Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-09-22

feated in the Republican primaries for
denomination to the legislature. In the
same election Hiram W. Johnson. his
son. running as an insurgent. carried
the Republican primaries for governor
by plurality so large the election
boards are hardly through counting 1t
yet.
Insurgency has been known to divide
fathers-in-law and sons-in-law. but
this is the first conspicuous instance
in which it has estranged father and
SON In Massachusetts no one would
accuse Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of
insurgency. They would as soon
charge political heterodoxy against Eu-
gene Hale or Nelson W. Aldrich. Yet
the husband of Lodges daughter, the
Hon Gussie Gardner. is one of the
representatives that have been making
life uneasy for Uncle Joe.
Anent the Hon. Nicholas Longworth.
another representative who married
the daughter of n great man. Theodore
Roosevelt once remarked to Gardner.
"'Your father-in-law and my son-in-
Jaw do not approve Of our radicalism."
Pinchot Claims Victory.
Roosevelt refused to mix in John
sons fight for governor Of California.
Out sent Clifford Pinchot. who joyously
made insurgent speeches all over the
Dtats and seemingly regards tho vie.
4oey a. q personal triumph. WE'LL It
Was big enough victory to Be divided
up and still leave "glory enough for
Ill.," So II Pinchot wants Z slice Of II
.1eanson probably has no objections.
Rudolph Spreckels. Francis J.. He'
ney and the Lincoln Roosevelt league
also claim some small share Of the
credit, since they nrst selected John.
80 for the graft prosecutions and
aftervard made him the candidate
Firstly much everybody u happy over
tho result 70 far ~ l can Judge. ex-
eept Grove l. johnson. the Southern
Pacific railroad and some Of the people
Avho wanted Heney removed from Of.
Gee because be ate with bis knife.
Il must be admitted that sword
swallowing" is a heinous offense. but
the penalty should dt the crime. Fir
ing a man out Of a good paying ONCE
- going too far. That should be class
ed under the head Of cruel and I'M
usual punishment The worst that
can be hoped for man who eats with
his knife is that he should cut his
mouth or swallow the knife by mis-
take. As a matter of fact. those San
Francisco people did not care hang
whether Heney ate with his knife or
with his fingers. What they really OBJ
1ected to was that he prosecuted the
grafters. And right there is where
Hiram johnson came into the game.
Johnson an Orator.
johnson had been practicing law in
San Francisco and had arrived at the
point where he was called leading
lawyer" He was effective before
fury. especially in the line of pathos.
Wien it came to getting the jury all
worked up Hiram Johnson was there
with the oratory AS for politics. he
voted any way he pleased. His enc
mics said he registered at the primaries
rs Republican, but usually voted the
Democratic ticket Anyway. he was
independent and did not try to conceal
It. Likewise he WAS against his father
in politics and did not try to conceal
that either Then he was made deputy
district attorney to help in the prosecu-
ton of Schmitz and Ruef. and it was
the reputation there made that sug-
Gested him as the proper insurgent
leader.
Again his foes Say-What will foes
not say in politics: that he defended
Ialzell Brown. the bank wrecker. at
about the same time that he was prose-
cutting graft. They also aver that he
never really broke with his father at
all. 1t might be difficult to convince
Grove L. Johnson of that.
Where he is known the elder John
son is called foxy old Grove" In
the legislature he has generally been
regarded as Il friend of the Southern
Pacific. When he was in congress-he
served but one term-his most con-
spicuous act was an attack on w. r..
Hearst. The editor came back with q
two or three page broadside in which
he charged that Grove l.. had once
been indicted for forgery in New York
state. That would have foored the
average statesman. but 1t never feazed
johnson.
Beaten For denomination.
He arose to a question Of personal
privilege, admitted the charge, said he
had never tried to conceal it, but had
told his constituents all about the cpl