The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04

constant readiness so that the instant
news of a train robbery should occur
in that section an engine could hurrleoly
take the seven horses and seven men
to the scene of the robbery in order TO
chase the robbers overland. The horses
are chosen for their speed and wind,
and Mr.. Buckingham says the one
which the president will ride is an espe-
cially fine animal
Frank L. Webster and Joseph H.
LANCER of the Denver Post met the
presidential train at Sharon Springs.
Mr.. LANCER is a Post artist, and Mr..
Webster handles the news features. Mr..
Webster was a Lawrence newspaper
man up to four years ago when he
went to Denver as an editorial writer on
the Times, and has since become con-
nected with the Post staff. When he
lived in Kansas he was noted for look
ing like John J. ingalls,. He is still
somewhat Ingallsesque in appearance,
but has more flesh than formerly
The presidents secret service men are
greatly pleased with the arrangements
made for the presidents visit at all
Kansas towns. In some places the
spaces where the president is to go is
not properly roped off and it IS impos-
sibIe to keep the crowds back. At such
times the secret service men have trou-
BILE. But at every town in Kansas
where the presidents train stopped the
crowds were exceedingly quiet and or
derby, and the local arrangements were
we'll made. This was so noticeable that it
caused comment on the part of the presi-
dents guards.
These Kansas crowds are all right"
remarked Frank H. Tyree, chief of the
secret service men. There are no hood
lums among them, and there is no dit
ficulty in handling them"
Mr. Tyree is the man with the light
moustache and curly hair who stood in
front of the president while he was lay
ing the cornerstone in Topeka FRIDAY
and who sat Immediately behind him
during his speech at the Auditorium.
President Roosevelt never steps outside
his car door where there is a crowd but
what Mr.. TVree is Immediately behind
him to watch the crowd. There are a
number of other secret service men on
the train. When a stop is to be made
two or three of them drop off the train
at fhe pOint where the rear of the presi-
dents car will be when it stops. If the
president is to speak from the end of
the train they Immediately close up at
each corner of the car and keep the
crowd back six or eight feet. If the
a platform, they together with Mr..
Tyree close in around him and then
guard the entrance to the platform while
he is making his speech.
one of the party of secret service men
is W. W. Stone, who belongs to the
postoffice department. He also looks
after the arrival and the dispatch of ali
the mail for the presidential party.
Some of the secret service men are SO
quiet and unassuming about their duties
that they do not seem to be connected
with the presidents train. They never
talk about their work and do not care
to give it publicity even to the publi-
cation Of their names 1t is a wen
known fact that President Roosevelt
personally does not like to be so closely
guarded. but he realizes the necessity
for it. not so much on his own account
The president as Mr.. Roosevelt caN
take care of himself, but as the presi-
dent OF the United States he has t.
submit to being guarded.
There is only one real newspaper cor
respondent on the presidential train all
the time. He is Lindsay Dennison, OF
the New York Sun. The Associated
Press and the ScriDps- McRae associa-
ton both have representatives, on the
train. but they do no work for special
papers There are also representative
of the New York illustrated weeklies.
but they look after the pictorial fea-
lures of the trip to a great extent rather
than TO the news features.
Mr. Denny his associates
Familiarity call hints one of the
brightest of New York newspaper men.
He does considerable magazine work
outside of his newspaper correspond
es-ca.
H A. Coleman represents the Asso-
ciated Press on the presidents trip. and
r. H. Hazard represents the Scripps-
McRae association. Mr.. Hazard was
with President Mckinley in his western
trip four years ago He went with
Prince Henry around the circle" anu
now he is going over the west again
with President Roosevelt Last year he
went to the scene of the Mont Pelee
disaster for his association and ascend.
ed the burning mountain
George 3. Luckey represents Lesiie's
Weekly. R. G. Dunn is the Collier man.
and n. Layermick is the representative
of RarDer's Weekly H. A Stronmyer.
Of a firm Of high-class scenic photog-
raphers. IS the official stenographer
Then there are the telegraph men p
w Williams oe the Western Union and
J. 3. Czech of the Postal Telegraph
company. They attend to all the tele-
graph business for the presidents party,
both official and also press dispatches.
Three newspaper men Joined the
presidents train at Topeka and came
as far as Sharon Springs, representing
two Topeka papers and one at Kansas
City. Charles NJ Harger Joined the
party at Abilene. IS did also Colonel
z. c. Little. the latter on invitation Of
Mr.. Dennison. Colonel Little went only