Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-19
GATHER TO GREET ROOSEVELT
Delegations from North, South, East
and West Are All Present.
NO CASTE DISTINCTION VISIBLE
MiIIionnires, Rough Riders, Miners,
Farm Hands and Day LabOrers
Rub Elbows I'm the Big
Crowd.
BY FRANK CHARLTON.

NEW YORK, June 1s-(Special Tele-
gram. Tho original return from Elba had
nothing on the so-called duplicate here to-
day. The Little Corporal was never more
voclferously welcomed than was Colonel
Roosevelt at the hands of Americans gath
cred from every section Of the United
States. From the far west, the north, the
south and the east they came and each del
egation seemed to vie with It's neighbors to
see which could give the most emphatic
voice to Its welcome.
Such other-time friends as United States
Marshal Seth Bullock of Deadwood, S. D.,
Marshal Jack Alternately of Oklahoma,
Colonel Alex Brodie of St Paul and the
rough rider boys rubbed elbows with mem
bers OF President Tafts cabinet, United
states senators and governors.
There was no cast distinction. The null
timillionaire got the same show from Colo
mel Roosevelt that the rough riders got
who are now ranch hands or miners or
laborers. There were some mighty inter-
esting incidents and some mighty interest
ing people in the great welcome. In the
great jam of people that assembled along
Broadway and Fifth avenue from the Bat
terry to Fifty-ninth street, the upper ter
minus of the line of march, were gathered
One Hundred from California.
George r. Meade of Los Angeles, Cal,
headed a delegation of 100 members of the
Billiken club, a famous Roosevelt organiza-
ton in California. Colonel A. p. Moore of
Pittsburg headed a delegation OF 300 Pitts
burgers, who took an active part in the
welcome. Dennis Kelly, J. A. Metcalf, T.
NJ. Anderson and w. e. Heskett of Column
q nj ri
Teddy into the Buckeye state next
month
To enumerate the statesmen who were
here would be like culling pages from the
political bluebook. Vice President Sher-
man and Governor Hughes did not take
part, but Secretary of the Navy Meyer
and Secretary of Agriculture Wilson were
on hand as representatives from President
Taft. They were accompanied by Captain
Butt, the presidents aide
In the great enclosure at Battery park.
where Mayor Gaynor spoke the address of
welcome on behalf of New York City, the
assemblage was varied and representa-
tive one.
Among the persons gathered there were
General Luke Wright of Memphis, former
secretary of war; Adjutant General Yer
beck, representing the state Of New York;
Governor Weeks of Connecticut Governor
Mills of New Mexico, attired in a new plug
hat that didn't fit; Governor Quimby of
New Hampshire, Governor Fort of New
Jersey, Governor Stuart of Pennsylvania,
Ex-Governor Hoggatt of Alaska, p. b. Col
Inns of Minnesota, John Lowe of Arizona
Frank Tyree Of West Virginia, F. D. Good
all of Washington, Frank Browne of Flor
ida, Robert Davis of Michigan, Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts, Sen.
ator Frank Flint of California (the only
man who will admit he is too poor to be
in the senate), Booker T. Washington OF
Tuskogee, Ala; clifford Finchot, George S
Terry, assistant United States treasurer
Collector Loeb of the port of New York
Brigadier General Walter Howe, U. S. A.
Mayor Parsons of Cairo, ILL.,, and many
more.
All New York Turns Out.
Practically all the celebrities Of New
York state and city were present.
Conspicuous among the welcomers wa
the Hamilton Gun club OF Chicago, 10
strong. Len Small of the justly famous cit,
Of Kankakee accompanied the Hamil
tonians Others who came with the ILL