The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
LEONARD WOODS | IN CALIFORNIA
aternational News Service Declares
 He Is Most Popular Man for Pres idency in Golden Gate State Johnson Is Second.
pv Iuternational News Service

# fBy International News Service)
 San Francisco, Calf, Jan 6.-Sena- or Hiram Johnson threw his hat into he Republican ring at poor time, to many of his friends and oes alike in his home state. That he |as the whole hearted support of his Id1nirers in California is beyond a I.1estion, that he is caDable of carry 1E the nomination is altogether Bother matter, some of them have Emitted. Granting his nomination 'Een, the matter of being able to carry Ese election also presents it's difficult jes, some of his followers on the Eestern Coast admit.
 His political enemies in California |re many and they are of the most liter type. John D. Spreckles, sugar LI0g, of San Diego, is among the fore 0cst of the latter class, and Spreckles < power in California regardless of he fact that Johnson has defeated the Hawaiian sugar boss time after time.
 #'The East will beat him to death 'ren If he does get the nomination" Hid one of Johnson's enemies. He'll |0 well to carry California in pinch fhe goes up for President"
 Politics and political talk were be- .ln ming to warm up little in hotel ob bies of San Francisco before Sen LOT Johnson announced his candi- |aly for nomination, but when that 1rnouncement came they rose to fhite heat immediately. Today the Ff fmen especially are discussing the Presidential possibilities for 1920" nhnson is mentioned more Frequently hhn any other candidate with one ex- Hption.
 Ealifornia according to gallery poli- ieians" of the state, wants some one 1t does things without talking, but aiks in "a language that people can |nderstand This appears to be 'enator, who, popular as he Is. is harged with possessing hot air alve which works too much now and Ben"
 Eeneral Pershing is not among abse mentioned Woodrow Wilson IS placed Robert Lansing in the eli fble class by vetoing Lansing's policy oward Mexico, but he has cut off ali 'ossible hope for third Will on term by making Lansing eligible L4 far as California is concerned, Lan- log appears to be the lone hope for he Democratic party, and not even Vfn. c. McAdoo gets more than hon. fable mention occasionally when the is mentioned by Califor- iAns.
 n surprise of the first order came to he correspondent of the Indianapolis |iar just before Christmas while talk 1k to a San Francisco Examiner man a fhe St. Francis Hotel. Presidential were being discussed no and con by the San Francesca man nd two local politicians.
 ~'The Republican party has three ood men for the place" said one of he politicians.
 Eajor- General Leonard Wood can arry the country by storm because 70 Is a man who has seen service and fize is level headed and knows uough to build up organization of }e men
 Flames k Watson, Indiana's Sen tor, is the best fitted for the place be- anse he knows the United States 'ofernment and is big all the way trough. He doesn't fourflush, but he efb what he goes after.
 Senator Harding. of Ohio. is fitted or the job and has the backbone to e< what he goes after when he goes ter it.
 Mexico is going to be one of the iE issues and that is what will cost 1e Democratic party its head. Watch |H waiting elected Wilson, but 1t also IUpointed Burleson and his crowd -hat little w w meant more than Fkn Mir Wilson realized. He knew |zst it meant Woodrow Wilson in 1912 nd Watchful Waiting in 1916, but he IAn't happen to think that t would IhD mean Wholly Wrecked for the 3t2nocratic party in 1920"
 Wood is favorite in the vicinity #S San Francisco beyond any reason 0|e doubt. Wilson's photograph on q 3otion picture theatre screen brings ofth the faintest applause. Pershing Qts little better Johnson gets a ofd hand, but when Wood steps out n news weekly there is an encore Ftry time
 ayor Ole Hansen, who fought the 'e up in Seattle. would carry Cali 3fnia, but Henry Ford wouldn't get * many votes as he has flivvers in |{e state. Democrats admit that Ford M Wilson are neither one popular 1& California. Prohibition would hurt anator Watson on the Western Coast ome. because Califoria does not care or prohibition any more than 1t does on the JaDanese