The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-21

tricts, and would hardly be able to
pick members Of the committees.
Resolutions COMMITTEES.
With the organization committee
question disposed of, Col. e. smith
resolutions committee, consisting of
nine members, three from each con-
gressional district. This question was
also submitted to the district confer
ences.
At that point there was a recess
while the representatives from the
three districts met. The committees
on organization and resolutions, cree
ated in this manner, follow:
On Organization.
First district-C. w. Plain OF Mil
ton and J. L. Killion of Fargo.
Second district-A. j. Kirkeide of
Churchs Ferry and G. S. Trimble of
Westhope.
Third district-W. C. Gibbs of Stan
ley and J.. A. Harris of Stanton.
On Resolutions.
First district-E. Smith Peterson of
Park River; r. It. Kingman of Hills
boro and Ole Serumgard of Devils
Lake.
Second district-C. Warner of
Jamestown; f. Ingebretson of Leeds
and A. M. Christianson of Towner.
Third district-E. H. Tostevin, Man
dan; S. NJ. Hyde of Williston and j.
E. Phalen of Bowman.
Resolutions.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
The republicans of North Dakota, in
a meeting assembled at Grand
Forks, declare our implicit faith in and
fidelity to the principles of the repub-
lican party.
Ever looking to the future of it's
task, n to the past only for its pre-
cepts, it has gone from each national
task to the next, meeting the demands
OF the nation whose growth and pros
perity have been the marvel of the
age, so that the history of the nation,
since 1850. with only a brief and disas-
trous exception, has been written by
the master craftsmanship found with
In h republican party.
We believe Theodore Roosevelt rep
resents every element hat is essential
in a standard bearer of the republican
party. He has championed the cause
of the common people with the un-
swerving fidelity of a Lincoln, he has
upheld the rights of all with the firm
ness OF a Grant, and he has applied
h rule OF the square deal in all his
public lie as none other has applied
1T. Fearless, ~far-seeing, honest and
vigorous, he is the embodiment of the
chief executive of a great nation at a
time when a strong hand and a brave
heart are demanded to guide it's des-
TIMES into a safe and secure harbor.
A man of the n SCaG he hos ol,.ra,y.
judged the people by his own exalted
ideals, and his confidence in the peo-
pie will be the magnet that we believe
can draw them to him as their cham
pion and leader. For these reasons we
pledge u individual efforts to secure
his endorsement in this state by fair,
just n righteous means.
We record our implicit faith and
pledge u unfaltering support to the
carrying out of both the spirit and the
letter of the presidential primary
preference law In this state, and we
believe 1t is the duty of republicans
to abide by the will of the party as II
shall be expressed at said primary ON
March 10. whether such choice be the
preference OF the meeting or other
wise. To this end We believe our de-
termination to accept such verdict as
the irrevocable will Of the party, and
not subject to a change or contest by
the national republican convention, OF
by any Of it's committees. or in any
other n
We believe it is the duty Of the re-
publican party to repeal the so-call-d
reciprocity pact with Canada. that en-
bodied free trade for agricultural
products, while sustaining excessive
duties Oh manufactured articles. The
republican party should sustain its
principles n give moderate protec-
ton to all deserving industry.
We affirm our sincere belief in the
advanced progressive republican poll
cies, as originated by Theodore Roose-
Welt, M as ~enunciated and champion
ed by men like LaFollette, Hughes,
Cummins, Dolliyer and others.
We earnestly urge every delegate
elected on March 10. to the republican
national convention, to use his in1u-
ence for the nomination of Theodore
Roosevelt for president OF the United
States, or if he cannot be nominated,
for the nomination Of some other can
didate of equally well known and pro-
nounced progressive views.
We are opposed to a continuation of
the present basis Of representation in
the national republican convention;
we believe that the apportionment OF
| delegates for the various states in all
future national republican conven
tions should be based On the vote cast
in each state for the republican cleo
tors at the next preceding presidential
election, and we instruct our delegates
to the national convention to use their
influence for the adoption of this prin-
| ciple in the rules to be formulated by
such convention.
z. Smith-Peterson,