Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-04
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w. H. DfouSCllg SLeili eUtE6SDpihlciit of the Indianapolis News, writes as follows to his paper from St. Paul:
 The man of the hour among the Democrats of the Northwest is John A. Johnson. governor of Minnesota In the far West and the Middle West ycu do not hear much about him. except that he is the governor. In the South he is mentioned frequently ard the emocrats south of the Ohio river think him better bet for president than William Jennins Bryan.
 But no matter what is saiG about other Democrats, Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota, is The Big Noise in the Northwest.
 Whatever may be said about me DO litically," explained Mir. Johnsoa, the statements do not come from me. |. have not talked and do not inieud to talk about the future, so far as I am concerned. personally" And that Is all he would say about his future in tention.s If he has a yearning in his soul for the presidency or the vice presidency he will not give utecraBcc to it. Johnson is one of the men wh ' have made good. But little was Known of him previously to 1901, when ne got the Democratic nomination for soyer- nor of Minnesota, Roosevelt carried the state by 16S,00 and Johnson was elected by about S,006. At that time however, the Republican pd t. of Mi1- nesota was badly split uD and there was fierce fight on the Republican candidate for governor.
 As soon as Johnson g5. into inc governors chair he began moving | things around There were mant abuses in the administration of state affairs that he corrected. Thee were unworthy men in office and he re moved them. There wa sacomhina ton of Republicans and Democrats t. ! keep him out of second Homination- fthey did not want ''any d-----d re former monkeying with their affairs. He was renominated, ala the voIers piled up a plurality cf 15.000 for him and of course, a Democrat who corit do that kind of business in a strona Republican state att-aatei attention and the way he has been handiir. things since has brought him into more prominence.
 l waited three-quarters of an houl in the outer office 5es ore I could set him, for the governor of Minnesota is busy man. Then the door of Lii private office swung open and tn, governor came toward me with a ion, light stride-his legs have a good dea of spring in them. He is tall ant rather slender, but with good breaCt or shoulders, and the chess of m atll iete. He is clean-looEiag and aris to cratic in appearance, his clothes ii him well and he Wears them as If n, knew he had them on. He has tn
 steel blue eyes with ! giint of humo in them that is found in lie aIer American, and you size him ID at ono as a man keenly obscf yIng any.hirj that might he of benefit to him-a :nal not given to frittering away Enytl,ini that might be Of use to him poiiticail ingor otherwise. There is no masoUeI ade in his manner, and when he laugh 1t is real laugh, not chuckIe dow in his throat or a bit of noise at tn edge of his teeth. And when h.
 grasps your hands there is an elc Quence inthe handshake.
 1 The private office of the governo of Minnesota is just about big enougl to swear at a cat in, but in that littl room were fought out many battle for reform and here were many thing brought about that have caused tn Ipeople of Minnesota to feel glad tha they voted for John A. Johnson
 I The governor of Minnesota talks a well as he looks-very interesting very entertaining, but exceedingly cor servatiye. He told of his rule in en forcing the laws. but declined to dc lscribe the condition in Minnesota bt fore he came into office. All Of tn Ieleefive offices of the state are Reput I l1icans, all of the governors appointee are Democrats, but he keeps on goo lterms with them all, and there seem to be the best of feeling everywher about the state capitol
 4 The governor began enforcing tn laws as he found them. Some peopl were hurt, but the governor proceede, along the lines that he did not fore
 them, and if there were any bad jaw 1t was up to the legislature to repea them twas not the province of tn governor to pick out. the laws he woul, enforce and set the others aside. Il When the legislature met the mem
 bers were on friendly trms with tn.
 governor In his message he mad
 many suggestions, and In forty-eigh hours after his message was read tn Republicans introduced bills in botl houses in accord with the governor;
 suggestion-they knew that the pee pie of the state were with Governo Johnson. and they got quick action beat the Democrats to it. Tnere wer, certain reforms in railroad matter asked by the governor--a reduction ,; commodity rates and 2-cent fare fo railroads. Representatives of the rail roads were not so sure that they coul' iagree with what the governor aske' for.