The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-04
Taft and Roosevelt Are Gov.
ering Practically Every
Part of the State.
PRESIDENTIAL PREFEBFuCE
PRIMARIES IT.: % ss'a'l0AY
Hooscvelt Did Some Leisurcly Can.
paigning Yesterday, hut Today both
the Colonel and the President arc
At 1t Hammer and Tongs.

WaSnluSIoH, May 9.-TIeSlOeHl
Taft left here today early prepared
in Maryland. The plans for the final
appeal to the Maryland republica ms
for support at Mondays presidential
primaries included brief speeches al
a number of points and set speeches
at Elkton, Belair, Havre De Grace
and Baltimore.
This. tho last day of campaigning
In the primary election in MARYLAND
found Taft and Roosevelt early or
that will occupy them till bedtime
and cover nearly every part of the
state.
Colonel Roosevelt made leisurely
campaign through Maryland yester-
day. presenting his reasons for asking
support at the primaries to be held
on Monday. BY contrast with his re-
day was an easy one. He made only
two speeches before reaching Balti-
more. except for few impromptu
one-minute talks from his car. Al
Salisbury and at Havre de Grace
where he delivered his set speeches
he was received cordially by large
crowds.
Colonel Roosevelt went first into
the eastern part of the state. speak.
ing at Salisbury. Several thousand
persons assembled in an open space
near the center of the town to hear
him. 8
!. The meeting at Havre de Grace
\was more like a picnic than a politi-
ical gathering. Hundreds of women
in summer dresses We're in the crowd
which assembled under the trees in
front Of the opera house. where 4
stand had been erected. Students
from Tome institute and fiocks OF
children made SO much noise that
Colonel Roosevelt had to wait sew.
cral minutes before he could make
himself heard.
Colonel Roosevelt said he had been
told that large sums of money were
being spent in an effort to buy the
votes of negroes in Mondays pri-
maries. In his speeches the colonel
talked of vote buying. saying that the
man who sold his vote was guilty ei
treason to the republic, and that. in
the case of the negro. he was injurine
his race by such action.
A large crowd gathered at a theater
to hear Colonel Roosevelt's speech
here last night. Only a part Of the
throng was able to gain admittance
and the colonel spoke for a few min.
utes at an open air rally in front OF
the building. Later he addressed a
meeting of negroes at the Metropoli.
tdH NJ. r.. CnurCn.
Colonel Roosevelt spent the night
in Baltimore and left early this morn
ing to conclude his campaign in Mary
land. He will speak at Westminster
Keymar. Frederick and Hagerstow n
during the day. and at Cumberland
In the evening
Taft Bitter.
President Taft began his fight early
today with speeches at Hyattsville
and Laurel in which he attacked
Colonel Roosevelt, accused him of
misstating and misquoting his
speeches, said Roosevelt had consort-
ed with what he now preached
against for seven years. while he was
In the white house and arraigned
bitterly Roosevelt's doctrine of the
recall Of Judges and decisions.
II am a man of peace" said Taft
at Hyattsville. land 1 don't want to
fight. but when do fight 1 want to
hit hard even as rat in a corner
will fight" The president declared
Roosevelt's charge that Taft's poll
tical friends We're bosses and not
leaders, was foolish and not borne
out by the facts. When the president
asked at Hyattsville II he had receiv-
ed a square deal from Roosevelt
there were cries Of "No! MOI" He
asserted 1t was ridiculous to blame
him for every man who voted for
him. Taft said he believed his "job''
was to be an executive head, while
Roosevelt believed it we to foment
social revolution"