Sharp County record., 1908-05-15
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CANDIDACY or GOVERNOR JOHN
SON BRINGS NEW HOPE,
PROBABILITY OF WINNING
Party Leaders Sec II the Man from
Minnesota an Unusual Chance
for Victory at the Polls
in November.

Chicago AT the Johnson headquar-
ters in the Grand Pacific hotel
there are signs of satisfaction with
the turn the presidential nomin-
alton contest ls taking in the Dem.
ocratio party AS the Johnson man,
ayers see it, the action Of the New
York state Democratic convention
and that Of the Michigan Democratic
state central committee marked a stg.
uidcant change in the contest From
now on" said r B Lynch who Is In
charge Of the Johnson campaign, you
Will hear much similar news From
now on people who read the papers
VIII know that there ia a lively con-
test on, good-natured though it shall
be so far as We are concerned, for the
Democratic nomination at Denver. The
two official actions Of late--I refer to
the course taken by the New York
state convention and the Michigan
state c0mmittee--are merely indioa-
t,ons Of what i5 going on beneath the
surface The fact Ia the rank and file
Of the party are waking up to the op.
portunity the Johnson candidacy az
fords They are beginning to reflect
on what a good thing victory next No
yember would be and to consider that
with a new candidate Hike Johnson it
IA not only possible 5ut probable The
nows Of the action Of the Michigan
state central committee was sur.
prise but none the less pleasing on
that account. 1t was all the more a
surprise because of the fact that we
have done no active work In Michi-
gan and supposed OF course, that the
state central committee would Indorse
Bryan and Campau We had received
many encouraging letters from that
state but dld not believe that the
party leaders would refuse an indorse-
ment to Bryan and Campau in this
state which has been so friendly to
them In the past.
Another hing that Is significant is
that, although We have made no effort
whatever 10 organize IN Illinois, quite
a number Of counties are electlng I'M
Instructed delegates to the Springfield
convention, and IN all such cases fail.
ure TO instruct means that the dele
gates are favorably inclined toward
Gov Johnson The popular response
we are receiving In Illinois shows us
that had we been In the field few
months earlier this state could easily
have been lined up for Mr. Johnson,
We are receiving a perfect deluge Of
letters from OH parts Of the state, and
largely from friends and supporters OF
/ Col Bryan who believe thar the time
has come for q new candidate"
scores Of letters are being received
at the Johnson headquarters from
Bryan Democrats iu all sections G! the
country While as much attached to
1 Col Bryan ls ever. the writer's feel
that Ia would not be wise 10 nominate
him o third time
A typical letter Ia the following
from W. NJ Bremen q prominent lum.
ber dealer at Niles, o.;
| or rorly 10 you as a Democrat I
have talked Of and pondored over this
presidential election many times and
have found that John A, Johnson Ia
the man needed TO lead us to success,
I have worket hard FOR Bryan In his
| last campaigns. and FELL with him.
am now out Tor John A. Johnson We
can win II bo Is nominated. will
talk With our delegate here and urge
/ him FOR Johnson have told him
Bryan can't win, even II nominated.
/ 7 have 1uIt pol.tlcs Tor me past three
years, but win 90 To- work for y A. j.
For II we nominate him he win surely
be elected I will stay by him until
the last vote 10 counted IN November
Trust me- With any political work you
may offer me for hls SUCCESS"