The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-09-24

greater portion of today's trip was
made, Johnson was given splendid ova-
tons. He made two day speeches, the
first at Tehama and the second at
Corning
Leaving Red Bluff at II o'clock John
son and his party, consisting of two
automobile loads and including Alex
ander Gordon, nominee for railroad
commissioners from the first district, and
Judge A. G. Burnett, candidate for re-
election to the appellate court of the
third district, made the run to Tehama
in time for noon meeting The town
consists of few small stores and
houses, but about 70 men gathered
about the corner where the speaking
was held
In preparation for Johnson's visit,
platform had been erected on a big
hay truck and was decorated with
bunting and banners.
HEART TO HEART TALK
The impromptu stage on wheels had
been drawn up to the sidewalk before
one of the principal stores and there
in the deep shade of a couple of mag
nificent black walnut trees, the repub-
llcan leader delivered his message to
the voters who clustered about him It
was more of heart to heart talk than
a speech, and at its conclusion johnson
| stepped down from the platform and
shook hands with nearly every man in
the gathering.
From Tehama quick trip was made
to Corning, where the party had
luncheon before going to the meeting
scheduled for 2:30 o'clock. While the
opera house was filling Johnson held
a reception on the sunny plaza before
f1,a ha% al
who came to wish him well. Many of
them had never seen him before for
! this was one OF the places which he
! failed to reach on his former tour dur
ing the primary campaign.
CROWDS COME FROM FIELDS
! The meeting at Corning was in many
respects one of the most remarka BIZ
that Johnson has held since the be-
ginning of his present tour. The city,
which boasts of not more than $50
voters. packed it's opera house with an
audience that numbered well over 400
From miles around through the rich
agricultural district surrounding Corn
ing, men left the orchards, the vine
yards and the fields and drove into
town for the meeting.
1t was an audience, too, that was at
tentive to every word, that was fairly
| trimming over with enthusiasm ar the
end. and that gave Johnson rousing
! cheers when he left the platform.
a. L. Randall. chairman of the re-
! ception committee. presided at the
! Corning meeting and on the stage with
him were C. c. Chittenden. W. H. Rey-
nolds and G. A. Hoag, other members
! of the committee which arranged the
welcome.
DEMOCRATS PROMISE VOTES
The early afternoon was made a hol-
! iday throughout the town, many stores
and offices were closed, and the school
| children left their class rooms and
were taken in a body to the opera
/ house.
! Johnson spoke for nearly an hour,
! setting forth in the most fervent man
ner the principal issues of the cam.
paign and pointing out the dual nature
of the contest arising from the national
significance attaching to the California
| situation this year
| At the end of the meeting many old
time democrats assured him that they
would this year vote the republican
ticket and some of them told him that
| it would be for the first time in their
| lives.
The party left Corning at o'clock
for the 80 mile ride to Chico, meeting
| the delegation from the latter city
about half way to the destination and
being escorted into the city about $50