The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-21

WORK WELL. DONE.
There WAS never . moro harmon
ions and a, the Same tint vnthUsi-
:s,ic assembly OF Republicans in th"
state than the Roosevelt mass meet
in. i'm his "ity yesterday. MS W"Tk
WAS v..ll done and its results, "" be-
lioye, viii be as effective ~ Us car
rying nlt has been successful. "
ga,herinr WIS nu star or
prepared STATE. affair. Every R"puh-
lfciu who subscribed "a n" purpose
If ,llr contention Was invjt"d-eNen
nr."d T." aIi.nd aud particlpaie. For
more than 81 fortnight il had been
kept tofnrr the public, 1t can never
T." rtal god by my on 'rlithfu!lN re-
spnnsihlo that those VIII" constituted
The convention had either an ax" !"
"rind or friend /" push. Everybody
Was for Roosevelt hut beyond thar the
members had mn CHOICE.
Another tommcudablc t~.atur" was
The fact That every one cam" ready
to Join @N,ry"i" els" in making up
3 lis; Of Republican candidates for
delegates that would represent all
parts of the state and all shades of
party sentiment. Instead "f TN" dis
position To Erl an Tor nlll!Stll tftlt
was :, disposition To give the other
fellow HE best. This spirit was large
lv r~csponsihlc for the unparalleled
good feeling that prevailed and the
enthusiasm that resulted 1t was not
a fractional gathering despite the at
tcmpts of some Democratic cwSpa
pers of the state to make il appear
such before the convention met. 1t
p.,> ~. 70 poccI..lt affair yIlr,. and SiIn-
pie.
The resolutions adopted. which are
printed elsewhere in this edition of
the Times, ought to silence in shame
those who have sought to countcract
the tremendous tide of R~ooScVcltisn
in this state ny charging that the
delegates would disregard the will of
the people. if they so desired, and
cast the states vote for some one not
acceptable to the party in the state.
The resolution OF this point is so
tersc and clear cut that ii is repeated
here AT length. it reads:
We record our implicit faith
and pledge oar unfalterins sup
port ia the carrying "ut of both
the spiri, and the letter of tn"
presidential primary preference
law in this state. and We believe
II is tho duty of Republicans to
abide by tho will of the party as
IL shall lc expressed at said pri-
mary on March ~. whether such
choice hc the preference" of this
meeting or otherwise. To this
end We declare n,Ir dctcrn'ina-
tion TO accept such verdict as
the irrcvocahlc will of tn" party.
and not subject To a change or
H.. ia. ,,;n,,,1 p~.,ii;
can convention. or by any of its
committccs or in any other man
ncr.
Possibly the greatest wisdom of tho
convention WAS displayed in it's Sc
lection of candidates.. In tho list for
national delegates arc men VIII" have
IGNORED their stat" in their respective
""cationS. They arc men "f the high
est integrity and whose standing will
add strength to the cause they repre-
scnt. SO man could havc told when
the convention assembled who these
candidates would be. That WAS one
of the things that distinguished tho
~ronvcntior. II Was a crow,l OF men
seeking disintcr"st"dly 10 do what
was hcst for III" cause they represent
cd. Yet when Tn" selection was made
IT WAS at once apparent that it could
not have been better. There could
havn been others AS good. hut mono
better. Tn" delegation is composed
of mon who command the confidence
and respect of tho people at home,
and will represent the state with abil-
ity and honor in the convention.
II purpose of the convention has
been accomplished and there is not
II disappointed man who was present,
-A -.
heal. Those who hoped and prayed
that it would be Il failure in number
were c%rcstfallen when they learned
hat mon had travelled four hundred
miles to be present and that every
part of the state was represented,
Those who wanted it to end in a light
and disruption stood agape at the
unity Of purpose and the perfect har-
mony that prevailed. When those
participating in the deliberations
could say in the language that de-
scribed the sublimest event in the
worlds history, lit is good for us to
be here" those who had hoped for
all the bitterness of partisan passion
to be in evidence, folded their tents
like the Arabs and silently stole
away"
The Roosevelt campaign is now
on. Much of the work is yet to be
done. 1t is now important that every
voter in the state who is for Roose-
Welt not only votes. but that zach
one constitutes himself a COMMITTEES
TO push the cause and win other to
it. Let there be no faltering in the
march. no break in the ranks. The
rest of the country is turning to Roos-
evelt with dazzling rapidity. Monday
Governor Johnson of California for
sock h LaFollette cause and Joined
Roosevelt. A few hours later Chester
TT. Rowell of the same state, presi-
lent of the state LaFollette league,
announced his support of Roosevelt.
These changes mean that n great rev.
olution is taking place in the public
mind. They are not the hasty judg-
ments Of irresponsible parties. but
the deliberate judgment Of able and
fearless leaders. The convention yes
terday was in line with the rapidly
developing public demand for Roose-
welt. Let every Republican join to
write the results in the election re.