The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-05-14
ALL FOR JOHNSON
Stearns County Democrats Hold
aIOve feast
STAND PAT FOR JOHN
Eiest Delegation of twenty With c.
f. Iadner Chairman, Instructed
For Governor

Stearns county is solid for Johnson.
The democratic county convention
met at st. Cloud Saturday and elected
a delegation of twenty to the state
convention, instructing them to vote
as a unit on all matters and to work
to secure delegates to the national
convention who should use their best
-erdeavors to bring about the nomina-
tion of Gov. John A. Johnson of Min
nesota for president. Following is
the delegation chosen:
C. F. Ladner, chairman; DR.. ]. A.
Du Bois, Frank Zins, DR.. P. A. 'iiI-
bert, Fred Schilplin, John j. Ahm ann,
Ben Mutchler, Sbastian WINNER, j..
e. C. Robinson, DR.. P. C. Pilon, w. H.
Huntington, Harry Smart, Frank
Weiser, L. J. Rosholl, F. E. Minette,
NJ J. Kotschevar, Frank Schmid, Pet
,e- P. Maurin, T. p Osgood, Karl
Mathie.
The convention was veritable love
feast-of the Johnson wing of the
county democracy. The Bryan ele-
~; in
cases. Yet the victors were not boist-
-eTous over their victory. They knew
they were on top and were running
the convention. In the past some OF
the same delegates had cooled their
heels on the outside while others ran
things. This time things were revers-
ed and those in the lead enjoyed the
situation But there was no desire to
rub it in had any of the defeated
faction been present.
The convention was called to order
at 9:15 a. m in the court room by DR..
z. A. Hilbert of Melrose, chairman of
the county committee
On motion of F. E. Minette of Sauk
Centre the reading of the call was dis
pensed with.
The chairman ten made a few re-
marks, congratulating the democrats of
Stearns county on the situation. He
referred to the fight at the caucuses,
saying it was a good cause that they
had championed. He especially con-
graduated every man who took part
in that fight.
On motion of Peter P. Maurin of
Cold Springs, c. F. Macdonald of St.
Cloud was unanimously elected tenn
porary chairman. Mr. Mac Donald, on
taking the chair, delivered a neat
speech OF about ten minutes. He
considered it great honor to be
chosen to preside. He said he had
lived in Stearns county 33 years and
in all that time had not before seen
a convention so large, SO intelligent
and so enthusiastic as was that one.
He had grown old and gray in the
service of the party and was there be-
cause he believed an attempt had been
made to perpetrate an outrage on that
gallant son of Minnesota, John A.
Johnson. At the mention of the gov
ernor's name prolonged applause
broke forth.
There should, said the chairman,
have been no word of opposition to
the governor. MIR. Mac Donald al
luded to Gov. Johnson's great record
as vote getter, following it up with
the statement that the democrats, in
order to elect president, must pick a
winner; he believed John A. Johnson
to be the man who can turn the trick
CT defeating the republicans in nat
tional election. "Mac'' then devoted a
brief space to eulogizing Bryan. This
elected a single hand clap from one
lone delegate. He added that should
Bryan be nominated he would work
loyalty and faithfully for his election.
But" added the chairman, 1--WE can
not win with him..