The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-18

81 FduI yesterday gave Gov. Theodore
Roosevelt, of New York, welcome
worthy of the man. At the depot he was
met by a committee of prominent citi-
zens, and cheered literally en- route to
the hotel. Later at the Minnesota club
Gov. Roosevelt breakfasted with a. dozen
or more of the first men of the city. At
the opening meeting of the league of Re
publican clubs, the hero of San Juan was
presented and made a speech notable for
its brevity. An hour later he was at the
Commercial club shaking hands with a
large crowd of citizens that had gathered
there to greet him.
In the afternoon the governor was
again the central figure at a reception
held in the ordinary of the Commercial
club. During the afternoon he grasped
the hands of thousands at the Ryan
hotel, and at the Auditorium he delivered
what must be regarded as the opening
speech of the campaign. The day was
crowded with many shiftings of scenes
for the governor and before midnight he
was on his way home again, on Presi-
dent Earrings private car, having been
in st. Paul hardly longer than during
the hours of daylight.
+ GREETED AT THE DEPOT.
Weather conditions could not have been
improved for the visit of New Yorks
governor, and at the depot a large throng
awaited the arrival of Gov. Roosevelt's
party. When he stepped from the plat
form his bronzed hand was grasped first
by one member of the reception COM
mittee and then by another until the
handchaka bod ha
ernor wore campaign hat, and his
rather pleasant but resolute face was
tanned by the Southern sun, recently en-
countered at the Rough Riders reunion.
The cheering continued for several min
utes. dozen blue coats made an avenue
of exit for the governor and his party,
+ which consisted of Col. George R. Peck,
general solicitor of the Milwaukee road;
A ]. Knapp, Gov. Rooseyelt's private
secretary; Luther B. Little, member
of the New York state Republican state
committee; ]. I. B. Nutting, of Daven-
port, 10. In addition to these Thomas H
Shevlin, national committeeman for Min
nesota, and H. T. Black were aboard
the train, having gone to Chicago the
day before to meet the city's guest
When the rough rider stepped from the
train, he walked with an erect head and
firm step through the depot to his car
riage in company with A. H. Lindeke,
Gen. M. D. Flower. Judge Flandrau,
Jesse A. Gregg, Eli S. Warner, J. j. Nc
Cardy, A. B. Driscon, Copde Hamlin,
John Caulfeld, Edward G. Rogers,
Lee Hall, Edward Feldhauser, w s.
Flynt, p ]. Schaub, S. o. Greer, w. B.
Gerry, C. B. Gedney, B. H. schriber, C.
P. Slime and NJ. N. Goss
CLUBMEN IN KHAKI.
The Roosevelt Republican club lined up
along the depot platform as an escort
and gave round after round of cheers
for the visitor. A squad Of mounted
police were at the station entrance and a
large corps of unmounted officers kept
the curious crowd back.
Without delay Gov. Roosevelt took a
seat in carriage in company with Conde
Hamlin, Jesse A. Gregg, and the band
and mounted policemen formed the ad-
vance platoon of the procession. The
Roosevelt Republican club, uniformed in
Khaki suits, in command of Lieut.. Book
! staver, followed. Along the line of march
the sunburned official was obliged more
lItdil OIlC6 10 IdlSt dlu dChIlOW1GO6G d
cordial applause.
When the carriage containing Gov.
Roosevelt drove up to the Ryan hotel it
passed the entire line of. the Roosevelt
Rough Riders.
The governor returned the salute and
then, leaving the carriage, made his way
alone to Lieut.. Bookstaver, and requested
him to call the officers together.
THANKED THE OFFICERS
When they had assembled, Col Roose~
velt said:
"I desire to express my appreciation to
you, and through you to the members
Of the club, for this greeting, and to
compliment you upon the splendid ap-
| pearance you have made. The Rough
Rider uniform appeals to me for what it
signifies, and you have initiated it exact
ly, even to the bandanna handkerchief
on the hat. The Rough Riders came
| from every walk of life, and they were a
! straight lot Of men, and they We're rep
resentative of do something; They
wanted to make things move. They were
men Of action"
After a brief rest at the Ryan Gov.
Roosevelt was driven to the Minnesota
club, escorted by mounted police, where
he was the guest of Joseph A. Wheelock.
The procession was informal, but, occur
ring during a busy portion of the day,
quite crowd gathered to catch a
glimpse of the Rough Riders colonel.
Gov Roosevelt was greeted in an in
formal way by number of st. Paul peo-
pie who had previously made his ac-
quaintance.
AT THE AUDITORIUM.
1t was not long after 1920 when Gov.
Roosevelt made his appearance at the
Auditorium, in company with members
of the reception committee. After max
ing a brief speech, told of in another
column of the G l o e, he Immediately
left the building, and was driven to the
Commercial club. With Gov. Lind on
his right and President Pruden on his
left. Gov. Roosevelt received for two
hours
The affair was noticeably well man
aged, and every one given an opportun-
ity to shake hands with the visitor and
speak a word of greeting. The reception
committee that did such effectual work
consisted Of:
Acting Mayor R. Conde Hamlin.
Schiffmann, w. f. Luxton,
A. r. Kiefer, l.. v Ashbaugh,
c. K Davis, F. w. Bergmeier
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