The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-11
lake Has Call in That Section
OF Minnesota; Frost for
The peerless"
Optimism Is the Tone of Letters
Received at Republican
! Headquarters.

ct. fdul, CepG. o.-SollSSi esSludH I1di
vor Stevenson of Crookston, who was
in St. Paul yesterday, sounds another
note in the funeral dirge of democ-
racy in the prophecy of the failure of
the democrats to win in the coming
state election, owing to the entan-
clements of Johnson with Organism
and the reception of the Peerless
Leader" at Crookston last Tuesday
night.
"There is a very decided change in
political sentiment in the Ninth dis
trict," said Mr.. Stevenson, compared
with two years ago. Many who were
Johnson republicans are now lined
up for the republican ticket from top
to bottom. 1t is generally recognized,
in my district at least, that johnson is
not running for governor this year for
any other reason than to carry the
democratic party and Bryan, if pos
sible through the coming election in
Minnesota.
Stands for Organism
mo republican can vote for him
| this fall as a candidate who is support
ing the Rooseveltian platform and be-
liefs. johnson cannot parade a letter
from Roosevelt this time, as he did
two years ago, to catch republican
votes. He is now, and must so stand,
Ian out-andout apostle of democracy
and things democratic, including Bry-
an and Organism this time, instead
of Roosevelt and Rooseveltian plat
form.
t"In the Ninth district find that
jacobson is especially strong through
out the rural districts. jacobson has
been the choice of the farmers for gov
ernor for several years. They now
have him, and will stand by him. This
being presidential year, voters will not
allow personalities to influence their
votes. They recognize that national
issues are at stake.
I "Bryan's speech last Wednesday
evening at Crookston was great dis
appointment. He actually lost ground
there for democracy. Thousands of
people were there to hear him, and
waited till ten o'clock before he APP
peared. The address, was, narrow APP
peal to farmers, harangue, trying to
prejudice them against Republicanism.
1t didn't take at all. Only once was
there the slightest symptom of APP
plause. He spoke to silent, disap-
pointed audience"
Optimism Is Everywhere.
Optimism in the state republican
headquarters is now beginning to blaze,
and the leaders of the campaign believe
that they are rapidly coming into
their own. A letter received yes
terday morning from prominent >citi-
zen of Morris, Stevens county, reciting,
in a most conservative manner, the
political conditions of that locality,
which turned in over third major
| ity for johnson last year, says:
81 have heard little in regard to
state matters yet, but johnson will not
get the vote he has been getting
around here for the past four years.
jacobson will carry this county,
though his majority may not be large
as the democrats are well organized
and quite strong"
Letters of more enthusiastic charac-
ter are received from all parts of the
state,
A Taft club has been organized at
Clarkfield in Lac qui Parle county.
The headquarters here knew nothing of
it until George Pearsall, president APP
peared at the offices yesterday morn
ing with the information.