The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-06
ST. PAUL POLICE WILL
GUARD COL. ROOSEVELT
Will Protect Him From the Crowds
Plans Include Visit to the State
Fair Grounds.

St. Paul, Aug. 6 Especial to the
Pioneer)-When Theodore Roose.
welt arrives in St. Paul on September
Sth, to speak at the second National
Conservation Congress, he will be
guarded by the police as carefully as
he would be if he were still presi,
dent. Every precaution will be taken
to see that he is fully protected from
the crowd that will be near him all
the time during his stay in the city.
AS president, Colonel Roosevelt
always was under the eyes of at
least four secret service men when
ever he was surrounded by a crowd.
He didn't like the idea of being
guarded and used to try to avoid it.,
but the keen-eyed sleuths stuck
closely to him and were ever alert
for his safety. Now that he is a
private citizen, he does not have
this body-guard and it falls to the
lot of the police of the cities he
visits to furnish proper protection.
Following a conference with men,
bers of the local committee on ar
rangements, Chief of Police, John ].
O'Connor of St. Paul, began work
ing on a plan which, when perfected,
will result in Colonel Roosevelt be-.
ing under the care of the guardians
of the law from the minute he steps
into St. Paul until the minute he
leaves the city. The best men on
the city's force will be on band all
the time. They will not be in evil
dence as they will be in citizens
clothes, but it will be their duty to
see that there is clear passage for
the former president. These pre-
cautions are not taken with any
thought of danger of attack on
Colonel Roosevelt, who is a favorite
in St. Paul, but there are always
people in great crowds who want to
shake the hand of the former presi-
dent. There are others who would
have a word or two with him on
some subject or other. Should he
stop ten seconds with each of these,
there would be little time left for
him to speak and attend the func-
tons planned for him.
Upon his arrival in St. Paul,
Colonel Roosevelt will be met at
the Union Station by Governor
Eberhart, as many of the governors
of other states as have arrived,
cabinet members, Clifford Pinchot,
the reception committee of the
National Conservation Congress and
the welcoming committee, composed
of members of St. Paul's commercial
and civic organizations.
While these dignitaries and
organizations will attract attention,
the center of interest will be in the
original Roosevelt club, a St. Paul
organization which is known all over
the country. Every member of the
club has promised to be present to
welcome the former chief executive
and act as his escort wherever he
goes.
The plans as now made include a
visit by Colonel Roosevelt to the
Minnesota State Fair grounds where
he will make brief speech. Then
he will return to the new St. Paul
Hotel, where suite will have been
specially prepared for him. In the
afternoon, be will deliver the main
speech before the congress in the
auditorium. After he has delivered
his address Colonel Roosevelt will
return to the St. Paul hotel. where,
if present plans are carried out, an
informal reception will be held. In
the evening he will leave for Mil
waukea