Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-19
TEDDY TICkLES THOUSANDS
EVERY MEANS HHBTDH PARADE LAST NIGHT TEDDY THE STAR FEATURE
OF THE PERFORMANCES ON THE
FAIR GROUNDS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THE CROWD LEFT WITH HIM.
He Made Very Short Speech Owing
to the Late Arrival of His Train.
Gov. Nash, of Ohio, Who Followed
Him, Failed to Hold the Crowd.
The Address.


That Teddy" was the whole show at
the fair grounds was proven by the
fact that. when he left, the audience
followed. This is most convincing
proof that the crowd came through
curiosity, and its curiosity gratifled,
did not care to remain for another po-
litical speech.
1t was late when Roosevelt's special
train arrived over the w. & L. E. road
There was big crowd at the Terminal
depot, and Chief Marshal Travis had
several companies of the Rough Riders,
the Elkins Cadets, the Six-Footers and
several clubs from neighboring towns,
lined up waiting to do escort duty The
train was scheduled to arrive at 12:4O
p. m, but it was rs o'clock when 1t
came. The crowd was armed with
horns, and made plenty of noise. When
the engine stopped, there was rush
for points of advantage The blinds in
Roosevelt's car were down, and there
was some uncertainty as to which plat
form he would appear upon. When he
showed himself. and smiled, the crowd
cheered. That smile, which reveals
all his teeth, was brought into requi-
sition very frequently during his short
visit.
He was hurried into his carriage,
along with Gubernatorial Candidate
A. B. White and two other gentlemen,
and Capt. Travis formed his men
into line for the order of march.
The Escort Parade
was very short. There were 306 men
ir khaki uniform, 219 others on foot,
and 100 in carriages, making 625, not
including three bands, drum corps and
police a, detail of officers marched in
hollow square around his carriage, and
it was followed by crowd Of men and
boys. 70
At several points along Market
street Roosevelt arose to give everybody
chance to see him, and smiled and
nodded continually. The parade moved
up Market, across the steel bridge, and
down South Penn street to the fair
grounds. Meanwhile, all the street cars
were jammed, the yacht ferries were
crowded, and there was a procession
Of men, women and children vending
its way to the grounds.
The speakers platform was erected
in front of the entrance to the reserved
seat section, extending from the race
track to the grand stand. When Roose-
welt commenced his speech, when the
crowd was largest, there were 5000 per-
sons present. The size of the crowd
was variously estimated at from $500
to 10000, depending largely upon the
political faith of the man who made
the estimate The grand stand has
seating capacity of 3,400 and was about
two-thirds filled. There were vacant
spots at both the north and south ends
The race track was damned in front OF
the speakers stand, and for twenty
five or thirty feet north and south of
it. There were very few people inside
the enclosure, as that position afforded
very poor view. In the quarter
stretch were nearly hundred car
riages. The Register estimate is based
upon the grand stand crowd of $780,
To say there were 400 more outside
the stand, than those occupying seats
in it, is making very liberal estimate
OF the crowd.
RooseveIt's Speech.
No time was wasted after the speak
ers reached the platform. S. G. Smith
introduced A. B. White as the next
Governor OF West Virginia. and Mr..
White said: at is my great honor and
privilege to introduce to you the Cover
nor of New York. and the next Vice
President Of the United States. Theo-
dore Roosevelt" Roosevelt was cheered
when he arose, and the band started
to play to prolong the applause. The
speaker could not be seen by the crowd
in the grand stand, and was assisted TO
the reporters table, whese he said:
my fellow countrymen, men and wo
men of West Virginia: Be-
fore l make the remarks
have to make. | want to call
your attention please be quiet) to
circular that is being circulated on
these grounds by set of scoundrels
(applause). 1t contains what purports
to be extracts from a speech-from
speeches. am said to have made, in