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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24
A REPUBLICAN APPRECIA-
TON.

Luverne Herald, July ., 1905:
Gov. John A. Johnson, the speaker
of the day, was introduced. This was
the browning event Of the day, and
as Our splendid young chief executive
stepped to the front of the platform
under the overhanging flags, tall,
erect, resolute, his handsome face
lighted by that genial nature and love
of his fellows which has won for him
the affection of all who know him,
yet dignifed by the consciousness of
his position and the grave RESPONSE
! bilities of his great. Office, he was
greeted by the large audience with an
enthusiasm which had in it all the
depths of price in our chief executive,
honor for his office, and sincere re-
spect, admiration and affection for
the man who. has so conspicuously
honorcd his exalted position and
justified the trust reposed in him.
Here, as everywhere, John A. John
son was equal to the occasion. Like
all his oratorical efforts his address
was brilliant and inspiring. His
clear. resonant voice carried every
syllable to the remotest listener and
from the first earnest word to the
thrilling peroration he held the fixed
and delighted attention of the audi
ence. In the main it was a speech
OF the Roosevelt type-earnest, i'm
presslve and patriotic, with deep
and sincere purpose-an appeal for
character, patriotism, manliness, for
|: the sturdy virtues that transcend
partisanship and find expression in
good citizenship, for sane, decent,
simple, earnest living, for education
of tine kind that makes sound man.
hood and womanhood, for love of
justice and righteousness, and for
practical and effective devotion to a
high sense Of public and private duty.
Il want good government and I care
not from whom or what party it
comes" was the key note of the GOV
ernor's appeal to the broader and
higher patriotism that rises above
party and partisanship, and the senti-
ment was most heartily applauded.
But the governor did not forget that
people like to be amused as well as
instructed and his genial good nature
and wit broke out occasionallyyi in ap-
peals to mirth that relieved the ten
sion of earnest thinking. On the
whole it was a magnificent address
and the enthusiastic approval, delight
and appreciation with which it was
received found expression in ways
that could not be misunderstood. AT
the close of the exercises and as the
governor passed from the platform
to his carriage he was fairly beseiged
by the people who desired to meet
him and to give expression to their
good will and admiration. AS a mat
ter of fact no governor or other dis
tinguished official who has ever visited
Luverne was ever greeted with such
manifest respect. and sincere affection
as was, shown toward Governor
Johnson at the conclusion Of his adj
dress. -.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24

Democratic e Campaign ln1agurated
With a Monster johnson Meet.
r: ing in the Auditorium.
Political Apathy Disappears With. the
! Coming Of the Governor and the
3 Great Audience Cheers
... Him to the Echo.

Minneapolis, Oct. 16.-Political
apathy has disappeared in Minneapo-
lis, and the governors great speech,
delivered at the Auditorium before
an audience which crowded the build
ing to the doors, on Saturday evening,
is the subject of universal continent.
When the Republicans opened their
campaign in the same hall few
weeks ago, with Senator Beveridge,
Of Indiana, as the principal drawing
card, assisted by Senator Clapp, Gov.
Van SAINT and Candidate Cole, to say
nothing of local talent, they congratu-
lated themselves on having had a
good meeting" but the Johnson
meeting of Saturday night has OBJ
scured it completely.
Gov. Johnson alone was the sole
attraction, and long before the ar
rival of the speaker the hall was
packed with an enthusiastic crowd of
rooterS, and the doors were closed
in the faces of hundreds who were
disappointed in not gaining admit
lance. 1t was magnificent meeting,
and when the governor was intro
duced by the speaker, the building
fairly shook with the cheers that
greeted him, and which broke out
again and again as he bowed before
them.
The speech, too, was worthy the
audience. Two years ago it was con-
coded by all that Gov. Johnson was
a. Clever campaigner-a good speak
er, but he has improved immensely
and his speech was strong, able
masterful-not Clever" He did not
indulge in rhetorical Aourishes, moi
tell amusing stories, nor play to the
galleries, nor did he deal in abuse Of
any one; he simply gave account oil
his stewardship" in plain, straight.
forward terms; but he made it ar
interesting story, and his strong
points were appreciated and greeted
with storms of applause by his ap.
preciative hearers.
In telling the story of the achieve.
ments of his administration, the
speaker left no statement unsup.
ported by proof, he quoted the docu.
ments, giving page and date, and the
earnest eloquence of the man, his
personality, the magnetism Of his
presence, carried his hearers. with him
to the final word, when Democrats
and Republicans alike surged about
him, to offer congratulations. and as
surances of support.
There has never been any doubt ii
the minds of Gov. Johnson's friend.
that he would carry H ennepin couu1n
ty at the November election, theei,
claims ranging, according to TIL,
optimism of their dispositions, from
$500 to 5000; but the Saturday meet
ing has stimulated their enthusiasm
and now the conservatives say 5000
while the optimists say 5000 and 5000
Your correspondent is a conservative
and claims for the governor :
plurality of 5000, which would NEAR
plurality Of some $4,000 for TIL.
state at large. However, if the mayor
ality fight proves bitter enough t.
bring out full vote, Johnson's ma
jority will grow with the enlarged
poll, for there was never an of6cia
of the state more popular with all thu
people of. Minneapolis than the pres
e11t executive.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24

"Mr. Jacobson's record in the leg
lslature and his public service were
his platform, It is we'll known that
had he been nominated and elected
he would have carried out the. policy
of Governor johnson against the tim
Der trespassers and against those who
attempt to evade paying their fair
share Of, taxes. The corporate and
railroad interests were Sufficiently
strong to defeat him for the. nomina-
ton: The plain citizen, the inde-
pendent voter; the person who has no
special terest~Which he desires pro-
NOTED will favor Governor Johnsor's
*re-election: Republicans, can without
j losing sir their party standing, unite, in
supporting him and when he.5 Shall
have; served his second term the Re-
publican party s. ought v: to BE wise
enough to select 4 standard bearer
who CAM. be tru1y repre- Of
hesproRressive spirit Of sthe iRepubii-
can partyin Minnesota E., 4. III III
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24
E AIDED LOGIC. Il.

r. 4S1ne% pIlHclpdl pea MADE Dy the OPP
Ponents of Gov. Johns is not that
he has failed in any way in the: per
forn1af1ce of his dt1ties*a chief iexecu.
tive of the state ;snot that he! has done
those things he should not do. nor
left .undone those things he should
have done these are not the things
/ they urge against his reelection, but
they: say, he is out of sympathy with
other departments of the state; !. A
|. I. Republican governor, they assure us
will accomplish more if he is in har-
emony with the Republican Legislature;
he will get better results if he is in
more complete accord with the rail
way and warehouse commission.
~ Well, possibly; but this grand har-
n1onious symphony can. be overdone,
insofar as results to the people are
concerned. For instance, Hon. James
A.. Peterson, a prominent Republican
of Minneapolis, delivered several lee
lures in that city the past summer on
The. Treason of ,the State Senate
in which. he: alleged. that that body
was corporation owned, and con-
trolled, and that only on fare oc-
caslons did a bill ruin the gauntlet
of corporation vigilance that was in
the interests of the masses, And Mr.,
Peterson is not the only one to make
this charge; it is an acknowledged
fact throughout the state that what
is known as the Senate Combine
dominates all legislation, and works
in complete. harmony with corporate
interests. :
Do the people desire to elect gov
ernor in sympathy with this notorious
senate combine? Can they get profit
from one who will work in harmony
with it? :,
Then there is the railway and ware
house. commission, of which the St.
Paul Dispatch editorially said in it's
issue of October Is: "When the at
torney for the shippers makes point
against the roads, it appears to .cause
the members of the commission more
pain than it does the representatives
of the companies" and to which At
torney Manahan said: "This com
mission stands like stone wall
against the introduction of incrimi-
mating evidence which reflects on
these companies" The commission
which has been sitting as a court for
months, and protecting the railroads
at every point; which excludes dam
aging testimony and brow-beats wit
nesses and attorneys for the ship
pers, and which has to be literally
scourged into action. =
Do the people contemplate e1ecting
governor in accord with this com
mission?
We don't believe it. In fact, it is
to the interest of the people to re:
elect the present executive. When
a Democratic governor has a heart &c
heart talk with a Republican railway
commission, and the commission
knows the people will back the execu-
tive, they dare not disregard his
wishes. Recent railway freight re-
auctions are eloquent tributes to the
truth of this statement, and the PEG.
pie appreciate the fact.
Minneapolis Journal Editorial, Oct
IS: Bracing weather, isn't it? Dc
you notice the brace politics is TAX
ing?
Sure! Gov. Johnson spoke in your
town on the evening of the 18th, and
he is a "bracer." =.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24
Well Merited Honor.

Duluth Herald: Governor Johnson
himself, by aggressive proceedings
against the timber thieves, which are
resulting in the collection of large
fines, by moving against the railroads
that fancied themselves in their high
rates and thus saving the grain raisers
of the state a million dollars or more
yearly, by insisting upon a proper
valuation of the iron mines that added
$20,000,000 to the assessed valuation of
the state, and by close, enlightened
and statesmanlike attention to the de-
tails of his duties has well merited the
honor that was accorded him yester-
day.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24
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Heard After Meetina.

] How Is it,:Br'er Williams said an
old deacon, dat you preach FUN de
Bible today wen everybody could see
.youlwuz a'holdin, it. upside DOWN., !:
:ss59.':Y GU =mustn' t inquire too close into
de mysteries lei Providence replied;
Brother illiams, but dis much I'll
tell YOU: Il No matter how you lo,k at:
zdeA|;;Bible. hits de same thing all
noun =. g. :=3=# g. . r
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24
H0N.P.:H. S ] IL !. /. !. !.
>0uTf0RE||OANS
Gives Strong. Reasons for the
Reelection Of the Present
Chief Executive.
Says the Republicans Should Vote
for johnson and Purify /:
Their Party.

Hon. P. H. Stolberg, the leading
attorney of Chisago county, writes
strong endorsement of Governor
Johnson's administration, and in a
letter recently made public gives his
reasons for supporting him for re-
election. Mr. Stolberg has been a
lifelong Republican and in 1904 was
delegate from Minnesota to the Re-
publican national convention which
nominated Theodore Roosevelt. He
IS member of the board of directors
OF Gustavus Adolphus college and has
been identified with public affairs for
a great, many years. Mr. Stolberg
is one OF the many thousands of Re-
publican voters who protest against
the domination of his party conven-
tons and committees by the lumber
trust and other special interests. He
believes further that Governor John
son is entitled to reelection on his
merits. The letter follows:
Harris, Mimi, Oct. 6, 1oo6.-Therc
are no partisan questions to be de-
clded in the state election this year.
l can see no reason why the Re-
publicans who supported and voted
tor John A. Johnson two years ago
should not do the same this year.
1 was for him two years ago, because
conditions then fully justified such a
course. I favor his reelection this
time, because he has given the state
a clean, efficient and Independent ad--
ministration. He has carried out
every promise and pledge which he
made, which were simply to enforce
the laws fearlessly and impartially to
protect the interests of the state in
every respect.
Governor Johnson has done his
full share to collect the money due
the state from those who had unlaw-
fully cut timber on the states lands.
He promised before he was elected
that this would be done, and he has
made his promises in this respect
good. If the state wins the timber
trespass suits that are now in the
courts it will be richer by over $780,
600 as a result of the work of Gov
ernor Johnson, Attorney General
Young and State Auditor Iverson.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24

q Little Falls Transcript, Oct.
y 9, 1896: Page Morris ad-
y dressed a large audience at
= Motley. A. L. Cole, popo-
q cratic candidate for the legis-
q lature, asked the speaker many
p questions, Mr.. Morris an
q swered them to the discom-
p future of Cole, who was evil
q IDENTIFY trying to make repu-
q tation for himself. By some
= unaccountable accident Cole
q might get to the legislature,
q but he would greatly enhance
q his chance by. keeping his
q mouth closed in public.
Observation-Disclosures
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24

. The oldest: politicians Of the state
are surprised because of the quiet
ness Of. the present campaign" IT is
something s without 4 precedent; 4 the
best, .speakers--the; big guns---w1llo
usually speak to !. crowded y houses
when they consent TO: appear are
speaking this year to empty benches,
At a meeting in Winona couple Of
weeks ago, which inaugurated the: re.
publican campaign III that county, adj
dressed BY. Senator Clapp, Gov:.Van
SAINT and Congressman Towney,,, less
than: two hundred people gathered to
listen ito the. :distinguishe d; guests of
the occasion. This condition Of .::aaf-
fairs has been the rule, not the Eek :
ception, IL Gov. ohnson has been the
only one who $haa3 been, acc orrded en-
thusiasticAa greetings ofAall# the speak
ers out o11 both Sid IS: the: En-.
thusiasn there lis. IN lie campaign rs
shower i. upon his Gpoptll pers SON
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24

mo fair minded person will
attempt to deny that had the
Republicans of the state been
free to exercise and express
their choice jacobson would
have been nominated for gov
ernor at the Duluth convention.
His opponents artful1y worked
the dod ge of bringing out can
didates in those localities where
he was sure to receive the dele
gates unless local man could
be- brought out to hold a sufi-
Gent number of counties to ,
draw the strength away from
him.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24
Little Falls Herald: A debate be-:
tween Governor Johnson and Cole
wouldn't be bad-for Johnson.

y
: lie Sueur News [Rep.): The great
est question for the politicians IS who
will get the jobs and for the people
who will serve us best as governor.
Only "a few are interested in the
former, while the latter should be
satisfactorily settled by every voter
before. he marks a ballot
=, Bob Dunn's Princeton Union: Gov
ernor Johnson is: still appealing to
my friends the Republicans" for sup
port, and there are strong indications
that many of the :two-faced scalawags
who pretend allegiance to the Re-
public ian party are covertly respond
ing to hi&sYt;E laq :*.* i: i: !
One of the risks and not q a: small
or Improbable one either, is that the
suits commenced against the timber
thieves while johnson has been gov
ernor,: to: recover nearly half Ia million
dollars, Will1come ITO naught should
ii 5*fail Of reelection; This is ia risk
Ws. believe that the eople are not
willing to tak1s % hey want to see all
of The h tifnb round d 4 Up: :z=
III / III Republican papers are printing IAN
alleged denial 81 the Gjertsen charge
that Cole bored against the. denaur-
rage" bill. The Il most striking sthinE:
about denial s:is: that f., does not
deny The ori ginal q charge. MI. Gjert-
sen stu iousl y@ refrains from saying
Mt Cole did not the bill.
Cole's Hot Bias sanftorium III
Miinneapo Ills IS better pat rronized than
ares oole,s poll ical neeting g. Hi south
3ernSM 4 e: Curious too, TOR both
are, we'll E ,Z*.s ::s u.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24

"He has earned the approval. of
President Roosevelt, in a. public mes
sage to congress- for his work in Sc
curing united action for the reform
in life insurance. The people of Min
nesota, irrespective of party, will not
go wrong in supporting for reelection
a governor who secures as strong an
endorsement as that given by our
forceful and fearless president to Gov
ernor Johnson.
1.-THE administration Of every state
department over which the governor
has direct control has been along
strict business lines and has had for,
its object only the protection and ad-
vancement of the states interests.
II am Republican and believe in
the policies of my party as repre-
scented by President Roosevelt, but I
am not partisan to the extent of
following bhndly the dictates of nv
party when its course does not seem
to me for the best interests of the
state and the public welfare.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24


! Little Falls Transcript, July
II, 1896: A. L. Cole Of Mot
! ley was in the city Monday.
+ He will be remembered as the
( candidate on the democratic
populist fusion ticket for; the (
: legislature in this district two <
: years ago. He is now an
: active worker for the free (
( silver cause. y s:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24

There Ike tent rumor 5of
sfurthe chang S:in. the Il r publican
state om1nit tee he atm sphe.rie 81
so cold the Globe ca q1a,;a,rterrs$
Sthat#i freezing 1.-THE 81 II ~ III &
every On onnecte lsH 1leI sam M
#paign and q iss bei ii lila
4 warm II. ..sftssS sunny,
2lrll.zM artirl being ,lrg ga al for.
adquarte what AZ bson iss ioi HI
lforSG leon the stirr1 s. save the auscs
from. sud- 1s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24

A vote for Gov. Johnson is vote
for further rate reductions on freight:
It is a vote for a furtl1er prosecution
OF reforms in insurance affairs; it is
vote to continue f ON O 'Brien, the
greatest insurance commissioner in
the country in office; it is a. vote to
continue prosecution of !: timber
thieves, and the recovery of the hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollars stolen
from the people. " :. =. !,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24

s. ::.5 Is Is there On, any good and
sufficient 5rea sorl why ( he people Of
Mime sofas hould II lect Sa4 governor
who Sis PLEDGE irst; last and all#thee
time o5stse state & funds solely rs.
advance terests HE ST our section
of$ tle stat? ::E Il
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24

Observation-Disclosures OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
+ The Little Falls Transcript
: of Sept. IS, 1896, showing how .:
+ effective a speaker A. T.: Cole.
! is, said that after debate be-
I tween ]. H. Rhodes and Cole ):
7 at Lincoln, Cole speaking for
: the democratic side, NEARLY
= every person in the room
8 signed the roll of a Mckinley
4 club" T..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24
Albert Lea Standard:

Albert Lea Standard: "A vote for
Co1e<is an endorsement of Roosevelt"
the Republican office-seekers On the
stump are proclaiming, and yet in a
remarkable special message to con-
gress President Roosevelt highly
commended and praised Governor
Johnson-and all the world knows it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24

1T is in a large measure due
to the governors efforts that
the railroad rates on wheat and
coal have been reduced and that
there is likely to follow a still
further reduction in the railroad
rates on other articles.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24

Farm ont Sentinel Ct would be
.az risk turn. The governor 5 Office
over Cole "a there IS No. 3.
risk Wha eaYing il i ii5l. The;
safe hands 81 ohnsoe n, KS Isl Isl
remark of The Dnlut ii eralld:;;
low, Ihe Heral 81 s usually
fair and qlare, viii + JUS ate where
the risk Re ONES ID. il q publ ~ WilI5beS
greatly elieVcd NE ankat q Free is;=
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24

Virginia Enterprise: It has been
generally admitted that Cole would
run a strong ticket for governor in
St. Louis county and in the Eighth
district, but the attitude of the Duluth
morning daily in opposing the Demo-
cratic nominee bids fair to act as a
boomerang for the Republican ticket
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24

Mr.. Nelson said the American Re-
publicans had always supported him
regardless of his nationality, and
closed with strong appeal to his
countrymen to be loyal to Mr.. Cole"
The foregoing clipping from re-
port of Senator Nelson's speech at
Elbow Lake, is enough to jar the
equininity of every Norwegian in
Minnesota. In his speeches of two
years ago, Mr.. Nelson followed the
same line OF argument, and it met
with scant favor, but it did not sound
so purlle then as now, for both the
candidates were untried men in the
executive office, and any old reason
was good enough to give for the cleo
ton Of the one and the defeat of the
other; but now Gov. Johnson has
served the state for two years, and
has made record-be it good or
'bad-and voters should be asked to
elect or defeat him on that record,
but for a reasoning man to ask his
fellow citizens to support a candi-
date because the people have in times
past-and are now-supporting a
Norwegian, is childish in the extreme
Senator: Nelson is parading himself
as the sole asset. of the Norwegian
people Of this state, and perhaps be-
lieves he is, but he is liable to re-
ceive jolt one of these times that
will last him lifetime.
1t is very evident that J. F. Jacob
sons heart is not in the work he is
doing in this campaign. In his
speeches he does not deal in argu-
1nents and persuasions, but is vituper-
alive and matchmaking unfounded
charges and assaults upon Gov. John
son. In fact, Jake is playing in a
nerve-breaking role. He is playing
the star performance in behalf of
third-rate personality who cuckooed
Jake's own nest; his reputation, his
achievements, his brains, his person
all are being utilized to land the man
who has no license: to appear as
leader. It is not to be wondered
at that Mr.. Jacobson is irritable.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-24

Zs Ne Suenr5 NeW 81: here is5 supposed
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-01
ELDoN.

Eldon, April 3O.--W. H.. Baker is
visiting in Omaha, Neb., for few
days.
Mrs. w. R. Beck, of Des Moines, Is
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
P. H. Callen.
w. H. Stauffer spent Sunday in Dav-
export with his son, VIII Stauffer.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Phillips returned
the last of the week from trip to
Chicago.
Misses Blanche and Elizabeth Nc
Haffey were ottumwa visitors Satur,
day.
Mrs. W. l.. Healy is visiting her son,
Fred Healy, in Des Moines.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weber left for
Wyconda, Mo-, for a visit with Mr..
Weber's parents.
Mrs. G. e. Abbott returned Saturday
night from an extended visit at Rich.
mond, Ill.
Andrew Shelter returned to Daven'
port last night after few days visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. W.
Shelter.
MRS. ona shryock, of Burlington. is
In the city.