The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-10-12
Too Much johnson.

Jom w. Johnson OF Minneapolis Will
go on the state ticket as the socialist
candidate for governor.
Naturally Governor Johnson's Kitchen
cabinet" is very much exercised over the
act of their favorites namesake, and the
charge is made that the republicans are
behind the political "trick," as the cabi-
net.'calls it. :. >" =
The cabinet is off in its reckoning.
The republicans certainly have nothing
in. common with the socialists and they
are mot forced to. resort; to low politi-
cal methods m: .erdfg. toseleet Mr. Gele
governor. e-iiet g.; Ia 2s9v =. ~ 80.
The reception ,tilat -deht:W. -Joiirson
and his friends received. fronHthe mem
bers OF the cabinet was mot of that
warm, genial nature which makes the
world look brighter to mankind. Here, is
the story of what happened to those gen
tlemen when they reached the marble
structure for the purpose of filing Mr..
Johnson's petition:
Mr. Carlson and Henry Edwards, who
took the petition to the Office of the
secretary of state, were confronted there
by Harvey S. Grimmer, Governor John
sons executive clerk, who declared that
r they were, possibly robbing, the present
executive of. re election. -
81 don't question your motives" he
your candidate will do. He win get
thousands of votes that are intended. for
John 4. Johnson. When Tom Lucas
ran for governor as. a social democrat,
there were 1900 men who lost their
votes by marking John Lind and Lucas
both, because they saw the label demo
crat.' That cost Lind his reelection,
and your man Johnson is liable to do
the same thing for the governor.
Marcus Lauritsen of Tyler, a repub-
lican member of the last house, who was
standing by, joined in and said: ''This
looks like a put-up job to me, and ]
don't like it. l am republican, and
am for Cole, but l want to see fair
play"
Messrs. Carlson and Edwards de-
clared> that they had no intention or
desire of taking votes away from Gov
ernor johnson. The democrats think
they will, however, and Frank A. Day,
chairman of the democratic state COM
mittee, cut loose with the following
statement:
Il have not the slightest doubt but
that this is an attempt of some one to
defraud Governor John A.. johnson out
OF reflection for governor, as John
Lind was SO defrauded in 1900: I'm
doubtedly Governor Johnson will lose
votes if this scheme IS permitted to- go
through. But the inherent love of fair,
play of the American people will more
than offset any losses he may sustain.
The state democratic committee will
consider what action to take, if any
is possible, at meeting Monday even
ing"
Of the 1900 signatures on the petit
ton, about 1000 were secured in Min
neapolis, $50 in ST. Paul, 200 at Duluth,
22O at Winona, and the rest scattered
in Redwing, Faribault and other smaller
cities.
DR.. A. B. Cole, chairman of the re-
publican state committee, was told of
the John W. johnson filing this after
noon, and Immediately expressed strong
| disapproval.
81 heartily condemn that kind of poll
tics" declared Dr. Cole, "and / am glad
| to say that the business cannot be
charged in any way to the republican
party. hope every republican news
paper will join in calling attention to
this confusion of names, so that the
voters will be thoroughly posted and
Governor johnson will not lose any
votes that are intended for him."
The Free Press desiring to act fairly
| in this matter, advises its democratic