Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15
News Of the Week From Vari-
Gus Parts Of the State.
HANNA DISCUSSES HIS TOUR
Predicts Victory for Colonel Roose-
welt in Presidential Pri-
mary on March 10.

North Dakota will be the first state
In the Union to declare it's preference
for president. 1t will declare on March
10 for Theodore Roosevelt" said Con-
gresham l.. B. Hanna of Fargo, who
was in Minneapolis on his way back
to Washington. He had been in North
Dakota for ten days getting the ma
chinery under way for Roosevelt and
has sent out 5000 Roosevelt petit
lions to be signed and filed with the
secretary of state.
There is more heart sentiment in
the Roosevelt movement in North Da-
kota than have eve seen in any po-
litical proposition" said Mr.. Hanna.
1T comes not from politicians but
from the rank and file. 1t is one of
the best things that eve happened,
because it is leading to abandonment
of the old fanatical fight in the state
and bringing Republicans together.
The Roosevelt movement the country
over is based OF the proposition that
he is the only la that can get sup
port from both elements of the party
and the only man whom we can nomi-
nate and elect. There is a feeling,
too. that his election will be a solu-
ton of things, that it will put an end
to political unrest and lead to bust
ness stability.
On North Dakota the movement is
spontaneous. Everywhere went in
the state, OF the trains and in the
hotels, men came to me whom l had
never met before and expressed their
approval of what I was doing. The
sentiment had been there all the time,
but it lacked some one to put the ma
chinery in motion. The time was short,
as the presidential petitions must be
filed by Feb. II, SO l got leave of alb
sence and came back to see that some
thing was done. | came to North Da-
kota on my W motion, and at my
own expense, and don't believe that
any campaign fund is being put out
to carry states for Roosevelt. visit
ed Grand Forks, Devils Lake, Minot,
Bismarck. Mandan and Fargo and
found the sentiment strong every
"AOiC. lie lnO' c1l1euL LIDS Ue0u SLdTl-
ed and my presence is not necessary
any longer. Feb. 20 a mass convention
for Roosevelt has been called at Grand
Forks to plan the campaign and select
the delegates who will go on the state
ballot as Roosevelt4men. Their petit
lions do not need to be filed until
March l..
II believe the sentiment for Roose-
welt is widespread in the country, like
1t is in North Dakota, and that his
nomination at the Chicago convention
is as certain as anything in politics.
Mr.. Hanna, before leaving the state,
had 5000 petitions sent out, one to the
chairman, secretary and treasurer of
every county committee, and one to
each precinct committeeman in the
state, and these will be circulated and
filed before Feb. II to put Roosevelt
on the ballot.
"My support of Colonel Roosevelt is
no recent thing" said Mr.. Hanna.
In proof of this he displayed a copy
Of a letter which he wrote to Colonel
Roosevelt Dec. II, urging him in the
interests of the party and the people
generally to be a candidate and pledg-
ing his own support.
Mr.. Hanna is a candidate for the
Republication nomination for govern.
or of North Dakota.