Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-22
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Tho Rough Rider Colon eads
Crowd Of Utah Cowboys .
Merry Chase.
One Tries to Pass Him and . Race.
Ensues Rough Ground No
Obstacle.
Large Demonstration at Salt Lake
City Mormons Will Vote

large U0WOuSLcdLlOQ III SAT- Lake
City Mormons Will Vote
lie can.
Salt Lake, Utah, Sept. 2e.-G Governor
Roosevelt Friday led the cowboys OF
Utah and those who pose as rough
riders merry chase thru the streets
of Salt Lake City. Mounted upon a
pieba!d Ara bian stallion, he bolted from
the Alta club with 400 horsemen at his
back, struck out for the foothills Of the
Wasatch mountains like Sheridan going
to Winchester and saw dozens OF am-
bilious followers fall by the wayside
or drop back exhausted by the unac-
customed gallop.
When the chase reached beyond the
city limits the pace set by the vice
presidential candidate became SO hot
that most of his shouting followers
quit. The fiery horse ridden by the
governor seemed uncomfortable. The
yelling stampede of horsemen behind
him. laundering along in cloud of
white alkali dust, seemed to inflriatej
the Arab. Roosevelt sat him as if he
were riding in Central park. He never
looked back. Up from the bottom lands
OF the Jordan river, out on the tawny
mesa Of the Wasatch, Gathering into
the canon and laundering up trail into
loneliness of the mountain Businesses,
Roosevelt rode like lone trooper. His
followers fell off: some tumbled from
their saddles. and the horse OF one
rider, urged to his topmost speed,
stumbled and fell, rolling over his rider
and charging ahead without him The
plucky rider soon captured his mount,
swung into the saddle and rejoined the
chase.
From the point OF mountain crag
Gov. Roosevelt then viewed the city,
Not more than a score OF his horsemen
succeeded in reaching the Difficult. coign
from which the hard-riding fastener
overlooked the green and yellow valley
that surrounds the holy city of the lat
ter day saints.
That was a delightful gallop," mur-s
INJURED Governor Roosevelt to COW
puncher who reached his side first.
1T put half the bunch on the shelf
gasped the cowboy; but could stand
it all day after a little practice"
Governor Roosevelt, With his deci-
mated battalion returned slowly to the
Alta Club, from which they had started.
The splendid horse, with all his capari-
son, was presented to the rider as a
token of the esteem in which The re-
publicans of Salt Lake hold him.
i never sat better horse" replied
L.
bride. heater bit, nor sat in better
saddle. will take these latter tokens
gladly as an evidence of the friendship.
of as fine set of republican citizens as
Y ever saw, but I'll have to pass up the
horse. / have no stall in my private,
car and he's too good to send back
home in a freight car
Then Governor Roosevelt went out to
Saltair, on the shores of Great Salt
Lake, and 1000 persons followed him
by special train, in trolley cars and in
wagons. r.
It's the finest bathing beach in the.
world. Will you take a swim. Gov
ernor Roosevelt?" asked Governor
Wells. of Utah.
You bet I will" quoth the rough
rider. and five minutes later, with about
twenty OF his party, he was spiashng
seward in water that was SO cold n
made the teeth chatter. "A hundred
camera flends caught him as he
plunged Off the springboard into the
dense waters of the inland sea. The
women cteered him and waved their
handkerchief, the men shouted and
the children laughed.
When the speechmaking was over
gunners, troopers and priyates OF the
VOLUNTEER artillery, OF the cavalry and
infantry regulars, crowded about the
lsguest Of honor and shook his hand.
Some OF the Utah battery boys had
tears in their eyes.
Colonel" said one, I'm glad to
shake your hand. Next to Lawton and
Funston we think you are the best sol-
der that ever 1ived. We're veterans
now, you know, and were all going to
vote for YOU.
1 1t was the l.lr OF sunset when
Roosevelt lef, saltair, eighteen miles
| from town, and started for Salt Lake
City. AS his train drew out he stood on
1.-The rear platform in answer to applause
and said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: couldn't
make another political speech now if l
wanted to. I've had 80 much fun since
I came out west on this trip that I'm
4 forgetting all about the fact that I'm
running for the vice presidency
The Roosevelt special reached Salt
Lake al 1890 in the morning. "A fine
parade escorted him from the station 70
the Alta Club, where he reviewed the
parade. About 10000 persons lined the
procession's route. The city was deco
4 rated az for carnival. Business was
Suspended and from every building of
prominence the stars and stripes float
cd. The Mormon buildings, except the
temple and tabernacle, were r:otous
With hags and portraits Of Roosevelt
land MCKINLEY.
i Col. r.. C. Kerens. of Missouri, end his
son. Richard Kerens: Perry S. Heath
! Of Indiana, and the Wyoming delega-
ton me; Governor Roosevelt mere s5er-
rotary Heath left for Chicago las,
night. Last night the rough rider talked
to an audience Of 1000 persons in the
4 Salt Lake theater.
A feature OF Roosevelt's visit to Salt
Lake, to which the public OF both par
4 ties attached great Significance. was the