The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-25
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ord warrants H. He is Endorsed by
both LaFollette and Roosevelt.
Nebraska is thoroughly progress
sive state and the progressives there
were pretty well lined up Tor LaFol-
lette before Roosevelt became candt-
date Bryan has helped LaFollette
very much. He has campaigned the
state from end TO end and always
with fine tribute TO the Wisconsin
senator Roosevelt believes In abi9-
ing by the verdict OF the people and
il LaFollette is more TO the liking OF
Nebraska propressives Roosevelt VII!
step aside. The main thing In Roose-
velts mind, Is that progressiveism
show an undivided front to that ele-
ment In the country which is fighting
and for the few
In paragraph sent out few days
ago the writer told about the disar-
pearance Of the Wanamaker ad. from
the Philadelphia North American, and
coupled II with Taft's dedication o.
the Wanamaker store, and certain e.
! forts made TO influence the editorial
policy OF the Philadelphia North Am.
erican. Our attention Is called TO the
fact that the Wanamaker ad. is back
again. We note also that the policy
Of the American has not changed.
In the first iegaiized presidential
primary ever held in the United
States, the vote was 40 TO ! against
Taft Fine for North Dakota!
LaFollette ran stronger than Roose-
welt by nearly 2 TO /.
Which shows:
% That the northwest section OF
the country Is more progressive than
Taft by 40 to /;
(2) That North Dakota is more
progressive than Roosevelt by TO Il;
CD That the people are interested
and will get out and vote ii given a
chance at a legaiized primary even III
blizzard such as ragged in North Da-
kota on election day. ,s
The real fight In North Dakota was
between progressivism and reaction,
and the progressives won. The fact
that LaFollette gets the delegation
causes no regret TO Roosevelt's
friends. There was a local situation
which would have worked a serious
setback to the progressive movement
In NOTIn ii the hOOSNNtll
ticket had pulled through. The zeal
prugressives liz that state had
lined up for LaFollette long before
Roosevelt became candidate and the
Roosevelt movement was taken up by
Congressman Hanna and the Odd
guard as an easy way 10 ride back
into power The people did the prop.
er thing.
In other states situations viii DC
found where the issue Is reversed In
California, for example, Gov johnson
and all his following are for Roose.
Welt In order to uphold Johnson's
hands, the people will no doubt. take
the Johnson Roosevelt end of IL.
LaFollette plans to push his cam
paign in South Dakota, Minnesota,
Nebraska, Iowa, Oregon, Wash!ng,o
and California There Is no reason
why ne should not repeat his victory
i'm South Dakota and secure d few
delegates In Minnesota. II is not ex-
pected that he will make much show
ing i'm California or the other western
states. The Wisconsin and the North
and South Dakota delegates. With
others picked up here and there will
give him a respectable nucleus at chi
cago and enable him. as he believes,
20 have a hand In writing the plat
form. II is TO be hoped that this VIII
be the case No man is better plat