The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-03-07
SPEAKERS IN 4 HIT Finish
PRIMARY ELECTIONS ONLY FIF.
TEEN DAYS OFF.
Boomers WIN Speak at 200 Meetings
in North Dakota In Next
Two Weeks.

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Fargo, March with but 10, days
left until North DakoIa will vote. her
choice for president. the campaign for
votes In the state, which will be first
to voice its choice by primary cleo
ton, is on with rush. The fight is
clearly drawn and the issue is plainly
open between Roosevelt and La Fol
lette.
With Roosevelt and La Toilette
speakers addressing a total Of more
than 200 meetings within the next two
weeks, Taft sentiment is growing, &C
cording to reports from over the state.
No platform speakers are appearing
to champion the u of the presi-
dent, but business men are said to be
rallying to his support in sufficient
numbers to create a noticeable change
in the attitude of a portion Of the
states votes. )
Clifford Pinchot, the first of the cam
paign speakers who will tour North
Dakota in the interests of Mr.. Roose-
welt. reached North Dakota Monday
and spoke at Valley City and James
town. L.
The La Toilette a%dherents antici-
pated the advent of the former chief
forester into the North Dakota fight
and a citizens, committee at Valley
City prepared a counter charge in the
form of a list of questions which Mr..
Pinchot was asked to answer from the
speakers stand.
The questions are:
How does your chief stand on the
financial questions now before the peo-
pie of the United States? First, does
he recognize that there is a money
trust in this nation that controls it's
commerce, that holds the mortgager
shackled. the farmer and the wage
Garner as its slaves? Second, has he
investigated the cause Of the financial
panic of 1907. during his last admins
tration, which caused financial loss to
the. farmers of millions of dollars?
Third. does he mean the Wall street
people or the laboring people shall
ruler"
The La Toilette campaign in the
state will be forwarded in the next
two weeks by speeches before 175 po-
litical meetings. James Manahan. of
Minneapolis opened the campaign,
speaking at Hankinson and Enderlin.
Democratic hopes were never higher
in the state than now. d. H. Near
thur. chairman of the Democratic state
central committee, said that he is
more than satisfied with the way
things are going. He expresses him.
self as confident of a Democratic vic.
tory. +. Is
Democratic sentiment will be crys-
tallized by William Jennings Bryan
when he will make five addresses be-
fore northwest Democrats in Fargo.
Taft Claims 80 More Delegates.
MISUNDERSTANDING to the ad-
vices received at the White House
and at the Taft headquarters here dur
ing the past week, as to the results in
the pre-convention campaign for the
Republican presidential nomination,
the week brought 30 more delegates
them instructed and a contest threat
ened as to two delegates from the
Third Missouri district. In other re-
spects the Taft campaign made head
way. according to the men at the head
of it. The announcement of organ
lied opposition has resulted in stimu-
lating the activities Of the presidents
supporters and in developing the SEN
timent that is behind his candidacy.
Twelve Republican governors came
out in his support and figures were
adduced to show that President Taft
in the states whose seven governors
now oppose him received a popular
vote exceeding that of the seven gov
errors themselves by 1S0,199.