New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-15
GLIMPSES OF CAMP LIFE.
SOME OF COLONEL ROOSEVELT'S MEN
WOULD LIKE TO STUMP THE STATE
FOR HM-ARIZONA MEN INTER
ESTEn In FIRE Al HEROINE.
ESTED IN Fl


stump orators will he injected into the canvass
that will give H. the least. decided element
OF novelty. Some OF the Rough Riders are poti-
clans and lawyers OF note In their Western and
Southwestern homes. and their strong voices and
rugged metaphors drawn from the plains and the
mountains. coupled with that terrific test OF man
hood through which they passed with Colonel
Roosevelt la Quasina San Juan. should
make them effective with New-York political
audience.
Most Of the who have thus far offered their
services TO the Colonel OF the Rough Riders have
established regulations speakers. There hun
dreds Of others OF them that would take part In
the canvass IL they invited When this was
suggested TO Colonel Roosevelt by Tribune
porter he said with his inimitable smile:
i think it would be good thing 10 have at each
meeting some Of the Rough Riders on the stage
their horses landing first on one end and then on
the other 1t would lend the element Of calm dis
passionate consideration that is necessary before
going TO the polls"
But don't YOU think" he added that would
better get the bear before divide ne skin ,"
But. besides those OF the Rough Riders who are
preparing 10 take the stump in case their COM
mander is nominated. there 4 good many who
ar" not speakers who are planning 80 through
Inc stat making personal canvass. one % these
is ldeutenant-C olonel Alexander Brod.e he IS
81 Lawrence County man, and was attending 81
Lawrence University when No entered West POINT
IN 70 After his gradua lion there served seven
elsnt years In IN. Regular Army. and then returned
10 MS native county. To now ives In Prescott.
S,ivir ne ~ recover ior U" walnut Grove
a'"r storage company. and is likewise engaged In
the mining business
The eloquence OF captain W IT, H. I.lewellyn has
be.n heard In the halls OF the Territorial LEXIS
lature oi New Mexico ior a number OF years. and
ne is now speaker OF IT, House of Representatives
rio is 50 popular IN the southern distrc', which he
nTpresenls tnst ne y What IS called ont there
district Is overwhelming. Silver city lies within
II let. SaRtsin LleNeIyn was reelected 10y 2'5
majority in 1886 even though ne indorsed tho entire
h'tuDlI,d all platform Ills home H. Las
ana there he combines the practise OF law ana
Captain I,lewellyn went to New-Mexco IN IsSl
and Tor I'VE years occupied the dangerous post OF
agent for the Apache Indians. who had been sup
pressed after one OF their outbreaks He Is
i i, Years o'd and has been on the political
Republican National conventions and IN. first time
h" met Colonel Roosevelt was in 1851. when they
we're Doth delegates ~ the National Convention o.
that year
OBTAIN LieNeiIyn is tai, and was rather stout
before the Santiago campaign took all the super
fuons fesn on MIN He has a strong nose wears
a rustache and looks the typical frontier man o.,
affairs. He speaks highly OF the Mexican Ameri-
They are mostly Republicans he said. and
T. Vas they who stopped the advance Of G~ner.
sihiey a, Gloretta Af,er the war legislature IN
voted monument 70 her ddsd an9 hey hSt ni
hat the Inscription. say that their men died while
only monument that refers TO the Consederates n =
rebels. ard merely mention II 70 show how Intense
was their LOYALTY 10 the Government
Probably the hes, orator among the Rough Riders
&c Captain SCHUYLER 4. McGinnis Ic made y y ad-
dress when the regiment had reception IN Jcrsey
city. and has spoken several other times since ieay
Ing the West. ard his comrades say that he has
native Irish vii that "a most delightful He has
the distinction ~ looking ~ ~ might bo q twin
brother Of William J. Bryan. The chic, difference
between them lies In the 'ac that tle Rough Rider
wears his hair short But he has the same flash
Ing eyes Roman nose and large. expressive mouth
McCinnis attended a Fair I'm Topeka. Kan. A.
which Bryan vas present The Kansans miuook
MrC;lnnis FOR the apostle NJ ~ or and his progress
through m. fair ground was 4 trumpnal procession
McCinnis lives IN Guthrie okla and has about
the largest practice OF any IN tho Territory
although ho is only thrty.onc years old lie i'
also ranchman. He was graduated from the
psrrnsni Of j14nid tniv.rsv in has tcd In
politics since n. was an undergraduate. and was
Il think il proper" ho tnid that some or IN
who have been with Colonel Roosevelt n, tho su-
prene moment should tel tho people Of N"w-fork
I, he should be nominated Tor their Governor what
kind 81 man h" II when STRIPPED ~ those super
in time Of peace. l. sometimes takes battle 10
get down 70 ,he man himself 70 gncloak The man
OF all hypocrisy and prctense BEFORE that man
may Sen to he mos 9ny'hinS 6It there com@;
death and an inch either way would settle the 70.
suit. and then mans true nature Is cHposed
Theodore Rooses~l, Is a, such Time
n" Impressed me as TIE pcrf.ct American SOL
Colonial rcading-of General schuyler Tor instance
No man fought Ike Colonel Roosevelt does
conservative man would call him impulsiv"
when he starts he starts with the force and power
~ a reckless man. but ne only makes those 'taris
when right tim" comes and attn complete
method and thought
r. II A Brown N. nghting chaplain Of tho
Rough RIDER. can arrange TO take the stump for
hi. colonel New Workers will SEQ man Of unique
character In person. manner and speech. he strik-
ingly resembles Colonel Alexander s Bacon. OF
Brooklyn pho Is a well-knoun heur" Of N"@ y rk
State political campaigns. and who led the charge
asa,ns, John Y NcKane'$ rough riders In the fall