The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-14

Roosevelt party, on the arrival OF the
C.. & O. special here, Col. Roosevelt
was given to understand that he would
have no time to speak here. - he
could not waste minute II he wanted
to make connections at Columbus TO
reach Dunkirk, N. Y. Friday morning
for his campaign opening.
Col. Roosevelt was informed when
his train pulled into the c. 4 O. sta
tion that there was . special ready 70
take him to Columbus.
mo. must have my cars placed On
the regular train AZ I have been told
that the special will not arrive In Co
lumbus In time for me to make my
connections" he said. When told that
the regular train had not been held No
haste be made to attach his cars TO
the special. BY this umo It was too
late for him to go to the coliseum
and he made an address from the plat.
form of his car to the crowd In tho
station.
Altogether the handling OF tho
Roosevelt trains yesterday was .
farce from start to finish and the To-
cal blunder cannot be placed on the
shoulders Of the members OF the
Roosevelt party or tho local reception
committee.
What Voters Think.
There was nothing about the whole
trip from Indianapolis that could b
pointed out as intentional or avoid
able. but many more voters In Rich
mond believe today In an Invisible"
government than = esW dAys Ara
They have ! feeling that II 18TH
Roosevelt and the man In whose tnter.
est he observation-disclosures not
making such an aggressive fight upon
corporate abuses. among them the
abuses practiced by railroads-it
would not have been impossible to
have kept somewhat near the sched-
ule. BY virtue OF this fact there arc
more going to vote for Senator Bev.
eridge in Richmond than would have
been the case had Roosevelt come.
and that is pretty broad statement,
for Richmond Is hotbed Of insurEen-
cy and Beveridge stronghold.
Notwithstanding the disappointment
Of the immense audience at Richmond
the wind-up of Roosevelt's trip
through Indiana In behalf OF Senator
Beveridge was the growing climax Of
long day full of meetings that were
exceptional In their attendance and
interest. The Roosevelt special left
indianapolis on time at five o'clock
Thursday afternoon and from the mo-
ment 1t left the union station until II
pulled into Richmond four hours ana
half later It was tho center of
continuous ovation.
Every one seemed to know Of it
and when 1t would como along. While
leaving Indianapolis the THO Of big
whistles upon the Advance Veneer
and Lumber company saluted It and
the employees gathered a& the track
side to wave their good cheer. Every
hamlet was the scene of Z gathering
of people, unknown until ~ the train
sped by in the darkness . cheer and
Hello Teddy" could be heard aboSe
the roar Of the train.
Stop at Fortviils.
The first stop was made at Forkyillo
in Hancock county, where probably
5000 people gathered to listen to
Roosevelt's earnest appeal to stand
by Beveridge as the man who had
stood by them. and cheered his senti-
ment to the echo Here ex-Mayor Fred
Barrows. Of Connersville. Walter Ball.
Of Muncie and g. w. Thompson Of
Indianapolis, dropped off to make tho
anoachoc a. rfO1.<
Crowd at Anderson.
At Anderson came the greatest
crowd that had greeted the Roosevelt
party during the day up to that time,
excepting. Of course. Indianapolis. The
speakers stand was located In . large
vacant lot about two hundred yards
from the railroad tracks. It was dim
ly lighted and therefore II was impos-
sible to ascertain the number OF peo-
pie there, but the great lot was liter.
ally black with the throng which sent
up tremendous shout when the wen
known figure Of the Rough Rider
mounted the platform. So dense was
the crowd 1t was beyond the control
OF the police and the mounted troop
ers, and none Of the press cars were
able to bulge It, - It closed in be-
hind the auto car carrying the express
ident and Beveridge like m0nstTous
wave.
The crowd tore down tho railing
and bunting that circled the stand In
order to afford an unobstYucted view
Of Roosevelt, and while half Of them
uauef havN heen hAy0nd The roach a.
the great carrying voice of Rooosvo3t
they stood during his address sttGnr
lively trying to catch Phrase . :
word, and those on the OutskAts
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