The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-14
PAY COMPLIMENT
TO NEW GOVERNOR
MIR. JOHNSON GUEST OF MINNIE
APOLIS BUSINESS MEN.
High Praise for Minnesota's Executive,
Who Is Spoken of as the Governor
of All the People-ae Promises to Do
His Best - Minneapolis Offers It's
Support,

The new governor of Minnesota,
at dinner given last night at the Min
neapolis club by the Minneapolis Busi-
ness Men IS association. He was herald
ed as the governor of all the people Of
the state in sense in which few gov
ernors serve, because he was elected,
not by party, but by members OF all
jparties. Tribute was paid to his per;
it's earnest support to him in every act
intended as benefit to the state. The
governor spoke feelingly in. response,
promised to do his very best, and re-
Iiterated his friendship for the state
university: F. w. Lyman, president of
the association, made a short address
Of welcome proposing a toast to the
with rousing cheers. He said: "We
are here to meet not only an official Of
the state, but man who has won his
place in the hearts of the people of
Minnesota by reason of his personal
worth and merit, rising as he has done
from barefoot boy on the prairies,
the chief breadwinner of his family, to
chief executive of a great common
W. A.. Lancaster was introduced as
toastmaster. He referred to the fact
that he was chosen to preside over the
dinner because he had voted with both
parties, but belonged in a partizan sense
to neither. Governor johnson was for
tunate in that while nominee of one
party, he was supported by the voters
, of Both and in a peculiar degree had
become the governor Of the whole PEG.
. pie.
| In behalf of the city the governor
, was welcomed by Mayor D. P. Jones,
who spoke in generous terms of the
} cordial feeling Of Minneapolis toward
the new executive and of the sympathy
promote to the public good and serve
the state.
r Other speakers were Thomas Lowry
J. L. McCaull, J. G. Eliel and +. G,
Winston.
} In the absence of Lieutenant Govern
or Ray W. Jones, Mr.: winston tor W was Is
that speaking for Minneapolis, which
he preferred above every other city il
America, he wanted to say to the gov
: ernor that, representing one,eighth OF
u the state population, and one-ffth OF the
9 property, it stood ready to support hin
. unselfsh1y in every effort for. upbuild
J. ing the state at large. At stirring times
/ when he must act boldly for the state
!, he might expect the strong support o:
Q tho business men Of Minneapolis.
l. ..:.. Ovation to the Guest.
i The governor $ introduction and TIN
close Of his talk were occasions for tire
r. mendous ovations which affected tn
It edged gracefully the aid Of Minneapoli
ia ana Hennepin county in the recent cam
" paign,, and thanked the members an
l. guests of the association for expression
a Of friendship and goodfellowship. H
r, 1T shall probably make some mi:
10 takes, for I am not. superhuman and
- is said that to err is human, but [ as
"a sure you that mine will be mistakes 0
Is the head, not Of the heart.
i .sfThe people Of Hennepin county ar
IS responsible for my election and than
10 some credit is due to every county i
q the state I hope our great state wi
,e grow; and you must remember that tn
le prosperity of the other counties mean
lie prosperity, for you.
IF ~ want to say now, too, that [ am
1e friend of the state university. Som
At things have been said about my stan
on certain matters while in the legi
- lature, and | have no apology to otfe
I did what I thought was best. I d
. not say that I would do the same thin
now, but 1 only did what I considere
81 my duty AS governor, I will do all
( can to help the institution.
"I feel very grateful for this chan(
d to meet you ALL as I want to cultivat
s. the acquaintance Of Minneapolis pc
s lple. I want to thank you again an
again.
The governor and his secretary r
( turned to St. Paul as guests of Thorn;
Lowry in his private street car.
Those present were:
Governor John A. johnson. Frank Clag,
speaker Of the house of representatives; Frank
Day. secretary to the governor; Mayor D.
Jones. w. L. Badger. w F.. Brooks, J. F. Cor
lin, G.. D. Dayton. g. p. Douglas: J.. c. Eli
| l. Harris F. " Lyman 6: !; Martin B.
/ c. W. Sexton. P. B. Smith. F. B. snyder s.
Turnblnd. T. G. Winston. j. L. McCaull, G..
Partridge. G. F. Eve, T. B. Janney. G. A. Sm
: w. H. Dnnwoody. F. A. Chamberlain G. T. j
alcEain 9. W Johnson ". 5. Hale: l. i. i,
& tJ. c. Haynes, Thomas Lowry, 9. H. Hood.
& G. Wyman, G, w. Peavey, A. II. Poehler, q.
Woodworth G. r.. Piper, J.. r. Marfield. F.
Wells. John Washburn A. F. Zonne. c. S. La
don. G. NJ. Amsden. e. l.. Carpenter. HI.
Clarke l.. S. Gillette. w. s.. Dwinnell, N.
Werner, E, G. Wagner; p A. !: Merrill, Alb
Rogers. Lucian Swift Joseph Scanlon. Thon
:. Armstrong "A. NJ Robertson, John Leslie. E.
Nc Decker, S. H. Bowman. T. n. Prince. p
Brooks En- Pennington, H. G. Akelcy, Clin
Morrison. A. G. Paul, E. 2. Wells, y. s. Pc
are eroy ". B. Douglas w =. Bechtel, p
in Howe T.. T. Mitchell F. B.. Remission. J.
in II. g. Relden. g. d. velie. j a. Nelson. T.
! IN Cross j. b. Bradshaw. F. II. Welcome, J..
the Kingman.