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what Senator Johnson's position was
toward the Hoover ticket. The Hoover
Republicans Immediately put out
statement to the effect that there was
no news" in the fact that Senator
johnson would not support the Presi-
dent and let it go at that.
It is quite possible that these john
son followers who wills vote against
Hoover had already made up their
minds to support Roosevelt, and that
the johnson statement after all viii &C.
complish little. except to make the regu-
lar Republicans work harder than ever
for Hoover.
McAdoo Lauds Statement.
Mr.. McAdoo, after reading Johnson's
statement, took leaf out OF Gov.
Roosevelt's book and did little soft
soaping of the Senator. One OF the
least flattering Of his comments was
declaration that the johnson statement
is one of the finest definitions OF pro-
gressivism, as opposed to reaction, that
I have ever read"
Mr.. McAdoo would dearly love to
have Senator johnson issue another
statement declaring himself in oppo-
sition to Tubbs and Shuler. In a
measure, however, johnson must feel
some kind of gratitude to Tubbs for
ditching Shortridge In the primary
election, for Shortridge Is another pet
hate of johnson.
In his campaign for the Senate Tubbs
has aligned himself squarely in support
Of the President and his policies. The
Republican presidential campaign man.
ayers, however, have been in q quandary
as to how far they could or should go
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they put on fight for him it might
drive away a lot of dry votes from
Hoover. Tubbs is youngster, IS years
old, and has been a State Senator the
last eight years. He rode into the sun
light on the anti-prohibition wave. He
represents to the wet voters tubs and
tubs of beer. He has pledged himself
to vote for the immediate repeal Of the
eighteenth amendment and the Vol
stead act. There Is nothing halfway
about Mr.. Tubbs. He has hosts Of
friends in his home town, San Fran
cisco; is the son Of wealthy parents:
was a flyer in the World War. enlist
ing while at Yale to become member
of the Air Service. He is pictured by
his opponents as "playboy," a sort OF
is well over feet tall and built in pro-
mie Walker type, and has stuck to his
job as State Senator like a leech. All
the wet organizations. including the
Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment and the Crusaders. are
working for Tubbs' election, and the
Anti-Saloon League Is said be tearing
its shirt for Shuler.
Shuler Gets Big Vote.
It would appear on the surface as
though Tubbs had an excellent chance
to win this Senate race. with the dry
vote split between McAdoo and Shuler.
and perhaps he has. However. Shuler
polled a big vote in the primary, re-
ceiving $4,000 Republican votes and
$4,000 Democratic votes. not to mention
those he got as candidate Of the Pro-
hibition party.
The total Republican vote cast In
the primary was $4,000, covering all
five andidates-Tubbs and Young
worth, vets: Shuler and Grail. drys.
and Shortridge, while the Democratic
vote cast was $4,000, including the
votes for McAdoo, Wardell. Mccarthy.
Abbott and Hale and Shuler II the
Shortridge vote and an appreciable part
of the dry Republican vote stands by
Tubbs, he will be elected. On the other
Qano, II all tne Ory HepuDlcan VOte
went to Shuler he would have a good
chance. Investigation shows that more
dry Republican votes are going to Shu-
Ter than to McAdoo. The principal
hope Of the McAdoo supporters is that
Roosevelt will carry the State by such
large vote he will take McAdoo to
victory with him. In addition, they
say that McAdoo is q man of far
greater parts than his opponents and
that if the country is to have a Demo-
cratic President. it would be well for
California to have Mr. McAdoo in<tife
Senate to work for the interests Of the
State.