The Denison review., 1899-06-27
ALL HAIL ROOSEVELT
Governor Makes Triumphal
Tour Through Kansas.
PROVES EXCEEDINGLY POPULAR.
Cheering Throngs Greet Him at Every
Railroad Station-Tells Kansans What
He Thinks of Their Hero, Funston Goes
West to Attend Rough Riders Reunion.


Railroad Station-Tells Kansans What
He Thinks of Their Hero, Funston-Goes
West to Attend Rough Riders Reunion.
HUTCHINSON, Kan, June 24.-Fun-
ston's Kansas welcomed Governor Theo-
dore Roosevelt in royal manner yester-
day as the Santa Fe train sped westward
with him and his rough riders to Las
Vegas. And the colonel Of the rough
riders has told Kansas what he thinks
of Funston and his "demons." The war
like spirit of the governor was in the
ginger jar all day. He was hardly in
Kansas City when he wired President
Mckinley: ssIf there is to be call for
volunteers I earnestly request that New
York be allowed her full quota. We
will send full regiments. Then to Mrs.
Roosevelt at Erston Bay he sent this
greeting: cam having great fun. He
was barely out of his berth at Marcelline
when the people began to greet him.
Out of the hills and forests about Mar
celline came the negro 'mammies, :" the
old Uncle Toms and the white folks to
cheer the fighting leader of the rough
riders. One old woman, just catching
a glimpse of his face through the car
window, could only exclain with un-
disguised admiration, ''Well, I'll be
switched, +" and the governor was say
ing just about this time, 81 do not mind
this being looked at and cheered. !
like to know what the common people
think of what we did and how we did
it. This fighting business has been a
good thing for the whole country =
Mayor Jones of Kansas City met the
train in the suburbs and when the
Union depot was reached, 1900 people
were out on the tracks Before he left
the train he made little speech.
81 wish to come out to Kansas" he
said, ''when Funston comes home.
Nothing would please the Rough Riders
better than to meet here in Kansas with
the Twentieth Kansas and your gallant
Funston and celebrate his glorious
| deeds.'
At Lawrence the station was hung
with flags and the whole town was
about the tracks. When the governor
had said few words of greeting, a
farmer shouted: ssHurrah for the next
president" When the train was en-
tering Topeka from far down the tracks
came the re, lille of the First regiment
trumpet CO.'S. An immense crowd
was in waiting. Congressman Curtis
introduced the governor, who said:
'When heard the bugle, I thought the
Twentieth Kansas had come home. We
hail Funston as the type Of man we
| want on top. He is the American type,
dead game and ugly honest. /"
Then, in an incredibly short time.
leaning over the back rail of his car,
Colonel Roosevelt shook hands with 500
people. Suddenly he spied Lieutenant
Parker of Gatling gun fame at San
Juan hill. ssHello Parker, I'm tickled
to death to see you. You're a brick. !"
He wheeled about, and dragging Parker
to the front, shouted to the people: 81
want to say Parker's guns, day and
night, were always at the front"
Emporia gave the governor a cordial
greeting, while from Peabody, a town
ahead, came message to Paul Morton,
begging that Colonel Roosevelt stand on
the car platform when the train went
through, although it would not stop. In
fact all of Kansas along the route of the
Santa Fe was out to honor Roosevelt,
rough rider and man.