The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-16
BULL MOOSE HOLD
LENGTHY SESSION
Committee Meeting Ad-
journs Early Sunday-No
Candidates Announced
DORR TO
SOUND SENTIMENT
State Platform Endorsed at
Big Meeting Last Sat
urday Night.

After holding a protraclcd session
which lasted INTO the wee sna hours
OF SUNDAY morning. the state: central
committee of the progressive party adj
journed without making any an
nouncc,ncnt as to the probable can.li-
dates of the party at the state election
next fall.
D,rr II. Carroll. of Minot. stale
chairman of the party. left this morn
ing for q, trip through til" northern
part of the state to inNcSii@ah" tho
sentiment among the rank and lIlc Of
the party in tina: section.
Upon his return t" Minut il is cN-
pected that some announcement will
be made %rclative To the probable cam
didaies on the state ticket.
Representatives of prartica!lN all of
tho counties in The northern part OF
the state with the exception nf Pens
bina county We're present ut che mrct-
ing Saturday might ami tho slrio1:*
potential candidates Tor state Offices
were thoroughly discussed.
The meeting Saturday night was we'll
attended, several we'll known progress
SiNcS of the state delivering addresses.
Carroll Opens Meeting.
Mr.. Carroll delivered tho opening
address. He declared that tho Fuli
Moose party was in The race to stay.
end said that it would always lr
found to DO an organization which
wood for the rights of the common
people. File cited several instances of
This in the party platform.
speakers were pr. n. NJ.
Wheeler. of this city, who explained
briefly why he had left the republican
party; Fl. r. Turner, and ". II. Aakcr,
pe Fargo. and Sever Scrumsard, ur
Devils Lake.
State Platform.
The following platform wa unani-
mouely Endorsed by resolution:
We reaftlrm and endorse the ma
iional platform OF the progressive
party adopted at Chicago, August 9TH,
1912.
The republican party, by it's CAN
dian reciprocity law. and the demo-
Gratis, by the Underwood law. have
practically placed all agricultural
products on the free list. Thereby de
pr1ving the farmer of his just protc =
tlon; thereby lowering the prices Ut
his products and dspriying him of the
profits to which he is entitled. and
thereby causing Il material decrease
in all farm values: at the sarnc time
giving him no proportionatc reduction
ON what he consumes.
therefore. we especially rciter"!c
th'S Ed'hS' lhi VI Tue pjb-IESSlNG .ld-
tional platform. viz: We believe IN
- protective tariff which will caualizc
conditions of competition between the
United States and foreign countries.
both for the farmer and the manu-
iacturer n which shall maintain
for labor an adequate standard at
w believe, that the Canadian re-
'lnocity pact is still 4 menace to the
wing"
farmers of tho porthUoci AND vnouIl
IL" inlmediatcly repealed. We hereby
cali the attention of the voters Of The
state to the fact. that the progressive
party is the only party which will cor
rect the unjust determinations
against the agricultural interests II
this country"
In addition to r%eaf1rmins the plank
of our national platform, referring 30
equal suffrage, We specifically pledge
the progressive party Of this state to
Use all honorable means to secure the
extension of the Complete elective
franchise to women. al lne general
election, November 3rd, 1914.
We believe in the %fulluwiu: plank
Of the national platform of 1912. as
IT is particularly applicable TO this
state, viz: The development and
prosperity of country life arc as i'm
portant to the people who live in the
cities as they are to the farmers. In
crease of prosperity m the farm will
f~avorably affect the cost Of living ana
promote the interests of all who dwell
in the country, and all who depend
upon it's products for clothing, shelter.
and food.
W pledge our party to foster the
development of agricultural credit
and corporation, the teaching of ag-
riculture in schools, agricultural col
lege extension, the use of mechanical
power on the farm, and to rc-cstat-
fish the county life commission, thus
directly promoting the welfare of the
farmers, and bringing the benefits IF
better farming. better business. and
better living within their reach"
The Initiative. referendum and re-
call. being one of the most important
tenets of the progressive faith, we
hereby pledge ourselves to secure the
passage of adequate Initiative. refer
endum and recall amendments to the
constitution. by the Legislative Assem-
bly, for submission TO the electors uf
the state.
We favor the adoption of All ado
auate prohibition amendment TO the
constitution of the United States.
We demand strict economy in the
transaction Of public business and ia
Nor the budget system Of appropriate
ton of public funds.
We believe that every honest en-
S0So Sli'plu ~ put IDiIil bN DIGt-
teal methods, tn secure terminal ia
c~ilities, where Farmers may have. the
opportunity tn market their own pro-
ducts.
Whereas, at the present time. our
state election laws provide for the
holding of elections every two years,
for county and state officers. thereby
putting the people of the state to q
needless expense Of some $500. 900.
we demand, that the election of all
state and county officers he made for
n term of four years instead or two
years, at at the present. thereby re-
1ieving the taxpayers OF such burden.
We further believe that the leg;sla-
tive body consisting Of II house mem
hers and so senators. is unw'eldy, un-
necessary and %eSpeneive: that a less
number would be more economical
n conducive to better results.
Resolved further, That the progress
sive party place in nomination cam
didates for all state Legislative and
county Offices in North Dakota.
"Be sure you're right and then go
ahead" It's a fine old motto: but it
takes a lot of traffic regulations and