Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-06-04 | Page 2 | Hiram Johnson Given Noisy Demonstration

Senator Believes He Has People Peo-ple With Him In Campaign Cam-paign For Nomination. CHICAGO. June 3. Senator Johnson John-son of California marked his arrival on tho Republican convention battleground battle-ground here today with a prompt, emphatic em-phatic declaration that ho would demand de-mand an unequivocal plank in the Republican Re-publican platform against the league of, nations. Met by a crowd of several thousand enthusiasts. Senator Johnson announced an-nounced his intention to center nis platform fljfht on tho league question. Ho spoke from the hotel "balrony of hls'headquarters to a large crowd, and alno defined his position in formal statements to tho press. Tonight he was honrse from speech-making, but ready to launch into conferences with convention leaders tomorrow. "My paramount purpose," said Senator Sen-ator Johnson. "Is to havo the Republican Repub-lican party fearlessly and frankly take Its stand on tho all-important question ques-tion of the league of nations and against the present covenant. I want tho Republican pnrty in 1920 to be the party for the protection and Independence Inde-pendence of human freedom. "The plank on the league which I wish to have adopted should bo ono no clear and explicit that it will require re-quire neither explanation nor interpretation." interpre-tation." Senator John3on said he had not' decided whether he would lead his! league fight from tho eonvontlon floor, but he said lie was prepared for thati course if there should bo any dodging on the issue. "There is a disposition In some some quarters to eliminatft from the Republican party just common folks," said he. This must not be tolerated. The Republican porty must not be dehumanized. de-humanized. I deny tho right of the power or tho authority of any newspaper news-paper or self-constituted leaders to read out of tho party those in whom Lincoln's spirit ever abided, the plain peoplo of the land."