, 1900-09-24
ROOSEVELT MADE
VOTES IN LARAMIE

guns served by the university cadets
belched out a salute to the governor
of New York.
N. X. Boswell and e. T. BeltZ of the
republican committee were in charge
of the reception. There was an i'm
mense crowd at the depot, despite the
encouragement of the rain that be-
gan to fall just as the train was due.
The depot grounds were crowded and
there vas a great craning of necks and
a spontaneous cheer as Otto Gramm
was seen to alight from the rear plat
form of the private car and extend a
hand to a tall and stalwart figure just
emerging from the door. The tall and
stalwart figure was topped with a
rough rider hat of brown. There were
the familiar glasses, the ruddy face.
the mustache and yes! the teeth that
are alone almost enough to carry a
man to the vice presidency. 1t was
Teddy. The crowd yelled. Teddy
smiled broadly and his teeth cleaned
white. Sure it was Teddy.
In the Carriage.
AS quickly as a way could be forced
through the crowd Governor Roose-
welt was escorted to the carriage that
had been driven up close to the car.
Governor Richards of Wyoming and
Senator Warren followed Governor
Roosevelt into this carriage. In the
second carriage were Otto Gramm,
Chairman VanOrsdel of the state cen
trail committee and the distinguished
men whe are travelling with Roosevelt,
Colonel Curtis Guild of Boston and
Hon. John Proctor Clarke of New
York.
AS soon as the carriages were filed
the Kid band led the procession up the
street. The carriage containing Gov
ernor Roosevelt came next and then
the other carriage and the 81 Perkins
band, which the committee had engag-
ed for the occasion. The streets were
lined with people all along the line of
march and both opera houses were fill
' ed with people. On account Of the
weather 1T was necessary to hold the
meetings indoors. Governor Roosevelt
was taken first to the M%aennerchor
hall, where a mighty cheer went up
from the dense throng as he came out
upon the stage. Governor Richards
presided here, introducing Governor
Roosevelt with a short speech that in
creased the enthusiasm by its feeling
and its %aptness.
A Good Impression.
Governor Roosevelt was warmly ap.
proved in everything he said. APP
plause was frequent and when he made
his ringing a%llusion to the greatness of
this nation and appealed to his fellow
countrymen not to fear, and to move
onward it seemed as If the walls of the
building might fall down with the
clamor.
Governor Roosevelt is an interesting
speaker. His sentences have a sharp
ness and q%uickness to them that holds
the attention always and he says ev-
erything in the manner of one who
means it. He made a most excellent
impression upon the people of Lara
mic.
When he had concluded his speech
in Maennerchor hall he went to Roots
opera house, where Judge Groesbeck
presided and where the other speakers
had been addressing the crowd. Gov
ernor Roosevelt's speech here was of
course somewhat differently worded
from that he had just finished but it
was in general along the same lines
of thought. He was greeted as wildly
as he had been in the other hall.
Colonel Curtis Guild spoke in Roots
opera house before the arrival of Gov
ernor Roosevelt and Hon. John Proc
tor Clarke spoke in Maennerchor hall
after the governor had concluded.
The Governors Speech.
Among other things Governor Roose,
welt said:
There are men of such sluggish
blood, of such deficient Imagination,
men SO stupid in character, that they
don't understand what it means to
call themselves by the name Of a
bright and mighty nation; there are
men who do not realize all that is i'm.
piled in being able to associate with
your citizenship the mighty memories,
mighty deeds done by your forefathers
in the past. There is not a man or
woman here who can ever look over
these plains Of sagebrush, can ever
look over these great mountains, can
ever loo over your sea and acros to
the islands, without thinking, not only
of what the land is, but of what were
those who made it. (Applause.)
$50 now we ask that you let your
American citizenship be not a mere
name, not a mere name, not an empty
boast, repeated for the sake Of some
slight excitement each Fourth Of July
but a living fact. which makes your
blood thrill when you think Of it
There are in the audience men who
. fought in the great civil war, men who