The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-06-09
Former Adherents Of LaFol.
lette Argue Party Har-
mony.
PERMANENT CHAIRMAN WAS
FORMER LAfolLETTE ADHERENT
Bitterly Arraigned InsurKent Move.
ment in Congress and Said It Meant
Party Disruption and Substitution
Of One.man Despotism.

Milwaukee. Wis, June 9.-Denunci-
alton Of the insurgents" and COM
mendation Of tho Republican national
administration was the trend of q
number of speeches which marked
the PROCEEDINGS Of the first session
Of the Republican state convention
which met at the auditorium yester-
day afternoon. Every mention Of tho
presidents name by tho various
speakers was followed by q warm
demonstration.
Tho administration of President w.
H. Taft Ia strongly endorsed In the
platform unanimously adopted at to-
days session. Tho present tariff law
10 approved and the provisions for
and future scientific revisjons arc
commended Governor Davidson's ad-
ministration was also endorsed.
Philip In Introducing Temporary
Chairman Michael q. Dillon Of Ash
land, extolled the national adminis-
tration and criticised tho "insur-
gents" and every speaker who fol-
lowed spoke along the same lines and
pleaded for harmony in the party.
Judge Levi H. Bancroft of Richland
Center. formerly Of the LaFolllette
faction, who was chosen % perma-
nent chairman, bitterly arraigned the
tnsurgent movement In congress and
within the Republican party, and said
It meant the disruption Of party Or
eanixation and the substitution there
for Of q one-man despotism.
Gathered In the convention were q
number Of former adherents Of Unit
ed States Senator r. NJ. LaFollette,
notably among whom were former
Governor William b. Hoard and Viii
liam D, Connor.- ,.ae. .-+,;.n ......s..-.
Mr.. Hoard made a few remarks in
which he pleaded with the delegates
to "have faith in the Republican
to "have faith in the great Republican
party and in the honesty, ability and
craftsmanship Of our leader, President
Taft" Any man who believes for q
moment that President Taft is tool
Of the so-called vested interests, he
said. finds the answer in the late in
junction against the railroads, which
fs evidence that the president is for a
square deal.
Mr.. Connor said there would al
ways be progress II the Republican
party rules. Every great achieve
ment; every great improvement which
has brought results, has been an ac-
compliShment of the Republican par
IT," he said. -
Dhlon's Speech -,
| Mr.. Dillon spoke In part as follows:
"Under present conditions our aim
should be to once more bring together
the scattered elements of the Repub-
lican party in this state so that Wis.
consin politically may still be part
Of the Republican party of this ma
ton and lend our aid to that party for
the purposes of passing legislation
beneficial to our people.
s'The natural order OF things within
the ranks of the Republican party is
condition Of harmony and general
accord. We have labored too hard
and too long in the past upon policies
that we're vital to the fundamental
principles of government to be split
upon the artificial rock of discord.
|. "Again and again the Republican
pnAkS uns lNuAAI OuI llo
! ferences. But when these fights were
j over VIC nave emerged shoulder to
shoulder. our colors flying and our
solid front to the enemy.
Political parties must outline their
f, policies. and when majority OF dele
gated individuals agree upon these
principles 1t is the duty Of men elect
ed to office by that party to aid in
carrying out those policies.
"Every individual cannot have a po-
litical party of his own. The system
Of government here in this country Of
ours is government by party which
rests on party loyalty. In order that
tho welfare of the nation may he con-
served. party organization must be
kept intact. "A house divided against
; itself cannot stand and Just as true
is that statement concerning party
divided within it's own ranks.
"Our grand organization will be
wrecked upon the rocks Of dtssention
unless we promise here and now. for
all time. to place the party above these
individual and national good above the
consideration to be rendered those self
appointed leaders whose souls are SO
fred with personal ambition ~ to
make them Indifferent to party sue
cess or public welfare.
II hold that when men arc elected
to once upon q party platform and
under the banner Of party organization
1t is their duty to the party and to
the nation in general to aid party
leaders In carrying into effect the
promises made by that party In it,