New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-31
Heavy Vote for
,JoIlnson's Rival
Amazes Capital
Senator, Apparently the
Winner by $4,000, Had
Been Expected to Hold
Nomination by 100000
Stephens's Defeat a Blow
Victor Wires His Friends II
Was Toughest Battle;
Progressives Unmove d
BY Carter Field

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30--The huge
vote against Hiram johnson in the Cali.
fornia Senatorial primary yesterday
was the biggest surprise political Wash
ington has had since Clifford Pinchoi
won the Republican nomination fol
Governor in the Pennsylvania pri-
maries.
Practically no interest was taken in
the fight until to-day, for the reason
that every one here had assumed that
! Of course Johnson would win. The
| figures up to q late hour tonight, Civ
ing Johnson 233,572 as against III ,9ts
for Charles G. Moore, created amaze
ment. 1t had been assumed that John
son would win by 100000 majority.
| Johnson himself wired friends tina
lit was tho toughest battle he has evel
been through.
See End of Johnson Machine
Far more important in tangible re
suits is the defeat of Governo,
1 Stephens, an old Johnson lieutenant
for denomination. Stephens has no.
removed any of the key men of tht
Johnson political machine installed By
Johnson when he was Governor. His
denomination and reelection woule
have meant the retention in power oi
the johnson organization, one Of ths
most powerful ever built up in ihs
| political history of the state. The de-
feat Of Stephens by +. w. Richardson
Republicans from California here as
sert, means that the Republican organ
ization in California will no longer bt
the personal machine Of Johnson.
| There was no such rejoicing on Cap
itol Hill among the progressive ele
ment over Johnson's denomination a.
that which greeted the victories OF
Pinchot in Pennsylvania, Beveridge ir
Indiana. Brookhart in Iowa and Howell
| in Missouri.
| The truth is the Progressives here
Moore had defeated johnson, despite
the fact that Johnson bolted the Re-
publican party on the Progressive
! issues in 1912 and was the Bull Moose
candidate for Vice President on the
ticket with Theodore Roosevelt.
Johnson was welcomed by the Pro.
gressive group when he came to Wash.
ington. He was the candidate for Pres
ldent In 1920 of the more radical mem
bers of the group, such men as Senate,
Borah. Of Idaho, and Senator Norris
OF Nebraska, doing what they could tc
further his cause.
At fcak or popularity
At that moment he was at the height
of his popularity with the progressives
especially IN view of his whole -souled
joining Of the irreconcilables in thei,
| fight against ratification of the Var.
sailles treaty and approval of the
League of Nations.
Since that fight ended with Wilson's
rejection of the treaty with reserva-
tions, however, Johnson has done little
to strengthen himself with the for
ward-looking group and has done much
to irritate the various members
Notably the Newberry case. Senator
johnson was on train speeding from
California when that vote was taken
but he did not arrive in time and was
not even paired against seating the
Michigan Senator. The, progressive
never accepted his excuses and have
never forgiven him.
But this was overshadowed by his
actions on the present tariff bill. II
ever there was a time for real
progressive fight, many of the members
Of this group thought, this was it
johnson did some shrewd maneuver
ing, which resulted In very higf
duties being imposed on Californis
products, particularly nuts and lemons
Then he swallowed the whole Ole
Guard tariff program. hook, line ane
sinker.