New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-04
Galifornia's Candidate Ac-
corded manufactured
Demonstration After a
Ride i'm the City's Autos
BalAs at Comment
On Indiana Plank
Senator'S Willingness to
Compromise Assumed,
if He Can Find a WAY
By Carter Field

CHICAGO. June 3.-Hiram John
son crashed into town to-day, was
met at the station by large crowd,
and rode triumphantly through the
streets to his headquarters at the
Auditorium Hotel. Appearing at a
window just over one of the 800
foot-long johnson for President"
signs and just under more modes.
Hoover for President" sign, he told
why he had come to Chicago.
This was to prevent any "strad-
ding" or "pussy-footing" on the
league of nations issue. The Sena-
tor insisted in his talk to a crowd
which spread over the pavement and
about half way across Michigan
Boulevard, on the very scene and
under somewhat similarly staged
circumstances as when Theodore
Roosevelt entered Chicago eight
years ago, that he wanted Americas
rights protected and that he was un-
alterably opposed to America enter
ing the present league of nations
Excludes the Indiana Plank
There was keen interest in the Sena-
tors utterances with reference to the
treaty plank, and his supporters almost
had heart failure when the stenog
rapher, in running off the speech to be
given to the press, used the words "any
league in stating what the Senator
opposed, rather than present league
In response to direct question, how
ever, the Senator declined to put the
Indiana treaty plank in the pussy
footing" class. This plank has been
recognized, in the consensus of judg-
ment of Republican politicians, as the
easy solution, being a plank on which
both Senator Borah, as bitter-endcr.
and Senator McCumber, who favors
mild reservations, could stand.
The johnson demonstration seemed
to be slight disappointment even to
his most jubilant supporters. The
enthusiastic enough, but it was not
large. There were evidences on every
hand that the demonstration was being
manufactured. Mounted policemen
headed the parade. City machines ear
ried some cf the notables, these cou--
tesies being extended by the grace of
Mayor William Hale Thompson who is
being fought by Governor Lowden nni
his followers on account of Thompson
alleged PROC erman record.
considerable faction Of the Re-
publican party in the city held meet
ing last night at which the defeat of
Thompson was held up as the prime
objective.
Deplores Tribune Attitude
Mr.. Johnson told newspaper men
shortly after his arrival that he de-
plored and protested against the "ob-
vious determination" Of certain New
York newspapers, particularly "1hc
New York Times and The New Yerk
Tribune TO eliminate from the Re
publican party all thu plain people"
"Of course the gree bulk Of the
people Of this country ~ Of the char
acter which these papers would ellmi-
nate from the party councils and from
party consideration"
Without mentioning General Woods
name. Mr. johnson referred sarcast:-
cally to the statement Of zone of the
prominent candidates" to the effect that
he was for the league with Amerlcarlz-
ing reservations, and when asked II tne
Lodge reservations were satisfactory,
said: IF they NAmericaniZe the COW
enant, they meet the issue"
We do not want any difficulty III
understanding the situation sand Sen
ator Johnson. "We want it very c.
to every one. We do not wish TO
our position on the treaty so ~
that it will be necessary to have !
pretations of it,"
Opposes Present Charter
Despite Mr. Johnson's refusal to
ment on the Indiana plank, it was {
for granted among his hearers tn
is not at all satisfied with 1t, and
he proposes to fight for q straig J.
declaration that the United STAGES
never enter the league Of nations uraes
its present charter without changes
which protect every American right.
The anxiety of his followers TO pre-
vent publicity for the stenographers
mistake, which stated Johnson's oppo-
sition to "any league of nations" was
assumed to show that he IS willing to
compromise, providing the word is not
accepted as a synonym for pussy
foot"
Riding in on the train. Mr.. Johnson
paid his respects to The Literary d.
gest" poll, on the same broad theory
on which he attacked the New York
press. as eliminating the plain people.
THE Digest poll eliminates one
class of the voters" he said, the
hard working laboring classes, who do
not subscribe to magazines. In that
class has been my greatest strength
since l first ran for public office"
Rides With Crocker
Johnson rode from the station in his
triumphant procession with National
Committeeman William II. Crocker, Of
California, a capitalist whom the Cali
fornia Senator had fought during his
entire political career until this Pres
idential campaign.
1t was the attendance of Charles E.
Hughes at a meeting presided over
by Crocker at San Francisco, il will
be recalled, which enraged the johnson
supporters in California more than any
other one thing in the campaign OF
1915.
In view of tho presence of Crocker
spectators were little surprised a,