The evening times., 1911-04-04

veA0OuB representing IN ltS ool6SLeQ
power every county In the state aud
more than three-fourths Of the farm
ers and business men Of the state.
opened In the auditorium this after
neon at 3 o'clock. The scene was
worthy ef the pen Of Greeley or the
brush OF an Angelo, The crowd was
not brought together by any great
political ehthusiasm but by the stern
necessity uf lighting to save the farm
ers OF the state from financial ruin.
Thefe were farmers who had spent
the best 1t their manhood in carving
y home Ahd competence from the
ptiairies, who saw In this proposed
legisla&lbn, the means Of destroying
1t enc fell btfSke the value Of their
farms, the earning power Of their
lands and themselves reduced to
struggle to make ends meet and no
chance Of bettering their condition.
They saw their hopes for the future
bf their sons and daughters blasted,
their ability to secure the culture
tl,at is afforded only by fair incomes
from the farms ruined and ell the
comforts Of the homes which have
teme ff6m the prosperity Of fair and
just pfiees bbliterated. It was stern
And determined crowd bent on reg
istsrinE q protest that would make
this advocates Of Canadian recipFoeity
pause aad heed the admenitien Of the
FARMERS.
II was not b polticat>. gathering.
fer men bf ali shades and classes Of
| Political faith were. there: Party lines
were bbliterAted and ali Joined In
| tho n{peHk ~ N x.,1, IL IN
save the state and the farming inter-
ests of the nation from ruin:
Men had come hundred of miles
from Beach On the Montana line and
Etm the femotest corners Of the
state the delegations have come to
participate In the deliberations and to
record theif. opposition. There are
aneh fteit All walks Of life. farmers,
merchants, bankers, newspaper men,
A1i realizing that the ratification Of
AahAalah reciprocity means rutnation
t9 Every interest in the state because
hll tire dependent directly or Indirect
II Upon the returns from the land
ter their prosperity xnd success. Dx-
EBtefners and lieutenant governors
Ana members of the legislature were
yeaaf to do ali that was possible to
BaVe the bthte.
Plans Prepared
The executive committee of the
state anti-reciprocity convention met
lii fosta 1 bf the Hotel Dacotah at 10
e'elBeh last evening as an advisory
beard ana wxy called to order by r.
s.. Lewis Of Fargo, who stated that
the object Of the meeting was for the
PURPOSE Of arranging for the con-
vshtion now In session and to act in
an advisory capacity to this conven-
ton.
Treadwell Twichell moved that ev-
cry man at this meeting be constitut-
ed q committee Of one to invite any
person In Grand Forks to participate
in the convention and this was the
unanimous opinion Of the meeting.
( A committee on program consisting
Of D. J. Lander, Grand Forks; J. e.
McCarty, Benson: G. H. Garnett. Penn
bina: Morton Page. Fargo. ana j. A.
Buchanan. stutsman. was appoint.
ed. These men have arranged the
program which is being carried out
today. -.
! This was followed by the appoint.
ment Of committee Of seven COM
posed Of Treadwell Twichell; Cass
R. T. Kingman. Trail: James Bu-
channan, Stutsman; ]. p. Reeve, Bill
ings; George NJ. Young. Barnes: J.
D. Bacon. Grand Forks. and e: C.
Olsgaard, Nelson, who were to draft
preliminary resolutions to be sub
mitted to the convention for adoption
Each county was asked to name one
man who would be member Of q
nominating committee to name dele
gates to go to Washington to hgh,
for anti-reciprocity. The meeting
was Of q pro-convention nature and
simply advisory to the ono now being
held. Much enthusiasm and harmony
was manifested.
Convention IN Session
The auditorium with its immense
seating capacity. was we'll filled when
at 2 o'clock former Lieutenant Gov.
ernor r. 8. Lewis as chairman oi
the executive committee which lad
charge Of the preliminary work Of
Ithe convention. called the body to or
Feather Rrqnf