The Washington times., 1912-09-07
COLONEL GIVEN
WARM GREETING
IN NORTHWEST
Appeals to La Toilette Men
to Support Progressive
Party and Principles.
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rancher and "swapped" Views on
farming cattle raising, and the out
door life, In Fargo, which the col
onel said he visited as a ranchman
thirty-two years ago, he was intro
duced to large outdoor audience as
the greatest living American and
the next President of the United
States"
Small Solace for Taft.
DR.. c. c. Creegan, president of the
Fargo College. made the introduction,
and said he believed a post graduate
course taken at that institution had
| done the colonel more practical good
than his career at Harvard. /.
1T did. It did,"assented the colonel,
| and the North Dakotans whooped. DR..
| Creegan commented upon the small
Taft vote In the recent North Dakota
primaries.
TT was about 1900 or approxima te-
ly the number of Federal office hold
| ers in the State" said the college
| professor, who probably will be the
Progressive party nominee for gov
| ernor of North Dakota. "A prophet
told me the other day." continued DR..
| Creegan, that Taft might get 400
| votes in November"
Too much," shouted a voice, and tina
crowd cheered to a man. The colonel
smiled.
Colonel Roosevelt nodded his head Wig
| orously when DR.. Creegan declared tho
Republican party was dead. but would
| not be fully conscious of that fact until
November 5.
The party which my grandfather
| helped to found, and for which my
father fought died last June at Chica-
GO" continued the doctor, and Mr.
| Roosevelt clapped his hands.
Declare His Chances Even.
| In opening his Fargo speech, which
was along the lines"of his previous exY
| positions Of the Progressive platform
| the colonel asked the citizens Of hi,
| adopted State to stand by the new
party and by him in November, and by
so doing to serve notice of Its continued
adherence to Progressive principles
Through North Dakota the colonel Wa
greeted by thoughtful rather than b!
emotional audiences. There was TO up
roar1ous handclapping or superfluou
applause, yet every vigorous utteranc
OF the colonel went home, and tn
| thoughtful attention paid his speeche
may be regarded as a good omsn.
AS In Minnesota, the fight here 1
between Roosevelt and Wilson. Ther
Is practically no Taft sentiment. partl
due to the Canadian reciprocity pac
and also to the disappointment IN tn
present Administra ton and resentmen
because of the manner In which Tai
was renominated at Chicago.
Local committeeman who toured tn
State with the colonel TODAY l.forme
him that his chances are now even 70
carrying the State over both candidate!
and that these chances are brightenln
daily.
When the colonel left Fargo las
night, Sylvane Ferris. VINO bunked wit
Roosevelt when he was a ranchman 4
Dakota Territory thirty-odd years age
was a guest on the Bull Moose car. H
. will accompany the colonel through
, Montana. The two cronies of pionee
days sat UP until late hour last nigh
exchanging stories Of the Wester
: plains.
moving picture man has also joine
the Roosevelt party, and will renal
aboard a few days or a week to max
pictorial reproductions OF the Blu
4 Moose tour, as the colonel Is takin
. the West by storm. The movies
. probably will furnish excellent cam
paign material elsewhere