The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28
Johnson Greeted Like Hero
q O o II
Mining Towns Enthusiastic
People Flock to Republican Banner
In Most Doubtful Counties
BY w. RUSSELL COLE
Especial Disnotch to The Call

was leaving Drytown an aged woman
stepped to Johnsons side and grasped
his hand. God bless YOU" she said
Il have been a republican all my life
I have three sons in the mines who
could not be here today, but they'll all
three vote for you on election day"
Entering the town of Jackson, John
son stopped his machine and stepped
out to meet an old civil war veteran,
who clasped his hand and with tears in
his eyes declared:
Il am prouder of that hand shake
than any have had in 81 years.
In the first delegation which met the
party leader before his arrival at Ply
mouth were former Assenlblyman C. H.
Mckinney of Sutter Creek. State Cen
troll Committeeman Fred Werner of
Sutter Creek, superintendent James e.
Davis of the Central Eureka mine at
Sutter Creek, Superintendent Webb
Smith of the Kennedy mine at Jackson,
]. w. Caldwell of jackson and Leon
Stinson, Edgar Deacon and w. E. Downs
of Sutter Creek.
SPEECH FROM STAGE BLOCK
Mckinney, as chairman of the recep-
ton committee for Amador county, in
troduced Johnson at Plymouth. where
the latter spoke from a stage block be-
fore the postoffice to a gathering of
100 men.
AT Drytown, which was reached at
II o'clock, the street was lined with
school children, who cheered Justify
as the car entered the town. An i'm
mense American flag was stretched
over the street. Beneath this the ma
chine was halted, while Johnson made
his address. Here as well as at Anna
dor City, where similar welcome was
given. the crowd surged around John
son and held him long beyond the time
scheduled for him to be on his way.
At Sutter Creek, where a new meet
ing was held, the schools had been
dismissed and the entire population Of
the town tfi~onged the main street In
expectation of Johnson's arrival.
dozen boys on horseback met the party
lust outside the town and galloped be-
side Johnsons machine down the main
street A large flag was draped from
the balcony of the American Exchange
hotel, and before this the machine was
drawn up for the speaking. Nearly 400
persons were in the audience that sur
rounded it.
Johnson's welcome began at the out
skirts of the town, where DIR. C. w.
Schacht and DIR. A. NJ. Gall, chairman
of the county committee, boarded john
sons car band fell into line ahead
and escorted the machine to the Ma
tional hotel.
During luncheon the band played be-
fore the hotel and bombs were fired at
brief interals.
brief intervals.
man of the after luncheon meeting and
introduced Johnson, who at the con-
clusion of his address shook hands with
scores of school children, as well as
their elders.
A mile out OF Mokelumme Hill, the
first stop in Calaveras county, a dozen
little girls dressed in white and waving
white flags greeted the leaders car
and were taken up in one of the ma
chimes that followed.
Music was provided by a band here,
and 200 persons crowded into the old
adobe hall where the meeting was held.
Every church and school bell in the
town was rung to signal Johnson's ar
rival in San Andreas, while his ma
chine was yet a mile away and the en-
tire town was out to meet him. The
speaking was in a hall at this place
and it was packed to the door. Judge
Ira Hill Reed presided
CHILDREN PRESENT FLOWERS
Two machines from Angels Camp
met Johnson at San Andreas and others
joined him on the road later A few
miles out the car was stopped for two
small boys and little girl, who pre-
sented Johnson with bouquets of wild
flowers.
Among those who were in the ma
chine welcoming Johnson to Angels
Camp were Chairman P. r. Pache of
the Calaveras county committee; Su-
pervisor Warren Garland, George
Sickle, DR.. d. e. Werlich, Thomas
Fullen, d. E. Meyer, l.. Monteverda, Ed.
Davey, DR.. George P. Cooper, F. B.
Pattee, A. E. Graebe and Otto Boyer.
A party from Stockton consisting of
former Mayor M. j. Gardener, Post
master T. E. Ellis. James A. Murphy,
T. j. DIETRICH and Irving Martin, ar
rived here tonight to escort the John
son party tomorrow. In all his
speeches today Johnson referred to
the convention fight in progress in
New York, and in his speech tonight
mentioned Roosevelt's victory as an
other great triumph for the progressive
movement.