The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-24
Incidents Tending to show that CoIs
Roosevelt In Fully as Popular A.
the West M In the East.
TRIBUTE TO GEN. FUNSTON
WHOM TEDDY Is ANXIOUS TO ASSIST
IN WELCOMING HOME.
Hearty Greetings to Rough Riders
and to Fathers of Some Of the Men
Who Fought at San Juan Hill.


HUTCHINSON. Kan. June 2s.-Kansas
has welcomed Governor Theodore Roose-
yelt in royal manner to-day as the Santa
Fe train sped westward with him and his
Rough Riders to Las Vegas. The wariiko
spirit OF the Governor has been in the gin
ger jar all day. He was hardly in Kansas
City when he wired President Mckinley:
IF there is to be call for volunteers. I
earnestly request that New York be allowed
her full quota We will send full regiments"
One old woman, just catching a glimpse OK
his face through the car window. could
only exclaim with undIsguised admiration:
We'll. I'll be switched" and the Governor
was saying just about that time: II 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 q good thing
for the whole country"
At Carroliton a committee OF ten from
the Knife and Fork Club Of Kansas City
boarded the train. Each man carried
cluster OF flowers and Governor Roosevelt
was soon decorated. The committee formed
a circle about the Governor and clamored
for a chat on the Cuban campaign He
gave IL offhand, ending with the assertion:
II was dsgusted with the Congress. be-
cause it did not pass the army reorganixa-
ton bill Our army Is just In the condition
that Englands was at the time OF the
Crimean war. 1t badly needs reorganixa-
tion.'
The Governor talked Of the public interest
In municipal government in New York city,
1--WE have the inefncient citizen there" he
said, 'the one who denounces bad things
when there is no election on. but when the
primaries come refuses to attend. sits In his
parlor, sucks his thumb and says the rea-
son he does not go Is because he viii meet
some big, rough fellows there. 1t Is just as
IL a militia called upon to fire at mob re-
fused to because there were some nasty
fellows in that mob. Your inefficient citi-
zen 1 regard as usually as bad as your cor
rupt citizen.
Mayor Jones, of Kansas CITY, met the
train in the suburbs and when the Union
depot was reached 2000 people were out upon
the tracks. President Bovard. OF the Mis-
souri, Republican Club. had large delega-
ton of club members ready to escort the
Governor to the Blossom House. but bcfors
he left the train he made a little speech
WANTS TO GREET FUNSTON
at wish to come out to Kansas" he saids
when Funston comes homo (cheers) Moth
ing would please the Rough Riders petter
than to meet here In Kansas with the Twen-
tieth Kansas and your gallant Funston, ana
celebrate his glorious deeds. He Is not hght-
ing Spaniards, but guess there IL not much
difference In what is required to be Sone
In either case-just manifest common
honesty, common decency and common 10y
atty. Your greeting touches my heart. for
have really only come all this distance to
meet my old Rough Riders. Last summer
spent before Santiago and last winter &C
Albany-both were pretty hard jobs, but
did the best could
I'D out Of the sea OF faces before him
came a brown hand in salute and the CRY
of a voice: "Oh. colonel,''
.'Why. old fellow-why, Schweitzef. is that
YOU? Ny, but am glad to see you. Shake"
And before the multitude Colonel Roose~
Welt and former Rough Rider schweitzen
grasped hands men who had fought sido
by side.
Then came Captain Day. and he was salut-
ed by the colonel and Knoglach, Goodrich
and Ferguson. who have been with him sinca
he left New York. Day was at Las Gua-
simas when Thomas. OF Troop l.. was shot
down, and the command devolved on him.
Troop L was from Indian Territory aud
fought with great bravery Later Day him
self was shot. but he refused to leave the
field Of battle, even when ordered 10. He
Is a nephew OF Cushing, who sunk the Con-
federate ram Albemarle. He is goins
through TO Las Vegas for the reunion
What's the matter with kansasz" said
the Governor as he returned from the Blos-
som House reception TO his train. AS IL to
answer the question. William A. White, the
editor of Emporia and author Of the famous
'Whats-the-matter-w -with-kansas? editor
ial. came in and said:
We've excursion trains running into En-
poria to-day just for the purpose OF show-
ing you Kansas people. Governor"
II am glad TO hear It." said the Governor
1T does me good 10 get out Do you know
that in February alone i answered asa let
ters. That's what / get for staying at
home. Isn't Funston bully fellow
AN OLD NAN MADE HAPPY.
The train slackened for a water tank at
Eudora and an old man called for Roose-
welt. As the Governor stepped on the plat
form this old man said: Il was In the civil
war and my boy was with you al San
Juan"
What was his name?'
'Bugby."
What, Fred Bughy, There wasn't a bet-
ter boy In my regiment"
The labor-worn features OF the old man
lightened up and ne went away full Of Joy.
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:
''Hurrah for the next President!'
When the train was entering Topeka frou
far down the tracks came the rsyeille Of The
First Regiment trumpet corps An immense
crowd was in waiting. Congressman cartin
introduced the Governor. who said: when