Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-11
HIRAM v. JOHNSON
POLITICAL BATT[ER
Career Started With Prosecu-
ton of Abe Ruef, San Fran
cisco Crater
GOVERNOR AND SENATOR

into public life was n dramatic one.
| 7, ,,a. .ho .hot sred nj Francis J.
~ was Wv '''. ,.:. ho,,vs of
heney durlhS 'h' '''H'ns "
Heney's prosecution of ABE Ruet Tor
munic;nol graft in San Francisco, in
Ians
Johnson who had attained state
w;do nromircnco MS nm attorney, was
o.Iiod ,,nnn 70 t,kc Uepey's place and
| tbn conr;ct;on of Ruef followed. In
| Io,o I"Lnsn,, ,rou rhosep Governor. re-
ai.o,o,, - ro1t ord In 1o1G became
T;toJ St0,a. 81 sorotnr
L. IL 80. lit l;so m,ds sucb
80 di;,,,h li - nrnn,i,onco ne this fery
Saf;f;n rat;uo 70 tho manner
I, aIioi ~, n,an' L;., naon;n, r,nn;ro
uo,u '.'a' ,rLla r.au, m Poo.ns,oi, u.hon Tho
n'a.e t " o;uo',,,,t,noos that
Gn.;.. H. Ranmhl;nan nom -,
:I.; ueI.N" mn. pua,;5nr. ;n jn1o broke
away from his party and started the
progressive movement
RoOsevelt's Running Mate
Jobnsor os rho vice nresidential can
didate in that memorable campaign
which ended in the custer of the Re
publiran party from the seats of tho
mighty il had occupied for the greater
part Of the preceding half century. was
a powerful asset to Roosevelt, especially
in the western and Pacific slope states
where he had established reputatioi
as an aggressive hghter OF the lhier
eSts in Calltornla: ana as ne na1 ~
II IN ms campaign i1r goSethor III DIS. n"iE
designed 10 KICK w n"''iiun Ia fr;onJ
italiroau nuC pI poi.''S .,a,,n,S
", .h; ndooror ro ,oInctod him gov
, 49, -, IN 1oi1 and chose him for Unite,
Statas sonotor two vearS later
Mr. Johnson's entire political caree
bos been marked by a trail of pitche,
) battles, as witness his ndomitable fgh
; against the peace treaty and League o
Nations and his unrPmittlng opposltiol
to President Wilson policies follow
ing the conclusion OF the armlstlce Il
1918. In the Senate the President ma
had no more open and unCompromislh
: foe than the senator from Cailtorhla'
= Az Governor and Senator
D.L IL, .,,.o .or,,.. g.. ,,,s,orror n
{ Dur'hk "'S WV I,Io , s.bomnione
4 Nallioin'a ,Li,i, In ,',,t tho .tatute
q measures "1mm ,. rm, nr -" non, meas
= VI '"", ;r,,d;na rnman Smffraye th
= urrs, in' '"ui"s d soto,on%,'r on eiabt hon
Inn inn'So,'r co. u"mor omM n hndget svstem work
as oor,nopuotion and rogulation Z
s nmh,;c r,hn, ut;Iities ] In that neriod of hi
noroar mu os sinco IN his broader sphere {
:. uat;onoi noI;tics no has beon character
~ ;nad 90 a nrogrcs.ivc ar ''liberaI'' b
H. fr;orJs onG bv his foos as radics
''I Tntor;r, ,ho I'nitod States senate
IS All 1ni7 mst heforo tbis conntrv on
J. p1' ,ho ,,orld Y,ar Sonotor John "a
,r oLa,ionod 49, i n,oosnro, Gov re vigoro,
Is .iIai'l,'.i'rn l'.; ;,b ~ A." H ',a;oo
ID proseeI''r" ".tn .L az ] ,m.,"'n'Ia; 9ai uo,,
N m'nlo'I o' Wv ''na'r I"re'sn ~.
n tions ana mili'arE 'oihm!ttIes' AS ~
Id been SAID h" was one ol the most II
le reconcilabIe foes Of the Treaty OF Vel
le SaillcS. especially attacking the League
81 Of Nations covenant, the Shantur
le clause and the leagues voting privilege
Id which he contended would give Gre
Britain six votes to Americas one.
Of Mr.. Johnson's Senate career also W
he marked bv his opnosition TO employmp
,p of American tronns in Russia and h
IS, proposals Of heavy taxes on war prof
IN and incomes of the wealthy. He adv
D. catnd universal training for Americ,
yontbs and also whfln governor of Cal
fornia wrcnd govnrnment ownership
r,iiroods and o,hor mt;lities He n
,,.''aJ .Lo ,a o,';o
P'ST" u. ""' teL .I,o Co
Iit Mr' 5"nns"n was elec'cu W Lie ~ "
ate IN III" by majority OF apo
49, -"o'Woo votes whi!e the nepup''e
40 candidate Tor PRESIDENT. Cnarles
ne Hughes, lost California by about 30
OF votes and after 1t the election the sen