The Washington herald., 1910-07-15

Oyster Bay. July 14-The colonel Is
going. TO travel some when he leaves this
village next month. He is going 70 take
jaunt into the heart OF the Middle :
West, where they have been waiting for
him ever since he set foot on the Bat
terry last month Extensive arrangerents
for a rousing reception out there have
been made. and Mr.. Roosevelt is sched-
uIed for two strenuous weeks He an
nounced the initeraries of his two trips
tonight.
On August . the colonel and his party
viii leave New York aboard pzsTate
car. They viii 20 straight for Deisser.
where the celebrated editor is down for
his first speech From Denver Col.
Roosevelt will go TO Osawatonie. Kans..
and will speak there on the last day OF
the month. On September 2 he is due
to talk In Omaha. and from there viii
be carried to Sioux Falls. speaking there
the following day
At Fargo on Labor Day.
. Labor Day, which falls on September 5.
should find the colonel In Fargo. n.
Oak He viii rest the DAY before be-
cause it happens to be Sunday. but
feli need the respite. Fargo folks have
planned a monster celebration The col
onel will be in the thick OF It. ST. Paul
and the conservation congress will greet
him on the next day. September g. HIS
speech there. provided the plans Of the
conservationists do not break, is ex-
pected 10 be one OF the most important
on the first trip. Gifford Pinchot win 10
there. toe. 1t is said.
The Press Club OF Milwaukee VIII
entertain the colonel on the 7th He Is
going to hurry away from the city OF
hope for Freeport, III. and Chicago,
because he's got TO give two speeches
during the day. In Freeport they have
planned quite little party. The coloners
stay in Chicago win be under the aus
pices of the Hamilton Club. Republl-
can organization 10 which the ex-Presi-
dent is deeply attached. He accepted
their invitation 20 speak before the club
before he even considered any others on
his return from the jungle. He may talk
politics here.
VIII Speak in Cincinnati.
A days run from Chicago win land
the colonel in Cincinnati on September 9.
He'll say a few things there. and VIII
make short jump 20 Pittsburg for the
last speech of the trip The civic COM
mission of the Smoky City will act as
HIS host. Mr. Roosevelt will discuss the
problems OF city government 70. the
Pittsburgers, who have expressed q keen
desire 10 hear what the colonel has TO
say after the graft Investigations in their
town. The colonel Is due to land in New
York on September 10. He viii return 10
Oyster Bay directly.
After a rest here the colonel VIII start
out again for the second journey to tho
South and West He leaves New York
October 6. Atlanta, Ga, Is going to cele-
brate Uncle Remus Day" in the sth.
Mr. Roosevelt was one of the warmest
personal friends and admirers Of the late
Joel Chandler Harris the author OF those
delightful Southern dialect stories It
was through his respect for Mr.. Harris
that the colonel agreed to come TO At
lanta and deliver a speech. which will
probably be for the most part a tribute
10 the man whose name they cherish.
Goes Into Arkansas.
Two days travelling will carry the party
into Arkansas. The colonel will speak at
Hot Springs on October 10. The 18th is
an open date which has not been decided
upon yet. In Peoria. Ill. on the 18th Mr.
Roosevelt viii talk TO the knights Of Co
lunbus. in acceptance of the invitation
extended TO him couple OF weeks ago.
The concluding speech of this trip viii
be he most timely OF all The colonel ig
going to take the stump for Senator Bev-
eridge in Indiana on October IS. He
promised Beyeridge last week that he
would come out and root for him, and
he'll discuss certain issues of the political
situation out there that ought 20 prove
highly interesting. The colonel didn't say
tonight Just at what place in the State
he would speak for Beveridge. He is due
East a few days later. The campaign in
New York VIII be sizzling then.
Ali arrangements in regard TO the
trains have been made for the first trip.
There win be a number of newspaper
men 10 accompany the colonel all the
way While he has said that he cannot
possibly make any more speeches than
he has announced. IT IS known that he
Will talk good many times from the
rear platform OF the train.
Reports of wild enthusiasm IN the West
for Roosevelt have been coming into
Oyster Bay for quite while The West
ern politicians who have visited Saga
more Hill have spoken OF the reception
the colonel viii get In their section OF
the country. They have said that the
crowds viii whoop 1t up fer the colonel
all along the line. He viii undoubtedly
greet them. too. In fact. Il is said here
that the train-end speeches win be quite
as interesting as the prepared ones
It was quiet at Sycamore Hin to-day.
The colonel worked like Trojan with
Secretary Harper IN the morning. and
wrote pieces for magazine most of the
afternoon Later be went out for walk