The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-26
BEAT HANNA
IS SLOGAN
contlnued From Page one.


solely on whom he had supported at
the primaries for governor.
Judge Lauder in a private CONVERSE
ton told Mr.. Hyde he could not ex-
pect appointment to the credentials
committee because the latter had
supported Hanna for governor. Mr.
Hyde arose and told the whole as
semblage the remark OF Judge Lauder
and declined, himself, to sit on a COM
mittee which dealt in personalities
and not principles. Mr.. Hyde told Of
his active support of Roosevelt in
March and felt that entitled him to
a place in a convention called for the
purpose Of furthering the coloners
aspirations for the presidential nom
ination.
Pearson Exposed Lauder.
Frank Pearson, the well known Far
go insurance man, then let the cat
out of the bag by telling of a con-
versation with Judge Lauder in which
the latter told him the purpose of the
organization Of the third party in
North Dakota was to beat Hanna.
Il claim to be a good republican"
declared Pearson. IT supported Roose-
welt before any nominations were
made, and I do not think he has any
greater admirer in the state than my
self. But If this meeting Is called
hypocritocally under the guise of en-
dorsing Theodore Roosevelt and knit
ing the republican nominees chosen
by a majority of the republican voters
of North Dakota and we are called
here under q misrepresentation of that
kind, l am not entitled to be a mem
Der of this meeting"
Judge Lauder answered Mr.. Pearson
and stated he had not publicly ex-
pressed any such opinion Of Mr.. Han
ma but privately that was his idea.
Whereupon Torger Sinness of Mime
waukon, who had been appointed a
member Of the credentials committee,
refused to act in that connection as
he was not in favor of turning down
the republican nominees nor any part
of the state ticket named by the people
at the primaries.
Former Lieutenant Governor Bart
lett Of ~Cooperstown moved that dele
gates to the Chicago convention on
Aug. s be selected and the conven-
ton adjourned. A. M. Baker made a
speech in which he stated in he was
the personal representative Of A. Y.
More and said Mr.. Hanna was not the
candidate Of the progressive faction
for governor. Judge Lauder then ask
ed Mr.. Sinness to reconsider his de-
cision about serving on the creden-
tials committee, but that gentleman
stood firm in the stand he had taken
and said he could not serve as the
call for the meeting had specifically
stated a whole new state ticket was
to be named.
5acon's Fine Speech.
One of the most successful speeches
Of the morning that came about as
near expressing the sentiment OF the
the choice Of the people of h state
1 n q n1odn Inv Gan larry n RAG0n OF
Grand Forks, who expressed his re-
greet that Roosevelt delegates to the
recent Chicago national convention
had not been chosen from North Da-
kota instead of LaFoTlette delegates.
"I feel ] have the perfect right to
repudiate the action Of the Chicago
convention, but no right to repudiate
thee hoice Of the people of the state
in naming their candidate for governor
and the other officials of North Da-
kota. If we are going to deal prop
erly with this movement we ought &c
start with the right people who first
launched the Roosevelt progressive
cause in this state. The first mar
to support Roosevelt was L. B. Han
na."
Wants to Be Right.
The next speaker, who was repeated
ly refused recognition by Chairman
4 LduuSI anu .LtlldilJ +. ACIOSAAAASN ~
Mayor Sweet Of Fargo who was called
to the chair for a moment, was ID. f
Butler of Lisbon, progressive leader
of that city and county and a can.
didate for the state legislature this
year. Mr.. Butler said he had Away:
been a progressive and had not sup
ported Hanna at the primaries, blu
that he believed in abiding by thu
primary law.
The primary law is a progressive
measure and IL we can't stand by i
then it is a farce"
"The primary law is a progressive
measure and if we can't stand by !
than it is a farce and should be elm
mated. If we can't be fair I dom
want to be a progressive"
It was then that Judge Lauder made
his bitter denunciation of Mr.. Hanna
and virtually declared the whole new
party movement was intended to bea
Hanna That seemed to be the slogan
Of the party from that time On. In
stead of being a movement to furthel
the cause OF Theodore Roosevelt foI
president of the United States, it be-
came a movement Of the political enc
mics Of the Fargo congressman to bea
L B. Hanna for governor of Nortl
Dakota.
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