Imperial Valley press., 1912-08-26
GOV. JOHNSON IN SOUTH;
GOES EAST TOMORROW

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has never failed to enthuse local audi
ences and it may be relied upon that
he will give a mastery address on
this occasion.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26.-Gover-
nor Johnson left here last night for
Los Angeles, where he will be tend
cred an ovation today by the people of
Southern California, and where he will
speak this evening
The governor, candidate of the Prog
ressive party for the vice-presidency,
drew to the McDonough theater in
Oakland Saturday night the biggest
crowd ever gathered in this city out
side of the visit of a president of
the United States Police and fire reg
ulations in the theater went for
naught, the throng surging into aisles
and on to the stage and packing the
foyer so that there was not a bit of
standing room left anywhere. Thou
sands were turned away at the doors
by the frantic police.
The occasion was the last appear
ance of the governor in Northern Cali
fornia before he leaves on his eastern
speaking tour. Primarily he came to
speak a good word for State Senator
John w. Stetson, who is opposing Jo-
Seph r. Knowland for congress. Stet-
son was highly commended and Know
land, though the mention of his name
was avoided, was duly described as n
standpatter who should not be sent to
congress to help thwart Colonel Roose-
welt in the White House again, as he
did mart nf tho Cannon i'm n
when Roosevelt was president before.
The response of the vast audience to
the sentiments expressed by the gov
ernor was marvellous. Again and again
it went wild with expression of its
delight and approval.
Governor Johnson discussed the ma
tional campaign at length. There was
so much interruption that a A. min
utes' speech was stretched out to an
hour and quarter. The assault on
the character of Colonel Roosevelt by
Senator Penrose was treated in the
governors characteristic style. Pen
rose and Archbold and the others of
reactionaryism were making their last
EFFORT TO destroy the Progressive stand
ard bearer, said Governor Johnson.
Next to join them and to be heard
making a cry in unison would be Lor-
liner. and, thank God, the governor
added, the country was coming to see
clearly who the enemies of Roose-
welt were, and who and what were
the characters of the men he had
been fighting all these years.
Hearsay testimony and that from eX-
tTemely questionable sources was the
1OlnnHtlOn for tho
had started, declared the governor
ana Immediately the whole fabric Of
lalse testimony was shattered by the
records of letters and other documents
that Roosevelt had adduced. A mighty
good was being done the country bv
the thorough exposure that was h.
IN gmade even if Colonel Roosevelt
had 10 suffer for it.
Colonel Roosevelt was demandina
further and more thorough investiga.
ton by the senate. Governor Johnson
pointed out, and had demanded that
John d. Archbold be compelled ia ra-
nam in the country and made to an
pear before the senate committee for
cross examination. In response to this
chailenge, Archbold had slipped off to
Europe. very plainly betraying that he
mad no stomach for further meeting
Che issue with Roosevelt.
Governor Johnson declared that he
did not know whether in the few
months of the campaign the prona-
ssanda of the Progressive party could
pc carried forward sufficiently to win
n November. But no matter. he said
II the ticket We're to suffer defeat. the
WORK OF the party was already accom-.
pHshlng a great good. and its service
70 the country would be inestimahIe
full 'uoCesS-