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Show JOHNSON IS I TELLING WHY H California Governor Ex-H Ex-H plains How Taft H , Electors Lost Out 1 Banror, Me., Oct 2S. Governor Hl- HJ ram John sou yesterday epoko in ten H , cities and towns of Maine to the lar- H , gest outdoor crowds bo has mot dur- H ing the campaign. The weather was H raw and at times his voice became H ' husky, but he insisted on finishing his B program despite the risk of losing H I his H "I see here a replica of the senti- H n:ent in Indiana and Pennsylvania' Hl ho said at Waterville. "It 1b the H same perfcrvid spirit that is sweep- H ing the entire land. It is the spirit H that is going to return Theodore H Roosevelt to the White House and once aialn give us a real president presi-dent who will work at all times In the interest of the whole people." Governor Johnson learned early yesterday yes-terday that two nrgnraonts used against the new party in Maine wcro that the charges of fraud in connection connec-tion with the Chicago Republican convention con-vention were unfounded and that the governor has deprived California Republicans Re-publicans of their votes. He replied to both, accusations in different addresses. ad-dresses. Regarding the Chicago convention ho went into detail and after the direct di-rect charge against him. He said: "The Taft men in California had an opportunity to place electors on the ballot if they desired. They purposely purpose-ly refrained from doing so. They pretend pre-tend that they were disfranchised. They did not pursue tho course that was open to them to put their electors elec-tors on the ballot, probably because the leaders of the Taft movement in California, already had determined to support the Democratic candidate." The governor left last night for Jferiden, Conn., where he opens his Connecticut campaign today. |