The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-21

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of literally ~incalculable value to the
remarked that he was mighty glad to
shift the weight from his shoulders.
Mr.. Ferris i'm assuming control ove
the meeting said that he could hard
~ understand why he had been chos-
en- to preside over the meeting, for he
was much more at home on the
hurricane deck of a b~roncho." lie
said, however, that he felt it a great
honor to ave known Theodore Roose-
Welt as he vas given the opportunity
to know him. Mr.. Ferris spoke With
a sincerity and earnestness that left
no doubt as to his deep feeling of adj
miration and friendship for Colonel
Roosevelt.
Tho resolutions committee. through
its chairman, Col. e. Smith-Pctersen
of Park River, announced its readi-
ness to report at his time. The reso-
~lutions of the committee, which are
given in an adjoining column, were
read by the chairman of the commit
tee. The resolutions were adopted
without a dissenting voice.
Following the adoption of the reso-
%lutions, State Senator Frank Talcott
was recognized by the chairman.
stood ono Of the necessary steps be-
fore the convention was the naming
of 10 delegates to the national con-
%vention apportioned by districts and
the naming of five presidential elect
ors to go on the ballot. He said that
John w. Scott of Gilby was already
recognized as one of the men who
should represent North Dakota at tho
Chicago convention. Senator Talcott
then moved that John w. Scott be
named as delegate at large to be rec
commended to the voters at tho pri-
mary election. hat three delegates be
selected by the representatives from
the various districts in caucus that
tho First Legislative district name
one presidential elector and that the
Second and Third districts each
name two. making h necessary five.
Senator T~alcott's motion was seconded.
At this point the signal for some
rousing Roosevelt talks was given.
when ]. Il. Phelan of Bowman county
took the stand that the delegates
should be named in open %convantion.
He thought that the fact of the dis
tricts %caucusing might lead to the be-
lief on the part of some that there
were states. MIR. Phelan bad gotten
about to this point in his speech When
he was called on to AXE the platform
ernoon's session any delegate who de-
sired to address the convention vas
called to take the platform.
Respects to Taft.
Mr.. Phelon look occasion to pay
his respects to President Taft in no
uncertain terms. He said that Roose-
velt's only mistake was in selecting
his successor. He thought that in adj
vocating Canadian reciprocity Taft
had literally gone crazy. He urged
that the nomination of Taft for a
second term would come from the nu-
Giles of southern votes. He declared
that he was against certain actions in
politics, such actions as resulted in
the defeat of Geo. B.. Winship when
he was the logical candidate for gov
ernor. MIR. Phelon went on TO set
before his audience the characteristics
that have cndeared Roosevelt to
North Dakotans. Roosevelt was not
the kind of a man declared the speak
er that needed to bring his bathtub
with him when he came out on the
North Dakota prairies.
Attorney F. T. Cuthbert took ex-
ception to Mr.. Phelon's stand that to
select the delegates In caucus would
be to indicate a slate. in fact he felt
that there would be much more
chance to put through n slate in the
mass convention. Mr.. Cuthbert was
also called to the platform and de-
livered a rousing address in which he
stated why he was a republican and
why he was for Theodore Roosevelt
for president. Mr.. Cuthbert said that
while there are nominally two factions
of republicans in the state of North
Dakota. progressive and stalwart.
both factions are republicans at heart