The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-13
SENATOR JOHNSON
PREDICTS LANDSLIDE
For REPUBLICANS
Takes Stump, Confident
Harding VIII Win on
League Issue

M#NrINN 70 THt NFnnEu
CHICAGO. get 1d,=Dnitcd Stnief
Senator Hiram johnson, who arrived
IN Chicago yesterday on q apchkinc
our IN ohio. Illinois and Wisconsin.
q his unqualified approval Of sen.
ntor inrdinr'a prouounct mentr on tho
League OF nations. With tho old
johnson fighting spirit flaming up,
ho declared thnt the fundamental
ifaue before the American people wns
the league OF nations. This. he sid.
was mo overshndowinr issue. And
on that issue he predicted n land.
slide for tho republican national tick
ct, regardless or local fnctlonnl troll
blca Ia several states, that would he
n OF the biggest and most decisive
Ia American history.
Tho situation for us republican,
could not be better said the senator.
In the greet coast states. Senator
Just snH for me that thsrc II no
qucstion llrV any 80 NJ these Atntca
win 60, regardless of what YOU may
hnvo heard"
League HgiIt Paramount
The issue in or territory. which
also Is Tho overrbadowing issue for
the eastern stntes. is the league OF
nations. because % tho primnty
fiHhts which have made the coast
ntntes pc..uiarily familiar with tho
whole question for the socailcd covcn-
mt.
Some have attempted to misre-
present senator Hardins's position
hut without success. He has taken
the position firmly that our pooplc
east and west have tnkcn oycrwholm-
ingiy opposition TO the league and our
people out west have responded In no
uncertain fashion.
1--WE have had both Cox and Roose-
volt In the west, hut they made no
Roadway against Senator Hardlng's
statement of HIS position.
''Oniy secondary to the election OF
Senator Harding " the election Of
United States scnntofa IN accord with
HIS vicws. the republican doctrine
now being certain md admitting OF
no equivocation. Tho republican can
dldntea for the senate who stand on
that doctrine and that doctrine only
should be elected. 20 aid Senator
Harding when M hcc0mes the next
president OF the United States. and
Thereby make douhiy certain that We
viii carry out the pipmises we have
aolemnly made 20 the people Of this
nation.
"Of courae. every normal person
Will promote peace and prevent war
by every hnnorahe means. And u
goes without auYinE, inHt lls Senator
Harding puts Il, that hereafter all
Will strive to prevent another catn-
ciysm.
Predicts landslide
But the iaaue now " the League
OF Nations The 0verFhndowing issue
IN whether Ameflran ditizenA WIN rub-
nit TO an disqualification Of European
ana Aslntic diploinnW which WIN
neither promote rcece nor prevent
war.
''Thcy viii not. It h this Issue We
meet boldly IN this campaign, secure
In Our position. fearlnn nothing from
free American citizens, aud the lssuei
upon which the views Of senator
Harding will By overwhelmingly en-,
doraed by our sensible people.
II have taken Il worry intense In
tefcnt In American politics for n great
number Of yenta. and J have never
IN thai time. aeen IN election when
there was 80 littic doubt rs In this
ono. My opinion Al that Senator
Hnrding's victory viii exceed any
within our pHrsonnl. rpcollection.'
Senator johnson apealtt IN Toledo,
Ohio, tonight, cleveland, Ohio. Thurs
day night. Milwaukee,, Wisconsin, FRI
day night, ami III Chiedgp Saturday
night. MennHhiloii ian Itinerary win
be worked out which VIII Keep the
two-fihtod Californian on the stump
almost nightly up to election day.
Senator Johnson Hhld he was In fine
fettle, his health war never better.
and he felt ~ FOR the fight that las
ahead.