Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24
'RAH FOR ROOSEVELT
All Kansas Turns Out to Welcome the
Famous Rough Rider Colonel,
TRlUMPHAL TOUR THROUGH THE STATE
Cheering Throngs Greet the Governor at
Every Railroad Station.
RECIPIENT TAKES IT G00D-NATUREDlY
Tells the Kansans What he Thinks Of Their
;CIPlsNT TAXES IT GooD.NATUREDLY
Tells the Kansans What he Thinks Of Their
Hero, General Funston,
THIS ELECTS THE WIDEST APPLAUSE
Fathers of Boys who Fought Mt san
Juan Press Forward TO shake
Hands with the Man who
Gal1antly Led Them.

I
llmes- Herald from Hutchinson, Kan, says:
Funstcn's Kansas has welcomed Governor
! Theodore Roosevelt in royal manner today
! 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 warlike spirit of the governor has
| been in the ginger jar all day. He was
hardly in Kansas City when he wired Presi-
! dent Mckinley:
III there is to be can for volunteers |
earnestly request that New York be al
lowed her full quota. We will send full
regiments"
! Then to Mrs. Roosevelt. at Erston Bay,
4 he sent this greeting: Am having great
/ fun He was barely out OF his berth at
/ Marcelline when the people began to greet
/ him. The run across Illinois had been very
/ pleasant rain cooling the air Before the
! governor retired in Vice President Morton's
! car, with H. H. Kohlsaat aud Mr. Morton
perhaps only one little incident disturbed
! his serenity. An old rushed up TO him.
| called him by name, and, after exchanging
! greetings, exclaimed:
| Say, governor my son has a prize bull
pup in the baggage car and when you get
:
toddled away, and the governor said with
disgust: We'll, wonder what he thinks I
want to see bull pup for
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 exclaim with undisguised admiration
IIz1I
was saying just about that time, II do not
mind this being looked al and cheered.
l like to know what the common people
think of what we did and how we did it,
This fighting business has been good thing
for the whole Country"
Flowers for Roosevelt.
At Carrollton committee of ten from the
Knife and Fork club OF Kansas City led
by A B. Cotton, the president, boarded the
train, Each man carried a cluster OF flow
ers and Governor Roosevelt was soon deco
rated. The club is delightful factor in
the social and thinking life OF Kansas City.
The committee formed a circle about the
governor and clamored for a chat on the
Cuban campaign. He gave 1t off hand end
ing with the assertion
Il was disguised with congress because
it did not pass the army reorganization bill.
Our army is in just the condition that Eng
lands was at the time of the Crimean war.
II badly needs reorganization"
Then with marvellous celerity he drifts
from one point TO another. Il have the
inefficient city there" he said, speaking
of New York municipal affairs, tho thing
who denounce 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 reason he does not
go is because he will meet some big rough
fellows there. 1t is just il a militia called
upon to fire at a mob refused to because
there we're some nasty fellows in that mob.
Your inefficient citizen l regard as usually
as bad your corrupt citizen"
Mayor Jones OF Kansas City met the train
in the suburbs and when, the union depot
was reached 1000 people were out upon the
tracks President Bovard of the Missouri
Republican club had large delegation of
club members ready to escort the governor
to the Blossom house, but before he left the
train he made little speech.
Boauet for Funston.
II wish TO come out to Kansas" he said
when Funston comes home. (Cheers) Moth
ing would please the Rough Riders better
than 10 meet here in Kansas with the
Twentieth Kansas and your gallant Funston
and celebrate his glorious deeds. He is
fighting Filipinos. but i guess there is not
much difference in what is required TO be
done in either case-just manifest common
honesty, common decency and common
loyalty. Your greeting touches my heart.
for / have really only come all this dis
tance to meet my old Rough Riders. Last
summer ! spent before Santiago and last
winter at Albany-both pretty hard jobs
but | did the best could"
, Up out CT the sea OF faces before him
came brown hand in salute and the cry Of
of voice: "Oh colonel"
why old fellow-why, Schweitzer, Is that
you? m glad to see you, Shake"
And before the multitude Colonel Roose-
welt and Former Rough Rider Schweitzer
graspe1 hands as men who had fought side
by side.
Then came Captain Day, and he was
r saluted by the colonel. and Knoblach Good
! rich and Ferguson, who have been with
him since he left New York. Day was at
, Las Guasmas when Thomas OF Troop l.
! was shot down and the command deyolved
E upon him Troop L was from Indian Terri
tory and fought with great bravery. Later
Day himself was shot, but he refused to
leave the field CT battle. even when ordered
10. He is a nephew Of Cushing. who sunk
the confederate ram Albemarle He is going
) through to Las Vegas Tor inc reunion,
What's the matter with Kansas" said
the governor as he returned from the Bios
som house reception TO his train. As N 70
answer the question. William White, the
editor Of Emporis and the author OF the
famous What's the Matter with Kansas"
editorial. came in and said We have got
excursion trains running INTO Emporia to-
day just for the purpose Of showing you
Kansas people, governor"
Il am glad to hear IT," said the gov
ernor, 1T does me good 10 get out DO
you know that in February alone / an
swered 4s54 letters? That is what / got
fer staying at home. Isn't Funston a bully
| fellow"
Cheers Up AN Old Man.
J The train Stacked for water Al Eadora
[ and an nla man callnd for RnnErNaIt .