The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-18
SENATOR GRONA
STANDS BY TAFT
Both He and Hanna Will
Support Republican Tick
ct at the Polls.

Hil!sboro. N. D.. Oct. 1s.-"While
I have not touched on national issues
in my tour OF the state and have de-
voted myself to state issues. I shall,
of ourse support the entire repubi-
can ticket. including president. as I
have done in the past"
That was the declaration made by
Congressman L. B. Hanna following
an address by him and Senator 4. ].
Gronna at Hillsboro.
Senator Gronna in his speech made
clear his position in the coming cleo
ton. He declared himself for the
entire republican ticket. state and ma
tional. lie declared that there was
nc need for a third party and that
there was no truth in the statement
that the republican party was not
progressive.
The senator declared that If the
voters did not like the principles OF
8 party that they should join a new
party but that where the principles
were satisfactory and the only dis
satisfaction lay with the nan who ID
nominated there was no excuse for
boiling the party nominee or forming
a new party. He declared that Taft
was the nominee Of the republican
party and wal entitled to the support
was Colonel Roosevelt in 1904.
Real Progreektves Stay.
The speaker then spoke OF the in.
Justice which had been done to Sena-
tor La Toilette by the bull moosers.
He declared that La Toilette and the
real proEressives were republicans
and were remaining in the republican
party while men like Finn. Medil
Mccormick and others who never
p~rogreseives Z usurping the
James and casting reflections on La
Toilette.
While most Of Senator Gronna's
speech was devoted to the national
issues, he took time to pay . high
compliment 70 L. B. Hanna. the re-
publican candidate for governor who
occupied the platform with the sen-
ator. He spoke Of Nj. Hanna's fit
ness for the Office and urged all to
support tho regular nominee Of the
party.
Hanna Talks OF Resources.
Mr.. Hanna devoted all Of his speech
to the state issues. He spoke Of the
great school fund which was entrust-
ed to the state and Of the need of
properly protecting it. He urged the
nesd Of = business administration and
economy in the management Of the
states business. The speaker took up
the great resources Of the state which
are MOI utilized to their full extent.
which could he developed more and
Of the thousands OF tons Of straw
which are wasted every year.
The speaker took up the Canadian
reciprocity measure. laying blame or
the democratic party for preventing
the repeal Of the act by congress-
He showed how the provision for the
repeal Of the measure had been past
b. the republican senate and how /,
majority in the house despite the fac
that all but six republicans voted fol
the repeal.
Congressman Optimistic.
Congressman Hanna has just fin.
ished a tour Of the northwestern
part Of the state. He delivered ad.
dresses at Devils Lake. Towner. Cros.
by. Noonan and Ambrose: He wa:
not scheduled for the Hillsboro meet
ing as it was not known that he
would be back from the west. Thu
meeting had scheduled Senator Gron.
ma. but when Il was learned that Mr.
Hanna had reached Fargo a telephone
message was sent to him by Chair.
man Paulson Of the republican coun.
ty central committee asking him tc
appear.
Mr.. Hanna is well satisfied with tn,
progress Of the campaign. He de.
clared last night that the outlook IL
the western part Of the state va.
most favorable. After the meet,ne
last night, he declared that report!
and observations indicated that Trail
county would roll Up a good majority
for the entire state ticket.
The meeting last night was largely
attended and both Senator Gronns
and Congressman Hanna were giver
warm receptions. No definite ar
rangements have been made to have
Senator Gronna deliver other ad,
dresses. He has been in demand b,
the state committee but business ha!
prevented him from accepting many
dates. The congressman will spent
the next two days in Fargo and viii
then go to the southwestern part o,
! the state. devoting a week to the ter.
, ritory around Marmarth and Hettin.
ger.