The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-09-30
SHOUT FOR ROOSEVELT
Public Meeting Of Locomotive
firemen Goes Wild With En-.
iLusiasm For the President.
Motherhood Resorts the Cansrd That;
tbe Executive Is NOT
True Friend.

From the Buffalo Express. sept. l3.l
Tho big public meeting held last
z.ght IN Convention hall by thc Broth.
srhood of Locomotive Fircmcu OF
America. now in convention in this
atty, wound up in Il most remarkable
demonstration for President RooSe-
velt. It was the biz feature of the
5Sonster meeting not on the pro-
xgamme, and by reason Of the acct
dent of it and its consequent sponta-
seity 1t proved beyond the faintest
shadow of doubt that at least one
powerful organization that has been
an honor and credit 10. American labor
Cor more than a quarter of century
Is heart and soul for Roosevelt
The Roosevelt demonstration was
most sensational. Convention hall was
packed from the stage To the entrance.
Fully 5000 men ana women were
chere, the attendance taxing the seat
Ing capacity to such an extent that
many extra benches had to be placed
close up to the stage.
Edward \. Manly, secretary of the
interstate commerce commission, in
che course of his speech had called at
sntion to the fact that Il New York
newspaper had criticised the president
because he had accepted an honorary
membership in the Brotherhood of Lo-
tomotive Firemen.
Let me say" said Grand Master
Mammalian, that If the president of the
VOTED States or any other of its Cit
Sens uves nothing worse than accept
membership in this organization Lee
~tl neither merit Tie i'll will no. de
3 we tie cen>Ure of any of his fellow
Ecn. ICheers.
If tn rest of the public, ana partiC
Jlally hose Who arr intruSted wit.
lie direction OF our government ana
che management of the nations great
est enterprises. would do rs the preSi
Gent and meet us upon Il common Level,
.hcre "'Ouid he fewer strikes ana less
strife and more OF peace and good will
II the Industrial world"
What IS the president done t,r
your shouted AN Intoxicated man VIII
ytooi near he stage door OF the right.
~ hat Las the president done?" Re
2eated Grand Master Iannahan. The
president has proved to the organized
orliin-nleu If this country that he
Las all interest in their welfare by ac-
septing an honorary membership III an
organization of men whose faces are
2egrimed by smoke ana dust ana who
alily and hourly face tie grayeSt dan
gers
The monster audience burst into
aedfening cheers. The tumult rolled
from wall TO wall and back again
Men stood up on the benches, wildly
Taving their hats and cheering for tie
president. 'the demonstration WAS
spontaneous and was general all over
sby hall. Finally it died down and
some one in the audience shouted
"Hurr3l for Theodore Roosevelt
Aud Ia.n the crowd burst into
cheers, and when the second demon
s:cetiou died out the intoxicated man
gas nowhere 10 De seen
During the demonstration the men
e., ia, stage nj silent ana made no Of.
- v.,,er L. check or urge Oh tie re.
-.......,.- ovation which the president
a.t received. AMI when ii was over
Brand Master IIannahan went Oh with
ais speech without reference to the
subject.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire.
nan has a membership of $1,000 men.
Yearly all of whom live in the United
S1Ttes. 1t has been said before that
The railroad men of the country thor
>sdehiS believed in and supported
Roosevelt, and if any proof Of that as
-@Ct!on was needed it was amply fur
SSshed last night.