Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-10-28


the last campaign, and after his
great victory in the November pri-
mary election for United States sen
ator after he had achieved the
honor he had longed for and fought T
for SO long those even who were
opposed to him can but regret that
at the Very threshold of the reali2a-
tion of his ambition he should bc
suddenly stayed by the cdict of the
Omnipotent.
MIR. johnson was not a magnetic I
man. but he was earnest and sincere.
and he had the courage of his con
victions.
As member of the constitutional /
convention of North Dakota. away
back in 1889 he commanded the re-
spect of his associates and fought his
way into prominence. On measures
affecting corporations he was frank
and pronounced in his criticism,
and from that convention he gather
ed following personal and polite
al unexcelled by any other citizen
of the state.
MIR. johnson was close student
of business and economic problems,
and while member of the lower
house of congress, as Il member of
the ways and means committee, he
left his impression on the legislation
of the time. As United States sena-
tor. during the long session that re-
vised the tariff, MIR. johnson did
not hesitate to place himself on rec
ord for or against any proposition
presented, and, being a republican
of the old school, he offered no apol-
ogy for his position i'm favor of tar
iff provisions for the protection of
Ameican industries as we'll as for
revenue. He believed i'm the revis-
ion of the tariff by the friends Of the
protective theory, and, while he
may not have felt that the revision
was all that the voters asked for it
was the best that the republican
party could at this time secure. and
i'm the light of all the conditions and
information obtained, the measure
was good one, and he was prcpar-
ed to go upon the stump and defend
his own position and that OF his par
ty. He was most sincere in this po-
sition, and in every statement given
out since the adjournment of CON
gress MIR. Johnson has emphasized
his eagerness to cover every portion
of the state and meet the people
and explain and defend the position
of his party associates and himself
on the tariff proposition.
The sudden taking oil of Senator
! johnson puts more power upon
the democratic executive of TN,
! state of North Dakota Governor
:, :, Burke will have the naming of a sue
cessor to serve until the leglsIatur,
: of 1871 meets and elects Two
names in the democratic ranks siant
out most prominent at this time
: State Senator Cashcl, the candidate
: of his party at the primary last yea
for United States senator. and th'
= Hon. John ID. Benton, the old demo
cratic War-horse whose name ha
= been prominent i'm this connection
on more than one occasion l,otl
- are men of ability and citizens VIII
have had much to do with the devcl
= opment of the state prominent II
. business and social circlesand stroni
' in democratic councils And the
~ there is Senator Purcell and man
" lesser lights. Governor Burke Wi
have no trouble in finding timber
Sketch Of Senator Jolnson's Life.
10 The Hon. Martin N Johnson. Q
: Petersburg, North Dakota, wa
: born on a farm in Racine county
~ Wisconsin, i'm March, 1850 His IL
ther. the Rev. Nelson Johnson, wa
"a born in Norway. and came to TN
country in 1899. He was nrrrled J
!, the United States to Anna Selhem
=, a native of Norway He was a Metz
odist Episcopal Clergyman for tWef
ty-fve years. He was also farm
er, and kept close to his farm. In
- family moved to Iowa in 1880, AN
"A there his son Martin NJ was reare
to manhood and educated for n
life work. He was prepared tor 60
lepe and attended the Upper low
university at Fayette. From ths
go excellent school he went to the stat
n university Of Iowa and took the fi
en- four-years classical course thcl
at and was graduated with the class
I'D 1873. He became teacher ait'
at his graduation, and taught for 7"
he years in the California Militaf
in Academy at Oakland. In 1873 he r
gh turned to Iowa and was elected
ill the legislature from Winneshl'
"a. county This was his first entry !
ID. to politics, he being twenty-fl'
IN wears old at that time. The ne