The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-08-25
JOHNSON FIGHTS
To RETAIN SEAT
Tells Constituency In Pri-
mary Why He Opposed
4-Power Pact

Sacramento, Cal, Aug. 19.-Nig-
orous campaigning by senatorial and
gubernatorial candidates was the fea-
ture of the weeks preceding Califor-
MAS primary election, which will be
held on August 20 and at which can
| didates will be nominated for COM
plete state ticket and for all county
| offices.
Virtual last-minutes injection into
the pre-primary campaign of a Re-
publican opponent against United
States Senator Hiram W. johnson,
who had been expected to have a
clear field so far as the Republican
nomination was concerned, aroused
old-time political antagonisms. SEN
atOr Johnson's opponent was Charles
C. Moore, San Francisco engineer and
president of the Panama Pacific In
t;rnational Exposition at San Fran
cisco in 1915.
Moores candidacy was announced
after a meeting in San Francisco Of
Republican leaders opposed to
Johnson, and following the announce
ment 1T became apparent that the
anti-Johnson campaign would be bas-
ed on the latter's opposition to the
four-power Pacific treaty.
Early in the campaign reports
were circulated that Moore had the
'acking of the administration of Pres
ident Harding and that it was fight
of progressive" as represented by
Moore. against a man who was "at
outs" with the national administra-
ton. Later reports from Washing
ton said the President had decided to |
take no part in the California sena-
torial fight 1t also was declared by !
Senator Johnson's friends that aside !
from his vote against the Four-Pow
er Treaty, Johnson was a firm sup
porter of the President,
Senator Johnson returned to Cali |
fornia and was prompt to take up |
the fight. In his opening speech to
the "home folks" he declared that |
it was 1.-The same old fight against
the same old gang"-men who OPP |
posed him when he was governor and /
fought the Southern Pacific Railroad |
Company and other corporations.
Senator Johnson also declared that |
he had returned "to the best protect
ed state in the Union" so far as the
tariff was concerned. He declared
that he had opposed the Four-Pow-
err Treaty because he was opposed to
'entangling alliances" and because
Of the Japanese immigration issue,
which for years had been vital in
Other candidates for the senatorial
were William j. Pearson,
Democrat. of Los Angeles; Upton
Socialist author. Pasadena,
and Fl. Clay Needham. Prohibitionist,
Newhall.
For gubernatorisl honOrs. Gov.
ID. Stephens was out to sue
,eed himself on the Republican tick
.eed He also failed on the Prohibition
ticket. His Republican opponent was
State Treasurer Friend w. Richard
on, of Berkeley.
Madison b. Jones. of Glendale, a
los Angeles suburb, and Thomas Lee
district attorney of Los
Angeles County, were the Democratic
candidates. Jones also failed on the
Prohibition ticket. Alexander Horr,
# San Francisco, was the Socialist
andidate.
Republicans of the First and Sec
md Congressional Districts in North
I'm California made a determined eff
ort to regain these two seats in the
House of Representatives from Dem
,cratic incumbents. In all the 9TH
IT nine districts, except the Sixth,
hitch has been vacant since the death
asst fall of Representative Arthur
Ilston, the incumbents are candi-
.ates to succeed themselves. No OPP
position candidates appeared in the
fifth, Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh
districts to contest with Republican I