The San Francisco call., 1910-10-25
IATGHTER ND APPLATSE

There was q spontaneous outburst Of
laughter and applause. even before
Johnson remarked. How eloquent that
sounds. How true it is. But where is
the ssndbag today? Where is the sack
today. Where are Mr.. Hearst and the
Examiner today If not leading in the
fight OF my distinguished opponent!
Well my friends, he is going down as
he says 10 everlasting defeat with both
Of them"
Another excerpt quoted by Johnson
from Bells Pasadena speech of Octo-
Der %. 1906, was this:
WhenI accepted the nomination
of the democratic party / did so on
one condition. which was that I
should be allowed to draw a line
and put on the one side William
i. Herrin and William Randolph
Hearst and take the other side
myself. I viii take my chances on
the other side. 1t would give me
nightmare if single line of
praise Of me and my candidacy
should appear in the Examiner.
There was another roar of cheers in
response 10. JohnsOn's comment:
My goodness me, my friend on the
other side has had such a succession
OF Nightmares this last week that ii is
2 wonder he is still alive"
ALIGNMENT CLEAR
Il have read these extracts" John
son continued. that you may know
Just where the alignment is today.
When my opponent asks me where I
am today I want you to say to him:
Where are you today, not where were
YOU four years ago. Who today is
ma king the fight together with Pat
Calhoun's kept rag. the San Francisco
Post. for the distinguished leader of
the other side2 II is the Examiner and
William r. Hearst. And if this is so,
then the democratic party in the state
Of California again has been delivered
10 Hearst and the Examiner. Some
body has stepped over the line that
my opponent drew four years ago when
he put Hearst and Herrin on one side
and himself on the other. I ask my
opponent: Is il you who has crossed
the line2 Is il you who has crawled
10 one of these men? If you have, you
have crawled TO the other. And ! say
TO YOU people who hear me tonight
democrats as well as republicans-if
any man has softened his views or has
crawled across this line then he isn't
deserving Of your consideration or of
your votes. ] leave il TO you to de-
when this nah laid down in San
Francisco with Pat Calhoun and Abe
Ruef and when he began belching
forth daily the stuff printed in the San
Francisco Post he made the alignment.
ga has choseI men: it is for you
now to chooS shall be the next
governor OF California"
nay or DEMoNsTR ALTON
Johnsons meeting brought TO a close
6 day flied with demonstrative recep-
tions in his behalf Here tonight in the
rounty seat OF a county that is strongly
democratic under normal conditions he
held a meeting admittedly more than
twice as large as that held by Bell a
few weeks ago. On every side are
heard predictions that Tulare county
win not only go republican this year.
but will give the republican standard
bearer a strong majority. The wave of
progressive republicanism has swept
scross this old stronghold of the oppo-
sitfon party with just the same force
that IT has swept the whole state from
Sislxivou 10 San Diego This morning
at selma. l6 miles outside of Fresno
Johnson held the greatest political
meeting ever held in Fresno county.
outside the city of Fresno itself.
and one Of the greatest daylight meet
ings Of the campaign. Though the
-spesking took place at 1890 o'clock in
she morning. fully 1900 persons gath
cred in the park to listen TO the repub-
ijcan leader. who was presented by T..
=. Shepherd.
FE ENDREDs STAND
Tiers Of seats arranged about the
sr.s{ker's stand were filed TO the last
-ow hundreds stood and there were
tcores of automobiles and other
gehicles banked around the adjoining
streets. Hanford gave johnson an