The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-24
KANSANS CHEER ROOSEVELT.
HE WAS GIVEN A WARM WELCOME
IN FUNSTON'S STATE.

Said He Would Like to Have the
Rough Riders Gather With the
Twentieth Kansas-Met Several of
His old Comrades-ShoOk Hands
with 500 at Topeka-sOme RecOI-
IectiOns of San Juan-On His Way
to Las Vegas.
Hutchinson, Kan, June 2S.-Kansas has
welcomed Gov. Roosevelt in royal manner
to-day as the Santa Fe train sped west
ward with him and his Rough Riders to
Las Vegas.
His reception at Kansas City was
warm one Maj. Jones and a commit
tee 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 Re
publican Club had large delegation of
club members ready to escort the Gov
ernor to the Blossom House. AS he left
the train he made a little speech.
Il wish to come out to Kan
sas,' he said when Funston comes home.
(Cheers) 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
spainards, but 1 guess there is not much
difference in what is required to be done
in either case-just manifest common hon.
esty, common decency and common 10y
atty"
Here Gov. Roosevelt met several of his
old comrades and greeted them cordially.
Remembered the Name.
The train slackened for a water tank at
Eudora and an old man called Gov. Roose-
Welt AS the governor stepped on the plat
form the old man said: I was in the civil
war and my boy was with you at San
Juan"
What was his name?"
Buggy"
What, Fred Bugby? There was not
better boy in my regiment"
The labor-worn features of the old man
lghtened up and he went away fun of
io-.
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: "Hur-
ran for the next President"
AT Topeka an immense crowd was in
waiting. Congressman Curtis introduced
the Governor, who said:
When l heard the bugle I thought the
Twentieth Kansas had come home.
want to be in Kansas when it does some
home. We hail Funston as the type of
man we want on top. He is the American
type, dead game and ugly honest"
AS Hand-ShaISer.
Then in an incredibly short time, lean
ing over the back rail of his car, COD.
Roosevelt shook hands with 500 people.
Use both hands, they shouted at him,
and he did.
Suddenly he spied Lieut. Parker of Cat
ling gun fame at San Juan hill.
Hello, Parker, I'm tickled to death TO
see you. You're a brick"
He wheeled about, and dragging Parker
TO the front, shouted to the people: Il
want to say Parker's guns, day and Night
were always at the front"
Presidential Suggestion.
Three cheers for the next President of
the United States" was Parker's re-
joinder. The cheers were given, but Col.
Roosevelt neatly turned their tenor after
they ended by shouting Funston.
very old man, with shaken hands. saluted
the Governor, and said: My name Is
Langston, and my boy fought under you.
God bless you"
The Governors eyes grew misty as ne
turned to Goodrich and said: THAI Is
the second old man that has told me that.
How many fathers were watching the
Rough Riders last year"
Gov Stanley was at Emporia and the
Governor of New York had to march to
the park and give few minutes speech
on the value of honesty In public as well
as private life
Capt. Stevenson of the Twenty-second
Kansas gave the Governor a cordial greet
ing, while from Peabody, a town ahead,
came a message begging that Col Roose-
Welt stand on the car platform when the
train went through, although it would not
stop. In fact. all of Kansas all along
the route of the Santa Fe, was out to-
day to honor Roosevelt.
Fastest Mile of the Year.