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JOHNSON STAR OF
MINNESOTA DAY
booMs GREAT NORTHWEST AND
is DOOMED FOR THE
PRESIDENCY.
CHILBERG INCIDENT FORGOTTEN
Executive Enthusiastically Greeted as
He Speaks at Exposition-Unvell-
Ina of the James J. Hill Statue
Is A Memorable Event.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 4.-The cele
bration of Minnesota day and the I'M
Teiling of the statue to James j. Hill
on the exposition grounds applied the
stamp of the North Star state to this
:ity. Governor Johnson addressed the
immense gathering in the auditorium
On the grounds, receiving an ovation
from the 1000 people lasting several
minutes, the audience rising to its feet
cheering and yelling.
1t was the reply from the Minnesota
aggregation to the sights that had
been put on Governor Johnson by the
lair management through ]. e. Chill
berg and left no doubt in the mind
Of President Chilberg of the presence
Of the governor.
Mayor j. c. Haynes, representing
Minneapolis, and as he expressed It.,
self-appointed representative of St.
Paul and Duluth as well, gave brief
address, while the unwilling 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 j. e. Chill
berg of the exposition. The two men
had met at the banquet given to Gov
ernor Hughes the night before, and
Mr.. Chilberg announced his repent
ance by booming Johnson for the pres
idency, self-appointed task which he
repeated at the exposition auditorium.
Just what happened to bring about
Mr.. Chilberg's change of heart is not
known, but at the Hughes banquet he
proposed toast to the next president:
Hughes or Johnson, Johnson or
Hughes; it doesn't make much differ
ence which"
Great Ones at Peace.
The next step in the announcement
of President Chilberg's repentance was
at the luncheon given Governor John
son and his staff, respondent in gold
braid. by President Chilberg himself
at the New York building at noon.
AS the dinner progressed, President
Chilberg arose and announced toast
to that great American. John A..
yell.
Governor Johnson Immediately re-
sponded with a toast to 'the great
president of the exposition" and peace
reigned
Premier Mcbride, of British Column
bia, was guest at this luncheon.
Everybody Wants johnson.
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
resident of Everett was on the plat
form during the Minnesota day exer-
clses, as were Representatives Cal.
Stone and ]. 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
luminative 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.