Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13
WALLACE CHOSEN
AS II. .JOHNSONS
RUNNING MATE
Former Councilman Will
Make Race for Lieu
tenant Governor
ENTHUSIASM SHOWN
Great Crowd at Auditor
ium Hears Candidate
Flay Herrin and S. P.

HIRAM W. JOHNSON of San Francisco
for governor.
ant-gOyernOr.
III HESE are the candidates the Lin
coin Roosevelt Republican league
Il has chosen to head the state
ticket, and the announcement of their
candidates. was made at mass meet
Ing in Simpson auditorium last night.
That Hiram w. johnson would be
/ the candidate for governor has been
settled fact for some time, and the
| object of the meeting last night was
to launch the boom that his adherents
expect will carry him in to the gu
bernatorial seat this fall.
But A. j. Wallace was not selected
| as the candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor until yesterday at noon, when at
meeting of good government forces
he was induced to accept the nomina-
tion.
Mr.. Wallace was member of the
| former council and was considered
virtually the only one of the nine who
stood for good government all the
time.
Wallace Surprised
In responding to the introduction
with which Marshall Stimson, chair
man of the Good Government organ
ization, presented him to his audience
Mr. Wallace said that at noon yester
day he did not know he was to be a
| candidate for any political office
again. That he had telephoned his
wife he would make a long deferred
trip to Europe with her this summer.
| but that in less than half an hour he
had to telephone to her again and an
nounce that he would go into politics
| fOv fn COnln
for better government. He outlined
the campaign that he and Johnson will
make They expect to start in auto
mobiles, beginning in the northern
part of the state. and visit every city
and village in the state, telling what
has been accomplished for good gov
ernment in Los Angeles and how It
san be done in the state
When Mr. wallace was presented he
was greeted with a demonstration that
shows his popularity in this COM
munty.
II look forward with pleasure to the
fight that is to be made in this state
for good government" said Mr.. Wal
lace. 81 believe we are going to win
this year but whether we win or not,
we are going to do good and the fight
will be well worth while"
johnson was received with applause
that grew into an ovation when he fol-
minutes before the candidate for gov
ernor could begin his speech, for the
} demonstration was continued until the
hands of the audience had grown tired
yesterday l came to you strang-
err" said Mr. Johnson when allowed 10
proceed, but today l am one of you.
, 1t augurs we'll for success this fall
that five months before the primaries
this great hall is filled with an en-
thusiastic audience.
Revolt Against S. p.
"All over this state today the feeline
OF revolt against present conditions
growing. 1t is spreading all over tine
, country, from the Atlantic to tile IA
! cifc This spirit is greater than any
: sectional spirit; it is the spirit that
demands a perpetuity of our liberty
untainted by the influence of corporate
interests or political machine. Ana
that is what we intend to do, and we
want your help In asking you to join
= with us we are asking you to make the
I fight of Theodore Roosevelt we are
$ .asking you to join with us because we
believe this land is worthy of the fight;
: that its great resources may be lett
5 for us and our children, and not Tor
S tue Southern Pacific.
Scores the Bosses
"Ours is not the Republcanism of
III
= publicanism of him who was the last
\ president of the United states, and who
/ stood for liberty and equality for all
There is going to be no mistake in TINS
= campaign as to where this Republl-
: canism leads, for our object IS TO Iree
G this great state from the hlaclilhe 'haI
= Governs it.
s "Tf YOU have followed politics you
Y know that during the last forty years
3 there has been one man in San Fran
e cisco who by pressing button mad =
4 every public official in this state dance
For forty years he has entered the
halls of legislation, the common coun-
nils and has even approached the
judiciary itself. But with the direct
urinary this year we will run sensi-
J tized wire from Sacramento to every
city. village and hamlet in the state
and the people will press the button
and run the government to suit them
selves.
DO YOU know that during the forty
. wears the Southern Pacific has gov
I erned this state no young man
could aspire to public office without
y selling himself to that machine2 DO
! YOU know that if a poor man wanted
i to run for office he had to humble him.
self to some little political boss or go
!, on bended knee before w. r. Herrin?
s Rut this system cannot be perpetuated
), a single instant after next August
r when the direct primary is put IMP
e operation if the people want to vote
a against it. -
S when the fight is won at last, thsa
: and then only will you have liberty
L and equality"
. johnson AppIauded
n Mr.. johnson was heartily eneored,
: and in response he said he did not take
: the demonstration to himself person
ally. but for the movement which he
Y represented.
s When Mr.. johnson had concluded.
V there were cries of "Uncle George
S from all over the house. and Mayor
q Alexander, who was sitting on the
e platform, responded. The applause
that had been storm when Johnson
# was introduced broke into tumult.
). The mayor made one of his character
7, istic short. pithy speeches.
d "You didn't elect me to make
speeches." he said. You elected me
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