The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-04-23
JOHNSON SLOGAN
Governors StearnS County
friends Issue an Address
TO ClRCUMVfNT BRYAN
Incidentally Jas. r. Bennett, Jr., of
St. Cloud, Gets a Little Adver-
Using in the Premises

The following address to Stearrs
county Democrats has been handed
The Herald for publication:
To the Democrats of Stearns county:
At recent meeting of Stearns Coun-
ty Democratic friends of Gov. John
A. Johnson, the undersigned were ap-
pointed committee to set forth the
reasons which, in our judgment, en-
title him to the cordial support of this
and as well as all other Minnesota
counties.
On the 9Th day of March last, at a
meeting of the Democratic State Gen.
trail, Committee, called to fix time
and place for the holding of the state
convention at which delegates to the
national Democratic Convention shoult
be chosen, Gov. Johnson was endorsed
and presented to the Democrats of the
nation as Minnesota's choice for presi-
dent. This action was taken without
solicitation or desire on his part. 1t
was due to the fact that the Democrats
of Minnesota believe that he can lead
the party to victory in the nation, as
he had in the state, against over
whelming odds; it was because he
had at his first election turned a
Republican majority of 161,464 into a
Democratic majority of 1852, and, af-
ter two years in office, had increased
that majority to 72,31S; it was be-
cause he has discharged every duty
as chief executive of the state in a
manner to meet the enthusiastic APP
proval of his party friends and the
commentator of his political oppon-
ents; because he has made no mis-
takes in office; because of his I'M
blemished record in that exalted posi-
ton; because of the high regard in
which he is held by men of all shades
of political belief; because of his
phenomenal popularity with the mass
es; and finally, because there was an
apparent and expressed wish of many
Democrats throughout the country
that he should become a candidate for
the presidency.
1t was for these very good reasons
that the Democratic State Central
Committee presented Gov. Johnson as
Minnesota's choice for the highest Of
flee in the gift of the people. Under
these circumstances, we believe that Al
a matter of common courtesy, and in
recognition of his great services to
the state and party, the Democrats OF
Minnesota would be derelict in duty
and ungrateful, did they not give to
our popular and gallant leader, a cord
ial, enthusiastic and hearty support.
Gov. Johnson's candidacy is in good
faith, and the assertions put forth
in the Bennett "open letters" to the
contrary are malicious and venal. His
candidacy is not for the purpose of de
feating w. ]. Bryan's nomination, but
with a view of securing the honor
himself to which any American
citizen has right to aspire. His
friends are Johnson-Bryan Demo
Gratis, and will enthusiastically give
the latter their support should he be
the candidate.
Certain inveterate political enemies
of Gev. Johnson in the state are en-
ploying Jas. r. Bennett, Jr., of st.
governor in this county; and an at
governor in the county; and an at
tempt will be made at our Forthcoming
county convention, to secure an en-
dorsement for Bennett as delegate to
the national convention, which, should
it succeed, would clearly mean re-
pudiation upon the part of Stearns
county of the splendid record made by
Minnesota's chief executive.