New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-19
ROOSEVELTS TRIP.
HEARTY WELCOME FOR HIN IN
FOUR COUNTIES.
SPEECHES on THE WAY FROM GLENS
FALLS TO OGDENSRURG RG-STATE
AND NATIONAL ISSUES
DISCUSSED
tsr TELEGRAPH TO rnr rnrnryE

day the political tour which he is making IN the
northern counties o. the state. Starting this
morning from Glens Falls. in Warren County.
near Lake Georso. he travelled nor award 10
Whitehall. at the foot Of Lake Champlain.
thence proceeded along Lake Champlain TO
Rouses Point on the Canadian border. and
finally journeyed onward ard westward 10 Og-
densburg. on the ST. Lawrence River He made
speeches in the course Of the day at Whitehall.
Port Henry. Westport Plattsburg, Rouses
Point, Mooers Junction Chateaugay, Malone.
Norwood. Madrid and Ogdenshurg
Thus voters were addressed in the counties ~
Essex Clinton Franklin and ST. Lawrence
Fully fifteen thousand persons gathered at these
meetings. many OF which merely hasty
assemblages of people living near the railroad
stations, the line Of Colonel Roosevelts tour
not having been we'll published. The meetings
were largest at Plattsburg. Malone and og-
densburg. Prominent Republicans met Colonel
Roosevelt at stations approaching those ar
which meetings were to be held. and greeted him
warmly.
For half the day the Colonel travelled through
one Of the mperilled Republican Senate dstricts
of the State consisting Of the counties OF War
rem. Essex and Clinton 1t is one OF the dis
tricts which Edward Murphy, jr., Is attempting
to capture In the hope that he may be reelected
United States Senator. The Democratic candi-
date for Attorney-General. Thomas f Conway.
lives in one Of the counties. that OF clinton. A
year ago the Democratic party, IN consequence
Of Republican dissensions in Clinton County,
won an Assembynan. This Assemblyman Mr.
Murphy is seeking 10 retain and he is also en-
deavoring 10 wrest away from the RepuDhcans
the Assemblyman who comes from Warren
County Naturally, therefore. Colonel Roose-
welt while journeying through this Senate dis
trict, dWelt upon the necessity Of electing Re-
publican Legislature a Republican United
States Senator and a Republican Congressman.
He appealed 20 voters to sustain President Nc
Kiney's Administration.
RAINES Law DEFENDED.
Colonel Roosevelt also in a manly way de-
/ bated at Ogdensburg in the evening that great
State issue which the Democratic state Conven-
tion thrust upon voters by passing a resolution
in favor Of the repeal Of the Raines Liquor Tax
| law IF the Democrats keep their promise n"
said earnestly they will. If they elect their
| Governor and the Legislature. repeal this law
and at one stroke take away some $J,OOOoo
from the revenues Of the State and about as
much more from the revenues OF the counties
He then pointed out firmly that the Democrats
did not disclose what taxation laws they would
pass TO raise the $9.0Q0.000 " lich tine taxpayers
! would lose If the Liquor Tax lsw should be re-
| pealed The speech made profound impress
! sion.
Colonel Roosevelt accompanied to-day ny
| Iieutenan Mt Governor Woodruff, General stewart
l.. Woodford former Minister to Spain stare
Senator Nevada y Stranahan. Of Fulton: Jonh
| Proctor Clarke. Of New York. and District-At-
tornev William j. Youngs, Of oyster Bay. VINO
/ is managing the tour in a highly efficient man
/ ner Among the prominent Republicans VINO
accomnanied the Colonel between Glens Falls
/ and ROuses Point We're Frank ;. Nitherbee ana
Walter c. Witherbee Of Port Henry: ex-senator
Lispenard Stewart Of New-York. Senator
Georee Chahoon Of Au Sable Forks. Clinton
County. and ex-Assemblyman y. c. Boynton.
Of Essex County The party vas Joined a.
,-hateaugay by Frederick n Kilburn of Malone.
Superintepdent of the State Banking Depart
n,ent The seven Rough Riders were also a
picturesque part of the COMPANY
A ROUGH RIDER STORY.
Colonel Roosevelt. in chatting with some citi-
zens of Fort Edward this morning. said lt
was rumored one night when we were IN IN"
trenches before Santiago that the Spaniards
we're going 10 make a bayonet charge. ] never
believed they would come Out into the open IN
that wav and wished they would. but had 70
win carbines and no steel could manage 70
heat off the Spaniards But considered finally
that the Spaniards were little men while most
Of our men we're large in comparison and told
the Roush Riders about the contemplated as
sault and said 70 them II you permit yourself
n he heaten by the Spaniards. | will put You
in the charge Of nurses and buy lot Of per
an,bulstors for YOU But never thought for
an instant that the Spaniards would defeat the
Rough Riders
Hundreds Of persons grouped about the
station at whitehall. the first place at which
/ the train was scheduled to stop and hearty
welcome was given to the Colonel. The crowd
/ listened with the greatest interest 70 what hA
/ said Port Henry looks out upon the broad
} waters Of Lake Champlain. There the pretty
| railway station decorated With American
hass. and crowd of about one thousand per-
sons had assembled to hear Roosevelt speak.
/ Al Plattsburg there were TWO thousand or thre"
thousand people gathered in the railway yards
/ Among them were many members OF the list
| Regular Infantry who were recognized ny Colo
/ mel Roosevelt and especially noted by him as
his companions on San Juan HiN. Hundreds OF
people insisted upon shaking the Coonets mana
before the train departed Malone gave Dig
welcome 20 the Colonel and his companions A
platform had been erected JUST ou'si4' ''e ran
way station and in front OF II were gathered
three thousand people. Speeches were MADE
here by Colonel Roosevelt. observation-disclosures
Woodruff and General Woodford
At Ogdensburg the Town Han was packed
with three thousand people at night, ana an en-
thusiastic reception was given TO Colonel H'os"-
welt and his friends
THE DAYS DOINGS.