Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-16
AUCHES'S SNUB TO JOHNSON
Failure TO Meet Governor of Cal
ifornia Perhaps Cost Him State.
Guided by Old Guard, Kept Away
from acknowledgements
Followers Resented II.

How an afront offered to the most pop
ular man in California perhaps cost
! Charles +. Hughes the presidency is terse-
Ilv told in the fact that the II electoral
votes of that state went to Woodrow VIII
son, says the Brooklyn Eagle, which con-
tues The affront took place three
months ago. The story behind the whole
affair is ono of the most vivid and dram
attic in modern American politics. 1t mas
its beginning four years ago. when the
| Bun Moose ragged up and down the coun-
! try, celebrating old party allegiances and
tumbling the Republican party from
| place of power to one of sorrow and hu-
! initiation II came to an end on Tuesday
/ when Hiram johnson was sent to the
Senate by California and when Charles
| f.. Hughes was simultaneously denied the
endorsement Of that State
/ Hiram Johnson is the political idol of
the people Of California. His family came
| from New York. but he was born in Sac
J ranrcnto, in the state where he now regns
supreme. He is a radical of radicals
/ political organizer of rare force and skill,
an orator Of bitter invective and tremen-
doHs driving power He is 70 years old.
JOHNSON WON CALIFORNIA'S GOV
ERNORSIIP IN 1910
In 1870 Johnson. after becoming con-
/
! cisco Doodle cases, went after the gov
crnorship Of his State He made an extra
ordinary campaign for the nomination,
b and another equally remarkable fight for
/ inc election. Nv train, wagon and auto
/ mobile he invaded the remotest parts OF
! his state f1inging fiery oratory as he went
He won by over 220OO plurality and set
, led down to make himself complete mas
ter of California.
! Two years later came the memorable
national convention in Chicago that split
/ the Republican party in twain. johnson
and his republican delegation walked out
of the great Coliseum with bloodshot eyes
and hate in their hearts ready to join any
movement for the undoing of William
/ Howard Taft. They were again in Chica-
go two months later. with thousand
: Calfornians at their back. to Join Theo-
dore Roosevelt in the creation of the
; Progressive party. johnson cast aside his
republicansn and threw in his lot with
, the Bull Moose.
He became the progressive candidate
for vice-president and went back to the
Pacific coast to make another of his spec
tacular campaigns. Taft was even kept off
the ticket in Johnsou : ate. which was
a tactical blunder foc IL drove thousands
Of republicans to Wilson. Nevertheless,
| Roosevelt and Johnson succeeded in TAX
ing II out of the 13 electors.
| RE-ELECTED IN 1914 RY 5000 Pill
RAIITY
Then the regular republicans of Cal.
iforiiia made ready to bury Johnson in
1914, when he became a candidate for re-
election governor. They reckoned
poorly. Johnsons espousal Of the Bull
Moose cause had chained California to
a,Ioi,, a .he c,,,,.or,,onshi,, ,h,s ,i,,,o 49,.
tsS ooo ,l,,r,Ii,,, ,r,,ina ,.ric,I,. os , 80
e,ras.i,,o ,i,h ran,,h,,oo a,,d da,,ocratt,
candidot es acaipet him II oil ~ tho dom.
o,ra,ic ,,o,as bad IOWA 10 tho ron1hIioan
cardida,. Iobnsor u,o,,ld stiu have h..p
- WHINE, nv, sor,. n 90
ALONG c,n,o 1o,e ana with II III. sin,uI.
.aroo,,s oo,,.o,.;os of ~ po,,,hlioor
: and proqressiva narties in Cbicagn onca
MORO Iob,son la ra,ifor,,i. da1a,atior
of tho nil niece The e.r,a old Ere .rd
fight was in him. He was for no com
promise He wanted third party fight
again. When the progressives discovered
that their one-ume IDOL, Theodore Roose-
welt, had deserted them. Johnson was one
OF the vitriolic figures in the auditorium,
where the Bull Moose were conducting
another revival meeting.
We are in the position of man with
a pistol pointed at his head" he shouted
from the platform, and the progresslVes
cheered nun madly
For several days johnson remained one
of the irreconciables. Finally he journey
ed TO Oyster Bay and there had long
coiieien'c VIM ''"o"ei ro'S''e'', ne
went away WIN ''Ie ANN "i'' e'iie"' ''''
ne "ou'u SupPo't iiushe9 ~. t"e presi
ue"oE' an" NV '''' p''f u '''e uaNeu
ipr'sreSsiNeS wa" 'dNeH iro"' oe"ea'h
mem
"heh Johnson returheu |" 'a'ior'''a
was 10 pursue MS alho''ioh LOT 'osa
III 'He cliiteu STATES "eliate' Hs",' 'he
oio suard rePu"icahs OF 'nat "tate SCI
hpout 'I'e TASK Oh u'ss'"s "i' po''''oh'
grave 'oni'Ho'i "oh up tne '""''e"se
Proi"PtiS' re ue'lueu u rum i'r 'e'''''o'
not oh'y aS d pr"sieNS'Ve' out d. d 'epuo
n'ah' ne e"'eieu oo'" F'''''Ai'r re- ne
nsh, W'lS on anu 1t "dS d '''-''''i's ''o
from the very start
HOW HUGHES INCURRED JOHN
SONS ll.L WILL.
Just as this primary night was reach
ing its climax. Charles f. Hughes, the
republican candidate for president, reach
ed California on his first western tour. 1t
was in mid-August. The republicans, I'M
der the leadership of William II. Croker.
Caifornias national committeeman. with
! the idea Of humiiating and injuring John
son. laid their plans to prevent a meeting
, between Hughes and Johnson. They sue
ceeded Mr.. Hughes, against the earnest
: advice of many Californians who wanted
10 see M" VIII put h''''se4i III VIC N'''u'
or the regulars. lie expressed no hosti-