The San Francisco call., 1910-07-13
"REPUBLICANS?
NO, YOU'RE NOT"
Johnson Declares State Central
Committeeman Merely Rep
resent w. F. Herrin
Candidate Says He'll Support
Only Men Who'll Fight
Southern Pacific

Hiram W. Johnson, the Lincoln
Roosevelt leagues candidate for gov
ernor. has replied to the republican
state central committees inquir,
touching his support Of the republican
nominee in the event that johnson
should not be successful at the pri
mary polls.
Johnson's reply is a scorching ar
raignment of the party governing
body. which he declares is not entitled
10 the consideration Of republicanism
because it did not adopt Cheste
RoweITs resolutions repudiating w. F
Herrin's domination Of the republican
party. Johnson declares that he woulC
not consider the committees inquir!
were it not for the fact that he be
lieves some Of its members to be only
misguided. In conclusion he says tha
he VIII support any republican candi
date who viii honestly endeavor t
kick Herrin out of the republican
party and the government Of Cali
f0rnia.
Here is Johnsons letter:
July II. 1910.
W II. Davis. Secretary Republican
state Central Committee, san
Francisco. Cal
Dear Sir-GOur communication
dated June -. 1910, containing
copy Of the resolution passed by the
republican state central committee
June 20. 1910. reached my Office July
- 1910. and subsequently, was Tor
Warded To me while I was in the
northern part Of the state. l have
just this day returned from the trip
upon which 1 received your COM
munication.
By the resolution referred to 1
am asked by your committee, viii
you support and urge the election
of the candidates who by the votes
Of the republcansApf the state at
the primary election shall be de-
clared the choice for the nomina-
tiOn for governor and other state
officers"
At the same time that the resoIu-
tiOn embOdying this query was
passed 4 resolution was presented
10 your committee by Chester W.
Rowell which repudiated the infiu-
ence heretofore exercised by the
political bureau of the Southern
Pscinc company in the councils of
the party and in the government of
the state. and calling upon all can
didates for republican nominations
TO declare uneQuiVOcally their op-
position TO this influence and their
purpose. if elected, by all means in
their power TO remove it from fur
Iher influence in the politics and
government of the state of Califor-
MIA.
INFLUENCE ACKNOWLEDGE
The resolution offered by Mr..
RoweIl was not passed by your
committee. Indeed. it was tabled,
and the committee thus acknowl-
- edged the influence of the Southern
Pacific company in the councils Of
the republican party and the gov
ernment of the state, and expressed
as uneQUivOcally as if the fact had
been plainly stated that it preferred
-. the candidates Of the republican
party 10 maintain in power the
Southern Pacific company and TO
-- continue its influence in the poll
tics ana government of California.
p II your committee ever represented
any part OF the republican party OF
the state Of California, il forfeited
It's right Of representation by its
attitude in respect TO the ROwel
. resolution
a.. The old Mosaic law is embodied
-i' in. statutes Of this state. that no
man can serve under two masters.
= No Official can at the same time
serve the people and the Southern
% Paclnc company. IT any Official un-
deTtakes TO divide his allegiance to
the state with any interest, or if
g.. any official recognizes as his mas
ern Pacific company, he can be
neither a faithful servant of the
people nor can he honestly admin
lister the trust that has been re-
posed IN him. Equally so, If any
member OF the republican party
recognizes the supremacy in that
party of the Southern Pacific COM
pany or William T. Herrin he can
not faithfully or honestly repre-
sent the republican party. The re-
publican party is now, as II ever
has been. the party of freedom and
independence. the party of progress
and of good government, and any
organization that recognizes the
dominance of the Southern Pacific
company and William r. Herrin is
not republican. A subserVient order
taking politician, even though he
labels himself republican, is no true
republican. and no number of po-
litical servants of the Southern Pa
ciflc company and Herrin. posing as
a republican state committee. really
represents republicanism or repub-
Hcans.
40 TRUE REPUBLTCANS
I say to you, therefore. that your
committee is not a true republican
committee, nor do / recognize it as
such; and / say to each of its in
oividuals who concurs in the atti-
tuce OF the committee toward the
Roweu resolution, that he is not a
true republican. Your committee
confessedlY represents not the re-
publican party. but William T.
Herrin and the Southern Pacific
company. Your communication
merits no reply from any free or
independent republican in the state
OF California; but. because I be-
lteVe there are members of that
committee who have been deceived
and who are misguided. to them
as individuals l make this response
to the query presented TO me:
! pass by the petty politics that
induced the passage Of the resolu-
tiOn and say nothing Of the con-
7telnptible smallness exhibited in
receiving an answer of one candi-
date before sending the query to
,. others. i am republican and
viii continue to be a republican
striving TO have my party stand
for the highest and best in our
political life. The contest now be-
ing waged in the state of Califor-
MIA is greater than any man, far
transcenGs IN Importance any COM
mittee and is superior to any mas
ter Of any number of politicians.
Il is q contest for the freedom of a
great state-freedom from William
+ Herrin and the Southern Pacific
company, who have debauched,
polluted and corrupted our state.
and shamed and Knocked us before
all the world.
Ny campaign, the success of
which is now assured. is to redeem