Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-20
HIRAM JOHNSON
To BE OPPOSED
IN SENATE RACE
Charles C.. Moore. San
Francisco Engineer, An
nounCeS His Candidacy;
Primary on Aug. 29.

Sacramento, Calf, Aug l9 Cby
the Associated Press) Vigorous
campaigning by senatorial and gu
bernatorial candidates was the fca-
ture Of the weeks preceding Cali
fornia's primary election, which
will be held on August % and at
which candidates will be nominat-
ed for complete state ticket and
for all county offices.
Virtual last-minute Injection
into the primary campaign Of
a republican opponent against
United States Senator Hiram W.
Johnson, who had been expected
to have a clear field so far as the
republican nomination was con-
cerned, aroused old-time political
antagonisms. Senator Johnson's 5
opponent was Charles G. Moore,
San Francisco engineer and presi-
dent of the Panama Pacific Inter-
national Exposition at San Fran
cisco in 1915.
Moore's candidacy was an
nounced after a meeting in San
Francisco Of republican leaders
opposed to Johnson. and following
the announcement it became ap-
parent that the anti-Johnson cam
paiSn would be based on the lat
ter's opposition TO the four power
Pacific treaty.
Harding Keeps Hands orr
Early in the campaign reports
were circulated that Moore had
the backing of the administration
Of President Harding and that it
was a fight Of progressive" as
represented by Moore, against a
man who was "at outs" with the
national administration. Later re-
ports from Washington said the
president had decided to take no
part in the California senatorial
fight. 1t also was declared by
Senator Johnson"s friends that
aside from his vote against the
four power treaty. Johnson was a
firm supporter of the president.
Senator Johnson returned TO
California and was prompt to take
up the fight, In his opening
speech to the home folks he de-
clared that it was "the same old
fight against the same old gang
mon who opposed him when he
was governor and fought the Sou
thern Pacific Railroad company
and other corporations.
Senator johnson also declared
4. l.,
protected state in the union" so
far as the tariff was concerned,
He declared that he had opposed
the Horsepower treaty because he
was opposed to "entangling alli-
ances" and because OF the Japan
ese immigration issue, which for
years had been vital in California.
Other candidates for the sena-
torial nominations are William J..
Pearson, der ocrat OF Los Angeles;
Upton Sinclair, socialist author.
Pasadena, and n. Clay Needham,
prohibitionist, Newhall.
GubcrHatoriai Candidates.
For gubernatorial honors, Gov.
William D. stephens is out to sue
ceed himself on the republican
ticket He also filed on the pro-
hibitionist ticket. His republican
opponent is State Treasurer Friend
w Richardson of Berkeley.
Mattison B, Jones of Glendale. a
Los Angeles suburb, and Thomas
Lee Woolwine. district attorney of
Los Angeles county. are the dem
ocratic candidates. Jones also
filed on the prohibition ticket.
Alexander Horr of San Francisco
is the socialist candidate.
Republicans of the first and
second congressional districts in
northern California made a de-
termined effort to regain these two
seats in the house of representa-
tives from democratic incumbents.
In all the other nine districts, ex-
cept the sixth. which has been
vacant since the death last fall Of
Representative Arthur Elston. the
incumbents are candidates to sue
ceed themselves. No opposition
candidates appeared in the fifth,
seventh eighth and eleventh dis
tricts to contest with republican
incumbents.