Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-29

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, June 2S.-"He
won with our boys in blue, and he will
be our President, too" Thus ran one
to-day in Milwaukeeis flower parade,
| of which Governor Theodore Roosevelt
| was the centre of attraction. But this
| apparently did not interest the Gov
ernor half as much as did that other,
displayed everywhere and on every
lip, "Our Teddy"
The Governors part in the flower
| parade was to lead it in the undecor-
| ated carriage Of Captain Fred Pabst,
accompanied by President Hackett,
Governor Scofield and Lieut.. Ferguson.
He was driven to where the parade
formed and preceded by a mounted es-
cort and a band, started on a carriage
journey through the ranks of $50, 900
spectators drawn up On both sides of
Grand and Prospect
The marshal of the day was former
Governor George Peck, and as he rode
up and saluted the Governor before the
parade started, the latter said with i'm
pulsive enthusiasm: Really, I'd like
TO stay here and go on a bender"
Mr.. Peck laughed and replied: And
be pardoned out by the Governor"
To which Governor Roosevelt re-
piled: Wouldn't that be a great one
the Governor of New York pardon
ed out by the Governor of Wisconsin,"
Photographers by the score leveled
cameras at the Governor, and he
shouted to them: "The S~paniards did
not do anything as bad as that"
Little girls and young women ran out
to the carriage and threw in clusters of
roses and punches of sweet peas until
it was a bower of flowers.
In the hats of hundreds of men were
little white cards on which was
printed:
Teddy, 1904"
Time nd'time again the shout went
up from street corners and crowded
Office windows: Roosevelt for Presi-
dent" The Governor was on his feet
nearly all the time he was in his car
riage. He was kept constantly bowling.
Once when he had a breathing spell he
said: This is the %jolliest fun l ever
had"
A bumptious individual standing on
the edge of the curb called to him:
Where's Platt?'
Most promptly the Governor an
swered: I'm here"
you bet you are" was the response.
"You are on deck"
The cheering at every part of the line
vas tremendous and of this the Gov
ernor said: They don't know me as
they do in New York, hence 1 am
popular"
Old Harvard graduates seemed to be
stationed at every corner, for the shout
was continually going up: "Rah, rah,
rah, Harvard" This especially de-
lighted the Governor, as his fondness
for Harvard is only exceeded by his re-
gard for Oyster Bay and Mrs. Roose-
welt.
Early in the day the Governor visited
the Deutscher Club. He spent a few mo-
ments there. and then was taken to the
Press Club. where he wrote his name on
the wall and made a short speech. Then
he went to the Milwaukee Club, where a
breakfast was given him. Many promi-
nent people were present. including Lieut..
Ferguson, Governor Scofield, George w.
Peck, Mayor Rose, Senator-elect j. V.
Quarles, Congressman Theopald Often, Ma
jor Nose Harris, Captain Davis, of the
Morrill,, and Captain Hodgson. of the
Fessenden.
The Governor made no speech at the
breakfast. His health was drunk and he
briefly responded with thanks. The Board
of Trade committee then called for him and
he spent ten minutes in the pit and made a
short speech.
After the members of the board had
shaken hands with him he was driven to
the Pabst breweries and then TO the resi-
dence of Captain Pabst. Following this
came the flower parade.
While at the hotel the Governor was
called upon by Henry C. Payne and was
in conference with him for a few moments.
The Governor went east at d15 p. m.