Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-06-12
JOHNSON WILL BE FOR BRYAN
Minnesota Governor EmphaticalIy
Says His state VIII support
the Nominee.

Affairs may so shape themselves within
the next week OF two that win result in
my name not being presented to the
Denver convention"
This statement was made by Governor
John A. Johnson of Minnesota. who spent
few hours in Omaha yesterday. The
statement was made in reply to an in
quiry as to whether he stll was a candi-
date for the democratic nomination for
president.
so far as | know now Minnesota will
present my name to the convention" he
said, but you never can tell what week
or two will bring forth and there is a pos
sibility, of course, that my name will not
be presented"
will Minnesota give a majority to the
democratic nominee7" was asked.
I'VE certainly will do our best. and
believe our state will be line. whatever
the outcome of the Denver convention"
'wll you support Mr.. Bryan if he is
nominated at DenverG'
Il certainly shall support the nominee
of the convention"
Il shall not go to the convention in
Denver, but, OF course, will watch the
proceedings with much interest"
Governor johnson arrived in Omaha
about noon from Kansas City, where a
meeting of democrats had been called by
former Mayor James Reed and George r.
Walsh of that city. johnson had been
marooned there by the high waters He
spent the remainder OF the day in Omaha,
attending the ball game at Vinton street
park in the afternoon and left for St
Paul in the night He is an ardent base
ball fan and never misses a game when
he can avoid 1t.
LObeck Comes with Him.
c. o. Lobeck, city comptroller. was in
Kansas City Wednesday and returned on
the same train with Governor Johnson.
The governor had been at Lawrence, Kan.
where he delivered an address. Both Cow
ernor Johnson and Mr., Lobeck spoke of
the dangerously high water at Kansas
City and the governor remarked that II
he had not escaped when he did 1t was
probable he would have been kept there
for some time, as it seems probable the
trains will have to be annulled.
The governor declared his visit to Kan
sas City had no significance, politically,
his sole purpose being to address the
students of the University of Kansas. He
declared he had given no attention TO the
matter of Thomas s. Ryan making a con-
llluullph " Allt ANtbIdShd NdlipdlBu luHu
four years ago and declined to talk about
it.
Asked about the statements sent out from
Minneapolis and st. Paul this week that he
had declined to entertain any idea of ac-
cepting the nomination for another term
as governor he replied:
Perfectly true. though I did not know
they were out. l do not believe in the
third-term principle in the first place and
would not think of accepting a nomination
IL 1t was rendered me-"
Governor johnson spoke of the interest
among the Minnesota agricultural board
and state fair people in the National Corn
exposition to be held in Omaha.
Red Hot fer Corn show.
This national corn exposition cannot
help but be a success and a great thing for
the country" he said. When the matter
was brought to my attention l tried to
place It at once in the hands of those in
our state best fitted to handle IT, If there
was anything l could have done person
ally certainly should have done it, and
feel that way about It now. 1 am heart
lily in favor of such an exposition where
the farmers and grain growers can study
the problems OF practical scientific farm
ing and the competition promises to do a
great deal in raising the standard of our
grain"