The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-24

the platform committee from Missouri,
voted for the platform as made UP
in the committee.
One cannot help but like Hadley.
He is a fighter from the ground UP
and is so clean in his fighting that he
make a good impression even With
those he is opposing. Heney of San
Francisco is just the opposite. He is
one OF those radical fanatical men
who CRATES on your nerves and makes
You irritable and does the man he is
fighting far more harm than good.
Scenes in the convention hall arc
INDISPENSABLE. The last day man after
man tainted and had to be carried
into the open air and cared for.
1t was a case of little sleep for
many of the delegates through the
week. The chairman of our delega-
ton for example worked for three
nights on committee work and was
also up for three days on the conven
ton floor. He was only one of hun
dreds. so o can see what a strain
on the nerves the convention was. The
tension and excitement was all that
kept men awake.
headquarters of the various candi-
dates presented q scene indescribable.
One would think it was a big fair. The
Taft quarters was a big hall hundreds
SdoaA LIN oLSOA SOllS SIlJlOll
hours n through the night hundreds
and thousands we're packed in there
planning, talking and jamm1ng. all
bent upon one tling-the success of
their candidate.
There were n few fist fights on the
floor of the convention and one neal
riot. A delegate from Oklahoma. a
big marshal. instructed for Taft,
smashed a Roosevelt delegate on the
nnca tho cnoN~l Io,. md a-k<z-.l ~.
%proboscis over his face. There were
also other fist fights but they did not
attract nearly the usual attention, so
great was the huhbub for hours.
Bryan a Favorite.
w. J.. Bryan was a big favorite at
The convention and occupied a seat
in the press stand all through. When
he left the hall at 1880 Saturday aft
ernoon to take the train for Baltimore
he was given a fifteen minute ovation
by the $4,000 people. packed in he
coliseum. The delegates do not think
much of the third party move by
roosevelt; They realize he has a
strong following in many states but
think his coming out OH a third ticket
will mean a democratic victory"
Written Statement by Husband,
The following statement was written
for the Evening Times by Mr.. Hus-
band:
ITO many Taft delegates, the re-
Of the president, despite
the assured manner of eastern dele
gates, is regarded as a mistake. The
delegation was ANXIOUS for
. compromise candidate. Hughes.
Hadley or Cummins would have been
but Theodore Roosevelt
was uncompromising. He said when
appeal was made to him for the
sake of republican harmony and sue
cess ] am h compromise candidate
To curb this vaulting ambition. this
intense desire of the ex-president. to
dictator and absolute boss, more
anything else. caused the re-
Of President Taft. The
were so evenly divided that
unless Roosevelt made concessions. no
other candidate than Taft could be
and hence the result of the
ballot. Harding, in nominating Taft.
presented the situation in one SEN
tence: This convention marks the
rise and fall of the uncontrolled am
Ditton of one man which may wreck
the republican party
III Roosevelt had desired earnestly
that his policies should prevail he
could have been satisfied by the nom
ination of either Hughes, Hadley or
but personal ambition was
stronger. so he adopted the policy of
or ruin. Whether he will rule
to be seen"