The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
SENATOR La TOILETTE HAS RETIRED FROM
THE CONTEST As PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Amos Pinchot Former LaFoette Supporter Makes Compre-
hensive Statement and Urges LaFolette Supporters
Rally to Roosevelt Standard-Physical Breakdown of
Senator Assigned as the Reason for His Course

New York. Feb. 9.-Amos Pinchot.
one OF the most active Of the Republi-
can progressives.' brother of Clifford
Pinchot and one of the men who has
been the welding force uniting the
extreme progressives of the IaFol-
Veit supporters. issued today a state
ment IN which he declared that the
withdrawal Of LaFollette as a presi-
Dental candidate resulted from the
fact that. with the senator's health
broken and his ability as a cam
paigner weakened. not only LaFol-
iette but tie principles for which he
stood were threatened with defeat.
especially in view of the nationwide
clamor for the nomination Of Theo-
dore Roc~evelt.
The PinchOt statement SAYS:
When last year small group Of
progressives met at Washington to
discuss a presidential candidate in the
held we had two definite ends in view
to bind the progressives together as
an enective fighting force and to pre-
OF reacttonary candidate for the
presidency.
Danger of Progressives.
lican candidate in 1912 party loyalty
and hostility to the Democrats in a
great national election would tend to
weld the progressives and reactionary
Republicans together SO that the for
mer as an effective fighting unit would
disappear and the cause of govern
ment for the benefit of the average
man would suffer serious setback.
AS to the denomination Of 2 reac-
tionary we believed that in practically
every case where the interests of the
average man conflicted with the inter-
ests of the standpat machine and the
great business interests which it rep
resents the Taft administration has
regularly lined up on the side Of big
business and party politics.
"On account Of his character and
Ice, Senator LaFollette was chosen to
be the candidate. He accepted re-
luctantly only under pressure from
progressive friends and at a great per-
sonal sacrifice to himself solely to
serve the cause for which he has
fought for years.
since our organization started
largely through the work Of LaFollette
and the men who were supporting him
the political leaders have seen clearly
tnat the only way to save the Repub-
iican party in 1912 and to make it an
instrument to serve the average man
Is to nominate progressive candidate
Tor the presidency. Senator LaFollette
as factor in the presidential race has
been chiefly responsible in demenstrat-
ing this fact. VIZ
Agree on Fundamentals.
His withdrawal from the race
simply means that the progressives
realize that, owing to the growing
demand for Roosevelt and owing to
the senator's health. LaFollette can
not himself accomplish the purpose
which has at all times meant more to
him than his individual success
with LaFollette out of the race. his
followers are free to get behind Roose-
welt and continue the old fight with
another leader. Many LaFollette men
feel that Roosevelt is not as advanced
In his progressiveness as LaFollette.
But. however that may be, it is
clear that LaFollette and Roosevelt
are agreed on most fundamental
points and above all that they have
the same real conviction that the
country belongs to the people. and
that Its government must be an instru-
ment for the peoples benefit.
ut seems entirely plain to me that