The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-15
PROGRAM FOR
THE TWO DAYS
Prominent Party Leaders of
the Nation Will Partici-
pate in Event

Fargo. n. ~: Jan. 15-The eyes of
the nation will be turne on Fargo
Wednesday and Thursday of this week
when the Democrats of the northwest
will gather here for a g~ct-together
conference and banquet.
Nothing is being left undone To in
sure the adequate entertainment of
the citE'S guests. The Commercial
club has taken up The matter and IL
dozen men, appointed on committees
for the purpose, have obtained hun-
dreds of rooms in all parts of Fargo
which will be given over to the use
Of the visitors in case tho hotel ac-
commOdations should give out. Private
telephone exchanges Will be maintain
ed in the different hotels in the city
where the notablcs present for the
occasion will be chartered. Every lit
tie detail which will make for the COM
fort of the guests is being looked aft
Wilson'S Representative Coming
Chairman Macarthur is receiving
messages from the speakers ANNOUNCE
ing their subjects for the banquet.
Woodrow Wilson, governor of New
Jersey. who sent his Fluctuations to
the banquet . but who will be unable
to attend owing I" n session OF the
New Jersey legislature, wired MIR. Nc
Arthur asking that the name OF
Charles G. Hctfncr of Seattle, western
campaign manager for Wilson. be plar-
ed on the speakers list. Governor
Wilson'S request has been granted and
Mr.. Heffner will he one of the speak
ers. lie will be present on both days
of the love feast.
No fear need be entertained by the
'%'doubting Thomases' but that the in
terests of Woodrow Wilson will be
we'll attended to.
Subjects Arc Wired
~n. 7 yIv,J rI, sc IJ,Ioro v-n1l
Known throughout the west as he
strongest Democrat in Montana, last
night wired the committee i'll charge
of the program that he will speak
on The Admonition of the West"
Fred b. Whiteside of kalispell, Mont.
subject will be Looking Both Ways
Judge Martin ]. Wade of Iowa will
speak on The Part and the Future"
The other men who are on the
speakers list and who have assured
the committee that they will be in at
tendance at the sessions are William
Jennings Bryan, Governor Judson
Harmon of Ohio; Governor Edwin l..
Norris of Montana; Former Senator
r. r. Pettigrew of South Dakota;
Fred 8. Lynch of st. Paul; ]. b.
Kelley of Coleman. S. d.; j. Bruce
Kremer of Butte. Mont; 7. NJ. Sim
mons of Huron, S. ID.
Program Outllncu
On Wednesday in the afternoon at
h conference headquarters in
stones hall will be organized the
County Democracy. In the evening
Governor Harmon. Senator Pettigrew
and other we'll know mon will speak
at the Orpheum. This meeting will
be for Democrats and seats will be
reserved for them until 8 o'clock; aft
er that hour, however. the public will
be admitted to all seats vacant. There
is no doubt but that the theater will
be crowded to capacity.
On Thursday will occur the meet
Ing of h state central committee.
In the early evening will occur the
big banquet in Prizes hall which will
be addressed by tho Peerless leader.
Four hundred and fifty will sit down
to what will be the largest affair of
Its kind ever given in the city. The
menu itself will be in keeping with
Democratic prosperity and will consist
of ten courses.
Other Distinguished Men
The idea seems to exist in some
quarters that Bryan and Harmon will
be the only distinguished men pres
ent. This is Besides these
two great leaders. Martin J. Wade,
known as .Iowa's man eloquent
Former Senator P"ttigrew of South
Dakota. Tom Walsh of Helena and
several others of distinction will be
on the program and deliver addresses
at either of the two days sessions.
Completeness Of detail will be one
OF the features of the conference,
Every delegate will wear Il badge
bearing his name and town, while
members of the reception committee
will also wear badges to aid them in
being of service to the visitors. Ev-
cry possible aid to the furnishing of
%rHnrro <frt, dict ,i 1,,ttp,, 1--. -.a
finding friends have been established
by the committee in charge. The gem
eral headquarters of the conference
will be in stones old hall and it will
be here that visitors may meet the
distinguished guests. The offices of
Chairman Anheier and Secretary NJ. A.
Hildreth will also be there in order
that business connected with the con-
ference may be facilitated.