The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-10-14
Has an Apparent Choice "Be-
twixt the Devi! and the
Deep Blue Sea-
BRYAAlSh, IaOUBlt-NAktR
Bryan Democrats Waiting to Ascertain
Johnson's Attitude Expressed in
His Keynote Speech.

That Gov. Johnson in his cam
paign speeches this fall must for
get to mention Bryan is said to
be the edict that Frank A.
Day, Democratic state chair |
man, would promulgate. The as
tute Mr.. Day realizes that two
and four years ago Gov. Johnson
gained thousands of Republican
votes by standing for Roosevelt
and Rooseveltian principles. It
was generally paraded at that
time that, Johnson was Repub-
lican, so far as Bryan principles
were concerned.
Now, however, it is different.
He has pledged himself to sup
port Bryan, but Mr.. DaF realizes
that the airing OF this pledge
throughout the state would drive
Republican votes away from
Johnson. So it is that the Demo-
cratic chairman thinks it wise for
| Johnson to remain silent on the
stump on the subject Of Bryan
and Bryanism-tfat is as long as
Johnson campaigns in Minnesota.
Outside Of Minnesota, of course,
he can make good to Bryan by
telling the people IN distant parts
OF the country what great thing
Organism is.
Bryan Democrats in Minnesota
are aware. however, of what Mr..
Days plans are TOR his candidate.
They have their eyes on Mr..
Johnson, and when he makes his
keynote speech of the campaign,
if he fails to indorse Bryan and
the principles of Democracy and
Bryanism as expresser by the
teachings of the Peerless One
nd the Denver convention plat
; lorm-then something is going t.
: happen in Minnesota. That some
thing, according 20 Bryan lead
er in Minnesota, will be a quiet
bolt of Minnesota Bryanites from
Johnson through word passed
around every part Of the state t
the Bryan men, who, incidentally
are we'll organized, and include
some of Minnesota's most infu
entail Democrats-at least one o
them being a national commit
teeman.
50 it would seem the Day
Johnson combination is 'betwix
the devil and the deep sea" a
far as the governors keynot
speech is concerned. If he come
) ont boldly and stands for unadul
b terated Democracy, Bryan am
e Ts1y anism, he is sure to at one
t lose thousands of Republican
y votes which stood for him tw'
years ago because he advocate
e Roosevelt and Rooseveltian prin
dples.
;, If he neglects to indorse Bryan
q Organism and the Denver con
> vention platform, then the Brya
o Democrats Of Minnesota will a
v once get busy and bolt Mime
sofas Democratic leader becaus
1T OF his boiling the natl o'1al leade
e. OF the Democratic party.
: 1t will be interesting to Sc
: what happens, whichever horn Q
3 the dilemma Johnson chooses.
4 Johnson's dilemma has set tn
n Bryan men to drinking. The
Is are reminded by it that Johnso
e during his whole administrator
g only appointed three out-aBd-ou
BRYAN Democrats to Office
e "Cleve" Van Dyke as executive
o clerk in the governors office
Charles Vasaly Of Little Falls O
I the state board of equalization
! and w. H. Williams as state labo
u commissioner. Mr.. Day, who's
i dislike for Organism and Bryan
ties burst forth In song at Den
yer to the tune Of Bryan and DE
feat" managed to get two OF tn
n Bryanite appointees of the ad
ministration hred-Van Dyk
y from the job of executive cleerE
. and Vasaly from berth on tn
state board of equalization. Wi
Il Jams, labor commissioner, is tn
only Bryanite left. Only tn
le friendship of dick" O'Conno1
the boss of St. Paul's infamou
N political ring, has kept William
in his job. The reelection 9
o Johnson would certainly mean OF
with the official head of the las
= Bryanite oficehofder in Mime
q sofa, and the appointment there
after of only those who are Day
d Johnson" Democrats and the es
Enlistment of rank A. Day a
! the Richard Croker of a close