The New York herald., 1920-01-25
WILL MAKE FIGHT
FOR JOHNSON HERE
Eastern Heaquarters To BE
Opened at the Hotel
McAlpin.
ANGUS McSWEEN IN CHARGE
Says Opposition to the Senator from
California VIII Rapidly
Disappear.

Disappear.
Friends Of Senator Hiram w. johnson
Of California, intend to make a serieu,
attempt TO capture delegates to the Repus,
nean National Convention for him in ths
Mast. according to a statement yesterday
by Angus McSween. who has Just beer
made cannpaign manager for Senator
Johnson for the States east OF the Mssis-
sippi River. Mr.. McSween. who is stopping
1 temporarily at tho Hotel McAipin, will
open Johnson headquarters here tomor-
row or Tuesday.
Mr., McSween declared that Senator
Johnson already was assured Of sufficient
support west Of the Mississippi to make
him an important factor In the convention
and expressed belief that the hostility
which had existed toward him In the Eas,
had abatcd and would DO lessened still
further before delegates arc selected.
Despite attempts that have been made
to have It appear that Senator Johnson
will be opposed in his own section Of the
country" said Mr.. McSween, 1T Is certain
that he will have the delegates from Cali
fornia, Oregon and Idaho. He viii be the
second choice Of Washington, which has
candidate Of its own in Senator Miles
Poindaxter.
Senator johnson Is practically certain
! to carry Nebraska and is strong In Colo
rado and Kansas. where General Wood
also has strength. He also has strong
following in Iowa and Minnesota"
Developing Strength.
Referring to the situation east Of the
Mississippi. Mr.. McSween said that SEN
ator Johnson had developed great
strength In Michigan and was expected to
get the delegates from that State. He
said that fight for delegates was con-
| templated in New Jersey and also In In
| diana where there is a favorite son can
didate in Governor James n. Goodrich
Senator Johnson will make a contest
for delegates in practically every preferen-
tial primary State" said Mr.. McSween
I'VE feel that in some States an attempt
has been made to put forward favor1te son
i candidates for no other purpose than
holding the delegation and making pos
! sfble its transfer to some other candidate
favored by the State organization. We
believe that this prevents the Republican
Il
candidates. and do not intend to permit
ourselves to be deferred from making
/ a contest unless we consider the candi'
dacy genuine and intended to go through.
! Mr. McSween said that Senator johnson
believed that the big issue of the cam
paign would be Americanism against
internationalsnn, and asserted that the
Senator'S stand for the Americanizatior
of the League of Nations had won him
support in quarters previously not friend
ly.
No Further Compromise.
Senator Johnson, declared recently thai
\ the Lodge reservations constituted the ir-
| r, ducible minimum OF concessi ms &c
President Wilson on the League OF Ma
tions and that there can be no further
compromise on a question involving the
sovereignty and honor of the United
Sattes," said Mr.. McSween. He Is going
to stand on that
Mr.. McSween said that Senator John
sons position had been misunderstood II
the East and that instead of being .
radical he was really sound conservative
He stated that the business interests o.
California, which were originally opposed
Ito the legislation advocated by Senator
Johnson when he was Governor. we're nov
supporting him. Mr.. McSween recalled II
this connection that Senator Knox. o
! Pennsylvania, in speaking before grouI
Of business men at Pittsburg. stated tina
several California railroad officials haC
told him that they would not wish to re
turn TO the old conditions which Senate
johnson bad abolished and which the!
then wanted to have continued
Mr. McSween said he had not looked Owe
the ground sufficiently in New York Stat
Ito be able to say whether there would b'
lany organized movement to get delegates
for him here. He said that Senator John
son had many friends, more than gen
orally believed. in New York, and intimat
ed that a number of the Congress distric
delegates to be elected might be for Sen
ator Johnson.
For Governor Lowden.
Roy q. West. of Chicago. formerly mem
her or the Republican National Committe
from Illinois, has been appointed campaigi
manager for Governor Frank o. Lowde
for New York, New Jersey and New Eng
land. According TO the present intention
campaign headquarters for Governo
rowden VIII not be opened in New for
city. but Mr.. West is understood 10 be
iieve that Governor Lowden will develo
strength in the East that will surprise Tn
other candidates.
Mr. West was chairman OF the 11linoi
state Central COMMITTEES from 1904 to 1917
During the latter year he was elected
member Of the National Committee an
n member OF its Executive Committee, %
-itions he held until 1916, when he was sue
ceeded by Mayor William Hale Thompson
OF Chicago.
Justice John r. Davies campaign man
ag~r for Nicholas Murray Butler. said tina
Mr.. Butler was receiving many invitation
20 speak from all over the country. Dr
Butler will address the Tippecanoe he
publican Club. Of Cleveland, on Januar
=. and will be the principal speaker AT IN
Lincoln Day dinner of the National Ike
publican Club at the Waldorf-Astorla o.
February Ia