The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-29
Press Comment

Valley City Times-Record: Will the
progressives of North Dakota permit
one man to promote his own personal
political ambitions while masking in
Ine guise Of a loyal n ardent sup
third party movement?
~ the personal and vindictive en-
NIFTY OF man for another to be al
Iowed TO defeat the cause of national
Progressiyeism so far as North Dakota
Upon the answer which the voters
on the state give to these two oles-
lions, depends in a large degree the
u progress or the death blow
10 the movement in this state,
Not in the history of the state has
tnere been so bare faced, SO fraudulent
and so selfish a theft as that perpetrat-
ca az n state Roosevelt convention
neld IN Fargo Friday morning. Nearly
one-half of the Roosevelt men who at
tended b convention were r~ailroaded
out OF the meeting without a hearing,
without trial-and upon the dictum OF
one man, w. s. Lauder of Wahpeton.
politics.
More than 100 enthusiastic RooseveIt
men came TO Fargo to attend the con-
yentlon OF the third party. They were by
a large majority republicans prepared
TO give up their allegiance to the mead
Q 1.-THE national ticket in the Interests
OF the national ticket, in the interests
NNN@S NNAN aAi me- ~
STOOD Tor in years past, and were will
ing to trust him to head a new nation-
a. Ike But this was not enouah.
Wlthout knowledge of what platform
the new party might adopt, with MOTH
ing TO tie to in a new party, they were
asked to desert every republican canaf-
date, both state and national, and sun
port a new ticket, selected by w. s.
More than one-half Of those present
oecilned to trust their political future
In his hands, and straight way thew
were d~isbarred from further participa-
Man after man who fought through
the March primary campaign for
Roosevelt while Lauder and Others
were stumping the state making at
lacks upon him, were told that their
support OF a national progressive ticket
was no longer wanted.
The real issue of the meeting vvas
hanna; The axe was first applied to
the editor of The Times-Record. He
supported and would continue to sun
port J.. b. Hanna. He stated thai ba
most certainly had n would, and was
thrown out.
A.. r. Butler, leader of the nrosres-
sive movement in Ransom county, was
asked III he had supported Hanna, me-
SAID Butler, Il supported Buchanan be-
ore the but / propose to ac-
cept the wishes of the majority. and
shall support Hanna for the fall cleo
tlon-"Out you 60" says Lauder.
The same thing occurred in a dozen
instances when Buchanan men before
the primaries declared they must sc-
cept b decision Of the people and
support Hanna for the fail election,
ed. oNe
The fnal act in the performance
came when members of the conyention
who had been seated" moved ia al
least give the unseated eIegate .
nearing before the credentials Commit
tee. Lauder refused to entertain the
motion from two men, but upon its he
Ing put by a third and nv !
dozen, put the motion. 1t was lost nv
a vote of twenty-five to ffteen, M
ieast one of the Lauder faction voting
We have an abiding faith in the fair.
ness OF the average American. and his
contempt for political ~chicAnery, Fully
one-half of the seated delegates left
the hall disguised with the methods ~
the ringmaster, while the non-sesfsd
delegates were equally dissusted we
cannot believe the voters Of the atate
Will stand for politics of this characfar
ana feel confident that before Aur Is
plan viii have worked itself ont vvbich
VIII permit the sincere Roosevelt ma
to express his convictions without cngoA
promising himself SO far as STATE is.
sues are concerned.