The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-10-12
Two Johns Who Want to
BE the Governor.
DENIS" SEEK lNJuNCT,0N
Would Keep The Minneapolis Mans
Name FROM The State aaIIo!s;
Litigation Promised.

st. Paul, Oct. l0.-A temporary in
junction was asked today of the SUI.
preme court to restrain P. Z. Hanson,
secretary of state, from printing the
state ballots until the validity of John
w. Johnson's petition to have his name
placed on the ticket sas a candidate for
governor can be determined A hearing
on tie petition viii be held Friday
morning. The democratic managers viii
attack the fstition on the alleged
ground that some of the names were Sc
cured by giving the signers the impress
sion that they we've signing a petition
asking John a. Johnson to become. a
candidate for governor y
Frank :. Day. chairman of the demo
cratic state GENITAL committee, and w.
d. Mitchell OF How, Butler & Mitchell,
as his attorney. We're busy yesterday
searching for evidence of irregularity in
the petition and getting papers ready for
the injunction. They had clerks at work
reading over the list of names on the
petitions, and they assert that they
could not find more than 1000 names
and that they found thirteen duplicates,
which would reduce the number below.
1900 the required number They also
contend that some Of the .signers are not
legal voters and that those who carried
the petitions around did not take the
proper oaths. They will also alege that
some of the signers were told that they
were signing for Johnson, the present
governor.
The assertion is also made that some I
of those who signed the petition have
later repudiated their signatures am rene |
democrats are endeavoring to induce !
some OF them to withdraw
The secretary of state was going to
give the order for the printing of the
ballots today, but the injunction was
filed this morning before he placed the OF
der. Mr.. Day also arranged with Chief JUS
tice c. NJ. Start for a hearing on the in
junction Friday morning, when they will
present their evidence.
John w. johnson, candidate for gov
ernor, is described as smooth shaven, of
light complexion, with a spare figure
close to six feet in height. This descrip
ton also fits Governor Johnson closely |
enough that Chairman Day doubtless
will not overlook the similarity as an
other evidence OF diabOical plot to
confuse the voters with twin candidates.
Mr.. johnson lives at 1892 Irving avenue
south, Minneapolis, in new modern
eight room house. He was interviewed
yesterday, and he is quoted as saying;
81 am a Swede by birth. I was born in
Stockholm in 1864 IN 1870 [ was
brought to Minneapolis by my parents.
Here have resided ever since. BY trade,
4 am Iather. and have been actively
engaged as such for seventeen years.
'No influence outside the socialist Ia
Dor party has had anything to- do with
my nomination for governor. 1t was not
the result of any scheme, there was not
the slightest sign Of q put up job; in
fact. I may even 90 SO far as to say
that my name was never pressed By
even member of my own party so far
as [ know
owe do not make our nominations
like Che republicans and democrats in
open conventions. Cur nominations are
made by a referendum vote of the mem
bers of the party throughout the state,
BY such vote / was nominated IN
July, even before Governor Johnson was
reuomiRated.'
The name of John W. Johnson will 7
appear last on the list of gubernatorial .
candidates, if it appears at all, so the
secretary OF state has decided.
= The following telegram was received
BY Tie Free: Press this afternoon:
"Chief Justice Start today issued an
order restraining Secretary OF State !
Hanson from placing TIE name OF }. W.
johnson on the state ballot as the so
cialist labor candidate for governc
Johnson and P. L. Hanson, secretarT q
state, are cited to appear Friday n The
supreme court to show cause = ! the
name should not be permanent stricN-
en- off.
STATE OF OHIO. CIT, OF ro1eao lucas