Show PRESIDENTIAl BOOM fOR JOHNSON BEGUN Independents Want Califor- Califor Californian Californian ni nian n to Fight Hoover fo for Nomination By BT A Press WASHINGTON Nov 16 Will 16 Will Hiram Hiram Hiram Hi Hi- ram W. W Johnson seek the Republican presidential nomination against Herbert Herbert Her- Her bert jert Hoover He will be asked to when he gets hero here this week v or next by some of the ho western independents in con con- gress Senator Brookhart of ot Iowa is a chief chiet mover in a boom for his California California Cali Call fornia colleague The question was fanned up to energetic interest by Senator Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son himself when he recently at attacked attacked attacked at- at tacked the Hoover administration upon its relations with the league of nations in the dispute between China and Japan Then the former Chicago mayor William Hale Halo Thompson wrote Brookhart that while he had no authority au- au hority to launch a presidential boom for or Johnson he would be glad to coner confer conter con- con ter fer er with the Californian on the sub- sub Significant in the opinion of many political heads is the entry o of Representative Representative Representative Rep Rep- Swing into the senatorial race for California Swing is a close friend of Johnsons Johnson's and will oppose Senator in next springs spring's primary If U Swing and Johnson combine com com- bine lne for a battle against the president president president dent in his home state next year something like a showdown in Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican affairs is expected S |