New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-03
ROOSEVELT ON LONG ISLAND.
HE MAKES ADDRESSES IN TWENTY. TWO
VILLAGES
ENTHUSIASTICALLY GREETED ALI. ALONG
THE LrNE-THOUsANDS OF PEOPLE
HEAR HIM AND CHEER HrM-A
yOTE-MAKING TOUR.

yOTE-MAKING TOUR
II the people who still believe that Van wyck
will be elected had swung around Long Island
with Colonel Theodore Roosevelt yesterday they
would have had different opinion. 1t vas a
journey TO convince. A man with delicate
hearing at some central point Of the island
might almost have followed the special train
by the cheers and booming cannons that greeted
him as his train moved from village TO village.
Roosevelts train stopped at twenty-five will
lagos, none OF them large. yet it is safe to say
that he addressed more than twenty thousand
people. Some Of the villages turned out more
people than live in them They were reinforced
from the surrounding farms and neighboring
villages as the many conveyances on the out
side of the crowds showed. The rapt attention
in the upturned faces. the enthusiasm. the ex-
pressions of affection for the hero-candidate all
told the one story OF great Republican major!-
ties in Queens and Suffolk counties.
As to the speechmaking. Colonel Roosevelt
had fresh theme in the attack OF Richard
Croker He said he would meet Croker more
than half way. and he did it.
DEPARTURE FROM LONG ISLAND CITY.
The special train which carried tho party over
Long Island left the Long Island City station
minute after it scheduled to start 3
o'clock. In the party were CARL S. Burr jr..
candidate for the Senate in the Ist District:
Senator Richard Higbie. Abraham Gruber Con-
gresham Payne. William J. Youngs. ex-senator
John Lewis Chds. Frederick F. Morris. B.
Frank Woods, George Wallace Or. f. 5. Moore
Of Bay Shore: b. +. Ashley and Congressman
Belford.
AS the train started from Long Island City
a crowd of trainmen and incoming passengers
gave a rousing cheer.
Valley Stream is little place. but there were
fully five hundred people. who cheered the train
as it entered there, and again when Colonel
Roosevelt was introduced by Mr.. Youngs. Colo
mel Roosevelt began at once his attack on
Croker saying:'
am thankful that our real opponent n is pds. takns
M pes n fran ls seyar1 y6ces lie has nut The
soiled hand Of the party dictator upon the white
ermne OF the judiciary. | should have been
ashamed II the Police Board as managed 1; had
met his approval CApplause)
Rockville Centre turned out one thousand peo-
PIE TO greet the candidate. and all were deco
rated with the National cocrs 10 show that
they were there 10 express approval and not
merely out Of curiosity. A little boy, Franklin
j. Vcse Dake handed the Colonel a large bou-
quet OF chrysanthemums. and the Colonel
thanked him warmly.
Il want your support for the enemies have
made" said the Colonel 10 the people. Read
what Mr. Croker says in this mornings papers
He appeals 10 gamblers. criminals and black
legs for their support. and they applaud and
cheer him. That is the support he II emitted
TO- and that IL the support he will get
The train starting away interrupted the
speech. but when m entered the private car
again he said: "Tf Mr.. Croker wants fight I'll
give 1t TO him. Let him raise the issue OF cor
ruptlon in York. and let him also tell
where he is getting his campaign money
At Freeport fifteen hundred people stood
under huge Roosevelt transparency and
cheered themselves hoarse "a the train rumoled
in Colonel Roosevelts sharp eye at once
sought out a member Of the list Regiment who
stood in the crowd. and asked that he have
chance to improve the equipment and manage
ment Of the National Guard
He said in continuing mis- address at this
noint that Croker had thrust self forward
as the ctief issue. and through the wavering
form OF Van Wyck appeared the form OF Croker.
ARRIVAL AT AMITYvILLE.
Little Amityville furnished A crowd or six hum
dred people Here Croker was again the main
theme Of the Coonel's talk. and there were
many evidences that he could not hit the boss
Of Tammany Hall too hard to suit Amityv'lIe'
He said:
Mr. Croker insists upon considering himself ths
main issue Of this campaign, ana am gao no
does His organization IS now deriving rs s9ppoar,
from protecting VIC ana See 1as IN ss NJ na .hopksep
re-establshed me plac IN cAanHi"e - oman ''
and keepers OF STANDS.
There were number 81 men In the crowd
who wore Grand Army buttons, and the Colo
mel paid graceful compliment to those VINO
had fought in a long struggle compared with
which our war a small one.
At Babylon there was A stop OF fifteen MIN
utcs There was not room enough on the plat
form for the twelve hundred people who had
gathered. so stand had been built on the
opposite side Of the station building, and tho
Rabylonians filled the square. The place was
bright with flags. American and Cuban.
There was an excited cry Of Here he comes"
as the man who led the charge at San Juan
made his way through the jam In the station
and mounted the platform.
II am glad 10 be greeted by a colored band"
said the Colonel after the cheering over.
My good men fought side by side with the 9th
and lOth Cavalry. and I am glad to bear Wit
ness to their gallantry fighters. The Span
iards christcned them smoked Yankees and a
mighty good brand OF Yankees they were.
(CheersD
Croker" he said. renewing his attack on the
Tammany boss. has trampled forward through
the ahadowy form Of Mr. Van Wyck and be-
come the Democratic leader in the campaign.
Heaven forfend that | should have his support"
Applause)
The candidate ~hook hands with large num-
bcrs while addresses were made by Jacob A.
Riis and Mr. Youngs. When he returned TO the
train he was stOrmed by women and pretty
girls who wanted To shake his hands. An old
colored woman grabbed his hand and said she
had had a son who fought near him at san
Juan. The colonel Of the Rough Riders doHed
his hat 10 her with the utmost respect.
cRATrFT.L FOR CARE OF THE SOLDIERS