The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-26
The Candidates For National
Delegates Are Declaring
Themselves For Him
1AKING ADVANTAGE Of Law
TO SIDESTEP the machine
Voters WIN Be we'd to Express
Their Preference, ate Presidential
Candidate-Roosevelt ~ -eued
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sssss 10000 ses .
Chicago. Jan. 26.-Governor w. Z
r. stubbs Of Kansas dropped in
to the Roosevelt national commit 4
tee Headquarters here today to =
announce his willingness to ac-
Roosevelt would carry kan Z
sas by $4,000 and Missouri too" .
said Governor Stubbs. The gov. Z
ernor was on his way to Washing. =
ton. When asked IL the trip had =
any significance in connection =
with the Roosevelt movement, he .
smiled broadly and said: mot q
Governor Hadiey of Missouri .
to-day wired the committee he .
would accept membership.
. . .
Pittsburg. Jan. ga statewide
fight for the election Of Roosevelt
delegates from Pennsylvania was
started in Pittsburg yesterday shatter-
ing, apparently. any chance in the
world there might have been for a
peace pact between the local Republi-
can factions at this time.
Several political allies of Mayor w.
A. Magee and former Senator William
Finn announced their candidacy for
delegates to the national convention
with the avowed purpose of support
Ing Roosevelt. Other announcements
Of q similar character will follow to-
day In this and other counties.
David B. Johns. chairman of the
Republican county committee, and.
therefore, the executive head of the
local organization, came out squarely
on a Roosevelt platform yesterday aft
ernoon. Within an hour Clerk of
Courts William H. Coleman Of Nc
Keesport declared himself a candidate
Roosevelt. There is a strong prob
ability that Mayor Magee will shortly
announce himself candidate pledged
to the support Of Colonel Roosevelt
and that he will be preceded or fol-
lowed by Public Works Director JOS
eph 9. Armstrong and John NJ. NORM.
director OF. public; safety.
s'here were broad intamations last
night that Congressman John Dalsell
might be the running mate Of Mr.
Coleman in his congressional district,
the insinuation going further to effect
that If Mr.. Dalzell were not himself q
candidate he would, in ell probability,
stump his district in interest Of MI.
Coleman and whoever runs with him
on the Roosevelt platform. 1t is prob
able that former Senator william
Finn will be among the entrants in
the free-for-all harmony destroyer be-
fore the week Is out.
A State.Wid Fight. ..,
Political developments came thick
and fast yesterday and it would not
be strange, 1t is believed among some
OF the wisest politicians, II some Of
the state organization leaders in this
and ajoining counties should announce
in favor of Roosevelt.
A long conference between Rich.
ard r. Quay and Mayor w. A. Magee
was probably the most important 10.
cal political development of yester-
day. aside from the overshadowing dec.
laration of a statewide fight for ma
tional delegates. though a conference,
said to have been held at an afternoon
newspaper Office between former Sem
ator Finn and County Commissioner
J. Deny O'Neil, attracted good deal
Of attention among the politicians. for
1t is believed that in spite Of the ap-
deal, the state organization leaders
were still angling for Finn, hoping to
bring him into camp. evidently una
ware OF the announcements uncorked
last night. which, on their face. kill
off the the last chance Of any truce or
zeal TINS year.
Following the conference between
Magee and Quay. Mr.. Quay boarded a
train for New York where, today. he
Roosevelt. Following his departure
last night wagers were offered at odds
that within few days the former
president would issue the statement
anticipated last Sunday by Mr.. Finn
that. within a fortnight. Roosevelt
would issue q statement to the effect
that while he is not an aggressive can
cept the Republican nomination II It is
rendered him. -. -.
Quay In announcing himself as
candidate for national delegate last
Saturday declared emphatically that
he favored the nomination of the for
mer president and that in the event Of
his election a. a delegate would vote
for him in the convention.
County Chairman for Teddy.
Probably the most forcible an.
nouncement Of yesterday and the most
important, since It came from the head
OF the local Republican organization,
was made by. County Chairman David
ago declared himself candidate for
national delegate on q progressive
platform. Not only does he declare in
favor Of the nomination Of Roose-
velt, but adds that he will take ad-
vantage Of that section Of the uniform
primaries act Of 1901 permitting q
candidate to have the name Of his
choice for the presidency printed op.
posito his name. thus committing the
candidate. In the event Of his election,
70 the support Of Z presidential candi-
date and allowing the people Of the
congressional district practically q d.
roctly vote for their choice.
1T has been stated that I have
sought support 81. q candidate for
delegate to the national convention. on
the strength Of the fact that would
support Theodore Roosevelt for the
preAdency. and while that ID perfect
~ true. It u not an. Of the ruth nor
OF my plans" said Chairman Johns
last night. "Of course. am In favor
Of the nomination Of Colonel Roose-