The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16

and to insure legislative redemption
Of the pledges made by the republican
state platform, Chairman Lissner of
the republican state central committee
appointed yesterday special committees
charged with the preparation Of the
necessary bills and constitutional
amendments for Introduction when the
legislature convenes in January.
The announcement of the personnel
OF the several committees was made
yesterday afternoon at a love feast
meeting of the republican state execu-
tive committee attended by governor
elect Hiram w. Johnson, lieutenant
governor elect Albert ]. Wallace. pro-
gressive party leaders and representa-
tives OF the progressive republican
press.
DEPARTURE FROM PRECEDENT
AS aptly described by Chester H.
Rowell. president of the Lincoln -Roose-
welt league, the appointment by the
chairman of the state central committee
of committees charged with the prepar-
alton Of bills designed TO insure re-
demption of party pledges was "a de-
parture from all American political
precedents."
The chairman's request for author
ity to appoint such committees was
presented to the executive committee
at its morning session. The members
of the several committees were named
at the luncheon served Immediately
after the morning session. The COM
mittees charged with the preparation
of the bills and drafts of charter
amendments necessary to redeem the
party pledges will report to a joint
meeting of the state executive COM
mittee and the members of the new
legislature to be held inS San Fran
cisco beginning Wednesday, Decem-
Der IS.
CAMPAIGN LEAVES BALANCE
The morning session was devoted
to the reception of the reports of Chair
man Lissner, the remarkable report
made by Treasurer Adolph Uhl and
short speeches by Hiram w. Johnson
and Albert J. Wallace. At the lunch
con table campaign leaders. successful
/ candidates, editors and representative
republicans felicitated with Johnson
over the redemption of the republican
party and pledged themselves anew TO
a prompt realization of the promised
redemption Of California.
The report of Treasurer Uhl was
quite as remarkable in its way as was
the proposition for the appointment of
committees TO prepare bills for the
/ legislation promised by the republican
platform. UhTs report showed that for
the purposes of a republican campaign
for the redemption of the party and the
state the people of California had con-
tributed S4S,33213 or $915 more than
! the disbursements made up to IL o'clock
/ yesterday morning.
NOTHING FROM eINTERESTS"
Not one dollar of that campaign
| fund was contributed by a public serv-
/ ice corporation or by any special in
4 terest For the first time In the his
tory of California the people had made
their own fight and paid their own
campaign bills.
UhTs report not only spoke volumes
for the man who made 1t, but was con-
elusive proof of the new order of
things political in California. 1t showed
why Hiram W. Johnson. exponent OF
the peoples cause, was elected governor
of California by the largest vote ever
/ given a chief executive of this state.
Johnson's brief speech, made at the
morning session, was characteristically
modest and an earnest Of the kind of
administration the people Of California
may expect from him.
JOHNSON AND WALLACE SPEAK
For a few days 1 have forgotten
politics" said Johnson. Il did not
come here to talk politics or with the
! idea of programming. / want to thank
/ you members of the committee and
| those Of you who marched in the ranks
for the work that made this victory
| possible Your Willingness to go up
against the gun won this fight for the
people.
L say now, as 1 said during the cam
| paign when we saw every infamy In
the state lined up against us, 1t is won
/ derful that we could win at all. The
proportions of our victory show what
| can be done when we are in earnest.
Albert J. Wallace voiced the admira-
ton of the committee and the people
for the wonderful personal campaign
| made by Johnson, which he said was
| unlike any campaign ever made by a
| candidate in this country. For himself
/ Wallace declared that he purposed to
be lieutenant governor for all the peo-
\ pie and that he wished TO assure the
interests and men that opposed him
| that he bore them no i'll will
PARDEE SUPPLIES wATCHwoRD
The speakers at the luncheon table
were former Governor George c. Par
dee of Oakland. Francis J. Heney
Chester H. Rowell of Fresno, Congress
man elect W. D. Stephens of Los An
| geles. former Mayor w, r. Davis OF
| Oakland, Senator John w. Stetson OF
| Oakland, Managing Editor Ernest S
| Simpson Of The Call, Fred G. Sanborn
chairman Of the San Francisco county
COMMITTEES; Lee c. Gates of Los Angeles
and General Manager Charles w. Hor-
nick OF The Call.
Former Governor George c. Pardee
gave to the committee and to the re-
publicans vigilance" as a watchword
He anticipated the opposition of the
/ special interests to the progressive leg
islation promised by the republican
party and bade every republican be on
guard until the last party pledge had
been made a governmental reality.
HENEY ON CONSERVATION
Francis ]. Heney discussed briefly
the conservation policies of Roosevelt
and Taft and California's need for i'm
mediate legislation
Heney said that the conservation
policies of the progressive republicans
did not mean the tying up of resources
but rather their Immediate develop
ment for the good of the whole people
He declared that the people must hold
so Foe those natural resourres from