The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-04-30
BENNETT REPLIES.
st. Cloud Man States His Side
of the Controversy
SAYS HE'S FOR BRYAN
RepIy to the Letter Published in
These Columns From the Com
mittee in J0hnSOn'S favor

mlIlCC III JOuUSUu dVUI
Jas. R. Bennett, Jr., of St. Cloud,
hands The Herald the following letter
for publication. 1t is in reply to the
one published in last weeks issue by
the committee of democrats who are
looking after the Johnson presidential
interests in Stearns county. Here it
Editor Sank Centre Herald In
your issue of April % you published
az address issued to Democrats OF
the county by committee in move
ment to secure Johnson delegation
from this county.
There is nothing about it to attract
special attention and my only apollo
gy for rendering reply is the per-
sonal reference made to myself. Mr.
Ladner and his committee know that
it is not question of honoring Gov
. ernor Johnson.
Mr.. Ladners committee says he is
a friend of Mr.. Bryan and l take it
that he Will be glad to see a Demo-
cratic President elected in November
even if it be Mr.. Bryan.
Suppose the leading democrat in
each state should become a candi-
date for President? They would all
have perfect right to- do so. Would
il not have tendency to create tur
moil and strife in the party? Would
it not bring about spirited contest
in the party ranks in each state in
the Union? Does any one believe
that strife and contention in the par
ty is helpful in campaign at the
polls?
Governor johnson has exercised
that right as he is entitled to do,
and has declared himself candidate.
All the Republican newspapers in the
Twin Cities, in New York, Chicago
and elsewhere, led by the New York
World have been booming him daily.
They all proclaimed that the Gov
ernor would carry North and South
Dakota Iowa and Wisconsin, our sis
ter stats, and each state has held
its convention and instructed for Will
liam J. Bryan, Kanss, Nebraska and
Indiana have done likewise.
The Governor has opened luXuri-
ant headquarters at Chicago and for
week past the Republican newspa-
pers of that city and Minnesota have
claimed that the Governor had the
state. The convention will be held
tomorrow. and Friday We will read
that Illinois has instructed for Mr..
Bryan.
instructed, but the Governor has no
assurance of a single vote from those
states.
So that al this date there is not in
sight for Governor Johnson the vote
Of a single delegate in the Union.
There is not another man in the
United States today who is candi-
date against Mr.. Bryan Why? Is it
because there is nowhere in this Ma
ton another democrat so able or
available? Judge Gray, of Delaware
has been mentioned yet he sent let
ter to his state convention flatly de-
Ginning to allow his name to be used
Ind Ho,n nf
Ohio, at least the equal in every way
to our Governor, also declines to OPP
pose Mr. Bryan. They all feel that
III order to win We must at least have
concerted action in our own party,
for we must induce several thousands
OF Independent voters to unite with
us if We obtain victory This can be
best done by acting in harmony
among ourselves and dwelling in
peace and unity. That we cannot
build up the party by abusing each
other and attacking each others mo-
tives is self evident.
l was a member of the committee
on resolutions at the city convention
held March 2Sth and signed unami-
nous report endorsing the Governor
and his State Administration. Does
that not give the 'lie" to Mr.. Ladner's
committees personal statement that
| am an enemy of Governor John
son?
Does Mr. Ladner's committee think
it becoming and gentlemanly in a
democrat to refer to a brother demo-
crat as being employed by inveterate
political enemies of Governor John