The San Francisco call., 1910-10-26
JOHNSONSCORES
BELLS ALLIANCE
WITH HEARST.
Quotes Opponents Speeches of
Four Years Ago Bitterly
Flaying Present Ally
Republican Leader Cheered at
Greatest Political Meeting in
History of Bakersfield
BY w. RUSSELL COLE
Especial Dispatch 10 The Colf1

Especial Dispatch TO The Cdi1
BAKERSFIELD. Oct 2s.-Ending ore
OF the most successful days of his cam
paign. Hiram w. johnson, the repub
can standard bearer, addressed Il
greatest political meeting in the his
tory OF Bakersfield and again applied
the lash TO Theodore 4. Bell for his
alliance with William Randolph Hearst
and the San Francisco Examiner.
From typewritten reports of BeiTs
speeches Of four years ago Johnson
read bitter denunciattons of Hearst and
Herrin and by the interiection Of satir-
ical remarks kept the big audience.
which crowded Army hall almost liter
ally 70 the point Of suffocation, in ar
uproar OF approval.
FORTY AUTOS AS ESCORT
Johnson's reception here was most
cemonstratiVe and enthusiastic. He
was greeted by committee which had
driven so miles to Delano TO escort him
TO Bakersfield and tonight was escorted
through the streets by committee in
20 gaily decorated automobiles. The
main thoroughfares were illuminated
with red fire and fireworks and thous
ands lined the sidewalks.
The entrances 10 Armory hall We're
the centers OF fighting and scuffinS
crowds Of men anxious 20 secure points
Of vantage within the big structure
When Johnson appeared on the stage
more than 1000 had been admitted and
the police forced the doors to be
closed
As Johnson was presented TO the au
dience by Chairman T. Q. Turner there
was an outburst Of applause and cheer
i-7, Ga. "a
minutes
Johnson first took the issue Of elinlin-
ating Herri nand the Southern Pacific
from the government Of the state and
impressed upon his hearers that until
this was accomplished there was lit
tie hope Of enacting those conserva-
tive policies which are set forth in
the platform Of the republican party.
CROWD IN UPROAR.
He quickly turned his attention 10
the alliance between Hearst and Bell
and Immediately had the crowd in an
uproar as he injected shafts of irony
after reading particularly bitter de-
nunci2uions of Hearst by the Demo
cratic standard bearer in his campai gn
Of four years ago. Johnson quoted
from Bells speech at Vallejo four years
ago as follows:
1T is the solemn duty of the
people Of California TO drive him
fHearst) and his counterpart,
Iierrin. out OF California politics.
We cannot remain a free state
under the domination Of either
Hearst or Herrin.
OF course. things have changed since
our very distinguished opponent delv-
cred that speech Johnson interjected.
Hearst and Herrin are now patriots"
Again we read" continued John
son, in the speech made by my ad-
versary al San Diego the following:
These two men. CHearst and
Herrin) should be chained together
and driven from the state"
1T would be q shame to drive them
from the state now" was Johnson's
comment. because our most distin-
guished adversary. who is chained to
them, would also be forced to take the
Trip"
Quotes BELL AGAIN
With mock solemnity Johnson ap-
preached the next quotation:
Now we come TO the following stri-
dent deClara ton in the speech of my
opponent four years ago at Santa Bar
bara.
Now Hearst is gone and what be-
comes Of him in the Empire state we
VIII leave TO the good people of New
York to decide but never again can
William Randolph Hearst cross the
threshold Of the democratic party in
California.
What a pity" said Johnson. Ito spoil
such patriotic thought as that. Think
of the irony Of it, You democrats think
Of what YOU are facing. Today this
man delivers your party into the hands
OF the men of whom he spoke four
years ago as 7 have read"
The audience cheered wildly
Throughout his speech Johnson kept
his audience at a high tension and at
the end was given an ovation.
Tonight he boarded a train for Los
Angeles. where he will spend the next
week
An enthusiastic audience Of 400 or
son greeted him in Exeter. The high
school and grsmm schools were dis
missed and the students fioaked in a
body 10 the political meeting. L. G.
Knight chairman Of the meeting in
trOduceG Johnson A large reception
committee which went ont in half a
dozen automobiles to welcome John
son 20 Lindsay. missed him on the
road and returned 10 town 20 find their
party leader already launched on his
political address 10 the crowd of sew
ersl hundred which stood on 2 street
corner.
FEW HOURS APART
At noon q big crowd listened to
Johnson in Porterville. Assemblyman
A. G. Wyllie Of Tulare county having
carried the campaign party IN his au-
tomobile from Exeter. Exeter and
Porterville had the unique distinction
Of hearing both party candidates for
the governorship today, Johnson pre-
ceding Bell in both places by only a
few hours.
After q late lunch in Porterville a
swift run was made by auto into the
OH belt A speech was made by John
son at Delano and couple Of ma
chimes Joined him there as an escort
into Bakersfield.
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