Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-08-29
STATE HEADQUARTERS
At GRAND FORKS
N. ID. OFFICES OF PROGRESSIVE
PARTY ARE ESTABLISHED.
NO COUNTY TICKETS.

NO COUNTY TICKETS.
State headquarters of the third
party will be established in Grand
Forks and the campaign will be d.
rected from that city.
That announcement was made by
Dorr Carroll, chairman of the execu-
tive committee, at the conclusion of
a meeting held in Fargo.
D. ]. Tinness of Northwood was
named secretary of the state central
committee, and he will be in charge
of the Offices which will be estab-
lished at Grand Forks.
No County Tickets.
Another important action that was
announced is the recommendation
by the committee that coun-
ty tickets be not launched
in the state. This step was taken
in accordance with the position of
the party against long ballots and in
favor of non-partisan election of mu-
nicipal and county officers.
To Raise Campaign Funds by Pop
ular Subscription.
Mr.. Carroll proposed to the COM
mittee a plan of raising campaign
funds, being that of selling certifl-
Gates of charter membership in the
new party, and the plan was adopt
ed.
Certificates of membership made
out to the party sending in funds
will be issued, and these will certify
that the holder is charter member
of the Progressive party of the Uni
ted States. AS the price is but 81
the probability is that great share
of the voters will want to have the
certificate of membership and that
they will have a, wide sale.
For the present they will be is
sued directly by Secretary D. J. Tin
mes, who will be in charge of the
Grand Forks headquarters. Anyone
desiring one of these certificates can
secure same by addressing Dorr H.
Carroll, Minot,or D. J. Times, North
wood. -,,. s.--r,,,.--ass 5 -ss ge
Later certificates will be placed in
the hands of the chairmen of the diff
ferent county committees and by
them sold to whoever may wish
them.
Another Presidential Elector Resigns
In letter of resignation sent
Frank s. Talcott of the Republican
state committee, Gilbert johnson of
Mohall, elected in the primaries as
presidential elector, repudiates Taft
and the whole reactionary program
of the Republican party as expressed
in the Chicago platform; endorses
Colonel Roosevelt and the platform
of the Progressive party and places
himself squarely in line with the
winning element in the coming pres
idential election.
Two Vacancies Left.
Following Mr.. Aaker's resignation
and endorsement of the Progressive
party, Mr.. Johnson's resignation
makes two vacancies in the electoral
ticket.
Mr.. Johnson's letter of resigna-
tion follows:
II herewith tender my resignation
as presidential elector on the Re-
publican ticket to take effect at
once.
"My reasons for doing this are
that ! do not believe that William
Howard Taft represents the choice
Of the rank and file of the Republi-
can party, that he is reactionary
and the platform favors very plainly
the big interests rather than those of
the common people, that l cannot en-
dorse his record, and will not vote
for candidate whose platform I
cannot even defend.
Supports Roosevelt.
Il am supporting Theodore Roose-
velt, the candidate Of the Progress
sive party, and that party's platform
which to my mind at least offers
some effective remedies for existing
evils in our body polite"
CathrO for Taft.
F. w. Cathro Of Bottineau, elect
in the March primary as candidate
for presidential elector, announced
that he will support President Taft
II he 10 elected in November. OF the
i've electors on the Republican tick
ct. three have now announced their
attitude, two fepubiating the work
OF The Chicago convention and the,
present management Of the Repub-
licar party, and one. Mr. Cathro, an
nouncing that he will support the
marty nominees if alactad ~