The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
BOOM FOR HENRY
lIURSED BY JONES
He Of I o K Sees Ford, Tin
Liz. Nominee Next Year
PICKER OF WINNER
Attorney From St. Cloud Talks
About Auto Maker As
Possibility

ST. Paul, Jelly fs,-With the
United States senatorial situa-
tioa settled Until t1e Ie24 faiI
election, inicSest o. political OBJ.
servers vas tuTolas, today to
probable developments when the
ysac tenn sen1to.3Si9 Is uS
too determination.
Maqnus Johnson, farmer lab.
erite, chosen in EonGay's special
eiectic+s hy a FltrSIiS o; more
than 5000, will serve under
tina; mandate Through the unSx.
PlreS ter!4 o| ,:2 late Senator
knute Nelson, Ny;;ieh ends in
March, 1928 Hls frioata de.
clare Il "a natural eoaalus!on'
tc asS&n,e t0a> ae will seek the
six. y'ear tern. aEd the usual
speculation began eroPp,ns out
todsY as to hja :,ke;y opqaHent
in tEs rcpyhllCn ranks.
Governor :. 4 G. E.eus. re-
ticat 5etes: az tne hands .!
Joh-Scn. continued gllant to-day
sSyirg - hsd ra i1tontioa of
Issuing . statement st tais time.
his term IS governor eH@!-cs
Jsnpar. :, t92
Serstor- E!sct johnson "as
hzc: @on'e on his farE3 3: Kim
BAL, Eirn., tcGay, reauy 20
pitch i'm ard help get the har-
vcst:ng cut OF the way before
he tcrmvl7tss his program for
actIcn in Washington.
Tho s.. R:.! P:cnse~ Press say.
.ha1 q boon TO- Fer-y Ford fol
cresIdeni Intended TO oecome ma,
dorxiGe II scope. has been Eut un,
der - : N:c-esCta, North Dakota
anG Montana, ! was announced
Tresda: b. George P. Jones OF ST
Cloud. Ninr., known IN the thre'
states as Jones o. Rock"
i AZ leaving hit for Monta'
ma" Ar. Jones saI4 tuesday night
Upon NJ return l expect to start
nation Tide organization for Mr.
Ford for president The nucleus o
this organization already has beeI
formed. Details OF the plan are no
yet ready for annoUnceme ent-"
Se2rs No Party Stamp
NJ. Jones declined Tuesday nigh
10 say how far he had gone with th'
organization and intimatet
that the MOI ement in the north
west bears no party stamp
The senatorial election Monday
IN Minnesota vas a political STAN
peda" Mr. Jones said 1T was no
tice served upon the machine politi,
clans OF both OF the old parties thai
they mus1 geS out o. the way. climt
~ Ga- az IN
the people are coming
that UnleS5 one Of the old parties
norninatss for president a man IL
Hhrm the people have confidence
there VIII undoubtedly be third
party moFemen: and in that situa
ton the outcome probably will b
the Eame as IN the senatorial cleo
ton IN our own stale"
Identified b. Voice
Nj Jones Is veil known in Min
nesotz positir5. He earned hiB titlt
Of Jones OF Rock in the democrat!
ic convention OF 1890 IN which JohI
Lind WAS nominated for go7ernoT ot
Jones' was delegate
from Rock county and he esSaJed ;
Lind nominating speech He had Z
voice that would make AAgnn1
J Johnsoa's trumpet toned uttsTAnc,
sound Ike 4 whisper.
Il recognize that man," said thi
chairman OF the convention, point
ing al Jones. what is your name -
Il am Jones' shouted Jones.
JONES'" asked the chairman
What JonesE
Jones o. Rock" replied the Jone!
from Rock county, and the name ha;
stuck To him through three states.
Always Picks Winners
Il do not say" M. Jones SAIL
Tuesday. that M. Ford Is a demo
craft, = Republican o. third part!
mzn- do say that he IS my cand1
date for the presidencJ."
Jones supported John Lind, JOIN
A johnson. John Burke In Noru
Dakota. former Governor Sam
Stewart In Montana, all democrats
and Joseph Dixon, present gDTerno
Of Montana and former nationa
manager o. the campaign Of Theo
dore Roosevelt for the presidency
He was a candidate for governor o
North Dakota and a former Judge o
the district court Ia Montana.
Il have always picked = winner.
Jones said afa c6aEa3at Mr.. For