The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-30
TAKE IT As A JOKE
GOVERNOR DOES NOT REGARD
MINISTER'S TALK AS SERIOUS.
Comment on His Church Going Was All
Josh; Said That He Had Been
Informed That the Conversation
Took Place Following the Trans
action of Regular Business; Frank
Day Is Worried.

st. Paul, April 28.-The statement of
Rev. H. n. Wilson of the Central Pres
byterian church at the meeting of the
Ministers union on Monday in which
he characterized Governor johnson as a
backslider and disgrace to the family
faith, had no appreciate effect on the
state executive routine.
The kitchen cabinet met as usual,
Frank Day presided over its delibera-
lions as of old, and the daily plans
for the further subsection of the ene-
my were discussed. Governor John
son even dignified the gathering with
his presence for few brief minutes.
Premier Day mumbled few words
about 81 told you So" when approached
for statement, but Governor johnson
was more voluble.
Give got nothing to say" was his
answer at first.
Later His Excellency thought enough
Later His Excelency thought enough
of the rumpus his departure from the
straight and narrow, in the signing
of the Sunday baseball bill had caused
that he unsealed to the extent of say
ing that he understood the structures
INDUCED in, regarding his Presbyterian
ism were more in the nature of a
line of sidetalk than any part of the
regular ministerial deliberations.
Il do not gather that the comment
rearding my church going was along
serious lines,' said Governor johnson.
ut was more of a Joking conversation
following the regular meeting, and,
from what some of them tell me, the
statement that | had not been to
church was vigorously denied by one
of the ministers present"
Further than that the democratic
executive would not talk He gave no
evidence that he was worried, but it
had to be said that Frank Day, his
private secretary, did not share his
serenity. The Fairmont man figures
everything out on a political basis,
and he showed his chagrin.
Pour Oil on the Waters.
From all accounts, several who par
Itieipated in the discussion covering
Governor Johnson as a backslider, had
fastened to inform his excellency that
it was all mistake.
Rev. S. G. Smith, whose diplomacy
is above par, found the telephone first
and in order came the others. They
had visions of lese majestic and their
pleas were to forget it." "The whole
thing was exaggerated" was their ex-
planat ton.
The signing of the Sunday baseball
bill is generally accepted as among
the least of Governor Johnson's trou-
bles, but Frank Day, his chief adj
wiser, is built of different material.
Frank shook hands with himself
when he put the lid on the club bill
and he claimed victory for the adj
ministration when he lined the demo-
Gratis of the senate up in solid phalanx
for the passage of the house farce
known as the anti-cigarette bill. The
first he was afraid Governor Johnson
would sign, if it reached him, and the
latter he wanted brought to his excel
lency so he could sign it,
Governor Will Take Rest.
Governor Johnson leaves for a two
weeks vacation Friday evening He
will 90 with Mrs. johnson to Old
Point Comfort, where they expect to
rest for about ten days, returning d.
rectly home. The governor has not
been in the best of health and wants
the help of the warm sun and sea
breeze to get him back to his usual
condition.