Evening star., 1934-07-23
The Political Mill
By C.. Could Lincoln.

California THIS year, Anat oouDt cFE~
iainly must have been diSpelled by
the speech which the Democratic ma
tional chairman. Postmaster General
James A. Farley. made before the
Commonwealth Club In San Francisco
Saturday night Mr.. Farley. after
declaring that the Democratic party
has . haven for progressive and
liberal thought, quoted from speech
made by President Franklin ID. Roose-
welt in September, 1892, during the
presidential campaign when johnson
was q supporter OF Mr.. Roosevelt
aaginst the then President Herbert
Hoover. Said Mr.. Farley:
President Roosevelt, In speaking at
Sacramento in September, 1882, ac-
knowledsed the essential progreSSivism
and unselfish service to this State OF
your own Senator. Hiram johnson.
HE said Of Senator johnson on
that occasion:
II am particularly glad to be here
IN Sacramento today and speak 10 the
townspeople OF man who has done
so much to further progressive
/ thought and courageous public action.
refer TO your own Senator Hiram
Johnson-long n warrior In the ranks
OF true American progress.
lit is u pleasue to look back TO that
statement and to measure the manner
In which Senator johnson has lived
up to that statement.
Two years are long time In pub
lie life Sometimes what We said two
years before We are altogether willing
to forget. But with Senator johnson
| it is different. Age cannot wlther
nor custom stale his progresslvism
For two years he has stood valiantly.
| Loyalty and courageously beside the
| great leader i'm the White House
| They have fought together to make
this country more happy and more
| free.
II am glad that he has permitted
his name to be listed under the DEM
| ocratic emblem on Novembers ballot
/ want to say to you that 1t makes
| shoulder to shoulder In the same
army with your great progressive
leader, Hiram Johnson"
y 4 a 4
Mr.. Farley naturally did not say as
much In his speech. but 1t is quite
| clear that the Democrats would be
/ overjoyed II Senator johnson could
| prevail upon some of his progressive
| followers In the State to give support
| to some Of the Democratic candidates
! for the House. Indeed, when Demo-
| cratic members of the House months
ago joined in sort of round-robin
| I'M s.f TnI,R,Snt.fS
nomination and reelection, it was
obvious that the Democrats were
hoping for this progressive support
to send them back to the next Con-
gress, If they can get it.
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| California is q big state. 1t casts
% electoral votes In presidential elec-
tions nowadays. 1t has been a
! pivotal State In the affairs of the
Democratic party in the past-for it
was the vote Of California that finally
placed Woodrow Wilson in the White
House again in 1916, after it had been
believed that the Republican candi-
date. Chief Justice Charles Evans
Hughes. had been elected. It is not
surprising that the Democrats should
seek to cement their gains in that
State, or should seek to tie up firmly
with Senator johnson, who at pres
ent is the chief and dominating figure
In California politics.
=
The campaign this year in Cali
| fornia for Governor has its troubles
for the Democrats. Upton Sinclair
former Socialist. has been out In the
lead for the Democratic nomination
for Governor. The strike situation
in California has not made the can
didacy of Sinclair any more to the
liking of q lot of Democrats. They
do not believe that they will have
Chinaman's chance of victory II
Sinclair is the nominee. and further
more, they do not like the idea ol
having Sinclair head the Democratic
ticket in the November election.
|
The statement was recently made
in this column that Senator Erickson
of Montana was the first Governor
of State to resign and then accept
appointment as Senator at the hands
of the Lieutenant Governor, who had
become Governor in his place. Since
then several cases of Governors, who
later became Senators, have beer
called TO the writer's attention, with
the suggestion that they were on ali
Tours with the case OF Senator Erick.
son. Specifically the cases OF the late
Senator Cullom of Illinois. OF Senator
Robinson OF Arkansas. the present
] Ilan1anrafka laod lar Of ~
and OF the late Senator Charles Henry
DIETRICH of Nebraska were mentioned
An examination of the records. how
ever, in these cases, show that these
Senator's all resigned as Governor
after they had been elected to the
Senate, and did not come to the Sen.
ate by appointment. Senator Dietrich
the records say, was elected Governor
of Nebraska in 1900 and served Us
Governor from January 3 to May
1901. when he resigned to become
Senator. He had been elected Sena-
tor on March 2S. 1901, to fill out the
unexpired term of the late Senator
Hayward. and he took the place in
the Senate that had temporarily been
flled by w. v. Allen. who was ap-
pointed Senator by Gov. Poynter.
\
In Senator Cullom's case the fact.
were somewhat similar. Cullom served
as Governor from January 8. 1877
until February 5, 1883. At that time
he resigned to go into the Senate
But he had been elected Senator IL
1882. Senator Robinson of Arkansa.
was elected Governor Of his State
in September, 1912. At the time ht
WAS a member of the House, a posi-.
tion which he resigned on January
IA to be inaugurated as Governor or
January 16. 1918. On January q
he was elected Senator. and took hi.
seat in the Upper House on Marcl
10 OF the same year.
An inquiry made by a Subcommit-
tee of the Senate Privileges and Elec.
/ tions Committee failed to reveal any
case outside of that Of Senator Erick-
son where a sitting Governor haC