The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-11
OUTCOME HINGES
UPON CALIFORNIA.
Hoover-Johnson B n t t ! C
May Determine Fate
Of Both Aspirants.
NEBRASKA IS PIVOTAL
Bryan-lIitchcock Fight Holds
Center of Democratic
Stage at Present.
CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE.


home state would he such a blow 20
other " tho Culfornlans that he
probably would not BE- considered
from THAT time "a Formidable ctndt.
date for the nomination. Aud a
probability H. thnt detoht BOO th'
California primary WOud end ih"
political career OF either ono OF
them.
II is even tho belief OF some poll
ticinns that Mr. Ilooycr's entrance
into the rtcc in California was en-
ginoered by persons who AT heart
are for General Woods uumiua-
ton. I'm order 10 beat senator John
son, ono Uf the most annoying ana
troublesome Of General WuodF uu
ponents. II Mr.. Hoover can carry
California agiinst senator johnson
81 would remove the sting from the
sharp charges made against General
Woods managers by Senator John
son, lessen the effect OF tho talk
about the expenditure of vast sums
OF money by tho wood manaEcrs
and send tho wood stock az u sin
gle bound much higher than It has
yet been at any time. IL The pu-
litical managers should place their
veto on the candidacy uf Mr.. Hoover
and he should find himself unable
to win the nomination. the vote ~
Senator Johnsons home state might
even be turned over to General
Wood and old "irony OF fate" would
be vindicated again.
But the question IL whclher Mr.
Hoover can defeat Senator John
son In California. despl;e the strong
sentiment there and elsewhere that
Hoover possesses presidential quail
tfications Hiram Johnson. with
four opponents In tho rnce wn9
elected governor OF California In
1914 by a plurality of tsS,506. His
vote. running on the progressive
ticket was greater than tho com.
hned vote OF the democratic and
few republican candidates aud
within few votes Of the combined
vote of all four of his opponents
And In 1919. when he made the
race for senator, he carried tho
state by n plurality OF almost 800.
600, although Woodrow Wilson car
ried the state ut the same timc by
3,7T3 and was given its entire eloc-
toral vote for president
Johnson's Fate In balance.
Mr.. Hoover. nominally resident
OF California. has not been there eN-
cept for brief occasional visits. since
1896, and IL In understood he did
not vote from 1896 TO 1918. He has
taken no hcLlNt part IN tnc pOltlch
OF California at my time, while
Senator johnson has shown himself
IN two statewide elections TO be al
most a popular idol. That thore
has been n great spontaneous de-
mhnd for Hoover's election by peo-
pile OF various shaded OF political be-
lief. not only In California. but else
where, can not be denied. but
whether that demand Is sufficient
90 overcome the remarkable hold
senator Johnson has on the people
of California and swing the state
delegation In the national conven-
tion to Hoover Is very much OF n
question.
Under the California law no decla-
ration OF party affillation is neccs-
sary TO enable one To vote I'm the
primary OF either party. There IL
no democratic contest In the state
over presidential candidates and an
uninstructed delegation will be
named. With no contest among
democrats. II may be that many
democrats will be sufficiently inter
ested 10 take part In the republican
primary and help to mako the
states choice OF republican candi-
dates There would be nothing to
prevent democrat from voting In
the republican party for either Mr.
Hoover or Senator Johnson, II no
failed to vote In the democratic pri-
mary, 70 that strong demoonatlo