Show JOHNSON IS CRITICAL OF Conveys No Intimation He Will Not Support Ticket But Flays System That Prevented His Nomination n By James R. R Nourse J Service Staff starr Co Correspondent CorrespondentS S O AN FRANCISCO June 23 Sena Sen Sena Senator tor br Hiram W. W Johnson upon his arrival here this afternoon broke his long silence respecting the action of the Chicago convention which reject reject- ed cd his claim for the presidential nom nom- In Tn a n statement given exclusively to Universal Service the senator gave gaye for the ilie first time his views regarding the manner in which the tho convention was operated He declared the tho system SJ'S tern tem II that enables a few fe men contemptuously cont con con- t ly to substitute th their r will II for the man many who constitute the party party par party ty must be destroyed He lie criticized criticized the action of the convention in ignoring the thc poplar vote in the presidential presidential presidential preference primaries 3 forces which controlled the convention con in opposition to this expressed pre pre- ference The senators senator's statement co convoyed no impression that he will not support tho the Republican ticket On tho tho contrary he ho carefully specified sped sped- fied that his criticism of ot the tho convention convention convention conven conven- tion did not apply to tho the selection of ot otI I Senator Harding Neither did the senator intimate I either b by his manner or of by his words I that ho he nursed any grudge except which set sot at against those forces naught the popular will regarding the theS I S nomination 0 I o a. a Mom Mani on Third Party Part The senator was utterly mum on the subject of oC a third party as M well as upon every angle Ie of ot tho the question as as to what his course might ht be In tho the en ensuing ensuing en- en suing campaign He said he Intended Continued on Page 2 JOHNSON TELLS ELS HIS VIEWS VIENS OF CONVENTiON Continued From Page 1 to rest a few days before he made an any statement as to what he will nill do H lie intimated such a statement might b be forthcoming within a short time Senator Johnson said ho he went Int into the tho contest with no Illusions and came cam out with none He realized ho said that It was wag well nigh Impossible t to translate the peoples people's support Into support support sup sup- port by those who controlled the con con- onton JIo declared however there must b bno be beno no repetition of such a flagrant disregard gard of the peoples people's wishes wishes wishes-in In the matter mat mat- mattor tor ter of the tho nominee Welcome Home The Tho Joyous homecoming given lo to the tho senator when ho he arrived at the tho ferry depot warmed his heart and ho beamed delightedly upon the cheering group o of friends who surrounded him Ho lIe was escorted In a flag draped automobile containing Mayor Rolph Major Johnson his son and Police Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- Theodore Theodoro J. J Roche Rocho to his Jackson Jackson Jack Jack- son street home Mrs Johnson followed followed fol fol- lowed In n another car The Tho senators senator's statement when asked to comment on the action of ot the Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago convention was as follows The Tho great emotion with mo inn today Is an overwhelming delight at again be beIng being be- be ing in California I have havo put politics behind me temporarily will rest up Until then I shall say nothing of poll poll- tics Alter After my long and arduous campaign campaign cam cam- I think I am entitled to a brief respite I want to thank the tho good people people peo peo- of California and those of other states who stood by mo in the recent contest I am homo with no regrets cheerful and with full equanimity Had r ISo o as to Outcome f 1 entered the tho struggle with no Il Il- Il I came out of it with none In fair fight the tho people responded to tome tome me In direct primaries before the tho people themselves I won I could not translate the peoples people's support into support by those who controlled controlled con con- trolled the tho convention A few men contemptuous of the rank and file of the tho party determined the tho express will of the tho people should not bo be controlling controlling con con- trolling cynically disregarded the presidential preference primary I say this not in criticism of the tho candidate selected Senator Harding but in a amere amere mere statement of a recognized fact which has been resented often of late Tho system that thus enables a few men to substitute their will for the tho many who constitute the party must be destroyed Californians may well feel proud of the tho fight they made The people wore were with me the tho politicians and those sinister Influences with which we have havo become familiar in our poll poll- tics were against us That's the whole story Id I'd rather go down to defeat with California and the people than win without them Crowd Cheers Senator In ha the tho crowd which met the senator it at the tho ferry were many who took rook oc occasion occasion oc- oc casion to say what they thought of the action of the tho convention One strident voice heard above the rest They bunked you this time but they cant can't do it again Three cheers for Hiram also were given with with- with hearty hearty a-hearty will as the tho seii- seii sena- sena tor or elbowed his way through the pressing press press- ing ng crowd The Tho senator looked to be In fine health and fit for a fight of any kind Ho wore a light gray business suit and a straw hat which ho he waved re repeatedly repeatedly re- re In answer to the tho cheers of the tho throng which greeted him |