Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
CALLED OUT OF BED
10 SPEAK IN NEGLlGEE
Manager of Wild West Show Asks
That the CoIonel's Train Go Straight
Trough, Fearing Competition-Ad-
dresses Must be CIT Short on Ac-
count Ct Hoarseness.

tBy Associated I rCss)
GRAND ISLAND. NEB. Aug. GO
! Roosevelt a warm greeting today.
The West gave former President
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
SCI ambled on top of cars on the sid
! ings 10 see him
The welcomers began their cheering
/ before Colonel Roosevelt was out OF
bed and kept it up until long after
dark When the day was done Colo
mel Roosevelt said that he was great
ly pleased by the way the people OF
! the West had welcomed him back
again
| Called Out of Bed.
The colonel was called out of bed
today by the people Of Marshalltown,
Iowa. who had gone to the station be
| fore breakfast to see him and would
not be declined. Clad in raincoat
and slippers he made the first speech
cf the day before seven O'Clock.
The manager of WILD west show
| on exhibition at Grand Island wired
TO the agent In charge of the Roose-
welt training urging him not 10 stop
here. He said he was afraid that II
the colonel should stop everyone would
go to the RAILROAD station TO see him
instead of Witnessing the show But
! the colonel stopped az Grand Island
and il looked as though the circus
managers fears had been rcalized.
I The former president made q short
speech and the people had time TO so
| TO the show.
Train of Six Cars.
When Colonel Roosevelt left New
| York all CT the members OF the party
| travelled in two cars which We're al
tached to regular trains The number
OF cals is now six. made up in spe~
cial train.
At Chicago yesterday. one car carry
| ing a party of men who are gong
along merely to see what happens,
was attached.
| Archie Roosevelt met his father in
Omaha and rode with him as far as
Fremont. Neb He has been staying
On Seth BulIock's ranch in North Da-
kota.
| OMAHA. NEB.. Aug. ga slight
hoarseness developing in his voice.
| Theodore Roosevelt at the close Of
! the second day OF las tour. was pre-
vailed on by friends to shorten his
speeches. He does not. expect anv
difficulty In making all OF his
speeches. but the constant strain OF
car platform talks has caused a
slight constituencies to his throat. He
will probably have some rest during
the trip TO Cheyenne. where he Is
due tomorrow.
Representative Walter J. Smith. a
stsuneh friend OF Speaker Cannon
end one Of the strongest men in the
"Old Gusrss in Congress. was Col
onel RoOseveli's escort when he
reached Council Bluffs today. After
. hurried automobile ride about the
city Mfr. Smith escorted The colonel
to a stand in Bayliss Park. Senator
Cummins was also present
When Colonel Roosevelt concluded
his remarks there Were many and
continued calls for Mr.. Cummins to
speak. During his short STAY tn COun
oil Bluffs. Colonel Roosevelt visited
IL. =. Wilcox. a radical progressive
Republican supporter Of Senator Cum
Minis.
NEST Distinguishes American
| Representative Smith introduced
! Colonel Roosevelt Is tho most dis
! tinguished American 90 the crowd
which had gathered in the park.
The colonel had hardly begun 60
srcak when some orc called ont.
How about New York.
We'll. there o. the New York
ISSUE the colenei said IT Is Der.
fettiy plain that ] stand primarily
Tor political CLEANLINESS and dccency
and for popular rule. Sometimes
90 not agrcc with All the people. .
try my best to represent thsm a. Ear
a. can. 7 viii Do anything for them
excert that which is wrong and that
I viii not do for any man.
Against Al corrvption.
ii Is oN duty 70 war against cor
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