Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-24
L.-R. CANDIDATES
ON TOUR OF SOUTH
League Standard Bearers Enthu-
SiaSticaIIy Greeted by Voters
of Orange County
O'BRIEN PRAISES JOHNSON
Aspirant to Office of Secretary of
State Says Machine Over
throw Is Certain

FULLERTON, May 23-"We are not
seeking to run the Southern Pacific,
only to put it out of politics." Hiram
w. Johnson, candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for governor, told an
audience that filled Bank hall tonight.
The first meeting of the Lincoln -Roose-
welt forces in this city brought out one
of the largest and most enthusiastic
audiences in the political history of
the community.
This year the people of California
are to have their first oportunity to
select their own nominees" he said,
land we are here to ask them to make
use of their opportunity We are COM
ing direct to the people. The whole
question Is with whom and in whom
the government of the state rests-the
take its dirty hands out of politics."
"Our warfare is not against corpora
tions, but against successful dis
honesty. The Southern Pacific must
take its dirty hands out of politics." 2
f. M. West, one of the big ranchers
Of Fullerton, presided at the meeting.
Short, effective talks were made by A.
]. Wallace. Judge John D. Works.
Frank f. Oster, for appellate Judge:
Florence ]. O'Brien, for secretary OF
state, and John NJ Eshelman, for rail-
road commissioner. A public reception
followed the meeting. Nearly all re-
manned.
The three standard bearers of the
Lincoln Roosevelt league Hiram w.
Johnson, candidate for governor; Judge
John d. Works, candidate for the
United States senate. and A. J. Wal
lace, candidate for lieutenant governor,
yesterday opened their second cam
paign of speechmaking in Southern
Enlifnrrfa hxy sfA fr~v,a 7
Angeles, where Mr.. Johnson rested
Sunday, after a strenuous tour of the
northern counties, direct to Newport,
Tustin. Westminster and Fullerton, in
Orange county, where enthusiastic re-
ceptions were rendered them yester-
day.
The present automobile tour will in
clude Orange, San Bernardino I'M
perial Riverside and Los Angeles coun-
ties and q record-breaking series of
rallies and mass meetings has been
planned along the course of their
itinerary.
Florence J. O'Brien, candidate for
secretary Of state, arrived in Los An
geles from Chico yesterday morning,
but got here too late to leave on the
automobile tour. Mr.. O'Brien Joined
the other members of the party at
Fullerton. where most successful
meeting was held last night, and be-
fore his departure from Los Angeles
spoke enthusiastically of the state
wide encouragement which the various
candidates are and have been receiv
ing in their recent travels.
1.-THE movement and the principles
which we represent" said Mr.. O'Brien,
"had their inception at the capital of
our nation, and California Is going to
give its hearty support to the reform
element of Republican1sm, which al
ready has gained such an encouraging
foothold at washington, and which
will accomplish the Same reforms in
California If the voters of the state are
loyal to their own interests and will
act according to their expressed senti-
ments.
"As Cannon has been shorn of much
of his arbitrary and despotic power,
and as the Payne -Aldrich ffasco has
been branded and exposed, and the
erstwhile leaders OF the national ma
chine have been virtually forced to re-
tire from public life, so in California
we will defeat the Southern Pacific
political oligarchy and place in office
only such men as are willing at all
times and under all circumstances to
represent the true body of the people
and keep ever In touch with the wishes
and needs of the masses and not bend
their efforts to the selfish requirements
of the machine"
Mr.. O'Brien was formerly a news
naper man. He Is quiet and con-
servative worker for the principles of
good government. but enthusiastic In
his praise of Mr.. Johnson.
Concerning the campaign the league
is now making Mr.. OBrien said yes
terday:
"I have been with Messrs. Johnson,
wallace and Works throughout Shasta,
Alameda and Fresno counties, and In
the San Joaquin valley, and have had
ample opportunity to observe their
status with the voters, and also to
fudge OF the trend of public thought
in California. I can say without hesi-
tation that If the primary election was
to be held this week, the Lincoln-
Roosevelt league ticket would be NOM
mated.
"Mr. Johnson is a powerful speaker
and a leader. His oratory is infec-
tious He strikes straight from the
shoulder and lets 1t be emphatically
known that his one chief aim in this
fight is to overthrow the Southern Pa
cific machine.
"Judge Works also makes an excel
lent impression. He speaks with calm
dignity and profundity of purpose, and
the voters are quick In every town TO
recognize his high character and SIN
cerity. A. ]. Wallace, while impress
making, Is pleasant good humored and
entertaining, and when he has told a
few amusing anecdotes to get the at
tention of his audience, he Immediately
drives home an array of startling
truths which sends everyone home
awake to the real mission of the Lin
Roosevelt league. AS for myself,
am not a speaker, but am in the
campaign because I want to see the
principles we advocate triumph at the
next election. AS the leagues humble
candidate for secretary of state, I am
doing what can to help In the gen.
eral fight-not so much for office as
for principle"
Mr.. Johnson began his campaign in
the southern counties at 9 o'clock yes
terday morning, when at Newport he
was met by large and enthusiastic
crowd His earnest and powerful at
tacks on the Southern Pacific machine
were cheered to the echo at this place.
and the same hearty greetings were
given to Mr.. Wallace and Judge
Works, who spoke briefly following the
address by Mr.. Johnson. The party
went from Newport to Tustin, where a
similarly large crowd received them,