Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-16
Minnesotan on the Democratic
Presidential Ticket Would
Add Great Strength
wATTERsoN's TALK SIGNIFICANT
Conservative Element May Rally to
Men Agreeable to "Marse Henry" =
scandinavian Influence to be Reck.
oned With-Taft a. Certainty - His
Running Mate.

Chanler and Johnson would suit him
as well as any other ticket, has at
tracted more attention in Washington
than any other political event OF the
written more democratic platforms,
state and national, and been promi-
nent in the work of naming more sue
cessful candidates of his party than mas
any other democrat alive. No other liv-
ing American is listened to with keen
err interest by all sorts and conditions
of politicians in the national capital
than is "Marse Henry"
When, early in the summer he an
nounced that he was grooming dark
horse that would run under the wire.
republican nominee whoever that
might be, Washington sat up and took
notice. The Kentuckfan started
guessing contest here that reached
even into the White House. For sew
eral weeks Col. Watterson continued to
speak and write graphically of his can
didate. Finally he described rather in
definite geographical limits as the
range Of his dark horse. He lives
west of the Alleghenies and north OF
the Potomac and Ohio" said Marse
Henry when persistently pressed for
fuller description Of his dark horse.
This narrowed the guessing bee down
somewhat, as 1t eliminated the south
f,,rfh Si1prl
ton. Mr.. Watterson's next concession
to the guessers was that the last time
he had seen his candidate he had "a
dark mustache."
Weeks passed before Col. Waiter
son relieved the tension by declaring
that he had had in mind all the time
Governor Johnson of Minnesota. 1t SO
happened, that Governor Johnson's
physiognomy is as innocent OF beard
as a new born babes, nor has the ex-
ecutive of the North Star state worn
even a mustache for decade or more.
When he was a breezy and enterprfs-
ing country editor at ST. Peters, Mimi,
Governor johnson permitted nature to
take it's course so far as his upper lip
was concerned, but curiously enough
ne pdTl6u WIFI laOSSetShS SooiA SAs
err he began his notable public career
"a career which has attracted the at
tention Of Washington and aroused
expectations here that Johnson will be
a figure in national politics next year
second to few in the democratic camp.
The linking of the names of Stuy-
vesant Chanler and John Johnson by
so experienced a president-maker as
Col. watterson has created something
akin to sensation at the capital. 1t
represents a combination Of interests.
both substantial and sentimental,
which Washington recognizes as being
calculated to appeal with telling force
to the nation. Both are young, ana
each has achieved victory in his own
state that is unique in character and SO
patiently indicative of the popularity OF
both as to require no argument to es-
tablish the fact AS all other elements
of the country's population are repre-
scented in Washington in about equal
proportions. sectional considerations
play virtually no part in calculatlons
here on the presidential outlook Al
the same time, however, note IS mace
Of the fact that Governor Chanler
Southern ancestry is factor OF great
Importance in that it meets fully what
ever may be the strength of the move
ment to restore the south to its old
time place in the national political
equation. Governor Johnson lives IN
that quarter of the country where con-
cededly the democratic party must look
for growth, and where it's ascendancy
was becoming fixed until William Jen-
nings Bryan embroiled his party IN
warning factionalism that did not cease
until Johnson developed such marvel
Gus qualities of leadership.
The Scandinavian element is nearly
as strong in Dakotas, Montana, Idaho
and the state of Washington as 1T Is
in Minnesota. Thus Governor John-
sons name on the ticket with Gov
ernor Chanler would, it is conhdenliS
believed in Washington, draw from the
republicans very considerable part
of the vote in the northwest upor
which that party has depended In the
past for it's victories in the states
named.
AS Washington is convinced thai
Secretary Taft, as President Roose-
velt's avowed choice will head the re-
publican ticket, the capital IS no"
more concerned over the question OF
Judge Taft's running mate than any
other feature of republican politics
Should nothing befall Governor Curtis
Guild in the contest in Massachusetts
next month, it is almost universally
believed here that he will be the re-
publican vice presidential nominee. Fol
years Governor Guild has been as inti-
mate friend of President Roosevelt
as Secretary Taft is.
However. if by any chance Gov
ernor Guild should fail of reelection
next month, his name would be strfck-
en- from the slate by the president
makers in Washington. At the present
moment, however, they have made the
states for 1908 with Taft and Guild
on the republican side and Chanle1
and Johnson on the democratic side
AS to the latter of course, Mr.. Bryan's
wishes are being consulted, and since
not even the closest friend OF the Ne
braskan here feels certain that he de-
sill es to again assume responsibility FOL
the leadership of his party in such 6
political crisis as is now threatened, the
belief is growing that in due season
Mr.. Bryan will Enthusiastically indicate
his willingness to step aside.
j. j. DICKINSON.
Viborg, S. D.-Setting fire to the jail
Sunday night, tramp who was prls-
oner destroyed the structure and Gre