| Show NEW NEN GOVERNOR Of MINNESOTA Is Adolph C Eberhart Was Born In Sweden Years Ago IS REPUBLICAN IN POLITICS for time li Work ork fur for ITi in Ir of oC the lj l St it ft Paul Sept C Ier hart who ho by II h the death of ot Gov aoi 00 John JohnA A t Johnson oho becomes the tho cutlet chief exe f of the stole Mate late WeS l bern rn In Sweden S jear ego go limit hut mm to Minnesota In 1881 Ho flo 10 attended tho th public schools And h afterward graduated grad from Ou college at St SI Peter a Al as a n minister of ot the gospel Soon Soun Utter III hII lila graduation Mr Rb ITher r hart abandoned church work and took Ilok up II tile the study of 01 law lal He Its built hullt buit up a large practice practise For many mAn year ear ears Mr Ir Eberhart has ha neon Interested In politics and haw hs worked hard for tor tile the success of tho tue Republican part Ho Jo wan al at one Oils ole time tle clerk of the tl Lulled States Stat circuit 1111 cud district court ti anil later IEr of oC Minnesota wee was United Uni States Sal In 03 and 1 Or he un wa was elected to t lip Hie h stati stat senate In 1906 he lie wa was l elected lieutenant governor gOern r and was i In M 1968 Mr Ir nellie name wee wan Ole en in Mankato where He farmer Ij I lived 1 c there wore or hair ha If a 1 dozen or more Adolph Ollen and In Ill veil con cn fusion rimlon of oC jf Identity So 8 when the tw future Mate atele official wan waa married he lit h usk i tho the court to 10 permit hint hini hin to take the Ihl tb name of ot lila his wit wife a petition 1 that was va i granted 11 1 TO 0 JOHNSONS Umon L n Cio Colo 10 Soul Sopt President Tuft Tift l tt day r t nt 1 the following telegram t l 1 John A Johnson John on Rochester Minn My 1 t goes goe goe out to 10 you YOI in iii sympathy for rr you ou mid 1111 your our children in your OUI present ent deh de OTO 00 John Jolln eon xon nog a I nations I figure of or geat g t abIll ty t and amid great capacity t for or usefulness to 10 his country as a he lie I had lied already ahad and RUll his hla hi Iou loss will wi bo be tit felt fat fam fil beyond the state that loved loed him so 0 well wellI 1 I sincerely hope that the fond Cont brnt In li 11 which ho he f I is did and always will willbe willbe 1 be held In Minnesota t and elsewhere and the the record tord of DC his hil high and valued pub public lic lb Ic service may wm come WI a U a u t boon U to t you ou and aDd your our children in your u sorrow srol and Ind IndI flier I aT In HMO e ll lighten ht u tb tire burden burd n you rou are areno IO no 10 alie or f fW W H U i TAFT The president also alo nude the follow following following ing statement The rhe hc death of ot by Go Johnson Johnon Is I a I great gat shock Ad Sills fills mo nie with personal sorrow orro and with wih n a deep d p for hi people of Minnesota whoso whose holo favorite ta grite son eon he lie certainly was WI It J has been my mi m good fortune to 10 hae have the th pleasant est tt persons relations relation with wih the gover governor governor nor nr and although wo we differed political politically ly I I wo we agreed ag ld on nit a great groat roat many man sub Bub subjects as A I lied had ha reason to know from personal conversation He Ifs 10 wa as a 1 wonderful man InAn He lIe le added addel to a charm darm InK ing InK personality a Q frankness and nn com common mon Inon sense en e that ta won voi over oer his hil natural political opponent and end he lie h made an anable anable able efficient and moot moat mOlt courageous public That a I man of his lila parts parl and of 01 hU his hIl capacity for great public usefulness should be taken taen now nol at the age of 01 43 U should be ant and Is II n a source of ot national regret for tor had Gov Cov Johnson lived his position In the t state lite and country was wo such luch that ho he certainly would have he been called caliel upon to fill an In Important place and to as assist 31 SPIt tl In lu the progressive movements of ot he was wan WAi a 1 consistent advocate It was wan wal my In great pleasure In iii Washington to meet let not only on the tho governor but iSIs his hl family and my heart goes gOI out to those who are arc nr bereft beret of oC a I noble and loving husband and father atler lUY SAYS IllS HIS lS LOSS JOSS Douglas Ariz Arlt Sept SIt SI William WilliamJ whelp of oC the death J 3 of ot UP Johnson today Oa said saidI lahl I 1 have Just learned with deep dep ear sor sorrow row of ot the death ileath of or by 00 John It II In career Illustrates the possibilities of 0 American and his hil death loath Is 11 Isa a great loss to our Ohm party part parI and the country Ills civic hl virtues virtue won Ion for or him a 1 ho host hosl t of or und and In hi hil his personal converted his bin hil admirers Into friends friend c hATH liTi J S SHI 81 St HI Pout Paul S Sept sept pt Jl John A was wail I the Ul lust first native Minnesotan to b ha l t chon governor of oC the thi state Itte awl and of ot that distinction he be h nis wis 1 I prouder than of ot any al other feature of oC his ht career Ho Ito Hofelt felt fel more III pride In that than ho ire lid did In Inthe Inthe the thc tact fact that thai he ho educated tU ted and prepared for or ni that hint career reer while trying tryinG to support a n widowed mother by lov Johnson was born br near fit St Rt Peter Pater MInn 48 8 years or ago Ills His 11 parent enl w were r rf natives of o Sweden Hlen HI HIl ills father Johnson Johnon and anti his hI mother Caroline Carolne Hun harm Hunton ton Ion Haden Hodun were nero 1 both of stock 01 his first venture In politics ri resulted In for state stat senator In 1891 I I just jut after h hl lie had married Mini MIN EI M a In IU he lie wo Wl again alln nominated by bythe b the for or the senate nate and was elected Here hn lie hl reached his hil reputation of as it IL public speaker and end A student o II political I questions but antagonized ant pl I rl o of f tile his own party when he lie hl warmly lem defended the American soldiers In iii tl the Philippines Ihl and th the conduct of or administration the tM national Hut If It he le tout lout hn hi hi lul gained more bore from frum rl the when hel In iii II 1804 h he was M nominated for governor by b time the Democratic slots oon am On and was 0 elected el tf Ivory day duy 11 of his hil hi added Add tu to his hl ld pop popularity and alid ald two y iuis 1 later Inter he ii was t tI I I e u hit II Wh When n It II was a proposed to tu huh for or a I third Ule time tinie the governor declared he lie would not ot Iw hO b a II I and did not even attend the I state atte convention hut but he he was Wi unanimously and ald was we wa by y a majority although his bitt hil opponent 11 I t J 1 F Jacobson wa was one uie lt of 01 tl t mot most poll clans vIani In III tim the state In lii time th meantime political record had hd known fai A al end unI H wide 10 phil ond he lie vai I In tn demand us II a ft at I gatherings Mild ld es He lie le responded to some sine o f 11 demands demand and Ind with wih every appear ahre ant hi his i Increased ncr aM d many o of the Iii Democratic leader sit uig I ly iv I advocates his hil nomination fur furen vr i v l dent en pr pt the g |
