Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27
West Gives Cordial Greet
ing to Col, Roosevelt.
4 Speech Demanded At Every
Stop Throughout Day.
upholds Honesty and Attacks Graft
And Crooks In All Forms.

Grand Island, Neb.. Aug. 26.-The
West gave Former President Roosevelt
a warm greeting today. The people
gathered in crowds at all places at
which he stopped in his journey across
Iowa and Nebraska. rang bells, footed
whistles, played bands and cheered.
They stood on roofs. climbed telegraph
poles and scrambled on top of cars on
the sidings to see him.
The welcomes began before Colonel
Roosevelt was out of bed and kept up
until long after dark. When the day
was done, Colonel Roosevelt said that
he was greatly pleased by the way the
people of the West had welcomed him
back again.
After his arrival in Cheyenne. Wyo..
tomorrow, Colonel Roosevelt will make
the second set speech of his Western
tour at a Cowboys carnival.
The colonel was called out of bed to-
day by the people of Marshalltown.
Iowa, who had gone to the station be-
fore breakfast to see him and would
not be. denied Clad in raincoat and
slippers, he made the first speech of the
day before o'clock. From then on. it
was almost continuous performance.
At every point at which the train
stopped, a speech was demanded. The
colonel kept on talking until his voice
began to grow husky, and he was
urged to stop.
At Dunlap, Iowa. some one pulled the
bell cord just as Colonel Roosevelt
reached the back platform and placed
his arm aloft. in his characteristic
pose. He was about to speak when the
train pulled out, leaving the people
standing disappointed but amused
Colonel Roosevelt was allowed less
than a minute for his speech, but he
made such good use of it that there
after attempts to suppress his
speeches were given up.
The manager of a Wild West show on
exhibition at Grand Island wired to the
agent in charge of the Roosevelt train
urging him not to stop there. He said he
was afraid that if the colonel should stop,
everyone would so to the railroad station
to see him instead of the Wild West
show. But the colonel stopped at Grand
Island and it looked as though the circus
managers fears had been realized. But
the former President made a short speech
and the people of Grand Island had time
to go to the show.
In his speeches today Colonel Roosevelt
continued to talk about honesty In public
and private life and to attack the crook
ed man and the crooked public servant.
He also spoke about New York while
talking to the people of Council Bluffs.
Earlier in the day he issued statement
To-, ri no
denouncing ''bossism" and corrupt ALI
ances between business and politics. Sup
plementing this statement later he said
that he would not permit the "Old
Guard" of New York state to pick the
issues there. He said that the great is
sue was not the fight to procure the
enactment of direct nominations prima-
~ law. but the fight against "bossism.'
He said that his statement referred to the
New York situation solely and had no
bearing on the situation in national pol
itics.
Two staunch Progressives had long
talks with the colonel today. Senator
Cummings got on the train at Ames.
Iowa, and stayed there until he reach
ed Omaha. At that point James r.
Garfield of Cleveland formerly secre
tary of the interior, Joined the party.
He is going to Cheyenne Clifford Pin
chot. formerly chief forester. who was
expected to be at Cheyenne. was not
able to leave Washington until today
ard he will meet Colonel Roosevelt in
Denver
When Colonel Roosevelt left New
York. all of the members of the party
Travelled in two cars which were at
tached to regular trains. The number
Of cars is now six. made up in special
train
At Chicago yesterday, one car, carry
ing party Of men who are going
along merely to see what happens, was
attached. George AIDE is one of the Gu
ricus ones. Three more cars were added
today and railroad officers gave up all
hope of hauling them on regular trains.
Archie Roosevelt met his father IN
Omaha and rode with him as far as
Fremont. Neb. He has been staying on
Seth Bullocks ranch in North Dakota.
Lexington. n. B.. Aug 26.-Colonel
Roosevelt made a 3-minute speech at
tors, Norris, Brown and Elmer J. Burk-
EFT. got on the train at Kearney. When
the colonel addressed the crowd at Kear-
ney he spoke in complimentary terms of
Mr.. Burkett. who is in the midst of his
campaign for reelection. When Colonel
Roosevelt was informed tonight that he
had been picked by certain leaders as a
delegate to the Republican state conven-
ton at Saratoga, N. Y, he said he was
glad to hear it and would, of course, ac-
cept.
New York. Aug. 26-'I would suggest
that Mr.. Woodruff again read President
Taft's letter to me of Aug. 20" Urged
throughout the day to make a statement,
this was all Lloyd c. Griscom. chairman
of the New York Republican county com
mittee. would say of State Chairman
Woodruff's statement of last night in
which Mr. Woodruff said that he was ig-
norant of any plan to present Theodore
Roosevelt's name for temporary chairman
before the recent state committee meet
ing for chairman of the state conven-
ton.
Mr.. Woodruff did not amplify on his
statement today. but William Barnes, Jr.,
Of Albany. was more communicative. He
said he did in a statement of few days