The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-13
johnson Weak
In Sout herii
End of State
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
(Copy-!EAt oy The In:e.iiSencer)

Los Angeles Cal Oc.. f2.--ThlS is
'a- section o. California In which Srnt-
:"r Hiram Johnson seems - have lost
. his -r.p. So intense is the aut;-JnhU$"n
sentiment THAT as p"wcrtu!. Indeed, as
regular q Republican newspaper as the
Los Angeles Times has announced that
while Il will 10: endorse tn" Demo-
cratic nominee Il will on the other hand
decl;ae 10 ask the people to support
johnson.
Some !Sea ot the falling off in John
son stock here may hc obtained by en-
am:n.nS the primary vote tor president
;wo years ago when So nationally adj
VerfiSed and well liked = person as Her
bert Hoover had difficulty carrying Los
Angeles county by a majority OF Loo.
This year. c. c. Moo-". candidate for
tho senatorial nomination and no, to
he compared with Mr.. Hoover in pres
t'ce with the community carried the
sam" county ~ 1900 votes over Hiram
johnson.
Strange as Z may seem. he opponents
Of the senior senator from california
argue :hat he is no longer progressive
and all that sort Of thing. This X dry
c"UTtry and ;h"y suspec: Johnson. how
ever. reticent he may he ou ;hc Subjec;
10 lean towards the we; side.
VIII johnson Wtn2
Hira n johnson vii, have 10 dapeUd
a. usual on tho northern part Of the
state for his majority. Eut he will
need more votes from the north 10 win
than ever before. and winning wi;h
Johnson II this instance Is rot mercy
polling more votes than his Democratic
opponent. bu: retaining the support ~
the Republican rark and file On - NUM-
erical basis that shall be the equiva-
lent Of Il vote or confidence
The Republican registration : prac-
ti"ally four 20 one greater than the
Democratic totals. Ru: California had
somewhat the same d!sproportion be-
tween the parties when Woodrow VIII
son carried the state by 5000 six years
ago and Johnson by 100000.
VIII Johnson win by $4,000" II he
does I, will mean that California stands
back OF him rs s;aunChly today as In
1915. Eu. he chances sec INTO he
against such a large vote at this time.
There Is here and there 4 m1n!CeSta-
ton OF wounds IN California politics.
JHcr:endly critics sty johnson was
good governor bu; has made 4 poor SEN
ator and iha; ne has been travelling on
The momentum he gained while govern
"r. ThoS who say Johnson Is turning
conservative argue that 4 diminished
vote this ;:me will make Hiram -, Up
and take notice and make him r"a,!z"
. ihaN he mus: !ater3re. the spirit OF
California with a progressive twist.
johnson Under Fire.
One or the newspapers which sup
ports Johnson finds fault with his rot"
on the tariff FOR while approving his
protection ot fruit interests here Il
thinks ne was not justified in support
.ng none oc the other alleged iniqu!tiss
of the bill On an issue such as the
sena,e's vote on the seating OF unseat-
ing OF Mr.. NewAerry Of Michigan the
fact that Mr.. Johnson wasn't present 70
vote did not help him any with his con-
sttt!eutS who have been accustomed to
straight from the shoulder punches from
their idol OF aggrsssiveness.
Has Hiram johnson made good n
Washington" on" hears that question
asked very often m southern California
arH var:ousrv answered. Certainly Two
vca-s ago n the presidential primaries
California sen, 4 solid delegation 70 chi
ragn - support Johnson. stat" p".d" K
: row said was -cSH"HS!b!" f"r N"
bi-v.rg &c ire ha'Chct - that zine.
Now. however. some 90: :h" conS"rya-
t!,.s arc getting th".r r"v"uC". Not
,0u- ago N thr election OF Herbert
Hoover. n fac: thc man wh" managed
his state campaign. was elected county
chairman.
The Primary.
There ~ Sill 4 controversy as 20
tho meaning % ~" senatorial primary
-esu,.. Jnhnson'S friends inSls. on com
parsrg the vote he GO. in th.s primary
W, h,hs total SIX years ago. J",haSonS =
opponents would rather r".n, :" MS
-e,eu:v thousand majority IN l'@2 AMI
compare & with the on" hundred an"
seventy thousand hr S". n IN" preSi-
ds-,;ar preference IN 1870 n which Her
Der. Hoover was defeated.
Whichever way you iook a. !; IN" rart
remains :ha: Republicans are DIVIDED
on the subject - Hiram Johnson ana
The sores nS The primary fight hav" not
healed This vii, not affect n" Sena-
,or's victory n me final election hnt
:, NAV moan 4 reduced majority whirh
would surely interpret h"r"3houts aS
his elimination from. the presidential
race n 1924