The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-27
HAS NOTHING To SAY
Johnson Maintains Silence on
The Mayo Interview.
Refuses TO Discuss the Matter
With Tho Newspapers.
Rochester Doctor Insists That
Governor Did Say II.
That He Was Open Candidate
For The Presidency.

St. Paul, Dee. l9.-Dr. Mayo says tina
Governor johnson did say it, and h'
adds, Il don't see how he can deny it,
Governor johnson has nothing fur
Their to say.
] DIR. w. w. Mayo Of Rochester. AIinp.
, in an interview printed in The Rochester
Post and Record, said the governor ha,
told him that he is a candidate for tn,
democratic nomination for president
Governor johnson thereupon denied thai
he had made such statement to DIR
Mayo.
But DIR. MAYO refuses to take it back
The following appeared in the Post anC
Record:
| "Dr. w. ". Mayo was interviewed by
the Post and Record today in regard t.
Governor Johnson's denial in the Pioneer
Press of the story that he had stated tC
| DIR. Mayo his intention of being a eandi
date for the democratic nomination fol
president.
"'The governor must have been mis-
| represented said the doctor. | cannot
see how he can deny it, / told him why
wanted to know, and he told me plain
| Nv that he was candidate and that
might use the statement as | pleased
! | have written 10 Governor Folk, telling
him that and more that | have moi
stated here for publication
Or. Mayo also said that he was not
personally interested in the candidacy
but had undertaken TO interview Cover
nor, johnson for Governor Folk"
When this second interview with DIR
Mayo was called to the attention of Gov
ernor johnson yesterday he declined t.
make any comments.
Il have nothing further to say about
it." he said. Il have said all care t.
on the subject"
You simply want to reaifirm youl
former statememty" he was asked.
Il do not care to say anything about
it at ALL" was the answer.
In the first interview printed in tht
/ Rochester paper Dr. Mayo was quoted as
saying that he had just returned from 3
Visit at st. Lopis, where he called upol
!, Governor Folk, and at st. Paul where he
called on Governor Johnson. He stateC
that Governor Folk, in answer to ques
ton. informed him that he would be {
candidate for the presidential nomina
tion if his state wished it aud he wa
the choice of the convention. Governo
/ Folk also asked him if he knew Gov
'ernor Johnson's intention in the matter
!, He answered that he would inquire o
Paul.
OF his visit here DIR. Mayo said that h
asked Governor johnson if he INTENDED
to be candidate. to which the COVER
nor answered: sizes, sir, am" He sal,
that when he asked the governor if h
might use this statement publicly tn
governor answered:
What | say is for everybody, AM
you may say to Governor Folk an,
every one else that | am in the field 70
the nomination."
When this interview was shown Gov
ernor johnson he said that DR.. May
probably was misquoted and that lie ha'
made no such positive statement as wa
attributed to him, but that he did sa.
that some Minnesota democrats had urg
ed him to enter the race, but that h
had tried to discourage the idea.
Governor johnson is the most take,
of candidate for president in the east,
asserted Mayor James c. Haynes o
Minneapolis upon his return from
two weeks trip yesterday. But the ma
ryor went on to say that although tn
politicians and the people of the cas-
look upon the Minnesota executive a
the best man that the democrats coul
nominate, they think that Bryan vii
get the nomination in spite of the mat
ter of fitness.