The sun., 1916-11-11
Split Already Apparent Has
Grave Possibilities. Lead
prS Say.
BITTER ATTACK MADE
on HIRAM JOHNSON
Los Angeles "Timcs'' Calls
Him the Benedict Ar
mold of California;"

Los ANGELES. Cal. Nov. l0.-Har-
mony in the Republican party Is threat
cred seriously by the result OF the elec-
ton in California. The old feud be-
tween the Republicans and the Progress
slves Is flaming up again and events
make It appear that in fact real fusion
never existed.
Political leaders arc interested in the
developments. not because of the light
they throw on recen; events. but bec use
" their potcntia,itics for tho future.
Giving an excellent exposition of thc
bitter feeling In the state, the Los An
seles Times tomorrow morning Will
print the following editorial under the
heading THE Benedict Arnold Of Cali
f%ornia":
Last Tuesday Hiram johnson re-
ceiyed n majority of 200 900 votes for
The Republican S~enatorship in California.
ye, the state was carried 10y Woodrow
wilson.
'That succinctly tells the story.
called a Traitor.
From the time that Hiram Johnson
appeared in public life in California. he
has been a political traitor. He has
looked after his own personal, selfish
bread and butter interests. He has
treacherously sacrificed friends. sup
porters and colleagues wherever ana
whenever 1t would give him Office and
emoluments.
johnson revealed his character many
wears ago when he WIS The attorney TO-
I'm, most notorious % swindlers. balzcll
Brown "A banker of San Francisco. VINO
robbed II. cor and hicTrd from the
laborer. When Johnson was r~enreached
for dt f,udiuG a 'e'ture 'tNn'd NJ paie.
o sympathy. ne rctorted in de'ence OF
himself, y man mus; eat
when Johnson frs. c~anpaigned the
State sor Governor. his cry was that he
woui Kick the southern Pacific cut OF
politics. As a matter If fact. the South-
cyn Pa'.nc was already out NJ politics,
and johnson knew II. FOR he had formerly
been y southern paC.t, henchmal ana
worked n the lophy At Sacramento.
rGu' TO a%npropria'o one oe his own
phrasea n NJ the hand :ha. FED hin
for the -loly 90 pretending that he WAS
the ~pepn,e's hampton agairs; u wicked
corporation.
SeTeuVu
johnson was no sooner ia o,hce As
Governor thar he double crossed the
peoplc Of the state. johnson had sol
EMMY pledged himself 20 uphold ne
rcfererdrn vote ON the selection OF
United states Senators. hat whs-or
ne pretended that ii wis-ouc Of his pet
,beor.es. The majority OF districts In
California instructed their LEGISLATORS to
vote for \. q. Spald.ng for United states
Senator. but Johnson wanted JudE'
Works elected Johnson cocrced M
LEGISLATURE into diSreg irdinc the III
s,ructions OF the popular vote and 'orced
ne election of Works. Then ne re
Narded the Legislators that voted tol
Works, when they had been instru ted
for and were pledged to vote for Spald'
ing, by giving them lucrative appoint,
ments 20 various commissions aho
10 rds.
Another instance OF Johnson
treachcry occurred In the canpalgn on
1912. when La Toilette was heinI
hoomed for the Republican nomination
for President. johnson organized a
La Toilette campaign committee, All q,
the obedient Johnson NEWSPAPERS p"ofheo
and boosted La Toilette. The noun
tains OF California rang with the cries o'
praise for La Toilette and every yen
of that praise came from some ineihoei
Of the Johnson administration
Told by La Toilette.
"rhen what happened? The puoli'
has a short memory nut soInc Oh vi
have kept a watchful eye On 'n'
ire ,chcrics OF Hiram Johnson. and W
remember how after a conference VIII
Roosevelt, in which, as IL later developed
johnson was promised the NOMINATION
tor Vice-Presidcnt, Johnson abrupt!
dropped La Toilette and took up th'
cause of Roosevelt. The committee
VII N lie had organized for La Fol!ett'
tan tho officers of that committee wer'
office holders under Johnson met ON
afternoon at san Francisco and changet
It's name TO the Roosevelt League.
"I.a Toilette has told over and owe
again IN, details Of that dirty dea'
Johnson without warrant n wl'hou
truth gave u that La Follette ma.
Withdrawn from the race because Of II
t-G''1
The fact was that Johnson had mad
a deal with Roosevelt to deliver eau
f7ruia. and when Roosevelt bolted IN
Republican party because he could no
take the nomination away from TAI
Johnson went with him and was made
3, he had been promised, the candidat
LOT lcc-iresluent
without Hesitation.
johnson had changed his coat $
often hat he did not hesitate over mig
about duuning the regalia OF the Pre-
gr,s,iye party. though he had bee
elected and was holding office az a Re
rluIran Governor. He delivered IN
highest office of the state over to IN
rrngressives. which was no worse ina
B: be- had suddenly gone into the cam
Q! ~, democrats or Socialists.
'Frr four yea s--from l3l2 To 1917
Hiram Johnson and his of~nceholder
rIutrIled and denounced the l~itepublica
patty, He did everything In his powf
T. destroy the party in the state ana !
'lo udrion. He declared that he was
Progressive and would reTain a Pre-
g.essi"c, aud said To hell with IN
R''ublican party
'lu June If this year he went I
Chicago as a Progressive and he NJ
tended "A Progressive convention Tor IN
purpose of nominating "A Progressiv
candidate for President. But the Pre-
s%r"sSive convention hzzled out, tn
Republicans would not treat, much les
compromise, with the traitors OF fou
years previous. Johnson and his gan
OF Progressives were apparently left o,
In the cold"
%Johnson's OrGaniss alton.
"But he was too INSCRIPTIONS to Il
that worry him for long. He old
heel ONE 10000 Office holders In IN