The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-17
SAYS ROOSEVELT IS
SWEEPING COUNTRY
Vice Chairman Mccormick Sat-
isfied with the Situation
in Minnesota.

Mccormick when taking train back
TO Chicago after spending Friday in
st. Paul and Minneapolis looking over
the situation in this state. Il came
up here under the impression that you
reeded extra help to carry the state
for the Progressive. ticket Ny infor-
niation was faulty, for the situation in
minnesota is as promising as in any
.tcte have visited, and have visited
many of the states.
What is the outlook? Fine and as.
airing. You have been having a few
If erences of opinion on minor mat
srs, and in that respect are no differ
ut from other states where Roose-
cit sentiment is strong. These diff
5erences have been magnified by news
'5rer reports, and when you run them
own they amount to very little and
ave no bearing on the success of the
Progressive cause.
1T is the history of new political
'aovements that men differ on minor
~ tiers, but where they have some
ing tangible to fight for, you find
'hom standing together in the real
@ght That is the situation in Min
esota, as l see it, and the same state
lent prevails throughout the nation.
The Progressive party is not in shape
20 muzzle individual opinion, nor does
& want to-"
Mr. Mccormick said Roosevelt will
carry Illinois by 100000, the Progress
@;ves will sweep Indiana and carry
>ycrmont, Connecticut and Utah,
|"hich, with the exception of Indiana,
he Taft men are claiming.
Sir. Mccormick met with members
of the campaign committee and the
state situation was thoroughly dis
;'ussed. 1t was agreed that the fight
n Minnesota be made for the entire
Progressive ticket.
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p. V. Collins, Progressive candidate
for governor, has received a telegram
from Colonel Roosevelt endorsing the
Minneapolis mans candidacy for gov
ernOr. Colonel Roosevelt said:
Il congratulate you on your nominal
ton on the Progressive state ticket
for governor / feel that in the name
OF Progressive principles and in the
Lame of decency and honesty IN pol
ltics We have the right to appeal to
all good citizens, to all upright and far
seeing men and women to support the
national and state Progressive tickets
in this campaign.
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Colonel Roosevelt's testimony before
the senate committee investigating
campaign contributions, in session at
Washington, in the opinion of Mime
sofa Progressives is one of the biggest
assets of the campaign. On the wit
ness stand an entire day, Colonel
Roosevelt was explicit and forceful in
refutation of the Penrose-Archbold
charges. He declared that Senator
Penrose should be unseated by the
senate because of his relations with
the Standard Oil company, and de-
manded that the committee investigate
Republican and Democratic campaign
funds before election. Our COM
plaint," he said, lis not that we were
called here, but that the men who
made the charges were not called
first"
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1t was announced from New York
that Colonel Roosevelt will again visit
Minnesota before election. He will
speak at Duluth Oct. 10.
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Petitions placing in nomination Pro-
gressive candidates for state Offices
we're filed with the secretary Of state
Saturday, petitions for presidential
electors being filed at the same time.
The filing of these petitions completes
Y)l preliminary work Of the campaign,
and from now on the state committee
Will pay undivided attention to pro-
raoting the success of the entire ticket.
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The Official canvass of the primary
vote, completed last week, concededly
shows the strength Of Progressive
principles VIII MINNESOTA VOtGTS- IOl--
i,icians have settled down to calm.
analysis Of the figures, and the con-
clusion is that Minnesota is Progress
sive and will remain u. The total
Republican vote on governor was 1884,
cG7, Eberhart getting 62,408, the other
lo3,665 votes going to the progressive
candidates, amounting to nearly two
thirds protest within the party against
standpatism. The Democrats made
such a poor showing that talk of car
lying the state for Wilson has abated.
The total Democratic vote approx
.aeted $1,000 Something like $4,000
roters did not attend the primaries.
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Progressives at state headquarters
hre enthusiastic over the result of a
presidential poll of thirty-six states
iaade by the New York Herald. Sen
ator Dixon, chairman OF national
committee, said when the figures were
snnounced: 1.-The well known hostil-
tv of the Herald to the election OF
roosevelt will leave 70 suspicion that
ne was favored. If the poll means