The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12

Executive Committee Will
Gather Wednesday-Lay
Plans for Campaign.

Fargo. y. n. Aug. 12.-Third party
campaign plans in North Dakota will
be lald at q. meeting of the executive
committee of the progressive party of
Norm Dakota to be held here We'd
neSdaE afternoon. Announcement of
the meeting, was made last night by
y. Y, More. national third party COM
mlfteeman from North Dakota.
Delegates Will Meet Also.
DELEGATES to the Chicago progress
|slVe convention will meet with the
executive committee. The session
Will be executive. Plans for outside
speakers. organization of precincts
and other matters will be. discussed
and decided. Members Of the en-
ecuflNe committee are:
W.. -. Sweet. Fargo: Dorr H. Car
roll. Minot; u. ]. Times. Northwood:
George \. Perkins. Dickinson; David
Bartlett. Cooperstown; Dan r. Jones,
NAhpet"n: and A. Beecher Cox. Val.
ley City.
Roosevelt May BE at Convention.
Am"ns the matters which bIv
Will be considered at Wednesdav's
meeting will he that of selecting dates
for the second state progressive con-
ventlon. According to an announce
mlent made by National Committee
man More. Theodore Roosevelt and
Governor Hiram johnson of Califor-
MIA will each spend two days i'm
-\ortn Dakota speaking. They will
conc here carly in September. 1t
was minated last night thai the sec
ond state convention might be held
on II of the days when Roosevelt
Is IN IN stale and that the third par
~ nominee might attend the conven-
ton mere, delivering his Fargo speech
at that time.
PROMISES 10 Re Largely attended.
f-N"h Wi'hout the presence of the
former president. the second state
convention promises 10 he very large
~ attended. Al that time the aues-
non Of the endorsement of a state
ticket VIII he threshed OF and the
@'!"Sti"h OF whether 10 place an op-
r"n"nt in the field against Congress-
man l.. r. Hanna, the republican,
nominee, finally will be decided.
Baker Enthusiastic.
~. Nj. Baker of Fargo, who attend
.d 'he sessions of the third party ma
tional committee. as proxy for \ V
More, the provisional committeeman
VII" was i'll. returned from Chicago
yesterday morning. He is enthusiasts
TIC over the outlook for success in
hoth national and state affairs. Mr.
Baker had the following to saw of the
situation:
There is a tremendously important
mlsconception as to Mr.. R]ooseyelt's
connection with the progressive move
n'ent. notwithstanding the fact that
ne occupies a remarkably prominent
position In the party. through his do
mlnant position in the public mind
the still greater fact remains that
the movement has far outgrown a
one~man idea and no single man or
dozen OF men are so important as to
impede the progress of a movement
winch. judged by the character and
standing of the great c~oncourse of
who came from all parts of
IN" country to attend. is destined tn
sweep over the country.
Predicts His Election.
Il am accused of optimism. h,t to
my mind Mr.. Roosevelt will be trium-
phantly elected by one of the greatest
popular majoritics ever received Inv q
president. The people of the west
are living in the midst of the
slve movement. They are ready and
waiting for it. One of the big strik-
ing facts of the Chicago progressive
convention was the undisputable evil
dence hat the east and the south
nave grasped the significance of the
lhlhs and will throw themselves into
the movement with unexpected fervor
and zeal"