The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-24
EANSANS CHEER TEDDY
Rough Riders Colonel Greeted in
Funston'S State.
BOOMING HIN FOR PRESIDENT.
New YOrk's Governor Expresses q
Hope to Be in Kansas when Fun
ston and His Heroes Come Marching
Home-Greeting His Old Comrades.


Hope to Be in Kansas When Fun
ston and His Heroes Come Marching
Home--Greeting His Old Comrades.
Hutchinson, Kan. June 24.-Funs-
tons Kansas welcomed Governor
Roosevelt in a royal manner yester-
day as the Santa Fe train sped west
ward with him and his rough riders
to Las Vegas. And the colonel OF the
rough riders told Kansas what no
thinks of Funston and his demons"
The warlike spirit of the governor
was in the ginger jar all day. He was
hardly in Kansas City when he wired
President Mckinley: III there Is to be
a call for volunteers I earnestly re-
quest that New York be allowed her
full quota. We will send full regf-
ments."
At Carrollton a committee of ten
from the Knife and Fork club, Of Kan
sas City, led by Mr.. Cotton, the presi-
dent, boarded the train. Each man
carried cluster of flowers, and Gov
ernor Roosevelt was soon decorated.
The committee formed circle about
the governor and clamored for chat
on the Cuban campaign. He gave 1t
offhand,, ending with the assertion:
"I was disgusted with congress be-
cause 1t did not pass the army reor-
ganization bill. Our army is just In
the condition that England's was at
the time of the Crimean war. 1t badly
needs reorganization" -,...7s
Then the governor talked of public
interest in municipal government In
New York city, criticizing the citizen
who denounces bad things when there
is no election on, but when the primar-
les come refuses to attend.
Mayor Jones, of Kansas City, met
the train in the suburbs and when tho
Union depot was reached 1000 people
we're out upon the tracks. President
Bovard, of the Missouri Republican
club, had a large delegation of club
members ready to escort the governor
to the Blossom house, but before ho
left the train he made little speech.
81 wish to come out to Kansas ne
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 He is not fighting
Spaniards but I guess there Is not
much difference in what is required to
be done in either case"
Up out of the sea of faces before him
came a brown hand in salute and the
cry of voice, "Oh, Colonel"
"Why, old fellow-why, Schweitzer.
is that you? My, but am glad to see
you. Shake"
And before the multitude Colonel
Roosevelt and former Rough Rider
Schweizer grasped hands as men who
had fought side by side.
Then came Captain Day, and he was,
saluted by the colonel and Knoll 'aeh.
Goodrich and Ferguson, who haVe
been with him since he left New York.
Day was at Las Guasimas whe-,
Thomas, of Troop L., was shot down.
and the command devolved upon him..
Troop L was from Indian Territory.
and fought with great bravery. a
At Eudora an old man called for
Roosevelt. As the governor steppsl,
on the platform this OLD N N said'a
Il was in the civil war, md my hoYi
was with you at San Juan.
what was his name?" Aasss"@
"Bugby"
"What, Fred Bugby? There was not
a better boy in my regiment"
The labor worn features of the oil
man lightened up. and he went away
full of Joy.
At Lawrence the station was hung,
with flags, and the whole town was,
about the tracks. When I governoa
had said a few words o. greeting Il
farmer shouted: "Hurrah .toy the next
president"
At Topeka the governo, spied Lieu-
tenant Parker, of Gatline sun fame at
San Juan hill.
Hello, Parker" he shouted, I'm
tickled to death to see you. You are
a brick"
He wheeled about and dragging
Parker to the front ,outed to the
people: 81 want to sa. Parker's guns,
day and night, were always at tho
front"
Three cheers for the next president
of the United States" was Parker's re- /
joinder. The cheers were given, but
Colonel Roosevelt neatly turned their
tenor after they ended by shouting
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