The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-02
Edison For Rooeevclt.

Edison For Roosevelt
Newark, N. j.. March 2-Thomas A.
r 81" Is the latest acquisition to the
c. tato ;, which: will be in charge OF
the :. Hlst "ustration for. Theodore
Rooseye.s Ro1 y Roosevelt league Of
MssSssr ausits to Serve ad's1a.
tee Is looked upon as 6. particularly
bright. omen and It is hoped that the
committee will be able to work the
magic he has done With electricity.
Joseph NJ. Carey, governor Of wy
oming. will be present and make an
address and he makes the third
Roosevelt governor" who will he on
the platform. the other two being
Governor Walter r. Stubbs of Ran
sas and Governor Robert p. Bass OF
New Hampshire.
Former Governor ]. franklin For,
Of New Jersey. will be among the dis
ttnguished men taking part: =:
Colorado Endorses Roosevelt
Denver. Col, March 2A-The execu-
tive committee Of the progressive Re.
publican organization Of Colorado to.
day issued formal statement tndors.
ing Colonel Roosevelt for the presi.
dental nomination.
Colonel Nelson's Statement
Philadelphia, March 2-'The only
man IN the United States who has d
ty to victory next fall is Theodore
Roosevelt" declared Colonel Williani
r. Nelson. proprietor Of the Kansat
City Star and Times at the Bellevue.
Stratford today.
Colonel Nelson, accompanied by his
wife and secretary. is on his way
back home after visit in New York
whore he held numerous conferences
with Colonel Roosevelt and his brief
stopover In .Phiiadelphia is partly for
social and partly for political rea-
The colonel has a. wide political
vision and he. 10 in touch particularly
with political affairs in the middle
west where his paper has considerable
influence.
Means Battle Royal
He declared that Colonel Roosevelta
letter to the governors meant a battle
royal between Roosevelt and Taft
and fight to the finish between the
progressives on one side and the re-
actionaries or standpatters on the
other. He asserts that Taft will posi-
lively not get the Republican nomina-
tion at Chicago.
They prate." he said, about the
dfsloyalty Of Roosevelt to his long
time friend. Taft. The. disloyalty has
been on the side Of Taft who has not
only betrayed Roosevelt's confidence
In him, but that Of ali the progress
dvss who helped In his nomination
and election. ,.5is f -
] Tart ala not wait long after hia
election to show his real. hand. when
Jim Sherman was, nominated at Chi.
SSs aS asFff s.d Maen myss .s
first and later publicly, That is q queer
lot to aid the president In carrying out
the progressive program announced
during the campaign. Subsequently
events have proved my fears well
grounded.
The present temper Of the people
against Taft. is not confined to mere
localities, but 10 general throughout
the United States. know It Is felt
here In Pennsylvania az we'll as In
Kansas. The reason Is the same all
over: Taft has been a disappoint-
ment and. a failure and he will posi-
lively not get the Republican nomina-
tion at Chicago. .,.........
Roosevelt Has Right to Run
You hear a lot Of talk about fed
eral ONCE holders overcoming this
Eet me tell you these ONCE
holders are not working for sentiment.
They want to hold their Jobs and they
know Taft will never help them to do
1t by winning out. 1t availeth nothing
to them II Taft does get the nomina-
ton and then gets licked.
The third term argument against
Roosevelt will cut no figure whatever.
Colonel Roosevelt has been a private
L.
same right to aspire to the presidency
as any other private citizen"
Second Choice
Milwaukee, March 2-The La Fol-
lette Wisconsin delegates will vote, It
is said. on the first ballot for LaFol-
lette and then turn from LaFollette.
to Roosevelt.
This was the statement made by one
Of the delegates who will not allow his
name to be quoted. but who says that
the coming week will bring out the
entire state Of delegates a. second
choice Roosevelt men.
The senator, much as we admire
Bob" this delegate said. will have to
submit to the inevitable. The chances
Of LaFollette's nomination for the
this year are gone. He
may be chosen in 1916 but there 10 no
chance this year.
This 10 due to the treachery Of his
friends in the east, not to any weak
ness Of his cause. but the time has
come to realize, even in Wisconsin that
the senator's chances are gone and
that the cause Of progressixeism rests
upon Roosevelt.
The entire delegation, with pos
sibly one exception, will give LaFoi-
lette complimentary ballot and when
the contest is closed will switch in,me.
diately to Roosevelt"
There 10 one member Of the dele