The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-30
SAIS TEDDY WILL
CARRY THE STATE
Judge Allen Predicts Win for
PROGRESSIVE Candidate
Finishes His Tour.

Judge Noah Allen of Brownsville,
Texas, who has been touring the state
in the interests of the progressive
party, left last night for st. Paul and
will begin tonight a series Of speeches
In Minnesota. When asked for his
views of the camnaign in this state.
HI said:
II have been in your state for more
than two weeks. visiting some twelve
or thirteen countiea in different direc-
tons within the stAte.
wherever I havf gone l had made
1t a point to make quiet inquiries as
to the situation In the several locali-
ties before and after our meetings. I
have found practically no Taft senti-
ment or votes in a single locality
visited.
How Sentiment Stands.
"1n nearly every place We have
visited there has been two and some
times three elements. namely. a pro-
nounced Roosevelt sentiment, a pro-
nounced La Toilette sentiment, and a
pronounced Wilson sentiment. In
most places the outspoken Wilson
sentiment was small. but loud. The
pronounced Roosevelt sentiment was
much larger but not so noisy, while
the La Toilette sentiment was quite
large and was quiet and non-com-
initial at first, with some uncertainty
as where it would land on election
day.
I'VE have found, that as the ad-
mirers of Senator la Toilette have
come, more and more to realize the
Importance Of the issues involved and
less the importance Of the men, they
realize that there is only one course
for a real, genuine progressive to pur-
sue. When they realize that Taft and
Wilson are mere instruments in the
hands Of the party machinery of the
two old parties. and that the party
machinery is in the hands Of and con-
trolled by political, bosses and repre-
sentatives Of crooked business, they
realize that Taft's and Wilson's hands
are tied and that they are helpless SO
far as progressive legislation is con.
cerned even If they desired to pro.
mote 1t.
Neither Are Progressive.
But they also rfalize that neither
Taft o Wilson are themselves pro.
gressives. Mr.. Taft places sacredness
of the constitution and the old order
of things above the rights and liber-
ties of the people. while Mr.. Wilson
says the democratic party has offered
the same program for restoring the
government into the hands Of the
people, that it offers now, for more
than sixteen years: that it offers
nothing new in 1912, hence there is
no progress there. In addition to
this Mr.. Wilson tells the people that
II to be progressive we must change
the essentials he could not be a pro.
gressive; and the La Toilette type OF
progressive, like the Roosevelt type,
believe in changing the essentials to
change only non-essentials as MIR.
Wilson want to do according to his
idea of progressivism would be OF
little avail.
ut is the old order Of things that
are essential that need changing. and
SO as the real progressives awaken to
the fact that to jump out Of the re-
publican. or Taft frying pan into the
democratic. or Wilson fire, will not
avail to remedy the evils of which
they complain that have made them
~progressives. and they are overcom-
ing their disappointment over Senator
La Follette's defeat and are daily
coming into the open for Roosevelt
and johnson and the genuine pro-
gressive ticket. This change in the
past two weeks has been marvellous.
Could Get Majority OF the La Toilette
Strength.
"1n nv onin}op Colo~or po.1
n the progressive ticket would, il
the election should be held tomorrow,
poll all Of the hitherto Roosevelt vote
and fully IS per cent of the La Fol-
lette strength and with the sentiment
growing stronger every day for Col
onel Roosevelt and less for Wilson, by
November S Roosevelt and johnson
will receive IS per cent of the La
Toilette vote and from IS to IS Der
cent of the entire vote Of the state.
II am advised that South Dakota
will poll approximately 100. 900 votes.
From my present views Of the situa-
ton I believe Roosevelt and johnson
will receive close to $4,000 Of them:
Wilson will get the normal demo-
cratic vote of 10000. with possibly
5000 or 5000 more from the dis
gruntled La Toilette men and what
Taft men the bosses can induce to
vote for Wilson for the sole purpose
Of defeating Colonel Roosevelt. and
Debs, Chain and Taft will get the
balance Of $4,000 or 1900.
North Dakota for P~rogrcssivcs.
I'm my Judgment. when the roll is
called after November S. North Da-
kota will be first down in the pro-
gressive party column. with a sub.
stantial majority"
TAG A WILL, RI