Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-05
ADDRESSES EIGHT THOUSAND
Teachers Reception of Speaker
Highly Complimentary.
MEETS BIG CROWD IN DAVENPORT
After All Turmoil Republican Party
is Coming Together on safe and
sane Basis-Democrats
HopeIessly Divided.
tFrom a staff Correspondent

(From a Staff Correspondent)
DES MONIES, Ia, Nov. Especial
Telegram.)--It was demonstrated here
tonight that Theodore Roosevelt is still
the ideal Of Iowa people Despite a day
of alternate snow and rain. with the
streets in a wretched condition, an inn
mense crowd met him at the train at
o'clock and for blocks the streets were
lined with a shouting crowd Of admirers
as the Roosevelt party started in auto
mobiles for Drake university. A squad
ron Of cavalry from Fort Des Moines
acted escort.
Roosevelt spoke to high school students
| who had just participated I'm a foot ball
game between the North and West High
schools. BY 6 o'clock he was back to the
/ Grant club. where he was given a dinner
/ by the Commercial club At o'clock he
faced an audience OF 5000 teachers in the
/ Coliseum and spoke on American Ideals"
! Teachers Are Enthustastic,
The teachers were enthusiastic and hts
reception there was highly compliment
ary At the same time a political meet
ing was started at the Auditorium, and
crowds were turned away who wanted
to attend This was addressed By Gov
ernor Carroll, Senator Cummins, Judge
Prouty and others, and late in the pro-
gram Colonel Roosevelt came from the
teachers convention and addressed the
crowd upon political topics. lie spoke
earnestly for the unity of the republican
party and the success Of the ticket, and
gave special Endorsement to the repub-
lican candidates for congress
Previously in the day the colonel had
spoken at three places in the Second dis
trict for the republican candidates. At
all his meetings there was much enthusi-
asm.
The state Teachers association today
heard the annual address of the state SUI
perintendent, John f. Riggs, which was
referred to committee for action, and
also listened to an address by Henry Wall
bee on the life Of rural school teachers,
John Collins of st. Louis also spoke,
after which the convention divided into
sections and many of these were held at
different places. A proposal viii come
before the association tomorrow for q
change in the bylaws constituting the
; educational council a legislative commit t
tee to engage in work for better laws for
Iowa schools. A committee from the Ne
braska association waited on Colonel
, Roosevelt today to induce him to come
TO that state.
Large Audience Mt Davenport.
DAVENPORT, Ia, Nov A crowd OF
several thousand persons listened to Theo-
dore Roosevelt here today when he made
, his first speech in Iowa for Charles Grilk
, republican candidate for congress. Colone
Roosevelt's welcome by the people of Iowa
when he made his first appearance here
was cordial, with no marked degree of en-.
thusiasm The crowd cheored when he ap-
e peared and applauded him frequently
There was so much loud talking by men in
r the crowd that the colonel could not make
e himself heard by all.
r Colonel Roosevelt's arrival in Iowa was
quiet one. He reached Davenport at 2:S
r a. m and remained in his car until
% o'clock, when he went to the home Of Mis-.
a Alice French for breakfast A small GROVE
p, at the station cheered him as he appeared
p After breakfast he drove TO Central park
J to make his first speech Of the day.
Colonel Roosevelt made his speech from
the bandstand in the park. More than al
n hour before the time set for his arriva
70 the people began to gather and when h,
Y reached the park he was greeted by .
large crowd Of students Of Augustan,
college. in Rock Island, H., who gave thei
6 cheer, as did the high school students
, The sky was dun and the weather cold
' Representative A. +. Dawson of Prestol
= made the opening speech. He said CoIone
: Roosevelt's presence made It certain tina
the republicans would carry the district
Z Then he introduced Mr.. Grilk, who praise,
Colonel Roosevelt as the best friend tn
people Of the United States have in thi
district"
E. Colonel HOOseveIt's Address.
~ After all the turmoil" said Colone
et Roosevelt the republican party is comm
r together on a sane and progressive plat
70 form, while our opponents are utterl
Dt divided"
IS The official leadership OF the democrati
ID