The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-07
CREEGAN WILL
HEAD TICKET
Candidate for Commissioner
or Agriculture Not Def
-.
{ soc,ss;..s nitely Settled.


Dr. c. c. Creegan. president of Fargo
college, as their candidate for gov
ernof and selecting the regular re-
publican candidates nominated in
the June primaries with the excep-
tlon OF the nominee for commissioner
Of agriculture and labor, as their 9TH
er nominees. the first third party con-
vention In the state was brought to q
close tonight.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's atti-
tude in the third party state ticket
which was communicated to DIR. Cree
gan and w. d. Sweet Of Fargo in a
conference which they held in the
coionefs private car, en- route from
Grand Forks to Fargo. was RESPONSE
BILE for DR.. Creegans acceptance of
the nomination.
Thursday the executive committee
Of the third party, in a, meeting here,
determined upon a state ticket, ask
ing DR.. Creegan to be their candidate
for governor. He refused at that
time. however. finally agreeing to
such a course. Such approval was
received from Roosevelt and Dr.
Creegan. In his address Of acceptance
to the convention last night declared
himself in the fight to stay.
Colonel Roosevelts address to the
convention was the big feature Of the
Of the ticket. In his speech the col.
onei made comparison between the
conditions in 1864. when the mer
Who stood for the same principles al
did Lincoln. tried to defeat by puttine
up another candidate. There are
just two parties now. he contended
the progressives and the friends Of
privilege,
Every man who does not supper,
the progressives is doing the work o,
the reactionaries." declared Roose.
welt. HE is Willingly or ,unwittingl,
playing the game Of the Penroses, thu
Barnes, the efficient allies Of Wal
street. There is but one way to sup.
port progressive principles. and tina,
ls by supporting the men who are
making the fight. We have come
to the Armageddon and the men who
with the powers of evil"
With this statement Of his views hi
left the convention.
Nominations for presidential elect.
ore were then made, and the two re.
publican electors who. resigned tina,
party to join in the new party, d. p
Barnes OF Glen Ullen and Gilber,
johnson Of Mohall. together with O
A. Hazen Of Larimore. e. G. Carney OF
Ray. ana o. L. Lengten Of Fargo were
named.
Immediately after the coloners ad.
dfess. about 100 delegates. Of which
twenty were women, proceeded with
the business Of the convention. The
iirst step was that Of making the
temporary organization permanent
and adopting rules Of procedure. Un-
der the order Of business, the adop-
tfon OF the platform was first. and the
WORK Of the committee was ratified in
full Woman suffrage. federal con-
troll OF the traffic in liquor into prohi-
bition states, endorsement Of the ma
tional progressive platform as promul-
gated at Chicago. downward revision
OF the tariff. control of large business
combinations. repeal Of the reciprocity
pact. popular self government, and a
declaration OF reasons why the third
party had been formed and why II
should continue. are the platform
features.
There was some opposition to GER
tain features Of the platform, the
length Of It being regarded by some ar
too great. but the report of the com
mittee was ratified.
Olsgard Explains.
e. c. Olsgard of Aneta. Nelson
county who had been absent when the
nomination was made was granted the
privilege Of explaining his attitude on
the third party ticket question. He
explained first. that he believed in the
progressive program. That he would
support Roosevelt. but he was not
ready to appoint state ticket. He
reviewed the proceedings Of the state
central republican committee at Bis
marck. showing wherein the resolu-
tion adopted In the reputation Of
Taft, was unparalled In political his
tory and had been brought about