The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
JOHNSON READY
FOR Big CAMP PAIGN
Candidate Due Back Today
From Tahoe and Will Start
Tour Monday

The republican state campaign. which
has been rather a negligible propo-
sition since the primary election be-
. cause Of Hiram w. Johnson's absence at
LAKE Tahoe and the general desire OF
everybody concerned TO take a few
days rest. viii be in full swing next
week. johnson is due in San Francisco
today and will take the road next
Monday for a six weeks tour that VIII
carry him from the northern to the
southern boundary Of the state.
johnson insisted Immediately after
winning his primary election victory
that the state campaign should not
begin until he had taken a good rest,
and he is returning now TO resume his
activities in the best of spirits and
physical condition for a strenuous fight.
While at Lake Tahoe he has been visit
ed by Meyer L.issner. the new chairman
OF the state central committee, and by
several other party leaders who took
an active part in his primary campaign,
and has gone over with them every
detail OF the state situation.
WILL DIRECT CAMPAIGN
day, and is expected TO take immediate
charge of the republican state head
quarters and 20 give his personal atten-
ton from now on TO every detail OF the
campaign. Johnson viii spend the next
two or three days arranging his affairs
in this city and will leave next Monday
for Yreka, from which point his tour is
20 begin. An advance agent is already
in the north and has made arrange
ments for the first stretch of the cam
paign trip, but the tentative itinerary
for the first week or two of the tour
wiz not be made public until Johnson
has gone over the arrangements and
given them his sanction.
The final Official count OF the state
vote al the primaries. showing John
sons tremendous plurality. as issued
from the secretary Of states office, has
caused Johnson's managers unbounded
satisfaction. Many of them declared
yesterday that the final showing was
even better than they had expected
and amounted to the best possible in
dication of an overwhelming victory
for the entire state ticket in November.
Nowhere in the republican ranks is
there the slightest apprehension Of any
serious detection of the republican vote
At the general election, and predictions
are being made with the utmost con-
fdence by the best political students
that Johnson will win the state by a
greater majority than ever has been
given TO any nominee for governor.
STRONG LOCAL FIGHT
While the preparations for Johnson's
state tour are being carefully worked
out at the state headquarters, plans
are being made by the local republi-
can organization to carry on q strong,
aggressive campaign in San Francisco.
Yesterday was moving day for the state
and county republican committees, and
by tonight the executive officers and
their staffs will be installed in the new
quarters on the third floor of the In
vestor's building at Market and Fourth
streets. where nine rooms have been
engaged for headquarters.
A meeting of the finance committee
Of the republican state central commit
tee will be held at noon today, at which
the matter OF financing the coming
campaign viii be gone into in detail.
In addition 10 the meetings which
Johnson himself will hold in all the
principal cities and towns of the state
within the next six weeks there will
be republican meetings in every assem-
bly, district in San Francisco and in
every county in the state, at which
well known speakers viii appear.
Ralph Hathorn, who was elected
chairman of the organization commit
tee Of the republican county committee.
has not yet announced the personnel
Of his committee. but is expected to
make his appointments and call a meet
ing within the next few days. This
committee will have an important part
in the organization and carrying out
Of the republican campaign in San
Francisco.