New-York tribune., 1920-05-01

the breach was repaired and what meas.
ures were taken to heal the differences,
III ms campaign Tor Governor at his
hrst election Johnson's slogan was that
he was ITO kick the Southern Pacific
out of politics" In succeeding cam
palgns he pointed to the fact that he
mad Kicked the Southern Pacific out
of politics" ~ WV
But in this campaign nothing has
been said to hurt the feelings Of the
most sensitive Southern Pacific man.
This change of front on the part Of
the Senator has been taken to mean
that he has made his peace with the
railroad and that the corporation will
back him, if nominated, in the states
OF ARIZONA, Texas, Louisiana, Califor-
MIA, Nevada, Oregon, Washington.
Idaho. Utah. Wyoming. Colorado. Ne,
braska and Kansas. where it has inter
ests or is in close touch with the
Union Pacific, formerly part Of the
great system.
But If railroad officials are for John
son railroad employees are not. His
stand on the Cummins- Esch bill has re-
suited in his being put on the list of
"undesirables" being circulated by the
four hrotherhoods. Every railroad en-
pioyee has been warned that johnson
IS not friend of labor. While the
Cummins -Esch bill was pending numer-
Gus appeals were made by letter and by
wire to Johnson for support, but he
ignored all of them.
Other lines of labor arc opposed to
johnson and numerous Hoover clubs
have been formed all over the state.
lhe workmen in the oil regions are
practically unit for Hoover.
ntl-prohlbitionists, among them the
grape men all over the state, are fight
ing johnson. His vote on the Volstead
act veto aligned him with the drys. Al
though California ratified the Eigh
teenth Amendment, the action was dis
approved by many because the Legis-
!ature elected that year took it's action
III the face of popular majority of
10000 IN favor Of the manufacture of
intoxicants.
Wine People Oppose Him.
Theodore Gier, head of the state
vine association, has come out in a
statement against Johnson. Gier has
an enormous following. There are
thousands CT Italian, Swiss and other
naturalized voters in California who
part of their daily diet. and these are
solid against him. Hoover has i'm
mense strength South of Tehachap'-
the Los Angeles district. johnson has
been losing there steadily. Hoover is
strong in Santa Clara County, the gre At
fruit producing section of the state,
which is his home and where he was
educated. He will split even in San
Francisco and in the grape growing
counties of Napa and Sonoma will run
ahead. The northern and sparcely set
tied counties will doubtless be for
johnson. but the strength manifested
in the others will more than overcome
any gains he may make.
On the Japanese issue political OBJ
servers believe Johnson stands to lose
California does not want the Japanese
here to take and own land and keep it
away from white people. The proposal
of Senator Phelan to limit Japanese
immigration and TO prevent owne rship
Of land by any alien barred from citi-
zenship met with hearty response in
California. with the exception of
Hiram Johnson, who remained silent
and is still silent on the question. AS
result, anti-Japanese ownership
voters are anti-Johnson voters and
there are hundreds of them active in
the campaign to defeat him.
One fact significant of sentiment in
California is that this is the first cam
paign in which any of the great news
papers have fought Johnson. "The
San Francisco Bulletin" which is con-
first time, is against him. and small
papers all over the state have bolted
him. True, the Hearst papers are sup
porting him, but with them it is case
not of loving Cesar more, but hating
Rome