Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-03
ROOSEVELT IN NEBRASKA.
Republican Vice Pres Dental Candidate in
Nh, Byau's Home,
Lincoln Put ON "A Holiday Attire
Much Enthusiasm Almost Hobbed
By Eager Handshakers.

Lincoln. Neb., oct. 2.-For some
days preparations have been made for
monster demonstration in honor Of
Gov Roosevelt, the Republican candi-
date for Vice President. at this place
the home OF Mr. Bryan and the capital
Of the state
The census just taken gives Llncoln's
population at 10000 From the APP
pearance Of the crowd at the station
and along the streets and In the vim
dows. on the balconies and In the cap-
itol houseyard. It would seem that the
population was all at home today, that
they had invited their nelghbors from
all the surrounding country, and that
they had all turned out 20 Join In the
demonstration
Nothing equal to II has yet been
seen during the progress Of his Jour
ney which has now extended some
5000 miles and covered a period Of
thirty days. The line OF march of the
carriages from the station TO Capitol
square. something over a mile and a
half. was lined with people everywhere.
the entire distance 10 such an extent
that In many places it stopped the
passage OF the carriages and the mount.
ed escort.
Arriving at the square, the governor
was conducted TO q reviewing stand
on the street, and a grand procession
passed in review, taking more than
an hour. There We're unique and
amusing features IN this parade. one
was the number Of women on foot that
took part In II.
First came about forty young la
dies Of the city in uniform OF blue,
occupying q place In the column of
march. At long intervals came two
other troops OF ladies in uniform. The
Ida Mckinley club, numbering about
fifty women wore an outer garment
NJ stars and stripes, the stripes form
ing the skirt % the dress and the blue
background and the stars forming a
shirt waist Some Of the banners dis
played We're amusing and others were
significant.
one marching column bore this ban
ner. Third Nebraska: Oh Billy
why did You leave us?'
The Union Veterans Republican
league OF some $50 members was car
wing q horse shoe for luck Thee
had q banner bearing this inscriptions
we helped Abraham Lincoln IN 1860
We are helping Mckinley now An
other banner read, -Four generations
for Mckinley and Roosevelt father
SON. grandson and great-groulson.'
Another read, For s1lc-One en-
lUrged porch-W. j. y.
A German club passed bearing alott
run dinner pail with bread and sau-
sage
The Lincoln travelling men, 800
strong. bore this banner. Vim, vigor
ana victory
Another: Eight more years Of the
FUN dinner pail; four for Mckinley
and then four for Teddy .
one of tha amusing features was %
d0uble-headed calf. the skin stuffed
with the tain on the head. with this
motto: "Tha result OF fuslou-it died
After the procession had passed in
review. Gov. Roosevelt was conducted
tu speakers stand where he adj
dressed as many Of The crowd around
..s stand as his strong voice could
reach. Fewer Of those present heard
Dis speech than Of those who ala not
boar o.. he needed O megarhone 20
address an who We're there. lie spoke
..- threc-0uauers 0i au hour going
over the same ground in bis remarks
I..t hp had travelled over before, upon
... issues OF expansion, miltarism,
.l. alism and patriotism. Ills re-
uIts We're punctuat.t by frequent
....ra
A.. the conclusion of bis speech. on
Ia way from the stand to DIS carriage.
o.. was fairly mobbei by a wildly
.....r ..,.stttH who wished Oh. en1ka hle