Show JOHNSON IS CALLED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF MINNESOTA nasr PASSES E a AWAY AFTER BRAVE FIGHT FOR LIFE widely known man who rose to prominence by HI his own effort efforts la sincerely mourned by all classes class rochester chstr Ro allan the entire state of minnesota ie Is in mourning tor for the chief executive who had bad such a hold upon his people that for throe three times he was chosen as governor of the state who was a candidate last fall for the democratic nomination for president preel dent of the united states and regarded aa as the possible standard bearer in 1912 governor john A johnson died at tuesday morning after a won erful but losing dent fight following an operation on 8 september 15 at hie his bedside when the end came were mr airs johnson miss Mar margaret varet sullivan her friend dra drs W J and charles 11 II mayo dr C F frank prank A day the governors private secretary fred D lynch democratic national committeeman and the misses es jannie and schiller the governors nurses dr W J mayo stated that there were no traces of blood poisoning and that the immediate pause of death was as heart failure when the governor had breathed his last mrs afro johnson Joh neon who had been in almost hourly attendance at her husbands aide odo and who bad had borne up ilk N 14 4 q GOV JOHN A JOHNSON bravely anair the ordeal collapsed ono anu was isacon n to the Su sullivan Illyan home governor johnson was in n a lethargic state during the greater part of the night but occasionally was aroused especially after coughing and would then mutter a tow few nords to mrs johnson at times he seemed to wish that tho the end might come for on one ono occasion occa elon he said sald my the time drags drugs slowly I 1 am so 0 o uncomfortable 11 the governor lapsed into ancon clous at I 1 toward the end ho he revived and raised himself several time times to pat his wife on the cheeks ills last words were well nora nom I 1 gues guess I 1 m going we have made a brave brays fight governor johnson was a self made man who had risen to his high post tion ot of honor and trust by his own efforts ett orts lie ile was one of the mez most zt widely known and popular m n in the union and not only the people of the state of minnesota but in every portion of 0 the united state states are mourn ing the loss of a splendid citizen |