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7 FAVORS DIRECT PRIMARY F OR PRESIDE NY By David Lawrence (Copyricht, 1920 Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 24. Sen ator Hiram W. Johnson may be out tumpin for the Hardln-Coollde ticket, but he hasn't forotten what happened at the Republican national convsntlon in Chicago last June and Juat as oon aa this campaign 1b over, the California .enator mean" to lead a fight for a revision of the method, by which candidates for the pres idency are chosen. Hiram Johnson has the notion that Ihe people ought to have something to do with nominations for the presidency th.i tha nubile nau noi ton- fronted with a choice between inferior mn. He thinks that the primary sys tem is both logical and democratic, and while he i expressing no opinion about the persons nominated In the last con ventions of the blr political parties, he lx Inclined to the belief that the public would not be much worse off and per hape better If It tried the primary sys tem instead t the convention method. . WANTS HEW LAW The California senator might tell an Interesting- story about what took place at Chicago If he were disposed to do so. He could, for Instance, reveal the abso lute pldr aiven him by other leaders at the Chicago convention that when the recess was taken on Saturday afternoon it waa with the understandln that an opportunity would be -given for alt con cerned to agree upon a man that the progressive wing of the Republican party could support wholeheartedly. But except Insofar as It might em phasise a point now and then, the con troversies of the last convention will not be revived. Senator Johnson's aim Is to get a law passed by conareaa that will establish presidential preference pri maries as something more substantial than they are today. WILSON T&rED IT The spectacle of both parties nominat ing a man who hardly figured In the primaries while he expressed wishes of the people In several states were com pletely disregarded will give Johnson the background for his appeal. And when he goes campaigning for Harding In Oregon, Washington, Montana and in Eastern states, he will take occasion to call by name some of the Individuals who were elected In the primaries and failed to carry out their Instructions at the Republican national convention. Public men have tried before to bring about the choice of presidential candi dates by direct vote of the people, but have failed. Woodrow Wilson gave a pledge In his first message te-' congress that he would try to secure the end of the convention system. Indeed. It waa his belief that the question of one or two terms could be best handled by the people in a presidential preference prim ary rather than at national conventions. His suggestion waa that conventions should meet merely to ratify the choice of the people In the primaries and to writ the party platform. Nothing came of the plan, as the congressional com mittees before whom an attempt was made to frame legislation Insisted that such a law would be unconstitutional as the constitution gives the several states the right to determine the method by which their preference shall be ex pressed. Senator Johnson, however, wllf not let the academic objection of constitutional difficulties dissuade him. The usual an swer that a constitutional amendment is needed brings no relief, for it takes a generation to get a constitutional amend ment adopted. PEOPLE DISAPPOINTED ... Johnson aised up California sentiment very accurately before deciding to Uckle at once the Question of choosinsr presi dential nominees. While the MeAdoo Democrats are working tooth and toenail for Cox and while the Johnson Repub licans are being , urged by their leader to support the Republican standard bearer because of his expressed opposi tion to- the League or Rations, funda mentally there Is disappointment over the selections made at Chicago and San Francisco. No more opportune time could have been chosen to make an laaue against the convention systemnd Hiram Johnson proposes to start right in whn h hirk tr Wa .h Inafnn In rDecember. Northern California presents a per plexing situation politically. San Fraft clsco leans toward Harding. It la nor mally a strong Democratic center. The region In the vicinity of Sacramento shows more friendliness to Cox and they talk of carrying California for him. Indeed, much more optimism about Cox's chances In California is to be found In Sacramento, where he made a splendid Impression when he spoke last week, than anywhere else in the state. Of murw Karram.nfn has w.t Inclina tions and many of the wets are planning1 to support Cox. The league of Na tions has been staunchly defended by the Sacramento Union and vigorously op posed by the Sacramento Bee, so that opinion may at least be said to be di vided on. that question. The majority of the San Francisco newspapers, however, cast their Influence against the league. Normally the Demo cratic strength came from Northern California. But the southern end of the state Is this time stronger for the League of Nations than the north. So anything may happen In California In the next few weeks, though If the election were held tomorrow the state would go for Harding. (Tommorw't dlipsteh will deal with the sttns Uon In .Ntrult.) Sacramento Fruit , Damaged by fire Sacramento, Cal., Sept. Zi. V. P.) Damage to warehouse and plant No. 12 of the California Packing corporation. swept by tin yesterday, may reach 12,000,000, corporation officials said to day.-" Four firemen were injured in the blase which for a time threatened other industrial plants on the waterfront. The warehouse of the plant waa filled with the season's pack, of fruit and ; vegeta bles. As the fire swept through the warehouse, the cans exploded like sheila. Defeated Candidate Seizes Mexican City Mexico City. Sept 24. (I. N. S.) General Francisco Muguira, defeated candidate for governor of Michoacan, took possession of the state house Thurs day with an armed force and formed his own legislature. His Politics In Doubt Merrill. Wis., Sept 24. (U. P.) Peo ple of the town of Russell, near here, are wondering what are the politics of C. L. Burt. He was named both Re publican and Democratic committeeman from his district GOING UP HILL OR DOWN ? 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