Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-11
Victory for Administration
Outstanding in California

Comment on the California pri-
maries discloses varying opinions as
to the extent and significance Of the
rebuff suffered by Senator Hiram
Johnson, but there is almost universal
agreement on the point that emphatic
Endorsement was given the Coolidge
administration and Its policies. m
| Guiding adherence to the World Court.
The Johnson candidate won the Re-
publican nomination for governor,
while Senator Shortridse was renomi-
mated in the face Of johnson opposl'
| ton.
! LAS we'll as sweeping ,hoorse
| ment of the administrative policies OF
| president Coolidge" In the opinion
of the Los Angeles Express Repup
! 1ican> the denomination of United
| states Senator Samuel Shortridge was
a decisive victory for the World Court.
| The court" adds the Express, was
| forced as an issue upon the people
! of California. There had existed no
| onoosition sentiment. but genera
| scuuiescence in the policy or ffesl-
I dent COOLIDGE But during the pre-
| primary election campaign that senll,
| ment was challenged, by oehia ilo
| for retirement of Senator SnortrloSe
| because he had voted in the senate
| for the resolution Of adherence me
| immense vote by which Shortr1dSe
was renominated was the answer VI
! California Republicans.
Outstanding national significance
is seen in the result by the Oakland
| Tribune independent Republican,
| According TO that paper. the eyes or
| the Nation were on this contest, Tor
Il was the one senatorial primary IN
! which the World Court was made the
| issue and accepted by both sldes' anu
where that issue was clearly deTneo'
| The Sacra mento Union 0ndepeno
| emf, contends that Hiram Johnson
was the real issue" and its comment
| is. johnson came out to tell the PEG.
ple of California whom they shouio
send to Washington as Senator; Not
even Hiram johnson ever dlsplayeo
| more impertinence. But the people
wo,,ld not take his dicta ton. The
! santa Rosa Press.Democrat hnde
nendent) concludes that Hiram john
! sons influence Is shown to be nc
longer formidable In this state
though it explains: THE i'ress- Dem
ocrat supported johnson when ne was
governor. and was glad to give MN
full credit for the progressive meas
lreS ne TaLNSTSu WING ~ eAi"' W"
| When he deserted his progressive
principles and showed himself TO be
only a Johnson man after all. we were
through.
The conclusion that the people OF
California sized up the World Court
issue as one largely manufactured
for campaign purposes Is drawn by
the Reno Evening Gazette Repub
lican). with the added comment that
they were convinced that Shortridge
had made a good record in the Sen
ate" With more favorable att
tude toward Senator johnson. the
Portland Oregon Journal independ
emil records that Ito the campaign
against the court. California gave ar
unqualified, a decisive and an over
whelminT answer, even to It's oWr
| Hiram Johnson The Journal con
cedes that Senator Johnson has
strong personal following in his home
State" and that "he has been highly
successful in directing public opinion
| i'm California
Taking issue with those who see
| World Court victory. the New 1orF
| sun independently analyses the vote
and directs attention to the fact tina
returns give Senator Shortridge 81.
200 votes, but his opponents, Rober
N. Clarke and Representative Line
berger. both anti-court, polled between
| then, 343 900 votes" The Sun ffndE
that Senator ShortridSe owes his re
nomination not only to the division
in the camp OF his Anniversaries 8. but Il
/ The fact that he is known as an Ad
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