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Show Wm: JOHNSON SPEAKS, BUT" i BEHIND CLOSED DOORS uM CHICAGO. June 12. Senator Hl Hiram Johnson of California, made a HHjl number of statements abqut the Re- U publican convention and its conduct HIm before a meeting 'if delegates and i HIH others from his st'ite tonight. HH "I knew from the.start that J would HBH never have had a chance for the noml- In nation if I had gone into the conven- HIII tlon with only a hare majority." no HVf cald, "but California went straight Krj down the line," t lie made some remarks about in-fluencc in-fluencc having been applied to delv- '; i gates, but the largest part of the ad- ' L5 dress which was mado quietly was cut ' I off when doors were closed against i fipeclalora who tried to get within hearing distance. . |