Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-06
DEMOCRATS ACTIVE
Judge Gray to Have Head
quarters in This City.
STATEMENT FOR JOHNSON
Extracts From the Letter Which Ac-
companied It.
HIS RECORD IN PUBLIC LIFE
States It Is Believed He Can Carry.
Against the Ravens of Defeat
on Democratic Banners.
STATEMENT FOR JOHNSON
HIS RECORD IN PUBLIC LIFE

| Things are happening in democratic ma
tional politics just at present. Two booms
have been formally launched and one has
| been withdrawn. EX-Gov. Douglas or
| Massa chusetts has decided that the pros
pect does not look good to him. and is out
| in a statement asking that his name
be taken from the list of possible can
| didates
Gov. Johnson's friends have become
active and started a regular campaign,
| with press bureau and all the modern
conveniences of the latter-day political
| canvass. Judge Gray's friends will open
| headquarters in this city at once and
| put out me feelers. Richard B. BEEN
| ish of Philadelphia, who will be in charge
of the bureau. states that the movement
| is being made without the aid or encour-
| agement of Judge Gray, who. it is add
ed. has not said a word done any
| thing that could be construed as seeking
| the nomination. The fund that is to
| finance the Washington headquarters has
| been subscribed. it is understood. by a
! few Delawareans and PennsylvanianS.
| The work to be done will be supplemented
| by that of similar bureau in Judge
Grays home town. Wilmington. A league
y
ton. The work of this organization. ac-
cording to MIR. Beemish. will be done
| largely in New Jersey. Pennsylvania.
| New York, the New England states and
! the south.
Statement by Johnson Boomers.
| Copies Of the recent statement issued by
! the Johnson boomers came to hand yes
| terday. This statement emanated from
| the Minnesota democratic committee.
with headquarters in the Grand Pacific
Hotel in Chicago, and was mailed under
! a special delivery stamp to every CORE
spondent and democratic congressman in
! Washington. The letter accompanying it
| said:
I'VE inclose herewith a letter and a
pamphlet that are being sent out It's
| week to thousands of leading democrats
in all parts of the country. We think
the letter and contents of the folder merit
| your careful attention.
I'VE have every evidence of wide
| spread desire among democrats to nom1-
| nate winner at Denver and it seems to
| us that you will therefore be fully justi-
| fled in referring to and quoting from the
| letter and address in your correspond
| ence
| 1.-The democracy of the nation has for
| twelve years been losing ground, and the
| belief is general that under the old con-
| ditions defeat is certain. For months the
| party mas Deen uII OH <hoIo
! cratic convention. where popular choice
| is to be subordinate TO personal will.
No Necessity for Ravens of Defeat.
| Minnesota democrats. feeling that
| party duty transcends individual inter-
ests, have had the courage to break away
| from the drift and offer the party can
| didate who if nominated can carry more
| states than any other living democrat.
| and who would be practically certain OF
| election Rebelling against the doctrine
| Of despair we take II for granted that
there is no necessity for the ravens or oe-
| feat to perch on the banners or democ-
! racy in 1908, simply because they did In
| 1896 1860 and 1904.
conditions industrially. financially and
| politically are such that we have TINS
year the opportunity of a generation to
win the presidency. Why give it up by
supinely acquiescing in any nomination
| which guarantees defeat!
Enclosed was pamphlet setting forth
| at length Gov. Johnson's position on all
| the questions of the day and his record
In public life. Among other things the
pamphlet said
..This is a democratic year. if the demo-
| Gratis of the nation will but make 1t SO.
Why postpone all hope of success and the
| beginning of the restoration OF democratic
| control for another four years?
| every political campaign has Its in
| dividual conditions. 1t is found in this
| contest that Gov. Johnson possesses
strength peculiar to him alone. and by
! which he is certain to bring to the demo-
| cratic rarity upward of million votes in
| the middle west that have hitherto been
/ republican. This condition insures beyond
| a reasonable doubt victory for democracy
| and Gov. Johnson in the following states:
Minnesota North and South Dakota, IL
| linois. Wisconsin. Iowa, Kansas. Nebras-
| ka. Colorado, Montana, Washington and
| Michigan.
Johnson as a Vote-Getter.
| "As President Gov. Johnson would have
| the qualities that might be described as
| logically and historically needful at this
| time. representing both in thought and
by concrete achievement all of the pro-
| gressive reforms to which the American
people are now thoroughly committed
| His personality and his methods are such
| that, coming into Office after the strenu-
Gus and even terrifying political and
! financial experiences of recent years, he
would be prepared to hold all that has
| been gained restore an era of good feel
| ing, and smoothly and comfortably pre-
pare the way for such additional advance
ed legislation as the times require
I'm a word. Gov johnson is precisely
| the kind of a leader the nation REQUIRES
| at this time, ready for new legislation to
| meet new needs, but careful and conserv-
| ative in his methods. The same conf
/
| that have made Gov. Johnson so popular
| in Minnesota that there is absolutely no
| question that he could carry his state as
| the democratic presidential nominee will
make him equally popular with the voters
| of the nation. once they have an oppor-
| tunity to become acquainted with the
| man.
| Morally and politically right. physi-
| cally tall and strong. young and active
he is thoroughly equipped for the labors
| of political campaign and the duties of
| the great office of President. 1t is GER
! tain that he can carry every southern
state He can carry his own state if
| any democrat can do so. New York, lew
| Jersey and all the border states, and he
can make debatable territory of at least
| six other states.
In Local Colored Churches.
| The fourth quarterly meeting for this
| conference year was held at Metropolitan
4 NJ +. Zion Church, d street between