The San Francisco call., 1910-10-12
Johnson ASKS
DEMOCRATS TO
DEFEAT HERRIN
Republican Nominee Declares
Vote for Bell Would Benz
eft Interests"
Bourbon Leader Charged With
Failure to Face Dominant
Issue of Campaign
8v w. RUSSELL COLE

lSpcCiol DiSPolCh 70 Hc Nohl
GRASS VALLEY, Oct. 1l.-Between
500 and 900 persons braved the first
heavy rainstorm of the season here to-
night and honored Hiram W. Johnson.
the standard bearer OF the republican
party. with one OF the greatest political
gatherings ever held in this country.
The Auditorium thester was packed
downstairs and in the balcony, while
scores Of persons stood at the rear of
the hall throughout the speech.
Johnson proved his mettle today in
more WAYS than one He left Sacra-
mento at $3.50 o'clock this morning in
his automobile during A terrific driving
rain which has continued without
minutes cessation all day long. He rode
more than so miles in the machine over
slippery roads. encountered all kinds of
discomforts and put up with long
wait on the road without murmur.
Tonight he took the stage. fresh for the
political fray, and fired another broad
side on his opponents.
ACCUSES BELL OF HEDGING
In his address at the Auditorium
johnson repeated his declaration that
Theodore Bell had not faced the issue
Of eliminating William F. Herrin and
the Southern Pacific from the govern
snent with the same vigor and force
with which he (Johnsonl has attacked
this dominant question of the CAM
paign.
In proof Of his assertion that Bell
was hedging and reaching out after
votes" Johnson called attention TO the
fact that Bell had not once mentioned
Herrins name in any of his speeches
and asked for a comparison of this at
titude with that adopted by Bell four
wears ago. when denunciation of Her
rim was the chief theme Of all his
speeches.
COMPARISON WITH PAST
Il have found" said Johnson that
when q man attacks some mere entity,
such as 4 corporation. he offends no
body and achieves very little results,
but when ne attacks individual he
arouses intense bitterness. Four years
ago no words were too strong for my
present opponent in his attacks upon
those Influences which have corrupted
our government and no denunciation
too feryent to be used against Herrin,
the kind old gentleman of San Fran
cisco who has been taking care of our
government for US in years past.
Now my opponent does not mention
the name Of Herrin. To do so might
offend Herrin and the Southern Pacific
and there might be some votes lost
QUESTION FOR DEMOCRATS
The democratic standard bearer says
that the men who are leading this great
progressive insUrgent movement within
the republican party throughout the
country are the narrowest of bigots,
when II is obvious TO the most unthink
ing that this movement is destined 20
bring this government back TO the orig
inal idea upon which il was founded.
Now. want TO talk to democrats If
there be any here, for just two min
utes I take ii for granted that all
democrats who do not crawl to political
bosses desire in this government the
same reforms which we hope for
The interests which have corrupted
our government have now been driven
out OF the republican party, and this
being so, from their point of view the
interests must defeat the movement
which has taken their spoils from them.
HOW "INTEREsTs" WOULD GAIN
so it is that a republican defeat
would but be, in fact, not a democratic
victory. bat q victory for the interests.
Your hope Mr.. Democrat-you who do
not crawl TO a political boss-is with
the insurgent movement With demo-
cratic victory in November the interests
would gain be put in power"
on account OF the storm and tire
trouble il was o'clock instead OF l
when Johnson reached Colfax. but the
reception given him would have cheered
the most disconsolate or discouraged
ma and Johnson was neither, in spite
of his adventure. The crowd of 100
men that gathered to hear him speak
at ! o'clock waited patiently, and John
sons arrival was greeted with round
after round of cheers. Adjournment
was taken TO q hall. where a very tired
and hungry nominee for governor made
vigorous 10 minute speech.
SPECIAL TRAIN CHARTERED
It had been planned that 80 auto
mobiles containing the Nevada county
reception committee should meet John
son at Colfax. but the storm upset this
arrangement. Instead a special train
OF two coaches was chartered over the
Nevada county narrow gauge railroad
and 45 republicans were aboard TO well
come Johnson for the trip from Colfax
10 Nevada City.
At Nevada City q band at the station
was playing merrily. without regard for
dripping instruments. and Johnson was
escorted TO the Nevada theater. where
nearly 500 persons were gathered.
The chairman at the Colfax meeting
was Lee L Chamberlain. At Nevada
City the meeting was called to order
by Secretary Sherman ". Marsh of the
county committee, who introduced Rev
Josiah Sims as the presiding officer.
Johnson came by electric car from
Nevada City TO Grass Valley, arriving
here at $50 o'clock. At s o'clock he
was the guest of honor at a BANQUET
attended by 35 leading republicans of
the county. The chairman of tonight's
meeting was Sherman z. II. Armstrong z
OF the county central committee. John
son was introduced by Fred IL Miller.