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Show ! LOSES COAST ADHERENT San Francisco. Oct. 15 Marshall Stimpson of Los Aneelrs. who in ! 1010. was campaign manager for Johnson in southern California, delegate del-egate to the Republican national convention in 1912. presidential elector el-ector in 1S12. member of the state executive committee in 1920. and one of the most influential and prominent pro-minent Republicans in California, to day issued a statement coming out strongly and frankly for Governor Cox for the presidency. In his statement state-ment Mr. Stimson said: "As a progressive republican I had hoped to vote for the Republican candidate for president. While neither nei-ther the platform adopted, nor the candidate chosen were satisfactory to me. I intended to vote the ticket and work for better party condition's conditi-on's four ;..-:'. l-ter. The position taken by Senator Harding in his Des Moines speech, makes it impossible j for me to support him any longer After long, continued wiggling and wobbling, forced by the threats of the "bitter enders." he declares him-telf him-telf a gain -t the league of nations and J the treaty, and perforce for a sep-j sep-j arate peace with Germany. Such a ! course means breaking faith with our allies, and an aiiandonment of our war aims. "I have been a Republican except ! when I supported Roosevelt, all my life, and , like Hoover, I believe in a system of two-party government, rather than non-partisan or group party government, and that, generally general-ly sreak'ng. i man can work most effeetivol'- :n ' is, own party. However, How-ever, go farther, for I maintain f .; to pr? nt exploitation of party by unsup'-ir.ed partisans there must be in such party a considerable number num-ber of men and voni"n. who. when policies too corrupt or shameful are imposed' upon their party are not afraid to put their country's welfare ahead of that, of their party, and cross the party line-, to support men on measures they believe in. "Senator Hardirg is e?ther sincere or he is not since .e whn i a rv, lhat Rrnatcr Johnson's Los Angeles speech shows that Jeh- ,-p in ac cord with the I'enuidi -an piriform, and t!" Republic: candidate. If sincere, then Mr Harding wishes to drop the leagim and make a separate peace with Germany, a foolish and shameful policy that I annet indorse. indor-se. Of course, if he -s ot sincere, on a great issue : i -o this, I could not deem him fit for president. In either event. I a:j .ronght to the point where a decent self-respect will no longer allow me : continue my support of S naior Harding, and the most efl'.-ciiv prolog I can make is to vote for the Democratic nomi- ! nee. Governor Cox. v. ho has whdom J enough to take the side of the right and courage to be positive in express ling his views." Po'i.J l Adv. |