The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-06-03
HIRAM TO KEEP
TRANSPORTING
California Senator to Give
Windy City a Rare Old
Political Hurrah.
WILL oUT-TEDDY TEDDY


events scheduled here today. Rival
headquarters all along the line. per-
force, yielded the spotlight, saying:
| This is Hiram's day"
The blare of bands, the yelling Of
johnson slogans, a great reception at
| tne railway station, parade to the
| Californian's headquarters at the Au-
ditorium hotel with an escort OF Chi
cago and Illinois Johnson club men
| were al part OF the program arranged
F'ast night.
y tremendous amount Of work has
= up here for "the chief" as his
; quarters force calls the senator
Q, understanding being that he would
: Takes Full Charge.
As a matter of fact, only routine
= alters have been taken care OF by
5. ,hnsons lieutenants here, everything
/ ! Importance being held pending his
rrival. Questions of policy, directors
ipon which may hinge the nomination
itself. were to be determined at a con-
Terence with his leaders here this eve
ming. Today johnson takes full charge
| OF his preconvention campaign and
mated at the Coliseum, his friends say
he viii keep things popping every
minute
Poppy" Special En- Route.
The poppy special" the Johnson
train, bringing flowers and the Califor-
mia delegation plus a lot OF piuggers
for Hiram not only from the coast, but
from points between. will reach Chi
cago Saturday. Senator William II.
Borah, of Idaho, Johnson's confidential
whereupon. with all the other John
sonians present In Chicago or on the
way here, they plan to give the Windy
City a rare old political hurrah. It is
planned to outdo the demonstrations
over Roosevelt in 1912, II such thing
is possible, while as to his method Of
handling the convention situation, Hi
ram is expected to out Teddy Teddy
with Wnoop and sang.
with whoop and bang and blare
of bands such as greeted the coming OF
no other presidential candidate In
this campaign, Hiram johnson. the
last of the ''bg three" candidates tor
the republican nomination to reach the
scene of battle, arrived here at 1:40
p. m. The Californian briskly swung
himself down from the steps OF his
sleeper. Literally landing In the arms
OF mob OF clamoring admirers, ne
was swept along by the crowd on the
platform and into an automobile out
side the La Sale street station.
From the station he was driven TO
the Auditorium hotel. where his head
quarters have been established. HIS
out to greet him a chance.
Snout "HoWdy, Hiram."
'Howdy, Hiram" people shouted all
along the way. rhe "Write-in club."
as those who. at the time OF the
Illinois primary wrote in" his name
on the ballots call themselves, were
out by thousands, Justify yelling
"Howdy, Hiram with all their might
The lCifpson clubs, both OF chicago
and OF the state OF Illinois, were on
hand In addition to the "write-ins,"
determined to make as big a showing
as possible for the senator.
AS early as noon delegations from
the Chicago johnson organize tons
had begun to assemble at the Audi
torium and by the time the senator
arrived, a bigger ovation even than
that which greeted him at the railway
station was turned loose Tor Calitor-
MAS "favorite SON.
Unusual significance.
JohnsonS arrival mere is generally
considered as traught with unusual
significance tor the reason that no
one makes any bones of the fact that
he came to take complete charge OF
his own right tor the nomination.
Gen. Wood, when asked II ne had
come to Chicago TO assume control OF
his pre-convention campaign, replied
he was here TO do his share OF the
work,
IJVtn one VI us mas MS own WOTk
to perform" he said.
GOV. Lowdens work is largely IN
the hands of his friends" So It Is
with the others,
But at Johnson headquarters here
whenever a vital question is asked,
the instan admission this week mas
been:
wait until the chief gets here. He
will take tull charge and answer all
questions"
Now that Johnson has arrived, all
presidential row is waiting and watch
ing to see what Will happen.
session with Lieutenants.
No sooner had he arrived at head
quarters and his greeting TO the recep-
ton committee was over. than he went
into session with his Ileutenants, in
cluding his two sons, Hiram, Jr. and
Major Archibald. in charge here since
the opening OF the Chicago headquar-
ters. Hencetorth. according to an Of
ticial statement. johnson will person
ally conduct his campaign until the
end OF the convention.
Between now and TUESDAY the sem
ator Is expected to make an emphatic
declaration OF his principles by which
he will stand or fall in the conven-
tion. This declaration Is expected on
Monday night, when he VIII speak at
the Auditorium theater.
Mrs. Johnson came to Chicago with
her husband and seemed to take great
delight in the ovation accorded MIN.
Against "Pussyfootina."
That he would mot stand for the re-
publican party pussyfooting' on the
league Of nations" was a declaration
made by Senator Johr son 10 newspaper
men who boarded his train shortly be-
fore its arrival In Chicago.
''Will you lead your own ight?" he
was asked.
I'm do my best" he replied.
Il am coming to Chicago with mis-
sion. and l want the republican party
TO stand back of that mission. | do
not believe in pussyfootiug. and IN
not stand for the republican party
MAILING any excuses or getting behind
any bush with regard to its stand on
the league of nations.
The republican party should stand
out solidly against the league. and that
is what 1t will do IL ! have anything TO
say"
Senator johnson was thea informed
reports eliminating from various head
quarters TO the effect that. while in
structed for Johnson, many Of the
delegates plan to bolt him and cast
their ballots for other candidates.
Shouts His Answer,