The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-28
JOHNSON SHOWS
HE HAS STRENGTH
HENNEPIN MAN LOOMS UP BIG.
GER AFTER CAUCUsEs.
Situation Still Mixed, with First Dis
trict's Endorsement Of Nolan Defer.
ring a Settlement Of the Speaker.
ship-Hugo Complains of Johnson's
Friends at st. Cloud.

johnson stock is looking up in the
speakership contest, which was once
more conferred in St. Paul today. While
.the other candidates are not admitting
it, the Minneapolis man showed more
strength IN the caucuses yesterday than
they are giving him credit with. His
forces are in such shape now that it
seventh or the ninth district i deiieg ene
ton to throw their votes to him and
settle the contest. y
johnson and Hugo clashed hard at
st. Cloud yesterday, and the feeling
between them was increased. Hugo saws
the 8 federal BUNCH fought him at St.
Cloud. He specifies James A. Martin
II. A.: Rider and Sherman s. Smith,
also Congressman-e elect Lindbergh and
Frank N; Eddy: Only one Of these holds
antagonized Senator Nelson in the tn sixth sixth
district primary fight, so Mr.. Hugo Is
claim Of federal interference is
not very we'll based. The John
son men claim that Martin and Lind.
bergh took no hand yesterday. and also
point to the fact that F. E. Nimocks
OF the Hennepin insurgents, with James
Mcmillan, were in st. Cloud. helping
Hugo: They say that the two men alb:
SEM SEN from Il NJ that caucus, Nagel Of Wright
IL.
both for johnson, making the sixth
stand seven to four in his favor.
Hugo IS bitter toward johnson. and
IT he becomes satisfied that he cannot
land he will try to throw his votes tn
Rockne. He cannot deliver many, how
ever, and IN such a breakup johnson
would get his share. -
Nolan Adds to Uncertainty.
W.. A. Nolan's entry with the first
district Endorsement has STAYED off the
end of the contest, and there was not
much activity noted today. It now
seems likely that the decision will be
IN the air till\ next week. The sew.
enth district is badly split and the
caucus at Granite Falls FRIDAY is not
apt to be decisive.
Messrs. Hugo. Rockne and johnson
were al on hand today. johnson had
some llentenants from Hennepin, and
Kockne was fanked by George ".
thompson of Faribault and DR.. Gates
of Kenyon. .. W.
81 am satisfied says NJ F. Hugo.
~ got all I expected out Of the can.
cuses yesterday. The caucuses held so
Tar give me "a votes, Johnson Is and
A. j. Rockne says: 'The situation
has not changed at all. It is still a
free fight and my chances look good"
l.. II. johnson says: 1T think the
ea4cuses held have demonstrated that
L 40 have some strength outside Hen
nepin. Things are coming nv way as
strongly as I could ask for.'' It is
noticeable that johnson is the only man
claiming gains.
There is a third entry in the contest
for sergeant-at-arms, John Schaefer of
st. Cloud, whose sponsor is 0. F. Doyle.
caucuses Favored johnson.
Lawrence H. johnson of, Hennepia
had all the best of it in the speaker
candidates were eliminated, and in the
districts which held caucuses johnson
has clear lead over any other candi-
date. He divides the second district
evenly with Hugo, five to five, and had
five votes in the sixth district to four
for Hugo. with two absent. The first
district Endorsed W. A. Nolan with
eleven out Of fourteen votes present.
1t. they leave Nolan they will divide
between johnson, Rockne and Tighe.
johnson now claims to have FORTY
three votes assured, with the rest Of
the known strength much divided, and
In a few days more he expects to have
assurance of enough more to swing the
caucus. It takes ffty-two votes to
nominate. .sa-
The candidates dropped out of the
race are S. o. Morse of Murray and
s. D. Peterson of Brown, in the second
district, and John R. Howard of Sank
Center, in the sixth. -.~..
Dropped Home Candidates.
Th e Journal s special from Man
kato shows an interesting session of
the SECOND district delegation. Har-
rison White Of Luverne was absent,
but his proxy was held by R. H. Jeffer-
son, and he was declared for Morse.
Both Morse and Peterson wanted the
Endorsement, and because it was not
given to Morse unanimously he with.
drew, and Peterson then refused to be
considered. A ballot was then taken
on johnson and Hugo, resulting four
for johnson and five for Hugo. AS Har-
rison White is known to favor johnson,
that makes the delegation even.
Both johnson and Hugo attended the