The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-12-19
Candidacy Announced It Well
Attended Meeting Held Tues
day Evening.
DECLARES HE WANTS J.
A CLEAN CAMPAIGN
Dep'ores Fact That City Is Stirred
by F.etional i strift IS and says If
Defeated He WIN Get Behind. Sue
cesful Candidate ind work for
Best interests Of tie Town.

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Edward c. A. Johnson, the un-
known quantity in in the mayoraHy
race for tie past six weeks, is out of
the woods. Mr.: johnson formally
his candidacy at = meet
ing at the city hall Tuesday even
ing, preceded by . .torchlight pro-
ession and attended by more than a
hundred Of his friends and admirers.
In his speech: Of acceptance he de
clared for a clean campaign, said
his candidacy was in response to the
persistent and urgent demands Of
his friends and declared il elected
he would give the. city clean. bust
ness-like administration. Following
the meeting he said he was not pre-
pared to make q declaration of the
things for which he stood, but that
he would later definitely announce
platform on which his candidacy
would be based. 3
The demonstration in MIR. John
sons honor was arranged by his
friends without his knowledge and
was decided upon early Tuesday
While Mr., Johnson was
a meeting of the charter
commission, of which he is q member,
his friends gathered Sat North Pole
hall and headed BY, q band proceeded
to his residence. 81 Hammers bearing
the inscript S liant Johnson
for Mayor" .weve, Reen watching
You Johnson" and similar fsgends
were borne by the n1archers follow:
ing the band.
Mr.. johnson returned from the
charter commission in time to meet
the serenaders at his home. He was
taken to North Pole hall, whete there
was a hitch in the proceedings. The
Order of Vasa was occupying the
hall and holding its annual election
of officers, while the crowd remained
in the ante room. 1t was given out
that the hall would be vacated in Is
The Is minutes stretched
into an hour and at the end Of that
time a story circulated that a men,
ber of the lodge who was oppos ed to
Mr.. johnson and any demonstra alton
in his honor was at work on the floor
of the lodge room endeavoring" to
prolong the session until the waiting
crowd outside should weary and go
home. The story was denied by
of the order and the respon-
sibility for the, tedious wait was
variously shifted.
J. L. Kimball made short speech,
his candidacy for alderman
from the Fourth ward, reviewing
his past record, soliciting the support
of his friends and eulogizing Mr..
Johnson.
There were loud calls for Al Os-
born, an old resident of Virginia,
who is a candidate for city treasurer.
Mr.. Osborn told the crowd he would
reserve his remarks until the crowd
was inside the hall and gracefully
an ovation. He did
not again have opportunity to be
heard during the evening.
When at 10 o'clock the announce
ment was made that the hall would
not be available for another half
hour, the crowd adjourned to the
court room in the city hall.
J. L. Kimball was selected chair
man, G. ". Trimble, secretary and G.
X. Eckstrand treasurer. There
were inquiries from the chair as to
whether or not it was proposed 70
form an organization. 1t was pro
posed that a full ticket be nominated
to be designated as a Peoples or
Citizens ticket. ":~ IT..
Mr.. johnson then declared that if
he were candidate for mayor his
candidacy would be independent He
declared he would not be bound or
pledged tos any organization. Pro
ceedings looking to an organization
were according dropped.
Chairman Kimball then made q
short Introductory speech and Mr..
johnson was called to the platform.
He said the demonstration in his
honor was : surprise to hin, while
somehow or other from certain events
during the day be had deducted
there was something doing. he
thanked his friends for their interest
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