The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-19
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OPPOSED BECAUSE.
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Political Campaign
in-CaIifornia Started
Against Senator.
SACRAMENTO. Cal, Aug. 1s.----

s SACRAMENTO CAL, Aug b
(By the Associated Press)--Vigor-
Gus campaigning by senatorial ano
gubernatorfal candidates was the
feature of the weeks preceding
CALIFORNIA; primary election, which
will be held on August 20 and at
which Candidates will be nominal
ed for complete state ticket and
for all county offices.
Virtual last-minute injection into
the pre-primary campaign Of 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, arous-
ed old-time political antagonisms.
Senator Johnson's opponent was
Charles C. Moore. San Francisco
engineer and president OF the
Panama Pacific International Ex-
position at San Francisco IN 19l5-
Moore's candidacy was anounc-
ed after a meeting in San Francis
co of Republican leaders opposed
to johnson, and following the an
nouncement it became apparent
that the anti-Johnson campaign
would be based on the latter's op-
position to the Four Power Pacific
Treaty.
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 repre-
scented by Moor, against man
who was cat outs" with the ma
tional 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
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 declared
that it was ''thre same old fight
against the same old gang
who opposed him when he was
governor and fought the Southern
Pacific Railroad Co, and other
Senator Johnson also
declared that he had returned "to
the best protected state in the
Union so far as the tariff was
concerned He declared that hs
had opposed the Four Power
Treaty because he was opposed to
"entangIing alliances" and because
of the Japane se immigration issue
which for years had been vital in
California.
Other candidates for the senator
ial nominations were, William j.
Pearson, Democrat, of Los Angeles.
Upton Sinclair, Socialist author,
Pasadena, and H. Clay Needham
Newhall.
For gubernatorial honors, Cover
nor William D. Stephens was out
to succeed himself on the Repub,
lican ticket He also filed on the
ticket. His Repub-
lican opponent was State Treasur-
er Friend w. Richardson of Berke-
ley
Madison B. Jones Of G1andale,
Los Angeles suburb, and Thomas
Lee Woolwine, district attorney OF
Los Angeles County, were the
Democratic candidates. Jones also
filed en- the Prohibition ticket.
Alexander Horr of San Francisco
was the socialist candidate
Republicans of the first and sec
ond congressional districts in
Northern California made 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
are candidates to sue
coed themselves. No opposition
candidates, appeared in the fifth.
seventh, eighth and eleventh dis,
tricts to contest with Republican
incumbents