The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-10-14

Has an Apparent Choice s'Be-
tWixt the Devil and the
Deep Blue Sea-
.BRYANISM, IR0UBlf-HAkfR.
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.. DAY 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-that is as long as
Johnson campaigns in Minnesota.
i Outside of Minnesota, of course,
he can make good to Bryan by
/ telling the people IN distant parts
OF the country what a 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..
i Johnson, and when he makes his
keynote speech Of the campaign,
if he fails to indorse Bryan and
| the principles Of Democracy and
! Organism as expresser by the
| teachings of the Peerless One
md the Denver convention plat
iorm-then something is going to
happen in Minnesota. That some
thing, according 20 a Bryan lead
er in Minnesota, will be a quiet
bolt Of Minnesota Bryanites from
| Johnson through word passed
| around every part Of the state to
the Bryan men, who, incidentally,
are we'll organized, and include
some Of Minnesota's most influ-
es1iIal Democrats-at least one Of
them being national commit
teenlan.
SO it would seem the Day
| Johnson combination is "betwixt
the devil and the deep sea-, as
far as the governors keynote
speech is concerned. If he comes
ont boldly and stands for unadul-
terated Democracy, Bryan anc
BIZ yanism, he IS sure to at once
lose thousands Of Republican
votes which stood for him two
years ago because he advocated
Roosevelt and Rooseveltian prin-
aples.
If he neglects to indorse Bryan
Bryanism and the Denver con.
vention platform, then the Bryan
II Democrats of Minnesota will al
once get busy and bolt Mime
sofas Democratic leader because
Of his boiling the natl o'1al leader
of the Democratic party.
It will be interesting to SEE
what happens, whichever horn q
the dilemma Johnson chooses.
a Iohnson's dilemma has set tht
Bryan men to blinking They
are reminded by it that johnson
during his whole administration
J only appointed three out-aBd-out
Bryan Democrats to Office
"Cleve" Van Dyke as executive
clerk in the governors office
Charles Vasaly Of Little Falls or
the state board Of equalization
and w. HI. Williams as state labor
commissioner. Mr.. Day, whose
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 thu
Bryanite appointees Of the ad-
ministration hred-Van Dyke
from the job Of executive clerk
and Vasaly from berth on ths
state board of equalization. Viii
Jams. labor commissioner, is The
only Bryanite left. Only tht
j friendship of Lick O'Connor
the boss of ST. Paul's infamous
political ring, has kept Williams
in his job. The reelection 81
Johnson would certainly mean Of
with the official head Of the last
Bryanite oficehofder in Mime
sofa, and the appointment there
after of only those who are Day
{ Johnson" Democrats and the e.
Establishment Of rank Al. Day as
/ the Richard Croker Of a. close.