The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-16
MINNESOTA POLITICS
leading Agricultural Paper of Republican
Stamp Declares for John A. Johnsonfor
Governor-Issues to Be Emphasized
Buchanan Compared to Richard Ill.

Governor-issues to Be Emphasized
Buchanan Compared to Richard Ill.
The Northwestern Agriculturist Of this
city, one OF the leading agricultural jour
nails in the west has come out in favor Of
the election of John A, Johnson for gov
ernor. The policy of the paper is regular
ly republican, and this is the first time it
has supported democrat for the office
OF governor. It's editor. P. V. Collins, is
a strong republican. In leading editorial
this Week-the Agriculturist says:
The Northwestern Agriculturist congratu1ates
the state of Minnesota, regardless of party poll
tics, upon the nomination of John A. johnson of
st. Peter by the democrats for the office of
governor Of the state. While we do not agree
with the platform or doctrines on national cues
lions Of the party nominating Mr.. Johnson, we
believe the circumstances and conditions in Min
nesota make it incumbent to separate the state
goyernorship this year from national politics and
to vote for man above all suspicion of being
the tool of the railroad merger and other inter-
.ests which stole the control of the state repub-
lican convention. We have known Mr. Johnson
personally for the last sixteen seventeen years
and have watched ibis rise in public life. For
some years he was our competitor in the publish
ing OF county papers at st. Peter. and as such
1t was our supposed duty to discover all of his
weak spots and act as general critic of his po-
ntlcal views and acts and we free to say
that while his tariff vagaries are not at all to
our hiking his personal character and general
ability are above reproach. and they eminently
fit him for the responsible office to which he
has been nominated.
We believe Minnesota stands today before q
crisis in development. Either the railroad monop-
olists and the lumber thieves must be overcome
by the people, Or they will seize the state and
control the peoples interest. This is not a time
then to stand on national party lines. when it
comes to voting for the state governorshp, es-
pecially when the republican state convention was
delivered over to the minority SO fagrantly and
shamelessy that its nominee in sense repre-
sents the choice Of the party. We shall not be
at all surprised to see Minnesota give President
Roosevelt majority of 49, 900 and yet elect John
A. Johnson governor for thruout the state the
stanchest, ablest and cleanest republican papers
are declaring in favor of Johnson, thus rejecting
non part izan. sentiment !
The meeting of the democratic execu-
tive committee yesterday developed the
plans for the campaign somewhat. It is
intention to- pay particular attention, not
only to the antimerger question, but to
the per cent gross earnings law, the
primary election law and the records of
1.-The republican candidates. A schedule is
being prepared for Messrs. Johnson and
| Winston, beginning with the Minneapolis
meeting, Sept. "a.
The ST. Cloud Times draws a historical
| parallel in the visit Of Congressman Buck
man to st. Cloud. Referring to Buckman's
hard work against Judge Collins, the
Times calls his appeal to Judge Collins
| friends a piece of monumental assur-
ance," and draws the parallel thus:
This act Of his is closely akin to the Duke of
Glostcrs wooing of the widowed Lady Anne,
whose husband he had just killed. Will Judge
Collins st. Cloud republican friends be as s1s-
ceptible TO the W1les of Buchanan as poor weak
Anne was to the honeyed words of Dick III?
| Candidate Dunn's date at Rush City for
this evening has been called off by the
state committee, and the meeting will be
held Sept q. j. Adam Bede will be the
principal speaker on that occasion. Bede
has a short rest at home now before
starting on his speaking tour with ''Unce
Joe" Cannon.
Charles B. Cheney.