The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16
OUR COUNTRY IS IN
: THE MIDST OF A
REVOLUTION"
Asserts Senator Dixon of
Montana, at Fargo
Banquet.
PREDICTS VICTORY
FOR
History of the New Party
Related by Campaign
Manager.
VICTORY
FOR

Our country Is In the midst Of a
revolution. It is a revolution Of far
larger proportions than many Of US
here in the west dream" declared
United States Senator Joseph NJ. Dix
on of Montana. campaign manager of
the progressive party to a party of
state progressive leaders who met
him at dinner at the Hotel Gardner
in Fargo Saturday evening.
when the history OF Roosevelt is
finally written and the people Of the
nation view 1t with eyes unblinded
by political strife they will declare
that the greatest thing he ever did
was to the responsibilities of
the leadership Of the new party. They
will declare this the greatest fight he
ever made for the people,"
Sixty Attend Dinner.
Sixty members of the progressive
number Of women attended,th dinner
in honor Of Mr.. Dixon. The affair
was informal and Senator Dixon en-
tered into close confidence with the
men and ONE who represent the
great national progressive movement
In this state. He did not make q cam
paign speech but he told in a plain
clear and forceful manner of the
birth. the aims and the methods Of
the new party.
Senator Dixon who vas introduced
to the gathering by National Commit
teeman A. Y. More. who acted as
toast:naster. prefaced his remark by
declaring that he had felt strongly
about the result Of the primaries in
North Dakota.
sit was due to some misunderstand-
ing that Mr.. Roosevelt was not rep
resented here by the men who should
have been behind his candidacy" said
the speaker. ut was before I had
taken active charge of affairs.
People Should Know.
IT think that it is due the people Of
North Dakota that they know the
whole story Of the progressive party
since February and I am sure that II
the people of this state could know
everything that has gone to bring
about the new party, Mr.. Roosevelt
would have $4,000 majority in the
state. In the presence Of these men
and women gathered here l believe 1t
is my duty to tell you fully and
how Mr.. Roosevelt got into the great
movement.
This; country is in a revolution. I
was drafted into the fight. rather
against my wishes. I went to see Mr..
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. Then no
one thought that he would make the
race. But there was utter demoraliz-
alton in Washington and Senator La
Toilette was unable to break the
powerful Taft machine.
Odds Were Great.
Already the chances were so to 40
against US. Taft had foreclosed the
mortgage on $50 delegates in the
southern states. But he went into the
states of the North and with the sin
gle exception of North Dakota. where
conditions were brought about by un-
fortunate circumstances, Roosevelt
won Overwhelmingly in every contest
where the people had a voice.
1T was hard to break political at.
filiations. I never too kthe plunge for
myselfr until the roll vas called on the
California delegation. Then I said
that the republican party had fallen
into the hands of the bosses. I knew
that it could never purge itself Of its
Penroses. I sat down beside Mr.. Hilles
and I told him that Mr.. Taft would be
nominated.
"'You are not going to vote for him
are you?' exclaimed Hilles.
"'No. but we are going to make that
bunch Of crooks nominate him. I said.
Crime Against Wilson.
1T was really a crime against Will
son to make him lead the reactionary
democratic party. The people will