The San Francisco call., 1910-11-02
JOHNSON TO
POLL Big VOTE
in THE SOUTH
Chairman LiSsner Looks for
10000 Plurality Below
the Tehachapi
Head of Committee Says Enthu-
siasm in Los Angeles Is
Remarkable


the Tehachapi with a plurality OF 10000
is the opinion OF Meyer Lssner. chair
man Of the republican state central
committee. who. returned from Los An
geles yesterday.
= While in Los Angeles Lissner had an
opportunity. TO confer with Johnson
and with the leaders who are making
the fight for the republican ticket in
southern California Bissner returned
delighted with. the situation and the
character OF the work done by the
party organization in the south LAss-
ner said.
never attended finer political
meeting in my life than that in Los
Angeles last saturday The largest
available hall in the city was filled to
overffOwing by 7:30 o'clock. so that no
more were permitted 10 enter by the
police.
I wouldn't venture "a say how many
were turned away after that, but. GER
tainly enough TO have filed the hall
again. At least 500 remained outside
on Mr.. Johnson addressing them be-
fore they would allow him to go
away There can be no question that
Johnson has completely won the hearts
of the people of the southland. Every
where he went below the Tehachspi
the same thing occurred-immens
overflow meetings and intense enthu-
sasm.
10000 PLURALITY
Careful canvassing Of the southern
situation verifies our former estimates
- that We will come TO Tehachapi with
10000 plura litV. San Diego, Riverside,
san Bernardipo and orange counties
viii each give Al least 1000 plurality;
Santa Barbara can be depended on for
1000 and Ventura for nearly as much,
while the imperial county of Los An
Hs- - = F7,-- -fe4v.a
VIII give in the neighborhood OF 10000
more votes for Johnson than II viii for
Sis oemoCra tic opponent. A ballot
taken by mail i'm Los Angeles county,
under the direction OF one of the mem.
bers Of the state executive committee,
return postals having been sen TO the
first FIVE registered voters, Irrespective
OF party In every precinct In the
county, shows four TO one in favor Of
Johnson. Such ballots are, Of course,
q ways considerably more favora b le-
than the actual result. but they justify
rae prediction that Johnson will carry
Los Angeles county two TO one.
BIG SOCIALIST VOTE
Much 10 my surprise. I learned. thar
Wilson, the socialist candidate for gov
ernor, viii get quite a vote in Los An
geies county, some who have inYesti-
gated predicting that he will run Bell
very close second, and I . understand
that ne is also very strong in San
ranciscO. Sacramento and a number
OF ether points throughout the state
believe the socialist vote is going to
be the big surprise Of the election
found a good deal of resentment in
the south on account of the Vicious and
unfair attacks that are being made in
rhls part OF the state against Mr.. Wal
lace, the republican candidate for lieu
tenant governor, the: charge being in
dusrriOusly circulated that Mr.. Wallace
is a prohibitionist and an ardent state
diyisionist. As Mr.. Wallace is my fell
low townsman, and am thoroughly
familiar with his public career. I can
state what I know to be the facts bear
ing upon his record in these particu
Mr Wallace is not and never has
> been prohibitiOnist. On the contrary,
Ire has always been a member of the
. leepu ol3can party To be sure he goes
TO church every Sunday and he doesn't
drink, but those characteristics should
not necessarily disqualify 2 man for
favor state division and hopes that
there viii never be any further agita-
~tion OF the matter.
=. II is evident that the special inter
ests. are attempting TO beat Wallace
:. because thew do not want a lieutens Mt
governor who is absolutely independ-
>. ent Of them
CAMPAIGN METHODS
The development of the last two
weeks have brought out into bold re-
lief the contrast between the campaign
methods OF the republican and demo
cratic parties The issues have been
made absolutely clear.
M Bell starting out as an avowed
enemy Of the Southern Pacific and the
. the support openly. or with hardly any
attempt AT disguise, of practically
every reactionary newspaper in the
state. such papers as the Oakland
Tribune. for instance. which makes q
feeble pretense Of supporting the re-
publican ticket but in reality does all
il can TO knife. the head Of the ticket
are more dangerous and less respecta-
ble- II such a thing were possible than
Patrick Calhoun's Post. which at least
has the courage Of its vicious convie-
tions.
The real Southern Pacific bosslets-
the take order men throu ghout the
state. such as Hardy in San Diego and
2 number Of foremen and others in
authority al Sacramento, are out work
ing for Bell.
WHY SUCH SUPPORTt
It IS TO be sincerely regretted that
young man who previous TO this cam
paign prided himself on clean profess
siOns and associations should want to
be governor so badly as to be willing
tainly up 10 Mr.. Bel 10 explain to the
people Of California why Il is that he
IS being supported this year by Her
rln. Hearst, Ruef. Calhoun, Dargie,
Knight and all the rest Of the Southern
Pacific prograft organizations and
press. daily and weekly.
And II is up to Mr.. Bell further to
explain why il is that he and his
bosom, silver tongued friend. whom.
NOBODY KNOWS anything ABOUT except
that he comes from Indiana, and was
evidently imported 10 tell the people
OF California how good man Bell is
and 70 attempt 10 besmirch the char
acter Of Johnson by asking insulting
questions-it is up TO Bell. I say, to
explain why they continue TO repeat
their false accusations, notwithstand-
ing the fact that they have no founda-
tion for them. and that they have been
categorically denied by Mr.. Johnson
time and gain.
JOHNSON'S CAMPAIGN
Johnson has made no bids for votes
except on principle. He has hewn
straight TO the line. never deviating.
welcoming any support that came to
him on that basis. and spurning any
other Johnson doesn't want to be
governor badly enough 10 lose his self
respect
When Hiram Johnson goes to Sacra-
mento 10 take the governors chair he
Will 90 as a free agent. without a
pledge, a promise or an obligation.
bound only by the party platform his
conscience and his God.