The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-30
RESOLUTIONS WERE
ADOPTED BY THE
DEMOCRATS
Favoring Wilson at Meeting
Held at Crookston
Yesterday.

Late Yesterday afternoon the con-
%Nention of Polk county democrats
which i'll perfecting their organization
elected Walter Quigley of this city as
permanent chairman, adopted resolu-
tions as follows:
the democratic party IN regular con-
vention assembled at the City of
C~rookston. County of Polk. State Of
Minnesota. OH the 10Th day of May,
1912, that this convention commends
the present democratic congress for
the activity it has taken in needful
and practical legislation. We rejoice
at the many valuable Investigations
made into the conduct of public bus
mess. and the domination of corpora
ton rule, at its tariff legislation and
its bills for the publication of cam
naign expenses. We rejoice further
that through it's activity We shall fin
ally arrive at the goa of electing our
senators by popular vote, and we ask
the people of the country to dispell
the illusion that a democratic con-
sress means a lack of prosperity. We
believe that no permanent prosperity
can come without such legislation
as has been enacted by the democrat-
ic congress-.
b it further resolved that this
convention express its faith in the
~ ~ fNs'iN y ls'i as tAIDbuIlltu
and immortalized by that great lead
or of democracy. the Honorable Will
liam Jennings Bryan. and AS exem-
plified in public office by the Honor
able Woodrow Wilson, Governor of
New Jersey.
BE it further resolved that we de-
plore the humiliating spectacle of our
president and u eX-presidcnt en-
gaging in a personal fight Owe the Of
flee of h presidency of the United
States. We regard the office of he
presidency of the United States, too
sacred to be drawn down into a fight
over personal matters and we con-
denim as un-American. unpatriotic
and selfish the aspiration of our ex-
United States. thereby violating the
sacred precedent of a century tina a
president should not serve more than
two terms. And We submit to the
voters of the republican party that if
II mas become a one-man party and
that man n whose only argument
is stolen thunder n bomhastic pre-
tense. that it has no excuse for fur
Their existence: VIC submit tina it is
the duty of every citizen to vote for
the best interests of his country rath-
er than to maintain the existence of
a party that has outlived it's use
fulness.
B 1t further resolved that the
delegates in this convention to the
held in the city of Duluth. in said
state. on the 9Th day of June, 1912, be
and they are hereby instructed to
vote as a unit on all questions which
are acted upo by them as delegates
in such convention.
1t further resolved that said
delegates are instructed to vote for
tho ca1artinn nf 1olop~<o,
sent the state OF Minnesota in the
National Convention. who favor the
nomination of Woodrow Wilson as
democratic candidate for president.
BE 1t further resolved that such
delegates be instructed to vote for
and use all honorable means to Sc
cure the selection Of Fred B.. Lynch
as National Committeeman from the
state of Minnesota. n as delegate at
large from the state to said national
convention. n for Martin O'Brien as
one of the delegates to said national
convention from the Ninth Congress
sional District of the state.
"A. l. Jedlicka,
Chairman.
p. j. Kelly.
-Nels Peterson.
Jas. 4. Hanson,
Henry O'Neill.
Provide for Committee.
On motion Chairman Quigley was
instructed to name a county commit
tee to provide for a county conven-
ton in case the extra session of the
state legislature did not pass a pri-
mary election law.
Delegates Named.
The committee on delegates SUBJ
mitted a list of delegates and alter
mates which were elected unanimous
~. w. e. Black was willing to have
Alex ~Thompson's name substituted
for his. but Mr.. Thompson refnsed IN