Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-03-14
GARFIELD IN
NORTH DAKOTA
FORMER CABINET OFFICER.
STATES ROOSEVELT rs:
CHOICE OF EASTERN
PROGRESSIVES

The campaign to carry NORTH Da.-
kota for the presidential nomination.
at the primary election next Tues
day enters the last week with. pro-
minent speakers in every section of.
the state advocating causes Of Theo--
dore Roosevelt and of Robert La
Toilette.
Hon. James r. Garfield of C1eve--
land, Ohio passed thru Jamestown
Monday enroute to New Salem. and
Dickinson where he spoke in the in
terests of Roosevelt. James Gar
field, son of the former president Of
the United States and member OF
President Roosevelt's cabinet from
1907 to 1909 is enthusiastic over
Roosevelt's prospects and said that
IT, every state where the people ex-
pressed their wish thru presidential
primaries, such as Ohio, Illinois and
Indiana, Roosevelt will carry from
2 to 1 and to 1 majority. Mr.. Gar.
field was accompanied by Hon. John,
F. Bass Of Chicago, brother Of New
Hampshire's governor, also working
for Theodore Roosevelt in this state.
The greatest enthusiasm is express
ed by all of the visitors to North Da-
kota, and they feel certain of a sweep
ing victory for Roosevelt at the polls
next Tuesday.
soII o11
P. V. Collins of Minneapolis, editor
of the Northwestern Agriculturist.
Mr.. Collins is working strenuously
for Theodore Roosevelt's nomination.
and spoke for the former president
at Bismarck Monday night, will be
as Valley City today and deliver ad-
| dresses also at Fargo, Grand Forks
| Williston and Devils Lake. Editor
Collins is supporting Mr.. Roosevelt
from an agriculturist's standpoint.
Mr.. Garfield said in an interview
"Our proposition in Ohio was this
All of the progressives are pulling
together. When it developed and
! was shown clearly that the sentiment
was for Roosevelt the friends of La,
Toilette said: We want to get the
| man who is the strongest leader of
the party and stand by him. This is'.
the sentiment that prevails all thru
the east. The progressives want, "a
man who is capable of winning tHea
fight at the November election znds
they are convinced that Roosevelt
alone will be able to carry his party
On to victory.
Another thing that might be ef-
interest to the voters of North Dakota
and to the rest of the nation is that
the boys in Ohio will not let any in
dividual differences Of opinion stand
in the way of united action. There
are minor differences in some quar-
ters but these are wholly unessential
non-essential in this fight. We will
let nothing stand in the way of unit
ed action. In unity of party there
is victory.
"I don't know how it is with you,-
but with us we find that there are.
democrats and republicans who are
in favor of Taft, and feel that he.
can't be nominated or elected, Who
want to pick out some democrat.
Those fellows are around giving ad--
vice to the republicans to work for
the man whom they believe will cause>
the most discord in the party, not Be-
cause they think they can win, but-
because they think he will be the
easiest defeated. And they are hop
ing to split some of our votes between
La Toilette and Roosevelt. take tt
as pretty good not to heed the ad-
vice of the democrats.
II have found that the sentiment
in many places for Roosevelt, and +
think that this applies to North Da-
kota, is builded upon anti-adminfs-
tration sentiment. There are many
people who will vote for Roosevelt.
not so much because they are for him.
as because they are opposed to the
administration. They will cast their
ballot for Mr.. Roosevelt because they
want q man capable of making a.
good fight, and of winning the bat
tie of the ballots.