Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-27
ASSOCIATED Press)

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Aug. 26.-
The west gave former President Roose-
welt a warm greeting today. The peo-
pie gathered in crowds at all places at
which he stopped in his journey across
Iowa and part of Nebraska, rang bells,
footed whistles, played bands and
cheered.
They stood on roofs, climbed tele-
graph poles and scrambled on top Of
cars on the sidings to see him when
the crows on the ground grew so large
that there was no other way.
They began their welcome before
Colonel Roosevelt was out Of bed and
kept it up until long after dark. When
the day was done Colonel Roosevelt
said he was greatly pleased by the way
the people of the west welcomed him
back.
He will arrive at Cheyenne, Wyo.,
in the morning and will make the Sec
ond set speech of his western tour
there in the afternoon at the cow
boys carnival.
The colonel was up early, and he
had to be, for he was called out of
bed by people of Marshalltown, Iowa,
who had gone to the station before
breakfast to see him and would not
be denied. Clad in a raincoat and Slip
pers he made the first speech of the
day at GAS this morning.
From then on it was almost con-
tinuous performance, for at every
point at which the train stopped
speech was demanded. The colonel
kept on talking until his voice grew
husky and he was urged to stop.
NO SPEECH THERE
At Dunlap, Iowa, someone pulled the
bell cord just as Colonel Roosevelt got
on the back platform with his arm
held aloft in his characteristic pose,
was about to speak. The train pulled
out, leaving the people standing there
in open-mouthed disappointment.
At Logan, the next point, Colonel
Roosevelt was allowed less than a min
ute for his speech, but he made such
good use of it that thereafter attempts
to suppress his speeches were given up.
The manager of a wild west show
on exhibition at Grand Island wired
the agent in charge of the Roosevelt
train urging him not to stop there for
fear there would be no one at the
show, which began five minutes after
the time set for the colonels arrival
there. But the colonel stopped here
and it looked as though most of the
town was on hand. He made short
speech after which the people of
Grand Island went to the show.
TALKS or HONESTY
In his speeches today Colonel Roose-
welt continued to talk about honesty
in public and private life and to at
tack the crooked men and the crooked
public servants. He also spoke about
New York, referring to the situation in
his own state while talking to the peo-
pie of Council Bluffs.
Earlier in the day he issued a state
ment in regard to the New York pro
eressives, and denouncing bossism and
- eHtyNaa m Il
politics.
Supplementing this statement later,
he declared that he would not permit
the "old guard" of New York state to
pick the issue there. He said that the
great issue was not the fight to pro-
cure the enactment Of a direct noml-
nation primary 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 politics.
Two stanch progressives had long
talks with the colonel today. Senator
Cummins got on the train at Ames,
Iowa, and stayed there until he
reached Omaha. At Omaha James r.
Garfield former secretary of the in
terror. Joined the party. He is going
to Cheyenne. Clifford Pinchot, former
chief forester, who was expected to be
at Cheyenne, was not able to leave
Washington until today, and Will meet
Col. Roosevelt in Denver.
CANNON SUPPORTER
Congressman Walter 1. Smith,
stanch supporter of Speaker Cannon,
also talked with Col. Roosevelt today.
In introducing him to the people of
Council Bluffs, Mr.. Smith referred to
him as the greatest American"
When Col. Roosevelt left New York
all members Of the party Travelled in
two cars, attached to the regular train.
The number of cars has grown, until
now there are six OF thom, made up in
q special train. At Chicago yester-
day one car was attached carrying a
party Of men who are going along
merely to sec what happens. George
Ade is one of them. Three more cars
were added today and the railway Of
ficials gave up all hope of hauling
them ON the regular trains.
The mayor of Galesburg, H., tele-
graphed to Col Roosevelt today a re-
quest that he try to settle the strike
in the btuminous coal fields, The
colonel remarked that it was the
fourth strike which he had been asked
to settle sincagis return from abroad,
and that he could not consent to act
as he would be obliged to devote sew
eral weeks to such a task, and he has
not the time to spare
Archie Roosevelt met his father in
omaha today, and rode with him as
far as Fremont, Neb. He has been
staying on Seth Bullocks ranch in
North Dakota.