River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-04-23
JOHNSON IGNORES
PLEAS OF BRYAN
NEITHER THREATS NOR CAJOL.
cry WILL MAKE HIM QUIT.
NOT SEEKING NOMINATION
Chairman New Repeats Criticism of
Chicago Coliseum as Convention
Hall-Arizona RepubIi-
cans Split.

Lindsborg. Kan, Apr. 20.-Neither
Bryan's cajolery nor Bryan's threats
can swerve Gov. John A. Johnson of
Minnesota from his determination to
run for the presidency of the United
States If the Democratic party so
wills it,
| The governor himself said so here
before addressing the annual Messiah
festival of Bethany college.
Recent utterances of Mr.. Bryan and
of known Bryan men indicating that
the Nebraska applicant for Democratic
honors deemed it presumptuous for
the Minnesota man to become even a
receptive candidate were called to Mr..
Johnson's attention.
What Mr.. Bryan says or does will
make no difference to me nor change
In my plans" said Gov. Johnson. II
am not seeking the nomination for the
presidency, and do not care whether
get it or not.
81 will be candidate in case the
people decide l am the most available
candidate and the one who can get
the most votes. I have been told by
some of Mr.. Bryan's friends that |
would be a stronger candidate than
he I am inclined, however, to doubt
that"
New Crticises Coliseum.
indianapolis, Ind, Apr 20.-Harry S.
New, chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee, was asked Sunday
about the statements credited to him
regarding the Coliseum and Chicago
as the place for holding the Republi-
can national convention. He said:
81 did say, and repeat, that the Coli
scum at Chicago is very poorly adapt
ed to the purposes of a national con-
vention, but did not say that / was
sorry the convention had come to Chi
cago,' or that it ought never have
come there / did say that Kansas
City had Chicago badly beaten in the
matter of a desirable hall, and I said
the same of Indianapolis, referring to
the new pavilion at the fair grounds.
"My criticism was directed solely at
the building in which the convention
must be held, which, think any fair
critic will agree, is not well adapted to
convention purposes. | was certain
that the local committee had told us
the hall could be made to seat $4,000
people, and so it did, and I am per-
fectly certain that under no circum-
stances can more people be seated in
that building than the architect who
has the seating arrangements in
charge, Arthur G. Brown, has provided
for, which totals 11,167
Praises Local Committee.
"The Chicago local committee is do
ing it's work most excellently and
there is not only no cause for criticism
of it, but every reason to commend it
for what has been done. The hotels
are acting with entire fairness in the
matter Of rates, and in every respect,
save and except the matter of the hall,
Chicago is all right; but have many
times said and now repeat that the
Chicago hall is a poor place in which
to hold convention and that Chicago,
with it's generally admitted enterprise
and it's otherwise unrivaled capacities
and attractions, should not allow itself
to be so incomparably surpassed in the
matter of a convention building as it
has been by other cities of far less
size and Importance, and that this de-
ficiency should be supplied before the
time for holding another national con-
ventiOn rolls around
Split in Arizona Convention.
Tucson, Ariz., Apr. 20.-The Repub-
lican territorial convention met here
Saturday. Contesting delegations were
present from Cochise, Marcopa and
ella counties. The contests were
based upon the question of instruc-
tons for Secretary Taft. Gov. kibbey
led the faction of the Marcopa delega-
ton favoring instructions.
Immediately upon the report of the
credentials committee, seating the
administration delegations, Gov. Kib-
hey arose and withdrew, taking with
him majority of the delegates.
The Kibbey faction proceeded to
another hall, where they organized a
second convention, which adopted res
olutions strongly favoring the nomina-
ton Of Secretary Taft, but did not in
struct it's delegates for him.