Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-09-06


He was to spend the day in North
Dakota, making his principal speech
in Fargo before the state progressive
convention. Colonel Roosevelt was
due in Grand Forks at o'clock to re-
main an hour. Fargo was next on his
itinerary, and the colonel planned to
spend the afternoon there This even
ing he will make a brief speech in
jamestown. From South Dakota, Col
onel Roosevelt will go to Montana,
making five speeches there tomorrow.
DIXON IN MONTANA.
Helena, Mont, Sept. 6.-The per-
fecting Of temporary organization and
the appointment of committees was
expected to occupy today's session of
the Montana state progressive conven-
ton which will convene here this
afternoon. Senator Joseph NJ Dix
on, director of the Roosevelt cam
paign, arrived here and will take an
active part in framing the platform.
Although there have been few active
seekers for places on the progressive
didates, and it is expected sentiment
regarding these will crystalline be-
fore Saturday when the nominations
probably will be made.
PROHIBITION is ISSUE
Portland, Maine, Sept. 6--The ac-
tivity of the platform speakers and
party newspapers continue during the
closing hours of the Maine state
campaign. Before midnight tomorrow
the final arguments will have been
made to the voters and the balloting
will begin on Monday soon after day
break. Never have so many speak
ers of national prominence taken part
in Maine campaign as have ap-
peared on the stump this year. Gov.
Frederick w. Plaisted, democrat, is a
candidate for reelection, and his re-
publican rival is William r. Hanse.
The principal issues of the campaign
are statewide prohibition and econo-
my in the management of state af-
fairs.
CLARK MEN RALLY.
>1HIoa6o, H., otpl. U.--oCiidLCi TT6Q
I. Dubois, who managed Speaker
Champ Clark's preconvention cam.
paign, held a conference with Joseph
l.. Davis, secretary of the democratic
national committee, today. Senator
Dubois declared that all of the Clark
leaders would be in the fight for Gov
ernor Wilson.
T. r. HITS WILSON.
Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 6--"I do
not believe that the American people
will put into power a party which
enunciates principles which must be
Immediately repudiated by the party's
candidate when he goes before the
people, said Colonel Roosevelt here
today in speaking of the democratic
party and Woodrow Wilson. The
colonel also attacked the political
leaders who have espoused progress
sive' principles but have retained the
old political connections instead of
ojining the progressive party.
Fargo, N. d., Sept. 6.-The republi-
can and democratic parties are play
ing see saw with Wall street in the
middle, teetering them up and down,
Colonel Roosevelt told the progressive
state convention here today. He was
telling the delegates that Jacob Schiff.
the New York banker, had announced
that he would support Governor Will
son as the only means of saving the
republican party through defeating
the progressives.
A BALE OF. COTTON.
New York, ~ V, Sept. 6.-An-
nCuncemenf was made today 1t dem
ocratic national headquarters that
William +. McCombs, chairman of the
national committee who has been il.
for more than month, will return to
his desk next week and take charge
OF the work of the campaign. At
contribution, E. l.. Daugh.
fridge, North Carolina farmer today
sent in $3.50 which he said he had re.
ceived from the first bale of cotton
ginne( this year in North Carolina.
ALBUQUERQUE THERE.
Albuquerque, N. NJ. Sept. 6.-Ber.
nalillo county progressive convention