The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-14
GRONNA WANTED
ROOSEVELT FOR
1908 CANDIDATE
Declared He Favored a Third
Consecutive Term for
"Great President"
BEvER|DGE IS on The
INDIANA FIRING LINE
10 Doing Heroic Work for Roosevelt
In IndianA-Ohio is Slipping Away
From Tsfre Mansgement-solid
South Breaking.
The following telegram from Judge
Ben Lindsay to the progressives OF
North Dakota has been received:

Brattleboro. VT. March IL re-
gret that engagements in New Eng
land make impossible my coming to
North Dakota speak for Colonel
Roosevelt. Otherwise would gladly
come.
North Dakota is in unique posi-
tion. The eyes of the nation are on
you at this time. From my visit
through the south and eastI am abb
solutely confident the only possible
chance for the progressives to win Is
under the leadership and success OF
Roosevelt. l yield to none In my adj
miration for Senator LaFollette and
am glad he has devoted admirers
there; but outside of one or two states
at the most, he has no possible chance
and Roosevelt has every chance to
get the nomination. 1t is therefore
very important that you be the first
friends Of the cause and it's triumph.
Even though the personal choice of
the progre5sives in North Dakota
should be LaFollette. 1t would be utter
folly to so express it now as against
chances for success in other states
where we can win only with Roose-
velt and where the failure of North
Dakota to give Roosevelt q sweeping
majority might jeopardize his chances
for success. We are past the point
of mere personal preference between
two such splendid leaders. The pro-
cause that they be actuated only by
the wise thing to do to make tho suc-
cess Of the cause certain. From this
standpoint no true progressive should
hesitate q moment to concentrate all
the progressive strength on Roosevelt.
It would be neither a reflection on or
lack Of appreciation Of Senator La
Toilette, but simply the only right
thing to do at this juncture.
North Dakota progressives have
unusual power to strike an exception
al blow in behalf Of the cause that
both Roosevelt and LaFollette cham
pion. and no differences between the
friends of either should be permitted
to destroy North Dakota's great oppor,
tunity to insure triumph OF pro-
gressives within the republican party.
campaigned for LaFollette for
senator. and would do the same for
him for president IL the situation were
reversed and he had the call Of the
people as Roosevelt has. But he has
not, and the Taft managers are count
ing on comfort and support from the
first national presidential primary in
North Dakota through the foolish di-
vision of the progressives.
Many LaFollette supporters un-
doubtedly mean we'll but their mis-
taken policy II persisted In can only
give comfort to the enemy and jeo-
pardize the chance for the success Of
the cause. 1 wire this as devoted
friend and admirer Of Senator LaFol-
lette as we'll as Colonel Roosevelt, but
first as one more anxious for the sue
cess of the cause than that of any
man.
The progressives owe 1t to the sue
cess Of the cause in the nation to give
Roosevelt sweeping vote in North
Dakota not only as the best victory
for the progressive policies but for
those who have championed them
which includes Of course. Senator La
Toilette as we'll as Roosevelt.
Such result will clinch the victory
in other states where Roosevelt is now
almost sure to win and where Senator
LaFollette could not possibly win.
Senator LaFollette could not get the
nomination If he got every vote in
North Dakota. II the progressives di-
vide the vote there North Dakota will
do worse than throw away its oppor-
tunity. 1t will simply give the best
possible comfort support and satisfac-
ton to the Taft forces I have been
east and south during the past few
weeks and know this is the view Of
the Taft managers and am reporting
the situation to you exactly as It is.
Ben B. Lindsay.