The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-01
.MANKAIO CHEERS
FOR ]. A. JOHNSON.
LAST NIGHTS MEETING SET THE
RECORD THERE.
Two Thousand Crowd the Operahouse
and Hundreds Gould Not Get in
johnson, Always Popular There,
Makes Many Friends and Sentiment
for Him Is Increasing.

Special to The Journal.
son meeting last night was probably |
the greatest political demonstration
ever witnessed in Mankato. The large
theater was unable to hold nearly all
the people who wanted to hear John
A. johnson and F. G. Winston. II
The Omaha train from the north
brought nearly seven hundred persons
from st. Peter and many from Kasota.
LeSueur and other points, with the
st. Peter and Kasota bands. Messrs.
Johnson, Winston and 7. J; McDer-
mott were on this train, which was
met at the station by the Concordia
these people home after the meeting.
The Milwaukee road brought. several
hundred and the evening train from
the south was held to take this crowd
home. Fully two thousand persons
damned the operahouse, occupying every
foot Of standing room in the "a alses ana
The crowd dubbed over with enthu-
siasm, altho largely composed Of re-
publicans. On the stage, among 9th
ers, sat Mayor Miller and the full city
council of st. Peter, all republicans,
who came to do honor and vouch for
the good name Of st. Peters tavorlte
SON.
C. N. Andrews presided and George
P. Jones was the first speaker. He
spoke of the tariff issue and maintained
that high protective tariff did not
benefit single industry in the second
on the people for support, Mr.. MeClea-
~ misrepresenting the district; While
Mr. McCleary is a cultured and refined
gentleman, he sees the tariff question
from the trust side rather than the
peoples side. ...sE
MI. Winston charged the republican
party and it's candidate for governor
with starting campaign of mud:slirg-
ing against the democratic candidate
for governor. He urged republicans to
break away from their party and re-
buke such campaign methods
Prolonged Cheers for Johnson.
Mr.: Johnson made one Of his 1 best
speeches. He said it was the largest
audience he had yet addressed, and 1T
must have been the most enthusiastic
for the applause which greeted him
\ when he rose to speak was OF several
minutes duration. He opened IN 9
semifacetious strain, afterWards launcn
ing into state issues. He urged his
voters to show their independence ane
y vote for the best men for office.
I He said that revolution is taking
l place in the republican party, IN thu
state because the, party, which has beer
the friend of the people, INTOXICATED
by it's big maiorities. has reached ou
and taken the iron crown of the Grea
Northern road. Speaking of the recen
troubles in the republican state centra
committee, Mr.. johnson said before h
would sacrifice his personal or politica
friends to gain the favor of corpora
lions he would resign. If elected, tn
office would come to him without al
from corporations.
He said he had no apology to max
for anything he ever did or any sent
ment he ever expressed IN reference t
the boar dof control. He was oppose
to it when the law was passed, and
still opposed to it, because he consldere
it purely political and because it make
no accounting for the large sums it di
burses, doing it's work in secret:
He was opposed to a board OF contr'
would inject politics into them. IT cleo
ed governor he promised that for {
least two years the school system of tt
state would be absolutely divorced fro
politics.
Merger Live Issue.
Mr.. johnson said he was in favor
a 4 per cent gross earnings tax, ar
declared that the merger is still ar
must continue to be an issue in tn
state. Dunn s acts regarding the PHI
land trespass cases were an abuse
- discretionary power and dangerous
\ the interests of the state.
a If elected, Mr.. johnson said he wou
a be true to himself and would so enfor
a the laws that every citizen would
~ equally protected.
81 MI. McDermott was the last speake
"A and asserted that the republican sta
n ticket was put up by the merger, viii
n had controlled the state conventio
81 Those who had in any way helped
a fight the merger were turned down. !
81 urged the democrats to vote for Love
81 and Brown in particular for the S
"a preme bench. People who feel they a
"a not paying enough taxes should We
~ for Dunn, and those who want the ra
aa roads to bear the greater part of ia,
sA tion should vote for Johnson. He {
M pealed to republicans to vote the den
aA cratic ticket. ~
M The meeting has resulted in la1
%A increase in Johnson sentiment here. \
S johnson was always popular in M:
S' katO, but never more so than now.