The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-04
Governor Johnson Has
Healthy Boom Tor
Vice-President.
LUKE WRIGHT
MAY BE IN LEAD
Believed That Roosevelt Favors
Tennessee Man and Former
Secretary of War as His Run
ming Mate on laird Party
Tickct-Southcrn Man
Wanted.

Chicago. Ill.,. Angus, sLThara -
much Talk OF candidates Tor vtce-pra.-
ident on the ticket To- be- headed hv
Roosevelt The Colonols intimates
would like TO be- convinced thar na
desires tho convention TO select mo
candidate TO ruin with him. but astar
the arrival Of tho Calito~nians iris
morning headed by Governor Johnaon
ana Francis .. Honey ana their thlr-
- -nihe associate Roosevelt delegates
from the Golden State. the atnnosnhera
ocyaine dense. with report to tho
cnect that Governor Johnson is to
py hooseve!ts rdnninsmatc. this de-
spite the uniformly accepted state
ment that the Colonel tnvors a south
ern Democrat for second place on the
ticket The Johnson report cana about
follows:
About the time OF tho California
primaries last spring tho report was
prevalent In California that tho wo-
men of Governor Johnsons family
urged the women OF tho State who
were to cast their nrst vote to fla
vor Roosevelt at the primaries a year
ago. Johnsons friends believed tr
Roosevelt carried tho State tho Oys-
ter Bay statesman would reciprocate
by placing Johnson on the ticket for
Vice President
Opponent of Hearst.
Johnson is forty-iive years old.
His father, Grove l.. Johnson, Is still
active. At ono timo as a representa-
tive in Congress he WAS a bitter on
ponent Of William r. Hearst John
son and lIcney were the 1.-Two wires
OF the graft prosecutions I'm san Fran
cisco. which sent Abe Ruef to iail.
Both Johnson and Henoy are lighters
from "l'iEhtvnle." They'd rather
fight than breathe They are very in
| tense individuals. Both said to-day
that Roosevelt would carry California
by tremendous pluranty. and both
believe Roosevelt is to be elected
President. That is the deep and abid-
ing conviction of tho two men.
Not few who are ia close com
municatiom with Colonel Roosevelt
have the conviction TINT the real can
didate for ViceProsdent is Luke e.
Wright OF Tennessee, who was Gov
ernor- General OF the philippines and
Secretary OF War i'm Roosevclrs cabi-
mt Mr. Wright was "A famous Con
| fedcrate general lio is very popular
| in the Southern states. with the adj
vent OF President TAFT. Mr.. Wright
I gave place in the Cabinet TO Jacob NJ
/ Dickinson. who succeeded Wright as
Secretary OF War. MIR. Dickinson also
was a Tennessee Democrat Dickinson,
In turn gave place to Henry L. Slim
| son. OF New York who was Colonel
! Roosevelt's candidate for Governor in
tho campaign OF 1910. The more init
mate advisors OF President TAFT believs
that Mr. Dickinson was more respon-
sihle than any single man in the coun-
/ try for the final break between Taft
and Roosevelt
Mr.. Dickinson. as a special represen-
| taulvc OF AttorneY-Cencral Wicker
sham prepared tho legal papers for
, the dissolution OF the United states
! steel Company nled At Trenton Those
J papers. eminent lawyers have re-
i marked. read moro like political
stump speech than a legal document OF
great weight and moment They speak
of Roosevelt when President consent
ing to the taking over OF the Tonnes
See Coal and Iron Company by tina
United states steel Company and tbs
! intimation is broadly given thnt Roosc-
welt as President was not fully aware
/ OF the Importance Of his act.
Rooscvclt Rcsponsibic.
Roosevelt has replied and said he
was wholly responsible that In a SINH
lar emergency he would take similar
steps. and was greatly annoyed II not
desperately angry over the intimation
or his executive Incompetence.
President TAFT, shortly after tho
steel papers were Glcd at Trenton.
became aware OF Hoosevelt's attitude
and stated to his advisers IN Wash
ington that he was IN chicaso at
the time the papers were fled n the
steel suit. that ne was unaware OF
thor co4tents and especially had 70
knowledge OF the reflections on Rooso-
Nelt's act.
Some OF the advisors of the Presi-
dent have remarked that as tho
duty OF Attorney Cienotal Wickersham.
70 see to st that President Taft had
been made fully ac0uliutel With the