The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
ANOTHER JOHNSON i
GOES ON BALLOT
DEMOCRATS ANGRY OVER FILING
OF JOHN w. JOHNSON.
Socialist Labor Party Puts In Peti-
ton for Minneapolis Man with Name
Similar to the Governor, and He Will
Probably Draw Some Votes Intended
for John A. johnson. ~

John W: Johnson, 1892 Irving ave-
nue. S, Minneapolis, will go on the
state ballot as the socialist labor can
didate for governor. His petition was
fled today with the secretary Of state,
carrying 1900 signatures, while only
1000 are required by law. The $50
filing fee was paid by Martin Carlson,
q Minneapolis socialist, who is running
for mayor on the same ticket.
Governor johnson g friend are ana
gered over the fling, and insist that it
is a put-up job to deprive John A. John
son of votes. Without doubt some vot-
ers intending to vote for John A. john
son will mark their cross opposite John
w. Johnson Such mistakes may run
into the thousands. -
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
Johnson's executive clerk, who de-
clared that they were possibly robbing
the present executive Of reelection.
he said. ebut there is mo doubt Of
what your candidate will do. He will
get thousands of votes that are in
tended for John A. johnson. When
Tom Lucas ran for governor as a
social democrat, there were II 900 men
who lost their votes by marking John
Lind and Lucas both, because they
saw the label democrat That cost
Lind his reelection, and your nan
for the governor.'
Marcus Lauritsen Of Tyler, a repub-
lican member Of the last house, who was
standing by, joined in and said: seTlis
looks like a put-up job to ne, and
don't like it. I am a republican, and
I am. for Cole, but I want to see fair
play" -
clareds that they had no intention or
ernor Johnson. The democrats think
they will, however, and Frank 4. Day,
chairman Of the democratic state COM
mittee, cut loose with the fol lowing
statement: :
II have not the slightest doubt but
| that this is an attempt Of some one to
defraud Governor John A. Jahnsol out
of reelection for governor, as Tohn
Lind was 50 defrauded in 1900: I'm
| votes if this scheme is permitted I'd go
thru. But the inherent love of lair
| play Of the American people will mare
than Offset any losses he may sustain.
The state democratic committee vii
consider what action to take, if any
is possible, at meeting Monday even
ing" \
Of the 1900 signatures on the petit
ton, about 1,200 were secured in Min
| neapolis, $50 in St. Paul, 200 at Du
| luth, 220 at Winona, and the rest scat
tered in Red Wing, Faribault and other
smaller cities.
| Anderson, socialist labor candidate
for governor in 1904, got 2,249 votes.
| Cn1a Condemns IT,
| DR.. A. B.. Cole, chairman of the re-
publican state committee, was told OF
the John w. johnson fling this after
noon, - and -. Immediately expressed
4 strong disapprova1. '~st .s''S' T.,
IT, heartily. condemn that that lind Of
am glad to say that the business can
not be charged in any way to he re-
publican party. I hope every Fepub-
1ican newspaper will join in ,alling
attention to this confusion Of names,
so that the voters will be tbroly
posted and Governor johnson win not
lose any votes that are intended for
him. .r..-..