The San Francisco call., 1910-10-31
JOHNSON Will
WINBYLARGEST
PLURALITY Y--RYAN
Acting Chairman Predicts Great
Victory for Entire Repub-
80 Sc.
Iican State Ticket
-FactionaI Strife in Party Disap-
pears in United Effort TO
Elect Candidates

II confidently believe that Hiram W.
johnson Will be elected by the largest
plurality ever given a governor of Cali
fornia, and the republican state ticket
WIN be elected by an unprecepted vote.,'
That was the estimate placed on the
political situation yesterday by Daniel
A. Ryan. vice chairman of the repub-
lien. state central committee and pio-
neer leader OF the young reform repub-
licans of San Francisco and California.
Ryan was one Of the organizers of the
Lincoln Roosevelt league. He was the
hrst TO lead successful revolt against
the Herrin machine in San Francisco.
AS member of the state executive
committee of the Lincoln Roosevelt
league he was one of the men respon-
sible for forcing Johnson into the pri-
mary contest and in that contest he
was one Of Johnson's most vigorous and
most effective supporters. He was the
unanimous choice Of the first direct
primary republican state convention for
vice chairman Of the state central COM
nnittee. and in the absence of Chairman
Lissner he is directing the state cam
paign for Johnson and the republican
ticket.
PREDICTS BIG PLURALITY
Few men are better equipped to get
in touch with public opinion in the
state or in San Francisco than Daniel
A. Ryan. He is constantly in touch
with the young. active men of the state
from San Diego 10 Siskiyou.
I do not care TO indulge in any
prophetic mathematics" said acting
Chairman Ryan. II would not attempt
TO express my opinion of the situation
IN figures. I do believe that California
will lo, f1x-
believe that Hiram W. Johnson will be
elected by the largest plurality ever
/ given q governor of California and that
::fhe republican state ticket will be
elected by an unprecedented vote.
3ohnson's plurality may be, in fact, a
majority There is much justification
for the belief that Johnson will be
elected by a majority. which is enter
tained by many well Informed men.
PEOPLE BEHIND JOHNSON
Ny opinions are the result of com
,Dilations. OF the most careful reports
from virtually every county in the
state and their comparisons with other
reports from independent sources
Johnson is going to win for the exact
reason behind his tremendous plurality
in the primary contest. That reason is
the people Of California.
With the enactment of the direct
primary law the people realized that at
last they had the power TO shake off
gang rule-to be, in fact, free citizens
The republicans of California nominated
Johnson for governor because he made
their fight the dominant issue of his
campaign. The people of the state will
eiect-sllim because his fight is their
tight. because their cause is his cause
and because they trust him.
! have failed utterly to uncover the
breaches in the republican walls that
the opposition would have the public
relieve insure q republican disaster.
J. have heard deal of inspired talk
about the woful conditions in San
Francisco. Lately I have given some
. Personal attention to an investigation
Of local conditions Naturally I am
anxious that San Francisco should give
Johnson and his ticket a substantial
lead. but I have found nothing that
would lead me to believe the harrow
ing reports about San Francisco, or to
cause me any perturbation
NO FACTIoNAL WARFARE
eOn the other hand I find that in
san Francisco, as in other counties. the
great body Of republicans is united
behind Johnson and the republican
ticket Our friends the enemy adver-
tise alleged fsctional warfares IN the
districts. Investigation discloses the
leaders of all factions working to-
EeIl6E TOT luE IlfSL republican ffFket
actually named IN its entirety By the
republicans. When I go into a dis
trfct about which I have received bad
reports. ] find all the party workers
pulling together They say everything
IS all right in that particular district
but that they have heard of disaffec-
tfon IN another district And so ii
goes-the advertised trouble is Just an
other district farther away when one
tries 70 run II down.
Take the fortieth assembly district
for example. That is my old district
I know something about its repub-
licsns and their habitual factionaI
alignment Let me tell you there is
little excuse for the stories of knifine
and factional treason in that district
when Il is known thai Albert Castle.
Ralph I. Hathorn. a; Greenebaurl
Walter Dyer. Ost Greenebaurn
Colonel Frank Marstt re all working
together for the stat ic<et, and for
Congressman Kahn. for Assemblynan
Afilt Schmitt and for Jack Cassidy for
the senate. Those leaders represent
all the factions IN the district and have
represented them for years, not theor-
eticslly. but practically.
HARMONY THROUGHOUT STATE
Party harmony exhibited in the for
tieth is found throughout the state
In the interior. where Bell expects to
repeat his successes of four years ago,
grievous disappointment waits him.
The situation will be reversed in the
two big valleys. Four years ago Bell
carried Fresno and Sacramento coun-
ties. the latter by q margin wide
enough TO make him look dangerous
The vote will be different in those
counties. this year. They win give the
normal republican majorities for the
ticket. and I believe that Bells edge in
his own county will be reduced to vir-
tually a fourth Of what it was in 1906.
From democratic sources we hear
great deal about republican defections
AS a matter of cold political fact
lave not seen anything calculated to
convince me that Bell can hold HIS own
party vote. Every day the list of
prominent life long democrats fighting
for johnson grows and none is so
dense as 10 believe that Bell can hold
the San Ere ncisoc republicans who
cut the head of their ticket in 1906
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