state faced the audience and it was
some minutes before he could proceed.
He said:
hope that no act of mine will
ever cause any of you who .<stip-
ported me IN the past to regret
your friendship for me and / hope
to retain your personal and politi-
cal friendship as long as l live.
/ appreciate what my friends in
this district did for me and the
majority they gave me at the pri
mary election. The people of the
state. however. determined upon
another candidate for the guber-
material chair, and / sincerely hope
that every friend of mine in this
city and throughout the state will
governor just as they would for
me had | been fortunate enough to
be chasen as the candidate of my
party.
TRIBUTE TO JOHNSON
I know that he is one of the ablest
men in this state and that he is
loyal and progressive republican;
He will give you economical and
constructive administration, and
during his term of office no. railroad
company. or any corporation will
control the state government.
I know that he is the uncompro
missing foe of corruption in public
life. and, knowing the man, l be-
lieve this of him merely because he
says it.
A man of Johnson's caliber and
worth is needed in the governors
office at this time and for the next
few years. He knows the needs of
the state as no other man knows
them, perhaps, and no one Is better
that high office than my personal
friend and Californfa,s next gov
eSnor, Hiram w. Johnson.
Before concluding his address Curry
enumerated the leading candidates of
the republican party, paying a tribute
to Justices Melvin and Sloss of the
supreme court and to Frank G. jordan
candidate for secretary of STATE.
SPEECH BY DANIEL RYAN
Daniel A. Ryan followed Curry He
prefaced his eulogy of Johnson with
tribute to the latter's former opponent.
He said:
Charles f. Curry shows his true
character and loyalty by being
urging the election of our intrepid
and energetic standard bearer.
Hiram Hiram W. Johnson. AS Charles F;
than Johnson to be governor of
Born at Sacramento A years ago
he was raised near our legislative
halls, and early in life he saw the
needs of the state. Year after
year he saw, as many of US saw,
men sent to the legislature not by
the people, but selected by the po-
litical boss employed by the South
ern Pacific railroad company. These
men were not sent there to 1egis-
late for the people. but to enact
lays in the interests Of the great
corporation that has for years
dominated the politics and govern
ment of this great state.
INTERESTS AGAINST JOHNSON
1t should be enough for US to
know that great influences for evil
are against Hiram Johnson because
he is against the political de-
bauchery and corruption for which
they stand.
Congressman f. A. Hayes reviewed
the history of the nresent con cress and