The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-03
fairbanks
TO GREET
ROOSEVELT
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

indianapolis. Ind. Sept 30.-Officia1
announcement has been made of the
fact that when Theodore Roosevelt.
comes to Indianapolis, to make his
speech on Oct. 10. he will be intro
duced by Charles w Fairbanks, form
er vice president. Thus, the former
president and former vice president will
again be seen on the same platform. for
the first time since Col Roosevelt was
in this city a few years ago at the
time of the dedication of the statue of
Gen Lawton- At that time Mr.. Roose-
welt. then president was a guest at
the home of Vice President Fairbanks
In this city, and big reception was
given in his honor, at which he met
hundreds of the leading people of In
diana
The invitation to Mr. Fairbanks to
introduce Col. Roosevelt when he
speaks here was extended to him by
! Harry Wallace, county chairman of
| Marion county in whose hands the
state committee placed all of the de-
tails for the meeting. Mr.. wallace saw
| at once that 1t would be eminently
| proper to invite the former vice presi-
dent to offciate as chairman of the
| meeting and to Introduce the speaker.
and he was much gratified at the read
4 mess with which the invitation was ac-
cepted by Mr.. Fairbanks
1 Some time ago it was stated, also,
that Mr. Fairbanks would make some
| speeches for the ticket during the pres
ent campaign, and it is understood that
he is shaping up his affairs so that he
| can spend several days in the work OF
the campaign. Mr.. Fairbanks has just
| reopened his law office in this city and
| again entered the practice of the law
| years. and therefore he is just now
a busy man at getting things ready fol
business. But it is understood that he
will stick to his Intention to make
speeches. as he promised he would do
There is no doubt but that he will de
the republican ticket a great deal o.
good when he gets out and let's him
self be heard. and the republicans ar,
anxious to hear him. Already there II
a big demand for him from various
parts of the state
So great has been the demand 70
speeches by Col. Roosevelt that tn,
speakers bureau of the state commit
tee has been up in the air ever sine
the announcement was made that h
5 would spend one day in Indiana A
! first Anderson and Muncie were Sc
lected from the dozens of towns ask
! ing for him as the only two places a
which he could speak after leaving In
: dianapoiiss Th5Ssnuch has been set
, | tied, and 1t was Announced, too, tina
on his way from Peoria, ILL.,. where h
speaks the previous day. he would sto
; at Veedersburg, Covington, Crawfords
vile and possibly at one or two of tn
smaller towns and make short talk!
D arriving in this city at o'clock in tn
1 afternoon.
And now comes Terre Haute with
v demand-not a request but a demand
. that Col. Roosevelt come to Indianar
a oils by way of Terre Haute instead
: through Charlottesville, and that /
make a speech In that city before
:. gets here.
At first this was declared to be ir
| possible, as the route had already bee
= f1xed and settled. Yesterday, howeve
: a delegation of Terre Haute repnbl
: cans came to indianapolis to see Sta
Chairman Lee about 1t. They told LIE
: that Terre Haute simply must hay
r Roosevelt, and that he could do MOI
e good there than he could at the oths
s places mentioned.
J. They said he could go from Poor
to Danville. III, where he will make
g short speech. thence TO Terre Haute f.
a speech and on to Indianapolis arri,
ing here at the time already set for h
arrival