Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-05
JOHNSON STAR OF
MINNESOTA DAY
BoOMS GREAT NORTHWEST AND
is DOOMED FOR THE
PRESIDENCY.
CHILBERG INCIDENT FORGOTTEN
Executive Enthusiastically Greeted as
He Speaks at xposition-UnveiI-
ing of the James j. Hill Statue
is a Memorable Event.

Seattle-The celebration OF Mime
sofa day and the unwilling of the stat
ne to James J. Hill on the exposition
grounds applied the stamp of the
North Star state to this city. Cover
nor Johnson addressed the immense
gathering in the auditorium on the
grounds, receiving an ovation from
the 1900 people lasting several min
utes, the audience rising to it's feet
cheering and yelling.
Mayor ]. c. Haynes, representing
Minneapolis, and as he expressed 1t,
self-appointed representative OF st.
Paul and Duluth as we'll, gave brief
address, while the unveiling Of the
statue to James J. Hill in Klondike
Circle added to the Minnesota charac-
ter of the day.
One of the features of the occasion
was the evidence of peace that reign
ed in visiting Minnesota and between
the governor and President ]. E. Chill
berg of the exposition, after their
misunderstanding over Johnson's in
ability to be present on Swedish day.
The two men had met at the banquet
given to Governor Hughes the night
before, and Mr.. Chilberg announced
his repentance by booming Johnson
for the presidency, self-appointed
task which he repeated at the exposi-
ton auditorium.
At the Hughes banquet he proposed
a toast to the next president: Hughes
or Johnson, Johnson or Hughes; it
doesn't make much difference which"
The next step in the announcement
of President Chilberg's repentance was
at the luncheon given Governor John
son and his staff, resplendent in gold
braid, by President Chilberg himself
at the New York building at noon.
AS the Dime progressed, President
Chilberg arose and announced a toast
to that great American, John A.
Johnson" which was responded to with
a yell IA
Governor Johnson Immediately re-
sponded with a toast to ''the great
president of the exposition" Premier
Mcbride, of British Columbia, was a
guest at this luncheon. When Presi-
dent Chilberg introduced Governor
Johnson at this affair, he took occasion
to say even nicer things, repeating
them in his introduction at the audi
torium, also repeating his statement
relative to the two possible presidents.
This caused yell of approval from
the crowd.
The unwilling of the statue of James
J. Hill was made the star event by
the managers, but it failed to evoke
the enthusiasm that Johnson's pres.
ence did. While the presiding officer
was reading kilograms and letters
from J. Pierpont Morgan and others,
the crowd became impatient and yell.
ed for Johnson.
The governor read his speech from
manuscript, paying his tribute to the
genius OF the northwest, but at it's
conclusion launched into an extempo-
raneous address which caught the au-
dience and proved the most interest
ing part of the address.
Former Governor David Clough, now
a resident of Everett, was on the plat
10TH uuIIuS Tic Nllllu6SOId udy SG0I-
cises, as were Representatives Cal.
Stone and j. F. Selb, of ST. Paul; B.
F. Nelson, of Minneapolis, and Nor
man Lind, son of Governor Lind. Last
evening the face of Governor Johnson
in fireworks was the feature of the IL
luminatiye display at the exposition
grounds. The governors party left
for Victoria and Vancouver by boat
and will then take the Northern Pa.
cific for home, arriving Aug. 10.