The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-16
TEDDYS TERRORS
PLAN BIG TRIP
Intend to Spend $4,000 Show
ing Westinghouse a Time"
ORGANIZATION Is UNIQUE
SAN PEDRO OFFICIALS AMONG
ITS MEMBERS.
ORGANIZATIONS is UNIQUE

J. w r. Diss fire commissioner in
Los Angeles and general right OF way
and claim agent for the san Pedro. Los
Angeles & salt Lake Railroad company,
who IS stopping at the Knutsford no.
tel. is the presiding officer Of one Of the
most peculiar political organizations
west Of the mighty Mississippi river.
Its name. "Tcddys TerrOTs." gives one
an insight into it's party adiliauon. And
Us motto: we Don't Make Candidates;
we Elect Them" is indicative of its
purpose. The organizations name car
ries with it the inference that its ex-
lstence does not antedate President
RoOseVelts induction into Office as the
chief executive of the United States
Membership is limited to 100 men.
Icddys TerrOrs' was the only polite
al organization in the United States
which dined at the GlenwOOd hotel with
The president, at his earnest solicitation.
when ne was at Riverside, Cal, during
his recent tour of the country.
The organizations special train met
the president when he crossed the state
line into California. At that point the
secret service men had 20 give way 90
the ''IerrOrs' and the usual pilot
train. which preceded the presidential
train, was abandoned for a few days.
The special of the "Terrors' took it's
place ard the safety of the chief exec
utve was as zealously guarded by
those 100 men I'm their special Pullman
train as though il were loaded with Sc
Cret service men.
And IL President Roosevelt is in
augmated for his second term-each
member of the organization IS willing TO
stake his last cent that he Will be-the
club intends TO go to Washington 100
strong ard 90 spend $4,000 showing the
pres dent and the east how "Teddy's
Ierrors' can shoot up the national cap
ital one minute OF the day. clad in typ
Zeal cowboy costumes. and half an
hour later appear at the banquet table
in evening dress.
Former Changes in Costume.
when President Roosevelt was re-
ceived or the California state line the
IerrOrs' were cowboys pure and
simple. their dress being typical of the
man who rides the Texas deck II a
iractious broncho on TIRE sagebrush-cov-
cred plains. IL was not until Riverside
was reached that a transformation took
place. When the town was entered the
IerrOrs' acted as escort to the presi-
dent. They preceded him through the
streets acting like "A lot of cowboys I'm
from the annual roundup 10 have the
time OF their life.
The word was passed around that the
president had expressed the wish that
the members of the club the full 100
dine with him. I'm less than an hoJr
later every member OF the club pre-
scented himself 10 President Roosevelt
nttired i'm evening dress-frOm COW boys
% merchant, newspaper men, lawyer,
banker and mUlti-milliOuaire had the
Ieddys TeTors' changed i'm a few
minutes
And so they win do when they go to
-pWashington. Their special train win
Doe the finest ever sent from the Pacific
20 the Atlantic coast. 1t VIII be what a
lavish expenditure Of morey can make
H. As may be expected. there will be
q car set apart for liquid refreshments.
lt is the intention of the club to give
the east a drink of the finest California
wines. And from the Philippines and
Sandwich islands VIII be Imported the
fragrant cigar and tempting cigarette,
10 go with the wine.
"Terrors" though they be. the men
have a tender spot in their hearts for
The genter sex and they viii not be
SforgOtten on that proposed eastern trip.
Thousands Of California roses and other
blooming flowers are TO be carried
across the CDurtry to them.
An entire car viii be converted into
a conservatory. Tt viii be filled with
ported plants. When the train leaves
Los Angeles the roses and native flow
ers OF the Pacific coast state Will just
be budding. BY the time the train
reaches the capital IL is expected that
every plant VIII DE in full bloom, max
ing the interior OF the car a bower of
iridescent Colors. from which viii float
the aroma of every sweet scented flow
e- grown i'm That section of the coun
, tr:
Those flowers. ported and cut viii
b." distributed to the women OF Wash
iugton by "Teddy's Ter 1rs' upon the
. occasion of his second Induction into
office as the chief executive of the
nation.
Tale Of the "Terrors."
"Teddy's Terrors" is an outgrowth
OF the Jonathan club Of Los Angeles. !
It's creation found its Inception I'm the
fertile brain of Colonel Diss for ne
held such "a rank i'm the California
guard and served through the Phil
irpine war with distinction: and John
f. Hughes. president of the Southern
California Masonic Horne association.
The first list or names came from that
club and the Los Angeles Masonic or
Edulzat ione. SeVenty-fVr per cent or
the present members of "Teddy's Ter
IONS like the president himself after
whom &c was named, ar, Masons. and
6o per cent Of the membership are
Shrincrs or Scottish Rite Masons
Politically inc men are Republicans.
IteligiouSiv they are what their con-
sciences dictate. BY occupation they
are bankers. merchants real estate
men and followers of kindred pursuits
The organization takes no hand in
the naming OF candidates although tle
members. acting as Individuals may
take such part in the pre- lininary cam
paign as they like But after a ticket
S. once placed in the Held. 'Teddy's
Terrors' Ego down the line for IT, .
The club never asks cent from the /
campaign fund with which TO wage d
fts fight The men go down into their /
own pockets and bring forth the funds /
necessary for their special trains. mass |
meetings high priced political orators I
'and other political incidental expenses /
900 numerous To mention. The night 4
OF election the club cease to exist as a !
political organization. Until the next !
election. In the interim 10 IS q social /
organization. II it has succeeded in I
electing its ticket. the "Terrors- ter /
rorize in cowboy fashion. IF they are /
ON the losing side they profit by the I
mistakes OF their last campaign when /.
they engage fin another.
Part in Pardee Campaign.
During the last gubei atoriaI cam |
paign lu California, when Governor /
pardce was elected. "Teddy's Terrors" /
did something no other political organ /
ization has ever done in the history Of 4
{ the United states. At tre Hotel Ven
!, dome IN Los Angeles prior 20 the nom I