Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-25
Washington Core
spondent Gives Much
Praise to Johnson
Washington Correspondent Thinks
the Second District Congress-
mar is Making Good.
George F. Author in Minneapolis
Tribune.

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George F. Authier in Minneapolis
Tribune.
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tiIct coiSreSslldh anu 'ne o'her Is
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,;eion l. rnn,nscrihed Nv the hound
o,|t rf III distrint National neceeei
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ne Is coShi~ant VI ,ne lacl In"t tne
laws loi "n'ch ne NoleS WI eheot
every sLd'e III INT ut1oi' anu ~ mas
d, ''Siun witch ehaplea HIi' " see
lhe uiiieient statues III tneti eIaliols
~ each o',el anu 10 zee ,he oniteu
o'".sS " ~ ~ Ia Is
W 'nV ie'' y II WIN
Has National CONGRESSMAN.
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gressi'ah III tne persor u oSa y,
ooniisoh, lepupiIcan, tesSlttis MY
seGoiiu uistile, y sum D"hoea, W.
Johllson - "'nuiis tne 10y az maeinoela
=, eohSt COS. ~ - my yoaie
olu, ahu oaieis soiapeu IL my. tz
oons'a'ul'o apu rot vs. thir+. .'h hosana ISIS ha
ia q nian ahai' NC 80. y neioe he
c"h quaiii' "' d 'ohSioh''n
In spite OF his youth, congressman
johnson Is quay ~ ~ pes'
RhoWh nsules IN oou'n D"ho.a' "a
ssll nas Ia" ~ ~ oes. ~
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ooliese' atuuieu ta"' aIu snoi's a.
le4 ooLilheuot.IS 10 piaellee N"S nav
assistah s.ate > a.eoinet rryue
couh.s, men pecaaie sLaaes a,.olnes,
anu ave- .na' was eiuoseu 1870
sehelal VI une sea'e, p,ooapis ns't hs
.ne uls.iictioh VI peins one ~ me
sounses men e1Gl eiee'eu - .lls ilh,
poilalt once. He n.y. ohtS nau tais
u!s.inc.ioh' pu' ne hau ,he .ui'ts.
sna hu : m ~ tlns IS e 10 900 rotes ooa
had 5000 more votes than any other
candidate on any ticket. In 1917,
when the time came o elect the at
torney general for another time, 9TH
ed candidates decided this was a good
time not to run. Mr.. was
elected again, this time without oppo-
sltlon. lie was elected 10 ms pres
.ent office in 1914. In his brlef ca
reer Mr.. has been a candl-
date before The people of South Da-
kota in primary or IN election, SIX
times. In each case ne led the tlcket
by substantial maJor1tles.
At the outset of his career in con
gress. Mr., Johnson did not make the
mistake of attempting to tell con
gressmen who had served 25 to 80
years how to run the affairs of the
government. He pursued a conserva-
tive course-one that promptly com
mended him to the attention of older
and more experienced congressman.
His progress was consistent. and to-
day he is generally regarded as one
OF the coming men in the lower house
Probably no other congressman has
made SO much substantial progress in
a single term.
a.. .
"eps ~ ~
MI, ans mas peen especially
fortunate ] his membership OF the
lndlan aHalrs committee ana lnel
south Dakota indlans, as a result,
nave been especially well taken care
of. Ills knoWiedge or indian aHalrs
not entirely theoretlcal OF
lc. AS a boy he lived with the In
1ians. way back in the early ninetles
re resided ON the Sisseton n Wah-
peton Indian reservations in Roberts
county, and for part OF the time was
he only white child on the reserva-
4 this e x ss10G he u not t only ln seanir sdys 4
themselves, but acquired a deep sym