Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-01
Theodore Ro0sevelt's Trip
Across our State.
Governor Cummins and Party Es.
corted the President Through
the Hawk Eye State.

the famous Rough Rider, Theo-
dore Roosevelt once Governor of
New York, then Colonel of the
Rough Riders that went to Cuba
and made the battle OF. San Juan
and Moro Castle ever famous,
now President of the United
States, and is candidate for the
nomination in 1904, madeoa tour
through southern Iowa. The
Presential train consisted of a
double engines drawing eight
coaches, on the rearCwas the Pre-
sident's private car a beautiful
car. He was every where greet
ed with cheers by thousands and
thousands of enthusiastic Haw-
keynes. The Governors recep-
ton committee that went to meet
him and escourted him to Des
Moines and from Des Moines to
Keokuk were Gov. A. B. Cum
minis, Lieutenant Governor John
John Harriet, Secretary of State
w. B. Martin, Auditor of State
B. F. Carol, Treasurer Of State,
G. S. Gilbertson, Attorney Cen
eral w. c. Mullen, State Super
intendant of public instruction,
w. r. Barrett, Chas. A. Bishop,
Judge of Supreme Court, Rail-
road Commissioners, Colonel Pal
mer, F.. A. Dawall. Clerk of Su-
preme Court c. O. Crockett. Con-
gressmen J. A. T. Hull, Judge
S. F. Prouty, Speaker of Honse,
w. L. Eaton, Ex-speaker Of
House w. S. Byers; Editor Har-
vey Ingrain of Register & Lead
or, J. w. Williams of Des Moines
News, John L. Thompson of the.
Iowa State BYsrANDER, Allen
Dawson Editor Of Homestead,
Senator A. B. Funk Of Spirit
Lake, Representative n. E. Ken
dali Of Abba, Judge Sewers Of
.Oskaloosa. The reception COM
mittee left Des Moines Monday
evening at 11:oo o'clockin special
train and arrived at Clarinda at
600 A. NJ. where there was a
hack to convey the party to the
Linderman Hotel where seven
course menu was served, return
ing to the depot where the COM
mittee waited the arrival of the
President and Governor Cumn1ins
greeted the President then
brought him off the car and intro
duced him to the members of the
reception committee even though
the rain was pouring down; the
President made special remarks
to several, to Mayor Brenton he
said, Mayor you need not be a.
larm ,about my appearance as I
hope it will not be raining when
l get in Des Moines and then I
will have my silk hat on as you
have; to J. l.. Thompson he said
II am glad to greet you here on
this reception committee" to Sup
erintendant Barrett he said,
THAT name appeals to me as my
family demonstrate. Soon the
reception committee was on the
special train coming through
beautiful Iowa to the Capital
City, at every station that the
President stopped was to be OBJ
served several colored people
which goes to show how the race
appreciate the President and our
good Governor Cummins to
showed his true manhood and
loyalty to the colored race BY in
viting two colored men to COM
pose his reception committee,
Editor John L. Thompson who
met the President and accompan-
led them to Des Moines and Mr..
r. N. Hyde who escorted the
President from Des Moines to
Keokuk. This is the only known
instance where a Governor selec-
ed colored men on his committee
in the West and perhaps the
Uuitcd States, the Register &
Leader, says until this trip, no
representative Of the colored race
have ever been invited to be-
come a member of the Governors
party. Governor Cummins had
in his party from Clarinda to
Des Moines, Editor J. L. Thomp-
son and from Des Moines to Keo-
kuk Mr. r. N. Hyde wa. on the
Governors train" When the
the train reached Des Moines