Gilpin observer., 1899-06-29
ROUGH RIDERS MEET.
WARM RECEPTION TO RoosE-
WELT.
Big Crowd at Las Vegas md Unbounded
Enthusinsm Manifested-Teddy Enjoys
the Opportunity to See His Old Com
rades.

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Enthusiasm Enthusiastically Enjoys
the Opportunity to See His Old Com
radcs.
Denver. June GA dispatch from
Las Vegas to the Republican says:
Roosevelt and the Rough Riders are
the idols of New Mexico. This was
proved by the most intense interest
In the demonstration in the colonel's
honor here yesterday and to-day.
The colonel. now governor. Roose-
velt reached Las Vegas ut 1:30 o'clock
this afternoon and was met with the
greatest ovation which the people of
Las Vegas have accorded any visitor
for years. The gallant leader of the
Rough Riders is not treated as visit
Or, however, but was made one of the
citizens from the moment of his ar
rival on New Mexican soil.
Las Vegas has not worn such gala
attire for years.
Ex-Governor Adams of Colorado.
with the following staff, was of the
party that went up the road to meet
the governors party: Adjutant Gen
eral Overmyer, Lieutenant a. II. Will
liams and Lieutenant Frank Ream.
This Colorado delegation. as the of
fetal representatives of Governor
Thomas, waited on Governor Roose-
velt and invited him to visit Colorado
on his return. Governor Roosevelt re-
piled that he absolutely could not
spare the time.
When Colonel Roosevelt passed
through the hotel lobby on the way to
the opera house to attend the business
meeting he was given another ovation.
People cheered again and again when
he reached the opera house, and sat
= I,, 4 y .f al nf A
A. Jones of Las Vegas eagerly await
ing the colonel's address.
The regiment rose as one man and
cheered its leader when he rose to
make his address, and often during his
address an impulse went along the
rows of brown duck and was vented
with the energy of battle cry. When
the names of Brodie. Capron. Fish
and others were mentioned cheers
again went up.
Roosevelt spoke off-hand with the
vim and dash that characterize him as
n beloved leader.
After Roosevefts speech Lieutenant
Colonel Brodie read his report as presi-
dent of Roosevelt's Rough Riders's AS
sociation. following with that of Lieu
tenant ]. ID. Carter of Prescott. secre
tary, who cannot be here.
A telegram was read from the citi-
zens Of San Antonio asking that the
next reunion be held Mt the first as
sembling place there. Announcement
was made that Mrs. j. Addison Porter.
wife of the Presidents private secre-
tary. decorated the graves of the
Rough Riders May 30th.
The following officers We're selected
for next year:
Honorary President (permanenD-
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. This was
n surprise to ALL pcrpctrated by Cap
tain McClintock.
President-Lieutenant A. o. Brodie.
Secretary-W. Il. Dame.
First Vice President-Captain w. II.
II. Llewellyn.
Second Vice president-Lieutenan
u. NJ. Goodrich.
1t was decided to hold the next reun-
ion in Oklahoma.
A crowd of visitors passed In and out
Mt Camp Cochran all day. and messed
with the men. The camp is as perfect
ly regulated as could be found in tho
regular army. The camp consists of
six streets of sleeping tents, besides
the commissary department, with
enough extra camp equipage to accom-
fnodate 600 or 1000 people on ccca-
sion. At the grounds this afternoon
one steer was roped. and there were
two horse races. Shields. n trick bi-
cycle rider. rode down flight of stairs
100 feet high. Phillips, n trick rider.
also performed.
Though Sunday was comparatively
quiet for Col. Roosevelt he was busy
from morning till night. He found
time for short horseback ride and a
plunge bath.
He and n number of officers passed
the night Mt the Las Vegas hot springs.
going over in Vice President Morton's
private car After breakfast they re-
turned to East Las Vegas, where Col.
Roosevelt inspected Camp Cochran
early in the morning. When he alight-
cd from the train and started for camp
he had not gone block before q crswd
Of fully 1000 people was following in
his rake.
The soldiers welcomed Col. Roose-
welt into camp with great enthusiasm,
and made him sit down on a wooden
bench In the mess tent and look like he
did year ago. Roosevelt was evi-
IDENTIFY 10th to leave the camp and the
presence OF SO many of his troopers
which suggested to him memories of
duty well done by all in his command
and of glory won by them.
Roosevelt went at IL o'clock to the
Duncan opera house, where union
memorial service was held He and
large numbers of troops on the stage
were I'm khaki uniforms. Lieutenant
Colonel Brodie being the only one IN
blue fatigue uniform.
Three governors and one ex-governor
were on the stage They were Cover
nor Roosevelt of New York. Governor
Otcro of New Mexico, Governor Muir
ply OF Arizona. and Ex-Governor
Adams of Colorado. The thcnter was
prnU1aI standing rnam hoiu,v NJ N ,,n
MUM.
Colonel Roosevelt presided One on
thusiastic Rough Rider began vocifer-
nus cheerlnp hut the conm M a ndnr lIftnd