| Show CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF MINNESOTA PASSES AWAY AFTER BRAVE FIGHT FOR LIFE widely known man who rose tt t prominence by his own efforts Is sincerely mourned mourn ed by all classes rochester manni to tho entire statts of minnesota Is lit in mourning borther for the ther chief executive who had such a hold upon ills his people that for three atme lie he was chosen ua as governor of the state who arho was a candidate last fall for tho democratic nomi hatlon for president of the united states and regarded as tho the possible standard bearer in 1912 governor john A johnson died at 3 25 tuesday rooming morning after a wonderful but losing light fight following an operation on september 15 at his bedside when the end came were mrs johnson mass margaret sullivan her friend drs W J and charles H mayo dr C F frank A day tho the governors private secretary fred D lynch democratic national natla nal committeeman and the misses jahnle and schiller the governors nurses dr W J mayo stated that there were no traces of blood poisoning and that tho the immediate cause of death was waa heart failure when tho the governor had breathed his last mrs alm johnson who had bad been in almost hourly attendance at her husbands side and who had borno borne up V M GOV JOHN A JOHNS JOHNSON N bravely under tho ordeal collapsed and was taken to the sullivan home governor johnson was wag in a lethargic state slate during the greater part of tho the night but occasionally was aroused especially after coughing and would then mutter a few words to mrs johnson at times he seemed to wish that the end m might ight come for on one occasion lie he said my the time drags slowly I 1 am so uncomfortable the governor lapsed into unconsciousness ness at I 1 toward tho the end he revived and raised himself several times to pat his wife on tho the cheeks ills his last words were well nora I 1 guess im going wo we have made a brave fight governor johnson was a self mado made man who had bad riser risen to his high position of honor and trust by his own efforts ilo he was one of the most widely known and popular men in the union and not only the people of tho state of minnesota hut but in every portion of the united states are mourning the loss of a splendid citizen |
