The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-08
JOHNSON GAINING
STRENGTH DAILY
Seventy eight New York
Delegates May Vote for
Minnesota Man.
SOUTH WANTS HIM NAMED
Business Men In the East Reported
To Be Opposed to William J.
Bryan's Nomination.
SOUTH WANTS HIM NAMED

Lake county democrats are much in
terested in the latest news which has
come to the Gov. j. A. johnson, prest-
Dental headquarters In the Grand Pa
cific hotel in Chicago, from New York
and the southern states.
Calls Nebraskan Calamity.
A letter received from George H.
Thatcher, delegate at large from AL
bany, N V contained some references
to Mr.. Bryan las more of a calamity to
the democratic party and so to his
country than patriotic leader of men,"
but the Johnson managers actuated by
the spirit of the golden rule, expur-
gated this section. The part of the
letter from Mr.. Thatcher that they
were wiling should be published was as
follows:
IT am glad to note the activity of
your headquarters in the dissemination
o. literature Illuminating the character
and career of Gov. Johnson. Beyond
question he is the man of the hour,
and as the candidate of our party de-
mocracy may nationally cherish high
hopes under his leadership for a sue
cessful issue from the coming campaign.
Our republic is passing through a
period as formative as in the first years
of its being. Much bad legislation has
to be carefully revised and pruned,
much to be built up to strengthen the
system of government ESTABLISHED by
our forefathers.
Words of Lincoln Quoted.
Lincoln said, st is may duty and my
oath to maintain inviolate the right of
the states to order and control under
the constitution their own affairs by
their own judgment exclusively. Such
maintenance is essential for the pres
ervation of that balance of power or
which our institutions rest The public
uterances and acts of Gov. Johnson point
tc him one who will neither attemp
usurpation of constitutional powers
: nor permit the constitution to be made
blank paper by construction
1.-The New York delegation at Denve
will undoubtedly cast its vote uni
for Gov. Johnson of Minnesota. If tn
south and far west can be properly ant
successfully reached we can nominate
as our candidate a candidate who cal
win"
w. B. Kirk of Syracuse, another New
York delegate, sent this letter to head
/ quarters:
The New York news was to the effec
that the seventy eight democratic dele
gate vote from that state certafnl
would not be for William Jenning
Bryan and quite likely would be 70
ohnson, unless they go for George Grey
Telegraphic advices and letters fror
Louisiana North Carolina, and Virgi
\ MIA were to this effect, freely trans
: lated by the young men in charge Q
the headquarters.
1.-THE detection from Bryan in Lou
isiana, North Carolina, and Virginia
. so great that Johnson must be nom
mated at all hazards. 1t looks as
Taft will have those states unless John
son is nominated and the solid scout
will be broken. Help!"
These communications had come i
during the last two days, Secretar
h Knappen said.
o R E. Blandy, delegate from Wasf
g ington county, N. Y, brought the new
d from his state that Bryan wouldn't /
/ the choice Of the delegation, which
d uninstructed.
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