New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-03-18
THAT JOHNSON RESOLUTION.

johnson delegation to the national
convention in Denver is by no means
confined to the east and south but
comes rather from all sections of the
country. For example the Anaconda
Standard, after abiding to Secretary
Taft's manly course with reference to
Gov. Hughes and the delegation from
his own state, contends that Mr..
Bryan, if he has as many states in his
favor as his hackers claim he has,
could we'll afford to be equally courte-
Gus with Gov. johnson. Then it says
further:
in any event, it is not pleasant to
notice the style of tactics adopted by
the Bryan members of the Minnesota
committee. These men got busy at
once in efforts to malign Governor
johnson, by insinuating that his can
didacy is the product Of the secret
work of the interests The men who
did this are democrats who would have
resented the accusations they them
selves made had these accusations
been started by republicans. at any
time in recent years.
Greatly it is pity that the Bryan
advocates permit themselves to try to
blacken the character of any man who
proposes to enter the lists in rivalry
with Bryan for the nomination at
Denver. Governor johnson has been
much talked about. Itis just to say
that throughout the country there has
been frank recognition of his entire
worthiness and his fitness. A demo-
erat, he has twice been elected COVER
nor in a state which has always been
classed as a republican stronghold.
"Assuredly, the Bryan men in Min
nesota have a perfect right to make a
fight for the states delegation. Yet,
in all sandor, the conduct of the Bryan
men in St. Paul, in that they insinu-
ated crooked deal involving Cover
nor johnson, was not the most chival-
rio thing that ever happened in presi-
Dental politics. Undoubtedly there
are democrats who will feel that this
business is contemplate and who
would not hesitate, in the spirit of
fair play, to say, that in their opinion
Governor johnson is as honorable a
man as William j. Bryan ISL
Of the 1856 delegates elected to the
national republican convention, 120
are instructed for Taft, rs for Fair
banks, for Cannon and 2 for Hughes
six are uninstructed, but favorable to
Taft, and % are contested. Taft's
strength is in the following states:
Iowa, 6; Kansas, Is; Michigan, 2; Mis-
souri,, %; Nebraska, Is; Ohio, 81; Ok
lahoma, IA; Philippines, q; Tennes-
see, 4. Fairbanks twenty-six dele
gates are in Indiana. Cannon has two
in Michigan and two in South Caro-
lima. Hughes has two in Missouri.
The government of Japan, finding
that the se.f-imposed burden of ma
tionalized railroads is likely to prove
too heavy, is considering project to
lease the roads for a period of years
to a private company or syndicate
which will pay the government a GER.
tain percentage of profits and at the
same time undertake improvements
and extensions under given schedule.
A Nebraska judge has decided that
sideboard is a saloon. The first
thing we know one of these judicial
sharps will be declaring that a hip.
pocket is a distillery.- Minneapolis
Journal.
Yes, and that picnic basket is a
brewery. st. Peter rec Press.
The Princeton Union is of the opin.
ion that the state of Minnesota is
heavily indebted to J. F. Jacobson
in fact owes him the governship. Or
the contrary, the state of Minnesota
doesn't owe anybody an Office, anc
there is not one of US but what owes {
whole lot to Minnesota.
A fit of moral epilepsy has over
taken the country and while the spasn
lasts the patient seems to be willing te
endure anything in the line of cures
from the scolding Roosevelt to con
fscation, from prohibit to the Rev
VIM. Sunday.