The Washington herald., 1920-05-03
Coast Contest
Bears VitaHy
On Presidency
On tuesdays Result De
pend's Johnson $ Import
ance at Chicago.
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tion, put BY one Of the lunchers:
After all. gentlemen. don't those
seem to be very little things to dis
cuss as affecting a mans fitness
for the Presidency. in the face Of
the results that Hoover has attained
In public service at home and
abroad in the last Ave years?-
Hearst Issue Important.
The Hearst issue has been one of
very decided Importance In this
campaign His newspapers, two in
San Francisco and two in Los An
geles, have been unremitting In their
attacks upon Hoover, and as vocifer-
Gus In their Communication of John
son, as though they had not always
heretofore opposed that statesman.
They are unqusstionably a force in
the State, and because of their pow
er to give or to withhold publicity,
rather than because Of any conf
dence in their editorial policy, they
have exerted a considerable influence
upon the campaign.
But the Hearst support 10 not an
unmixed blessing. SomstImes the
New York publisher, together with
his San Francisco rival, Mike" De
Young, Is held up as a terrifying
illustration OF the way In which
Hiram has gone wrong since the
days he won elections with both of
these powers opposing him. The
fact that Senator Johnson acted as
n
Press case, and the size of the re-
ported fee. afford material for scath-
ing attack and still more savage
cartoons.
What Would Roosevelt sayf
And no better answer has been
discovered to a three-sheet poster
put forth by the Johnsonites. quot
ing Roosevelt in support of their
chlef' than the query whether. sup
posing he were again on earth
ROOSEVELT would be found STANDING
Win Jim Reed. Mayor Thompson
w; X Hearst and Hiram johnson.
IN attempting to forecast n.
result OF Tuesdays vote one uoust
take Into consideration the fact
tnat California has the habit OF
voting for johnson. and of electinr
MIN. He has been steadily before
the people for ten years, and MS
last plurality. when he ran for SEN
ator. exceeded 10000. although
Judge Hughes. on the same ticket,
was beaten for President. In his
early campaigns he had the almost
passionate support Of the Prosrcs-
siVes and the Roosevelt element.
Much or that he has now lost. But
m nf -
chine. Now he possesses one of his
own building that would make
Mat" Quay turn in his grave.
Can the machine make up for
that enlightened and devoted sup
port of Progressives which he has
sacrificed by turning for aid to his
ancient enemies OF the corporations
and the reactionary bosses?
Every Agency Utilized.
Upon the answer to that question
depends the outcome of this con-
test. Be sure that all that there Is
in the machine is going to be en-
ployed for the Johnson profit. The
State officers are with him almost
to a man-openly and extensively.
Public school teachers get letters
from men higher up in the school
system telling them to vote for
Johnson. Automobile owners learn
that the bureau issuing their H.
cense is much interested in john
sons candidacy. Every politician
who holds a State job is expected
to bring his friends to the polls on
Tuesday.
That in itself is a tremendous
force.
Let there be added to it the power
of money. In Michigan, johnson
won against the over-fnanced
Wood campaign by denouneing the
money power in politics. Here
money Is being used in his behalf
to a degree that bespeaks the ex-
istence of a big barrel somewhere.
I was in Michigan at the time OF
the primaries and can say that
there was no such evidence there OF
barrel campaign as appears here.
The State is plastered with bills
setting forth Johnson's virtues and
the admiration for him Of the late
Roosevelt. Newspapers are big with
Johnson advertising. In the smaller
towns it is dificult for the Hoover
uPOple to hire halls or bands. All
have been taken by their opponents
and not always for actual use
either.
Speculation rs to Source.
Where the johnson money comes
rom is a matter Of general specula-
ion. There are nine millionaIres on
lis delegate ticket. which may help.
.abbr is unquestionably for John
SON. Here they say 1t is due to the
unpopularity of a newspaper that
is supporting Hoover But In San
Francisco. the Chronicle, which is
for johnson. is equally obnoxious
to organized labor. yet the fact does
not affect labor's attitude in the
fight. 1t is quite true that a num-
bcr Of labor leaders are working
and speaking for Hoover. But I
think. that this force must. as a
whole, be counted against him.
The woman vote is equally strong