The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-05

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Hitchcock of the Republican national
committee. The plurality for Mr..
Taft will range from 10000 to Co.
900 or more.
Color to the gratifying news from
Minnesota is given by the fact that
the Republicans have never been bet
ter organized than they are now, or
never more inclined to pull together
in full harmony for both the national
and state tickets. 1t was apparent
to them early in the campaign that
unless they ceased all factional strife
it would inevitably give 1.-THE Demo-
Gratis the chance they were counting
upon and gravely imperil Republican
interests; They stopped fighting and
went to work, with results that speed
lily became apparent.
Mr.. Taft's presence heartened and
enthused them. His strong person.
ality and his impressive, honest man
ner of telling the great audiences
that everywhere flocked to see and
hear him plain truths regarding the
issues turned thousands of votes for
him, and gave the local state leaders
just the help they needed.
They are figuring upon vote of
1886. 900, which is big. To each of the
$500 election precincts in the state
five men have been allotted, whose
duty 1t is to see personally every
voter and talk Republican doctrine
to him. The precinct committees re-
port to the county committees, which
In turn are responsible to the state
committee. The state committee is
closely in touch with the national
committee.
Mr.. Taft's visit to Minnesota also
helped the Republican candidate for
governor, Jacob Jacobson, a strong,
able Norwegian legislator. who is
sure to get the full strength of the
Norwegian vote.
Taft and Hughes on the Stump.
A man prominently connected with
the Democratic national headquarters
in New York tersely expressed the
view of the majority when he remark
ed gloomingly, Taft and Hughes are
surely making good with their speech
es."
This man is old in the political
game. For the past twenty years he
political movement of consequence
and has participated actively in many
campaigns. His opinion of the Taft
and Hughes speaking tours is that
they will awaken the thoughtful vot-
ers all over the country and will drive
them to the polls by the thousands to
vote for Taft
An instance of Taft's ability to win
people over was furnished by his ap-
pearance before meeting of labor
ing men at Chicago. Many of the au-
dience were Democrats and the whole
atmosphere was almost hostile to
Judge Taft at first, on account of the
stories that have been persistently
spread concerning his attitude toward
labor unions. The first part of Taft's
speech upon that occasion was receiv-
ed without the slightest enthusiasm,
but as he proceeded, calmly and with
out the slightest attempt at fiery ora
tory, change came over those who
were listening to him. They first
grew interested and then enthusiastic,
and as they listened to what Taft
was saying they gradually came to re-
alize that they were hearing lot Of
hard, common sense statements from
man who knew what he was talking
about and was saying what he thought
making no rash promises about
what he would do If elected to the
presidency. Instead, Taft has been
and is constantly calling the atten-
ton of his audiences to the fact that
the governing of a big country like
! this is a serious manner, and that
the man who claims he can work mir
acles in the way of reforms in a few
years is making promises that cannot
possibly be kept; that quick reforms
are not lasting ones and that the best
way to work lasting reforms is to
work them slowly.