Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-08
ROOSEVELT HAD
TO CHANGE MIND
Planned to Spend o Quiet sundny
with His Book and Cut
Out Speeches.
PEOPLE WOULDN'T STAND II
At Every Stop They Called Him
Out-No Attention Paid to
Protesting kilograms
Sent Ahead.
PEOPLE WOULDN'T STAND IT

Fargo. n. D., Sept. 4.--Aftor TN oil day
ride through pnra Of South Dakota,
Minnesota and North Dakota, ex-Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt reached Fargo this evou-
ms The people Of Fargo were wnit'n';
nj tho station for him nnd gave him
hearty welcome, although It was sun
day
1t WIS after midnight when Colonel
Roosevelt not to bod last night, after an
arduous day IN Sioux Fails
"Liko Weller's Thanksgiving turkey, I
am Old and tough" he said, Just before
he went 10 bed. but there are limits"
Those who have been travelling with
Mr.. Roosevelt have been hstonished at
! his endurance He has attended break
fpats before seven O'Clock and dinners
which lasted until lite at night and has
made SO many speeches since he left New
| YO;l, that he cannot even estimate the
number. But last night he admitted that
h, was tired.
| lie Instructed his secretary to send
telegrams to the towns through which
! he was to pass to-day saying that rs 1t
/ was Sunday he would make no speeches
| from the train. That Gouc. he settled
down in fis private car to realize his
visions Of day of rest.
COME OK OUT. TEDDY"
The special train scooted across the
eastern ed;c OF South Dakota and into
! minnesota and for the first of the morn
lag Colonel Roosevelt enjoyed himself
sitting In an easy chair and reading
book. Then the engineer footed one long
| blast and slowed down for Marshall tho
| first stop. Colonel Roosevelt continued to
| read. There was Il shout outside He
looked through the window. Almost lc-
fore the train stopped a crowd closed
around the rear platform. 1t looked as
though every person In Marshall was
| there.
! t ddy. Teddy, come on out" the
crowd shouted. Lets sec YOU" Tho
colonel hcsitated for "a moment Tho
shouts grew louder. Some of the people
saw him through the window and cheer
ed. lie arose and there was another
cheer. he walked to the door ana thrust
his hond through. The cheer DEVELOPED
into "a yen OF greeting and tho Colonel
could not resist. He walked ont to the
platform and in an instant men and boys
were scramblinE upon the railing, trying
t. shake his hand. He thrust out both
| hands and half dozen men caught hold
of ecah one. After he had shaken hands
! with every one in reach, he stepped back
ana hesitated again. The crowd listened
eXpcctantiy. Mr.. Roosevelt did not open
his mouth,
AND THEN HE Talked
Speech" "speech," the crowd shouted
Mr.. Roosevelt took step towards the
| car I,,
| Capitulatcd
In another minute he was standing at
the railing. mis- hand raised. inf, lis,
clenched hamnlcrirg away AT the air to
emphasize each point IA, he talked about
honesty, good citizenship and children As
the train rolled away. he was stul
talking
The same thing happened at every
place at which the train stopped Al no
town did the people pay any attention 10
Mr.. Rooseveit's kilograms and he sur
rendered Internationally and spent tho
rest of The day in making speeches. In
fact, he made more speeches to-day than
on almost any other day since he. began
his trip
At lfanley FaQs. MINI. almost everyone
in the crowd was carrying a flag At
Morris. Mimi, the boys band came out
and triad 10 ,>l,, .,,,. e
| larncr" 1,vo c,,. til. .,,i. ,...
the station At C,r,nhou .,,d 80, -, :, H..
COW nonics an tho ..d., =. 81, ~
listening 70 ro,or., to.,,,.-,,,
He waved his hama -, ,ha,n ,,,,, :,
lonswored mis- salute
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The crowd at Nl.lnar, Mimi, was one