Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-26
JOHNSON FOR TREASURER
Is ANNOUNCED
The Former Superintendent of
Weights Wants to Handle
States Funds

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26.-Char-
les G. Johnson, republican, former
state superintendent of weights and
measures, formally announced his
candidacy for state treasurer here to-
night.
Hiram johnson then governor, ap-
pointed Charles G. Johnson head of
the state weights and measures de-
partment in June, 1913. The gov
ernor's selection was made on merit
alone for, up to that time, the ap-
pointee had never been active in pol
Iitics. He had, however, draughted the
weights and measures laws for the
city of San Francisco and participated
| in the draughting of similar laws for
/ the state. He organized the state de-
partment and enforced the weights
and measures act provisions for sew
en- and a half years, winning recog-
milton from the federal government
as an authority on weights and mea-
sures matters.
The new candidate to succeed Friend
| Richardson whose office will be va
cant on the first of the year was
particularly active in patriotic work
during the war period. He cooperat-
led with Ralph Merritt in the enforce
ment of food restriction laws, per
sonallv recruited and 2fathered the
home guard movement, was prominent
las a speaker in every bond drive and
was chairman of the Nationality Bond
Drive for Sacramento county.
In brief statement issued tonight
he said:
81 have had over twenty years OF
practical commercial and banking eX-
perience which, l believe, especially
fits me for the office of state treas
urer. If elected, | will conduct that
office according to the highest stand
ards of commercial efficiency and
economy and will divorce it entirely
from political influences. will eX-
tend the fullest cooperation to other
state agencies, reducing the yardage
of red tape to the minimum in order
TO expedite the transaction of state
business"
johnson is AZ years of age, married
and has four children. He came to
California 81 years ago. Following a
preliminary campaign extending over
period of three months Johnson has
received many expressions of confl-
dence from leading banking and COM
Imercial interests throughout the state.
convict. In case of division, all write
lout their decisions and the case IS au-
tomactically referred to the higher
court. There are no juries.
The Judges are mostly former work
Iers, who have proved themselves trust
worthy and possessed Of level heads
Virtually none have ever had legal ex-
perience, although many OF the at
torneys now practicing in the courts
were lawyers before the war. The
majority of the judges are Commun-
lists.
Lovroff himself was an iron foundry
worker, Smirkoff, presiding justice Of
the supreme court, sitting in Moscow,
was baker.
"The accused may have as many at
ltorneys as he Wishes" Lovroff said.
Generally, when number Of people
are tried at once, they agree on two
or three lawyers to defend them"
There is no formal "admittance to the
ibar" in Russia. Amy citizen can ap-
pear in the capacity of an attorney,
with the accused's consent. There arc
no examinations for the bar.
The three or four cases | have per-
sonally attended were conducted with
commendable simplicity, although all
were superior courts. Many witnesses
were heard. The defendant always cx-
ercised his right 10 cross-exanine per-
sonally all those who appeared against
him.
There are really four tiers OF tri-
bunals," Lovroff explained. "Two
graduations of Peoples courts and two
! of superior Revolutionary War Tri-
bunals."