The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-01
KANSAS CITY
SEES ROOSEVELT.
Teddy" Addresses an Immense
Crowd in Convention Hall,
and Takes Drive.
Day Was Made a Holiday and All
Places of Business Were Closed
in His Honor.


one at convention hall before the greatest O
crowd that noted structure has ever held, n
and partook Of a luncheon at the baitl- a
more hotel as the guest of the Commercial q
club of Kansas City, Mo. In the party II
here was Elihu Root, secretary of war II
who had Joined the presidential party at e
ST. Louis at the express wish Of the presl- .
dent.
The reception given President Roose-
welt was intensely enthusiastic and 1t Is
estimated that 100,0 900 persons, several
thousand coming to town from surround
ing places greeted him. The schools were
closed, business generally was suspended,
the mayor having proclaimed 1t a holiday
and many residences and business houses
were decorated Never before had there
been such general desire the part Of
citizens to show their esteem for dis,
t,lguished visitor.
The presidential party arrived in the
| city from ST. Louis at 9:10 in the morning
and was met by a reception committee at
| Fifteenth street and Askew avenue in the
southeastern portion Of the city, two
miles from the business center The re-
| ception at the train was brief and in
| formal. j. F. Richards and E. NJ. Glen
denning. president and secretary re- /
spectivey Of the Commercial club; H. W.
| Evans chairman Of the reception COM
mittee: Mayor j. A. Reed and Colonel
| William r. Nelson, alone entering the pri-
vate car Of the president to greet him.
There a great crowd on hand and it
cheered from the moment the train hove
in sight until the presidents carriage
moved away for drive few minutes |
later at the head of long line Of car
riages. detachment of mounted police
together with the Third regiment NJ N. |
e., which had just returned from st. |
i Louis, acted as escort The route, |
starting from the train, took in five miles |
of Kansas Citys boulevard system. Pass
ing first thru the Pazo driveway mile
in length and almost a block wide, the
president was greeted by over 90, 900 school
children. white and black, from private
and public schools, who stood seven deep
on the grass plot between the two drive
ways and formed line that extended for
three blocks. -..e.-- 90.
When President Roosevelt appeared
e. each OF the. children waved a tiny Ameri-
7 can flag, cheering the while. and finally
: as the president passed, the thousands of
Il voices broke forth singing America In
h the sunlight the thousands of happy faced
a children, backed by rows Of residences
/ decorated and covered with spec "a tors
10 proved one of the most pleasing scenes of
:, the day. ." - t. -. 'se- -.
= After traversing Benton and Gladstone
- boulevards. the party stopped and viewed
= the landscape from Scarrits Point. which
overle oks the Missouri river 200 feet above
;, that stream. Then followed a drive thru
y, the business section to Convention hail.
- where the principal exercises OF the day
~ were held. The great hall was reached
, at a few minutes after IL o'clock. There
the two sections of the reception commit
tee were consolidated ,--~r@&
The decorations of the hall were pro-
ii, fuse Great flags were strung from the
"a center to the sides of the stage, back of
to which. and raised to height of twenty
- five feet was an immense golden eagle.
,s The boxes and the sides of the balcony
10 were draped with red, white and blue
IN bunting. and from the roof numerous ban
,e ners Of huge size were suspended. Every
n, available foot of space in the hall, which
g., has a seating capacity Of $4,000 was &C.
, cupied. AS President Roosevelt emerged
re on to the stage the band started 1.-The
~, Star-Spangled Banner" and the current
was turned into two great electric flags
that formed part of the ceiling decora-
- lions. Instantly the crowd broke into ire
iii mendous cheering. while sixty Harvard
III graduates. with vigor. gave their college
= cry, ending with the word Roosevelt
The graduates were seated in body il
the balcony and were led in the cheering
Nv by three men who attended Harvard a
the time the president was student there
Portions of the hall were set apart fo
. federal and Confedera tie soldiers, of whom
there were 500; body of the Daughter
of the Revolution and the officers of tn
Third regiment. .''-.'
ar On the platform besides the president
is party were the members of the receptio,
a committee, among them Governor A. L
ose Dockery, Congressman William S. Cow
ur. herd. United States Senators J. r. Bur
of ton and Chester l. Long of Kansas; Con
gresham J. D. Bowersock Of kansa
City; Lieutenant Roland Fortesque Q
Fort Leavenworth, Kan, Mayor James A
Reed Of Kansas City, Mo-, and Mayor
elect T. 3. Gilbert Of Kansas City Kar
President Roosevelt was introduced b
Mayor Reed A great demonstrate
took place as he arose to speak. TIL
president spoke for fifteen minutes. H
said:
ia, Presidents Speech.
tha The president spoke word of greetin
-. to his audience and then greeted special
fed tle men viz "o'e Tic oi"e anu lilose WI
So II do not usually say anything about o,
being reunited country" he said. "bt
cause it is not necessary OF course, "
M, are a reunited country and in evel
Ill northern audience wherever see groy
Of men wearing the button Of the Graz
Army Of the Republic, I am certain
AZ, find a group of men ready to cheer eve
allusion to the gallantry of the men WI
wore the gray.
The president discussed the question
godo citizenship and then said
"In our complex relation Of employ
and employer, of one class with anoth
A class of one section with another sectio
we can work out a really successful resi-
sofa only if those interested will get togeth
the and make an honest effort each to unde
ONE stand his neighbours viewpoint and tn
6 in an honest effort each while working
his own interests to avoid working to t
reat detriment Of his neighbor. Wrong
4 so wrong lust as much If it Is done by t
the little man to the big man as by the
d in mar 10 the little man-to the capita1
that Nv tha wage worker or to the wage worl
at Nv tho canitalist
rday an tho long run wage worker and ca.
,bies talist will 90 down in common ruin if ca
does not honestly try to get on with j,
calls tice to the other and work out a sche
with of action which shall be to their CO
GER mon adyanfaaes,,
did Shortly before noon a. start was ma
how for the Baltimore hotel where after
njoy brief reception IL the parlors. a sluncht
IS IN perhaps the most elaborate ever given
Sd | Kansas City. was served. The deco
y .. p. tons were strikingly beautiful and c.
see III q - $50 -. - - - .,. ;