The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-06

operate under a three-cent fare franchise
in opposition to the other lines, but on the
unoccupied streets. He carried this prof.
ect along until he was stopped by the
courts.
MAKING A MACHINE.
johnson was using the city's power
rather freely to form a political organiza-
ton with which to further his future am
bitions Some Of the Democrats and all
Of the Republicans joined to shear him OF
his power, and fight against the existing
city government was started, which re-
suited in complete reorgani cation OF
the municipalities of the entire State, by
the adoption of municipal code, at q
special session OF the Legislature called
by Gov. Nash.
At the spring election this year he was
reelected to the mayoralty against the
united opposition Of the two factions Of
the Republican party Of Cleveland.
The three-cent-fare railroad was fizzle
in every respect, as when the franchise
came up for that organization and bids
had been advertised for. even his own
stool pigeon in that proposal was absent
one faltering little bid was made and the
project dropped.
With the stiffness of ring fighter
johnson changed front and began on the
question OF an electric lighting plant for
the city of Cleveland. The Electric IL
Eliminating Company is supposed to be
backed by Senator Hanna. johnson has
attacked it by asking the city to build its
own plant This matter will be the sub.
ject Of special elect ion in short time.
ON THE STU MP.
johnson is short, heavy-set man, with
a round, laughing face. He is electrical,
1t takes a sober, level-headed, cool sort
Of man to listen to johnson without ar
almost irresistible desire to shout for him
He draws an audience to him like magic.
Last year he bought big red automobile
and toured the State with it, His man wal
defeated, but johnson, with his circus tent
and his automobile, won thousands o.
friends and admirers.
On the stump he talks great deal abou
public service corporations and abuses tn,
auditors for not assessing their taxes higher
He tells very few stories. but shoots pithy
| snappy sentences at his hearers.
One story, however, he always tells. H,
gets to talking about the county auditc T,
and their annual passes over the railro adj
| and says that reminds him Of his frienc
who wanted to buy ticket to California
and found it cost him SIS. Another friend
. a minister wanted to go and he got hal
| rate. Another friend wanted to ship d
| hog to California and found it would cos
| him S. But the auditor beat the hog, fol-
| he rode Oh pass.
John Fl. Clarke. who is ndorsed by the
| Democrats for Senator from Ohio to sue
coed Hanna is a studious, eloquent, schol
arly man who supports johnson in these
campaigns as if the Mayor we're his ellen,
and he were pleading at the bar for him
| The affiliation of these two men is one o
| the strange things OF political history IL
| Ohio.
A sLEIoHT-cF-HAND MAN.
johnson is an accomplished sIeght- of
hand man and occasionally Mt the City Hal
will give demonstrations of his ability il
performing tricks He has one boy who
went 10 Harvard and WAS graduated A
| few Years ago while the boy was in schoo
one Of Harvard's professors Of mathematic,
came to Cleveland and was a guest at thu
| johnson home.
trick problems. johnson proposed eevera
that stalled the Harvard expert completely
| In return the profes sor propounded severe
! to johnson, and although all Of them wer,
new and purely trick problems johnson
solved them ofi-hand without the Use of 4
pencil
He lives in one Of the big mansions OF
| Euclid avenue, the famous street Of Cleye
land, and his manner of living II ostsnta
| IiDlls He IN not known o he "A Dut ron q Ia