Warren sheaf., 1901-09-05
THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR.
Vice President Roosevelt Opens the Har.
vest Holiday Season Before Vast
49, n% COncOurse of People. s

uore Roosevelt a royal welcome yeSter-
| day. ..s ~. ... %as3
1t Is safe to say that not one of Mr..
| Roosevelt's predecessors q In office ever
evoked so much enthusiasm between elec-
tionS. l UA2ta .N. ",s+ s5f
Twenty thousand people cheered him to
| the echo at the state fair grounds Twen-
| ty thousand people lining up on every
word he spoke from the judges stand.
His speech bristled With strenuous epi-
grams which were punctuated with OUT
bursts Of applause.
When the crowd in the grand stand
| caught the first glimpse Of Colonel Roose-
velt, as he alighted from the carriage
that drove into the enclosure, 1t indulged
In a tremendously vociferous demonstra-
ton.
| Men and women rose to their feet. Tho
men yelled and cheered and the women
waved their handkerchiefs and clapped
their hands and children manifested their
delight after their own peculiar fashion.
The First regiment band struck up Z
martial tune, and the whole scene might
have been appropriately described by the
time worn words "See the conquering
hero comes" & "f FL
Colonel Roosevelt arrived at the fair
grounds at 1880 a. m. after a. trolley car
ride twice around the loop in Minneapolis,
and thence to St. Paul, where the car
also made two circuits.
The people have heard so much about
Colonel Roosevelt as an exemplar of the
strenuous life," that they were unques-
tlonably eager to see him. and more eager
to hear him. It was the hero of San
Juan Hill, the fearless president of the
New York police commission, rather than
the vice president Of the United States,
who aroused their interest and enthusi-
asm. His first appearance before the
grand stand as he alighted from his car
rlage provoked a mighty outburst of ap-
plause. AS he climbed into the judges
stand, accompanied by Governor Van
SAINT, Thomas Shevlin, w. r. Merriam
and President Cooper, Of the state fair,
the people rose and again cheered and
applauded. EE
The most intense movement was expert
enced just after Governor Van SAINT had
finished his speech introducing the vice
president of the United States, and just
before the vice president began his ad-
dress. There was another outbreak Of
applause as Colonel Roosevelt rose from
his seat, followed by dead silence
Without the suspicion of an oratoricsl
flourish Colonel Roosevelt: began. In a.
colloquial but nevertheless impressive
style he proceeded to define his ideas Of
what constitutes a worthy American citi-
zen, which he conceived to be the noblest
ambition Of any man or woman. It was
heart to heart talk. to great multi
tude, not stilted oration
Mr. Roosevelt is fond of pointing his
finger at his hearers, as much as to say,
II am talking to you.'' He frequently
aimed his index finger at the 200 members
of the Minneapolis and St. Paul Roosc-
welt clubs, who, clad in their khaki uni
forms, sat directly beneath him, between
the judges and the grand stand. "
Overwhelming applause greeted this
sentiment
Exactly as each man, while doing first
his duty to his wife and the children
within the home must yet if he hopes to
amount to much, strive nightly in the
world outside his home; so our nation,
while first Of all seeing to it's own domes-
tic. well being, must not shrink from
playing it's part among the great nations
without
The vice presidents speech bristled with
sententious epigrams which were deliv-
cred with convincing emphasis. At it's
conclusion, the 10000 hearers again voiced
their approval in shouting cheer upon
cheer. a~,@
Colonel Roosevelt did not forget to pay
the state Of Minnesota an emphatic trib-
ute for the part it has played in the his
tory of the union, especially during the
| civil war. He discussed foreign affairs
and predicted that Cuba would become q
free and Independent commonwealth and
the Filipinos ultimately self-governing
people. ivy.
Colonel Roosevelt had been speaking
about twenty minutes when Liuetenant
General Nelson A. Miles arrived AS he
ascended into the judges stand, the vice
| president turned and saw him. I
big cheer assembled from the multi
tude. Colonel Roosevelt shook hands
cordially with the highest officer in the
United States army-there was another
cheer-and the vice president resumed his
speech. r~ '.s
Another demonstration that sprang
from the heart occurred when, after Gen.
eral Miles had paid tribute to Minnesota
for furnishing the first troops at the
opening Of the civil war, Governor Van
SAINT mentioned the name of Minnesota S
war governor, Alexander Ramsey, who
sent those troops to Abraham Lincoln.
"He is sitting right opposite me in the
grand stand," said Governor Van SAINT,
| land I call upon him to rise"
"And the venerable ex-governor stood
up, and acknowledged the applause of
| thousands. He was born the same wear
| in which the battle of Waterloo was
| fought.
The spectacular feature of the day was
the review by Vice President Roosevelt
| of the First Regiment, National Guard,
! and Thirteenth Minnesota. which took
place between and o'clock in the after
| noon. Companies A, B, F and Of Min
| neapolis, c, D and E of st. Paul, of
Red Wing and K Of Saltwater, which
| constitute the entire regiment, partici-
| pated. together with Battery B Of Minne-
| apolis and Battery A Of st. Paul.
The regiment formed in the field in front
| of and to the left of the grand stand
nearly $50 strong General Charles McC