The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-26
JOHNSON FEARED
BY REPUBLICANS
Effect of His Speech Causes a
Pane Among the Party
Leaders

The success of the great Democratic
meeting at the Minneapolis auditorium
Saturday night has startled the Repub-
lican leaders Of Hennepin county, and
they are beginning to realize what is
certain to happen when the votes are
cast in the banner Republican county
of the state.
More people crowded into the great
hall to listen to John A. Johnson and
his colleagues than were able to at
tend what the Republicans called the
big meeting in st. Paul.
Without the glamor of the fame of
half dozen United States senators to
attract the curious Mr.. Johnson held
the large audience from start to finish.
johnson Well Received.
His appearance was revelation to
all who listened to him, and if there
were any wavering ones among the
Democrats in the hall these doubts
were swept aside when they saw the
great crowd throng to the platform
and keep the candidate for governor
busy for nearly half an hour shaking
hands.
Mr.. Johnson by his speech of Satur-
day night has done much to solidify
y,
his arguments are having their effect
upon the Republican workers, and at
the big feed of this week when the
LOO precinct men of Hennepin county
and some Seventy-five candidates will
assemble at Masonic Temple, it is pro-
posed to devote most of the time to an
effort to bolster up the oozing Repub-
lican courage.
Hennepin,s Campaign.
In -Hennepin the campaign is young,
but in a week there will be some live
ly work and number Roosevelt and
Johnson clubs will be organized in
nearly every precinct in the city.
How to counterfeit the excellent i'm
preston made by Mr.. johnson is a
problem. with which the Republican
workers are wrestling.
They rely upon Joe Cannon, who is to
be here early in October, in measure,
to reverse portion of the tide of pub
lie opinion which is setting toward the
candidates on the Democratic ticket.
But the men who are the most APP
prehensive over the danger to the Re-
publican ticket particularly as to the
head of the ticket and the judicial can
didates. admit that it will require more
than the rough-and-ready eloquence of
the speaker of the house of representa-
tives to take the attention of the voters
ing of John A. Johnson, John Lind and
others who are making such a hard
fight.
The meeting Saturday night was a
surprise and a disappointment to the
Republicans; a surprise because of the
enthusiasm shown for the Democratic
ticket and disappointment because
Mr.. Johnson has not left a flaw in his
armor which can be detected by the
opposition.
Primary Leaves Sting i
The successful candidates for the
nominations at the primaries of Tues
day are now holding autopsies and tell
ing how it all happened. They are
gleeful but the majority of the losers
are disgruntled.
The result of the primary shows that
it was not always the ablest man who
succeeded in securing the prize, and
among the Republicans there are al
sorts of threats of knitting the ticket.
The labor leaders have decided tc
make a fight on d. p. Jones, the Re-
publican candidate for mayor, and al
though some of the organizations OF
employers have pledged him their sup
port, it is certain that a large number
of the members of organized labor vii
oppose him and make his election i'm
possible.
How Jones Won
The vote at the primaries showed
that a large number of Democrat
cast their ballots for the Republican
nominees, and the impression seems t.
be that Mr.. Jones received a larger
proportion of this vote than any Other
Republican candidate for mayor.
Thissthe Jones people deny but Dem
ocrats who did throw away their bal
lots by voting for the Republican can.
didates say that Jones was the chic
beneficiary, but will not have thei
votes in, November.
VIII Paint Kings Picture