Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-03-08
GOVERNORS sTUBBs AND JOHN.
SON AND PERHAPS COLONEL
WILL STUMP OHIO,

SON AND PERHAPS COLONEL
WILL STUMP OHIO.
| Columbus, Ohio, March .-Governo1
Stubs of Kansas, johnson of Califor
MIA, and perhaps Roosevelt, will take
part in a speaking campaign in Ohio
preliminary to the primaries May 81,
at which district delegates to the nat
tional republican convention are to be
chosen, according to announcement
from the Roosevelt headquarters here
! this evening. Stubbs will speak dur.
ing the first week of April.
Open Campaign.
Boston, March 3.-Letter from
Roosevelt and speeches by former Gov
ernor Fort of New Jersey, Gov. Stubs
of Kansas, and Senator Clapp of Min
nesota, signalized the opening of the
Roosevelt progressives in New Eng
land campaign here tonight
The chairman also read a telegram
of congratulations from the headquar-
tiers Of the national Roosevelt commit
tee in Chicago, declaring the nation
"appcars to be FIVE to one for Roose-
velt,' and predicting Illinois will give
Roosevelt so of its IS delegates.
Roosevelt's letter said the contest was
party one, but contest to establish
the right of the people to rule them
selves and through their own effort to
work for the cause of social justice
and good will among them"
awe ebilevc only through the tri-
umph of the principles for which we
stand,' the letter read, "can business
prosperity be assured to this country
on permanent basis, and we are GER
tain that if these principles can be
embodied in action, such prosperity
will Gomez
Minnesota Organized.
Minneapolis, Mimi, March 2.-'rhe
Fourth district Roosevelt organization
was formed at mass meeting last
evening at the Ryan hotel, St. Paul.
H. T. Halbert was elected chairman.
Speeches were made for Roosevelt by
those who were elected as officers and
by Senator V. L. johnson Of Center
City. w. ". Rich of st. Paul, j. G.
Nethaway of Saltwater, and Judge F.
T. Wilson Of Saltwater, who. is mem
Der of the governing board Of the pro-
gressive state league and until yester-
day has been for LaFollette. He an
nounced last evening that he agrees
with the sentiments of Roosevelt's
Columbus speech and that he will sup
port him for nomination.
f. w. Stark of Harris, who was
present was called on but declared
he is still standing for LaFollette.
eff it had not been for the campaign
LaFollette has made" said Mr.. Stark,
Taft would have been the nominee by
reclamation and Roosevelt never
would have been brought out.'' Fol-
lowing a telegram from Clifford Pin
chot was read:
"Never in my experience has there
been so clear national issue of prin-
ciple as we have today. Roosevelt
stands squarely for the right of the
people to govern themselves. There
could be no better platform. Now let
us all who believe alike stand to-
gether' .....
Two For Taft.
Dothan, Ala, March 1.-TWO dele.
gates to the republican national con-
vention from the Third congressional
district instructed for Taft were elect
ed here today.
Tennessee for Taft.
Knoxville, Tenn, March 2.-Repub-
licans of 80 counties in Tennessee ex-
pressed presidential preference. Sew
enty-two counties Endorsed Taft and
three Roosevelt. The majority Of the
remaining 81 counties are claimed by
Taft workers.
Taft Gets Majority.
Des Moines, March 2.-Republicau
conventions in seven out of eleven
counties in the Sixth, Seventh and
Eighth congressional district, today
sent instructed delegates for Taft to
the state and congressional conven-
tions. Two other counties instructed
delegates for Senator Cummings.
Has One Visitor.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, March 2.-The
political situation in Indiana was re-
ported to Roosevelt tonight by former
Congressman Charles Lands of that
state, who came to Oyster Ray to
spend tonight at Sycamore Hill. Ian
dis was Roosevelt's only visitor today.
The colonel gave little time to politics
but devoted himself to outdoor exer-
else.
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