The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-12-26
BOOSTING GOVERNOR
FOR The PRESIDENCY
Washington Post Urges that Governor
Be Nominated as Choice Of
Democratic Party.
MAKES A STRONG CLAIM FOR
Governors QUALIFICATIONS


Democracy Are Lining up
for Johnson.
Washington, Dec. rs. The Wash
ington Post, the leading morning
paper Of Washington, has joined
the ranks of the Eastern publications
which have indorsed the presidential
boom for Governor Johnson. The
Post is one of the most prominent
independent newspapers in t he
country and its position is significant
of the attitude of the independent
vote in the coming campaign. The
Post says editorially:
The growing popularity of John
A. Johnson, governor of Minnesota,
draws sharp attention not only to
his personality, butato the fact that
Democrats everywhere instinCtively
feel that they must seek out and
present a new candidate for the
presidency. They are attracted to
Governor Johnson, and we'll they
may be, but they must confess that
when they turn to him they do so
partly because they are forced to
turn from some one else.
Intelligent Democrats see clearly
that with MI. Bryan paramount they
are chained to body of death.
The turning to Governor Johnson is
a high compliment to him, of course,
but it is also a compliment to the
Democrats who do the turning.
He is Democrat of remarkable
qualities, whose character, record
and environment make him avail
able in many ways as candidate
for the presidency. He is man
of the common people.
No Democrat should be consid-
cred who is not from the common
body of Americans. Gov. Johnson
has made his own way in the
world without wealth or position or
powerful influence to aid him.
Governor Johnson appears to
be one of the rare men in public.
life who can serve the people
steadily and faithfully without in
juring them or himself by foolish
mistakes or waywardness.
His fund of common sense
seems to be uncommonly large. The
country does not know Governor
Johnson as we'll as it should know
a man proposed for the presidency.
What it does know is favor
able to him. It would like to
know more.
The democrats who know him
well and who feel sure that he
would be nominated by the party
if it knew him better owe it to
him and themselves to make Gov.
Johnson better known"
This discussion of Johnson's can
didacy in the East is becoming
prominent. It is understood that
Democratic leaders, who have re-
Gently been in conference in New
York, are endeavoring to frame
things up so that the Minnesota
governor may be brought to New
York city and made formally ac-
quainted with the democracy Of the
East.
The Eastern Democracy is evi-
IDENTIFY anxious to find a man to
whom it can turn from Bryan, and
Johnson is at present looked upon
as the man who comes nearest to
the required measure.
There is likely to be no movement
in his favor among Eastern Demo-
Gratis, however, until the attitude Of
the South can be determined upon.
The Johnson movement, when it
finally comes, is pretty certain to
show the Eastern and Southern
Democracy lnied up in favor Of the
Minnesota man, and his own
strength in the northwest will then
be the all-important factor in deter
mining the democratic convention