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back of the speaker. The enthusiasm
for La Toilette Monday must have
been a great eye opener to the distin-
guished speaker, and doubtless would
have been exceedingly gratifying to
him but a couple OF weeks before he
changed his support to his personal
friend and one-time chief.
Helped La Toilette Cause. ":@'
Mr.. Pinchot is certainly a Progress
sive Of the first water and the big
audience gathered at the armory Mon
day afternoon listened to his endorse
ment of the Progressive cause with evil
dent pleasure, while not following him
as to the party leadership. Il.
The Progressives of the city and
county are we'll satisfied with the out
co:"e of the meeting as they, believe it
has arcentuated the La Toilette cause
rather than done it damage, because
the prominence taken in the meeting
by the Stalwarts when the Progress
sives have been fighting for the last
several years seemed to them incon-
gruous with the sentiments of the
speaker and doubt in their honesty of
purpose has not been overcome by
their applause for the Progressive SEN
timents expressed and their apparent
loyalty to. the man in whose behalf
Mr.. Pinchot is in the state. .
Darlington Enthusiastic.
Darlington, N. D., March S.-James
Manahan Of Minneapolis, addressed a
large and enthusiastic meeting here on
Tuesday night, putting forth a force
full plea for the candidacy of Robert
La Toilette. -Four hundred people at.
tended the meeting, filing the local
opera house sE ~ r. 5 r.,
Mr.. Manahan emphasized the duty
of every citizen to take an active part
in politics. He traced the record of
Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin. The
only mention of the Roosevelt candi.
dacy was when Mr. Manahan said:
I" Roosevelt is responsible for Taft. If
you vote for Roosevelt you sanction
the Taft administration. Theodore
Roosevelt Influence nominated and
elected Taft. Theodore Roosevelt Is
error is plain. - ,,-r-
Points to La Toilette Record
Mr.. Manahan pointed to the record
of the Wisconsin senator, saying:
tThere you can find no error in judg.
ment. With Mr.. Roosevelt, his essen.
tial impulse is for right, but friendship
or some other thing caused that judg.
ment to swerve at times. La Toilette IS
Judgment never has swerved.''
State Senator E. E. Brown of Wis.
eonsin spoke Tuesday night at Saw
yer before well filed house. He
also spoke at Balfour Wednesday af.
/ ternoon and in the evening spoke al
Anamoose. ~
/ Wednesday evening Mr.. Manahan
spoke at Dickinson, where in spite OF
the fact that many people there knew
Roosevelt intimately in the oul days
there are great many La Toilette
4 men. f. -
/ Senator Gronna Coming.
Fargo, N. D., March Sat the re-
quest Of the North Dakota Progressive
league Senator Gronna will come to the
state this week and open a speaking
tour for Senator La Toilette at James
town this evening -. i'd, ~. :,
Senator Gronna is great admirer Of
the Wisconsin senator and will tell the
people of the state, as only resident
can, just what kind of a man he has
found the senator to be aAd what q
splendid candidate he will make fol
president. J, .. n z;1.. ~, Z
The senator will make a number OF
speeches during the short time he is in
the state, the dates for which will be
announced later. w
Stone in Walsh County.
Hon. James Stone of Wisconsin
spoke at Adams, in Walsh county, on
Thursday afternoon in behalf of the
candidacy Of La Toilette. Other dates
for this fine speaker are now being
arranged 50 that many Of the towns
along the northern tier Of counties will
have an opportunity to hear him.
Shouting for Help,
! Frank Knox, Of Chicago, who will be
the Roosevelt manager for this state
has arrived in Fargo and has been III
earnest and continued consultation
with stalwart leaders here and from
other parts. It is reported that the re-
suits Of Pinchot's visit to the state are
not such as were expected, there being
no evidence that h has made any ap.
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