The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1910-07-28
SEPT. 5 OPENING pAY-FoRMER
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
TO SPEAK.
TAFT Is ON The PROGRAM
elimination Of Politics" Sheds New
Light on congress.-Meetinp Held
ut Chicago Perfected Final
Arrangements.


Of much import. President Taft has
been invited to open the congress on
September s. a day earlier than 1t was
scheduled to begin. Theodore Roose.
velt will be the principal speaker on
that day. The first day will be presi.
dent's and governor day, all the gov.
ernors in the United States having
been invited. These facts were set.
tied at a meeting of the executive
committee Q. the congress with com
mittee from the Twin Cities, held at
The Congress hotel
The meeting was attend >by B. N.
Baker of Baltimore, prIedent OF the
congress; j. B. White, chairman OF Its
executive committee; Thomas R.
Shlpp, its executive secretary and by
]. Fl. Beck, "a. w. Hunter and Fhin
W. Herxog OF st. Paul, represer ling
he Tw.n cities local committee, which
had protested a week ago befnre u
committee in Chicago.
j. q. Rhodes, secretary Of the Min.
resota Forestry association, was pres.
ent. q
Both sides of the controversy claim
victory. Shrewd political strategy
and clever diplomacy were used in
forcing the former fureHter and
president of the conservation ,associa.
.tion to alter his program. and just ;as
clever diplomacy was used ihy him lin
making the changes.
packing" Was ca1arged.
1twas charged that the original pro
gram which did not include President
Taft was packed" with Pinchot ad.
herents, and that men in public life
who knew great dead about sconserv.
ing the nations resources, hut who
were known to be favorable Ito the
Ballinger idea of doing things were
notably absent from the program.
The original draft Included former
President Roosevelt, GiffnTd Pinchot
James r.. Garfield, Senator Dolliver
and Senator Beveridse, TO the exeou.
sion sof certain prominent Northwest
men. including the governors tof the
Dakotas, Senator Knnte Nelson, and
Senator Moses Clapp of Minnesota.
The 'Pinchot people, It lis understood
ARE agreed willingly to invite the pres
fdent.s Secretly they vne charged with
doing SO because it was figured he
would mot attend. The opposition
however, hurried delegates ITO Wash
ington and secured a promise that II
friction could be avoided he would
he happy to attend. but mot on .Roose
Welt day.
President to opru Meet.
The dilemma was quickly dispelled
by opening the congress z day searliel
than originally planned and President
Taft was ito have the honors to him
self nn the first day of ,the meet.
The governors of every state In the
union have been invited to attend
This will given an opportunity for the
Pinchnt followers gracefully to allow
state executives who were mot origin
ally ON ;the bill to appear.
1t lis understood also that .certaiu
persons who were strongly 0bjected to
will be unavoidably absent, and that
his regrets will be read.
President Taft was visited by Cant
]. B. White, chairman of the execu
tive committee of the National Con
servation congress. and President B
N. Baker of the congress. 1t was
decided that Colonel Roosevelt will
probably deliver his address on the
second day of the congress-, Sept. 6.
The remaining days Of the nationa!
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