The Washington times., 1910-12-31
California Governor Pro-
poses TO Woodrow Wilson
ize the Golden State.
CHOSEN BY PEOPLE
TO SMASH MACHINE
Will Make or Break Political
Career by Senatorial and
Legislative Fight.
By IUDsoN c. wELLIvER


Governor-elect hiram Johnson. OF
California. is going 10 woodrow VII
sonize the Golden state in the interest
Of Judge John D. Works candidacy for
United States Senator
Governor Johnson-tO be accurate M
viii not be governor TIL after his in
eugUration early IN Janua-y-4ss nomi-
mated bv the insurgent Republicans and
elected b. the people Of California on
a platform which pledged him 20 the
smashing OF the ancient southern Pa
cfic machine.
The insurgents at the same time tried
10 secure a usu Of their own kind 10
be Senator, and IN the advisory pr
mary supported Judge Works Nobody
knows 10 this blessed minute whether
he won or not That depends On how
you look at it.
Judge Works was opposed By A G
SpaIding, the former baseball pitcher
and millionaire dealer in sporting goods
Spalding is popular gentleman in
southern California. and wanted 70 be
a Senator because It's nice thing for
a gentleman TO be q Senator Awful
good form rounds out a career hand
someIy, and AL that sort OF th.ag-
When he was announced q candidate
NOBODY took him very seriously
Steals Second
But they did after he had been run
ming little while His announcement
was = safe hit, and he stole second
early. when Judge Works wasn't watch
Ing the play on bases As closely as ne
ought to have been That started him
toward home, and the Legislature viii
Be the umpire TO decide whether he
makes It
In the primary, spaiding got piu-
ralfty Of the vote, but Works carried
the vote in a majority OF the leglsls-
tive districts You can figure II either
wav you like The Spaldlng people OF
course are certain that the man Yin
the biggest popular vote IS entitled 70
rna ELECTION the Works folks sasf ClsL
the one who has the majority o. tsSle-
iators instructed for him wins Botn
sides are reading the TIles VIII rs
9-eatest care. cussiDg at the UMPIRE
and charging each other with tying %
steal the game -
Johnson has the sane notion thai WI
zou mas developed n New Jersey. 4
insists that when the people eiecI
blue governor, they Gon 20. Eele .S.-ssS
johnson rovern1r IS. IN his MIND pre-
sIIuptive evidence that they NSans
Johnson kind Of Senator and ne nss
sized Works Up as the oniy JOHNSON
type Of nan running
Johnson's Big Stick
Wherefore. Governor Johnson 3 whit
Ting out a big stick which he intends
- 7,se or the LEGISLATURE Governor
johnson believes il moral sUasion, but
ne feels also that the proper use o. 4
cl1lb helms some So he IS going 20 use
sussfou where II seems desirable, and
TIE stick in other cases. and he viii
overlook no opportunities to use the
power OF his office 10 help make Works
the Senator
mense patronage power, for ne goes into
Office commissioned 70 make a cream
sweep Of things The oIncl2l PATRONAGE
Of the governor OF California IS me
esta bliShu1eut n itself, and Il is going
to he used 70 tia limit
Shading is set down By the California
Personal popularity the baseball pull
WITH the followers or al sports, and MS
money. are credited ny them with get
ling his votes. Il IS charged that the
old Southern Pacific outfit has got back
Of SpaIdinE, and IS using him TO prevent
Works winning. II all the Ctrcurn-
stances the new governor feels that y
is his duty to make himself and his Of
Report IS that there is serious chance
Of a deadlock and 10 election 81. the
are each credited with about forty votes
IN the Legislature. while the winner
viii need sixty-0ae- Messrve. OF Los
Angeles who made a bad Tun In the
primaries. nevertheless has few votes.
and there are some scattering ones that
have not been Hned Up yet
Much Bitterness
The Senatorial contest IS being held
up as a lever TO influence legislation.
and vice versa johnson has q big
program Of progressive measures
that he wants passed. and II he wins
early IN the Senatorial fight y vii
give him such a prestige that tie
old organization fears II ~flI be In
possible 70 stop the rest Of his pro-
gram
The Works and Spalding people are
other, and this has added to khe
probability that no Senator at ali
fOTnia people think that Works a1o
SDalding viii both be eliminated and
that any choice at this session will
be an outsider.
aRti-graft fight IN Frisco, has SUI
port. but has insisted thai he doea
not want to be dragged into per
so1al candidacy for Ofnce- When be
was II Washington recently he In
sisted shat under no condition would
he be q candidate for Senator OF ary
ambitions in connection with public
affairs, looking to the msnaEeu1enr
Of q national reform movement; but
they do not even squirt in the direc-
ton Of q Senatorial seat
Governor Johnson has determined
TO make or break his political career
by his stand on the Sen5torsbip and
his legislative program this winter.
He IS a square-jawed, immohile ctti-
zen whose friends say viii never
know when he Is licked, and they
are counting on him 70 make the
most Of his opportunities 20 push
/ Works
Semi-Annual Election
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