The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-12
Roosevelt Sentiment Strong on
the Slope
TWO Big MEETINGS HELD
FORMER PRESIDENTS SON AP-
PEALEp TO VOTERS OF NORTH
DAKOTA FOR THE STRENUOUS
ADOPTED SON" OF THE STATE.
KEEN ENTHUSIASM.

Dickinson, N. D., March 12.-The
Missouri slope country, listened of two
bugal blasts. yesterday, in the way of
unanswerable logic, calm reasoning
and assuring statements in behalf of
Theodore Roosevelt. The man who
sounded the call to arms was Hon.
Jas. r. Garfield of Ohio, and n of
his blasts was heard by al least $50
sturdy, thinking German farmers and
dairymen at New Salem, and the other
blast was heard by the lLrgest assemb-
of voters who got together in the
thrifty city of Dickinson to consider
political questions.
Mr.. Garfield attempts no flights Of
oratory, attacks the motives Of no
one. gives full need Of praise where
it is justly due but conyincingIy pres
ses home criticismc of public acts, and
policies, Of the present administra-
ton, that tend to show lack Of good
faith toward the people who made MI.
Taft president.
Mr.. Garfield's personality in itself
is an argument in favor of the per-
o or cause which he champions,
He is tall, erect, well poised; his every
feature begets a feeling of confidence.
His voice is pitched low, and is pleas
ingly modulated. His every word is
clear and distinctly e~nunciated.
The gathering of German yeomen
at New Salem, was a most convincing
display of the glory of American man
hood suffrage. This American prince.
after greeting each man, in a simple,
cordial, unaffected way, as they came
into the hall, held his audience SPELL
bound for over an hour, in IN over
heated room, by the magic Of his
earnest putting of facts with reference
to the career Of Colonel Roosevelt
and of the man who succeeded him.
He spoke in a complimentary way of
LaFollette, which elicted no applause,
however, but, when he had finished
his address, closing It with an eulogy
of Colonel Roosevelt, the applause was
hearty and prolonged.
The Dicki. son voters were out in
force with a splendid brass band
leading the procession to the opera
house, and while the audience was
gathering, the band furnished music
as did a splendid male quartette.
A representation group of Dickinson
business men never were seated upon
the platform. Over TOO people faced
the speaker, and they accorded him
the closest attention, p~unctuating his
remarks frequently by applause, es-
pecially when the name Of Roosevelt
was mentioned.
When the name of LaFollette was
incidentally mentioned there was ap-
plause from a small group of Bryan
6nnnnprafS from fhn ora11oTy Mr. Car.
field expressed satisfaction at this,
saying that he was glad to hear 1t,
for he was a friend of Mr.. LaFoIlette.
His every word expressed sincerity
Of purpose. He is a sincere, intimate
friends of Roosevelt and a sincere
sympathetic friend Of LaFollette. He
dwelt at length upon the way Ohio
republicans had been compelled to de-
eide the question as to who they
would support, and the only logical
solution or the question was, that
Colonel Roosevelt was the one man
who could in any adequate way take
up the burden of attempting to right
the wrongs that prevail in this coun-
try today, and he believed that after
a careful, unprejudiced discussion of
the situation the republicans of North
Dakota, without regard to faction,
would see that Colonel Roosevelt was
the man for whom to cast their bal
lot at the primary election.
He was applauded to the echo upon
finishing his address, and the meet
ing adjourned under most enthu-
siastic auspices.
The western part Of the state is very
evidently solid for the former North
Dakota ranchman, Theodore Roosevelt.