The Washington times., 1912-03-18
NORTH DAKOTA SURE
TO STRIKE BLOW At
TAT 7 IN PRIMARIES
Presidential Preference Vote
1 Tuesday to Show Force
L. of ProgreSsives.
By JUDsoN c. wELLIvER.

The first Presidential preference pri-
mary in any State will be held Tues
day in North Dakota. Special dis
patches to The Times today declare
that the result will be almost a unani-
nous declaration against Taft and for
progressive principles and candidates
There is sharp contest between the
Roosevelt and La Toilette forces,
which, however, is a matter of minor
concern to the national situation; the
general result will be significant as a
showing of how determined is the pro-
grcssive sentiment when the people
themselves get aroused and have
chance to declare themselves.
AS between the La Toilette and
Roosevelt organizations in North Da-
majority. which will carry with it in
structions to the ten delegates to the
national convention. AS the delegates
viii all be progressive in either case.
and as Roosevelt will be the second
choice in case La Toilette carries the
State, the RESULT as between the fac
tions is unimportant.
Peculiar conditions in North Dakota
growing out of local affairs, have
made this fight possible; nothing like
At will take place in any other State,
the friends of Roosevelt and La Fol-
progreSSivtSm shall lose nothing by
such differences. In the situation pre-
Sented in North Dakota proEressiyism
hasn't a chance to lose anything. so
the local leaders have gone ahead with
their contest.
Dixon Gives Views.
Senator Dixon, chairman Of the Roose-
Nelt committee, said regarding North
Dakota:
The nationwide movement for Roose-
Welt is based on the belief that an over
,r
man0 his nominaton. Tomorrow. for
the first time in American politics, the
S"tels Of North Dakota, through the
Presidential preference primary law,
will express their choice of a Presi-
dental candidate. Republicans will, bv
their ballots, say whether they want
Mr.. Taft
! ',,tmfortunately. 4 fierce factional
hEht between Republican leaders for
caused a Temporary division in the
antt-Taft RANKS with the result that
the antl-Tatt feeling will be given eX-
preston in the support Of two anti-Taft
delegations. Th2re will he three dele
gato tick ITS in the field: the raft tick
e., me anti-Taft ticket: backed by
gs, the la ,EoIlctte ticket,' Third. d"UIti the
delc@ato ticket backed by Congresaman
lianna ana his friends, known as the
HTTISeVel. tiCket, but both unequivo-
l!aE9a- -Ru"Scvolt or the Gronna-I ID
Io!lettc ticket wins, the North Dakota
dcleg lti?n will BE- 'tuti-Taft and pro-
M ta'3En Of Taft pq ena get
sentiment, it Is only necessary to add
the votes of the two anti-TaCt tickets
tSGgether 2nl M %compare cor %1Daf the total with
that method can we arrive at the truth
lcspeCtin,S the wishes of the North Da-
knta T;UpTblicanS.
'lI,,
the nation rs 20 whether the rank and
file of the Republican marty do or do
rot want Taf5 should make every Re-
TUbliran who IS lnxioLs for PARTY sic
c"ss II! November. stop, look, AMI
listen
Surely it will he sheer madness for
Republican leaders to attempt to force
a nomina ton which will be repudiated
That kentucky will give Roosevelt its
delegation, without any uncertainties.
and with not to exceed two votes for
Taft out of the twenty-sX, was the
positive assurance brought to General
Manager Dixon of the Roosevelt forces
today by Prentiss O,,Rear, from the big
Roosevelt organization in the Blue
Grass State. Mr.. O'Rear is the son Of
Judge f.. G. O'Rcar who last year was
the Republican candidate for govtrnor.
Judge ORear had to fight the Federal
machine. the whisky interest. railroads,
office holders, and Senator Bradley for
the nomination, and it was some fight
before the end.
The old crowd brought out "a strong
man in the east end and another in the
west end of the State. ORear went to
the people with the proposition of let
ting the people rule and returning the
government to their control.
1t was a regular Roosevelt platform
and a Roosevelt campaign, and the
slaughter at the close was a SPECTACLE
In the State convention of 1900 dele
gates. O'Rear had so many votes that
his majority was bigger than the COM
,bined total votes of his two opponents !.
This year it is that same fight over
again. O'Roar has taken the manage
ment Of the Roosevelt campaign, estab b.
lished headquarters. and has set his Or
ganlzaiOn of last year. which won such
Ia signal victory, at work for ROoSe-