The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-11
EjR|NER MAYOR
/ johnson DEAD
IN Been iii for More Than a
| Year and Knew He Could
ii Not Recover.
'Ip1INlSTIC ALMOST
IA TO THE END OF LIFE
|va,bIe Career of an American
Who Fought His Way to
the Top.

syeLANp. o., April 1o.-Tom l.
...o twice congressman from th'
..,r.6rst Ohio district. four times
~ of Cleveland champion OF Tho
-, street railway fare, and lcadin:
|,.,,,e OF the singlc-taX theory o
.y George. died here at S:45 o'clocl
VA, after long illness. lie was o
|,drs old
\ n, Johnson had been III foH more tha:
-, nut his condition was no, though
\ .,vs until he suffered a relapse OF
|r,tnssday. April 10. He had been gain
strength ever since he came home
a, spending The summer on Nan
Id island.
4 N SATURDAY. night March II. ne LEI
= ,rsrtments and attended hanQue'
E,ss Nisl Prius club an Organization
4 fT.y.land lawyers He remained there
|-tne a. m. Sunday. and when n" re-
|-,,i 10 his home he complained Of moi
|tsreg well.
Optimistic to tho Last.
4 IL following Wednesday his condition
"a From that day 10 The time of mis-
|tlh mis- condition WAS grave, thouS!
|.snl times ho rallied. Despite the fact
n, he realized that he did not have
& 10 i've. lie was cheerful and or;iris-
4 almost 10 tie last.
Il len L. Johnson once referred II him
"a IN q public address as "a stormy
|rfreL" and this metaphor apt!y de-
Eisi him and indicated tho course ol
~ caTeer From ;Gc time lie entered
- Offices Of Louisville street railway
|r1Ruy as boy nf Gftocn untl his de-
ID for ilfth term a mayor of Clcvc-
|Es on November =, 1909 he was ever in
y center of some storm. financial OF
|itlral He often s2id Il was thus thai
= enjoyed himse,l best.
ioanDn was born in Georgetown. Ky.
|lF Is, 1854. lie was christcncd Thomas
I!lin. but hc ALWAYS preferred TO cal
tbeelf Tom l.. ana SO hc was known
~, ooynogd. He started work IN q
|fskyille fric1lon office and when still
5cuth secured sufficient backing aud
20 a controlling interest la the In
|1Hspolls street railway.
i Elected to Congress,
p lhe sos. with his brother Albert
ame TO Cleveland and becam" inter
~ IN the street ear sySirms here aad
sled In a partial consolidation o!
- lie became a director in the Cieyc-
Electric Railway company and III
was elected member OF congress
e The Twcnty-iirst Ohio district, scrv
no tc0ns as q single taXcr." Whcn
vas defeated AK candidate for third
~ ne went 10 New York disposing ol
ssleet car interests in Cleveland and
/sg1ne control of Tic Nassau street
1nay nay line In Brooklyn
unae engaged In business in Cleveland
ioH MS Indianapolis traction holdings
"qulted control OF the Detroit car
-. end II was then lle first proposed
as-gclt ss fares. The citizens OF De-
IN however. rejected his proposition
si ihey buy his road and establish That
i N Of fare.
as also entered into the steel manu-
s.Is business at Johnstown. Pa.
an Pa. and Lorraine. O. These
ne successfully disposed Of and
- ~ lsuU he sold his Brooklyn traction
"s was left free of business cares,
Mayor Of Cleveland.
returned ssu 10 Cleveland. and in April.
- promised universal three-cen
IN "a ,leht Will the street car com
!" .h In,ch lasted until 1905. and through
,sselions. IN each OF which he was
10y The Cleveland traction lines
|'a,9, mo The hands OF the Municipal
IN n company, After SIX months
AZ opPrstion at three cents. the pco-
e o. ieleren1um election. voted ol;t
iranw, i,,.se and the Municipal Traction
|-.7,r ~ passed Into the hands Of q re-
~ "hcre il remained until February,
,tlson n'o,e y, attempt was made by Mayor
|zest tan, secure the passage Of the
|k5ed sf"hta. hut his proposals were
a NJ an election hold August 3,
|tlhx io,o" own defeat followed three
J nrr,,n,er; Ter; ard on January /, 1910
|tknt '.a lle reiDs Of Office to the
|eal6u ia,yor; Herman G.. Bachr. Two
|.1rhsd the ihrcc-cent fare was cs-
|tTs |tT.Neo' the result OF Nj. Jobnson.s Of.
Defeated for Governor.
vas , while Mr.. johnson was mayor
|Nscrro,n ,noh'natcd for governor by the
IL AZ tSs M 4l OAio. but he was unsucccss
~ dcfes, Tol' Ia health and spirit. after
La5Of ve,, oE Mayor Bactr. ;hc former
|fh Ms ehl aoicad. He had hopcJ, TO re.
H. nealth, but camc home no bet.
q Manu.. summer lie spent i'm a cotrsyt
1ismn bo ietilrncd 10 Cleveland i'm tn,
~ he uPpcarcd to be recovering and
zs soon scr or felt better However. bc
|na II blu ~ o',,lincd 10 his home again auI
Ea.dan few times
hei nv ms ms wiic Mn Johnson Is SIR.
~ Essi" son l.oftin, and daughter
Lid =. raised Gently Away.
ID his sUdl,nso'n da.o'n passed away 40 GENT,
The MI MI J. Thomas at S:45 p. m
E nloinrnts cions mans pulse, anc
4 dead. later announced that IL,
"a uocenfg morning Mr. johnson hat
S!tf' 'yioo,,iscious, with In. rWrrnjinn n,
b wiz ,,n'eryal about go a M whe,
Over hi, "a lighter and son We're bend
Sr suryi, osGsldc ho reused from III!
L5lg ana nliS To open his eyes, smile
kst wordW dWnlsncr Hello" That wa.
NJ ~ inin uttered. fo: he at once re
y .,Slpleted I,,.a auE"m"nts had not beer
oklyn VII hc III Greenwood cemetery
owhcj =, where Mr., johnson hl,
90 genrsaa 'ol beside the one I'm whic!
Johnso, ~ buried. II Is said tha
"a the Ia ID,, accompanied MIR. Gcorg'
vittnwoa1 purchased his burial 10
p. ana purchased an adjoIn
ihe e'rlgnt rn,t was on loot tonight /,
Se ei,ber 2rn mayors remains lie il
K1ihg nr IN Clercland's new fedora
--He ~ lne central armory.
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