Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-09
COLONEL GETS
WARM WELCOME
Greeted by Thousands Upon Arrival
in Chicago in Spite of Effort to
Avoid Demonstration.
BIG PREPARATIONS PLEASE
Hamilton Club Banquet Considered to
Be Event of Tour.
PROMINENT MEN AT TABLE
Politicians Of Differing Political
Color Mingle Pleasantly.
MIGHT RETURN TO PUBLIC LIFE
welcomes support Of Hearst rendered
Against Republican OrEnniEation
sn New york stutc to right
the "Bosses."
Politicians Of Differing Political
Color Mingle Pleasantly.
MIGHT RETURN TO PUBLIC LIFE


CHICAGO, Sept, S.-Colonel Roosevelts
plans to delay any public greeting on ms
arrival in Chicago late today until he !
rnode his appearnnce at an informal re- !
ceptIon OF the Hamilton club went much
amiss when the special train bearing his
party reached the Wells street station
Although the club committees had been
asked not to arrange reception at the
depot and stress had been laid upon the
fact that the reception was TO be helu
later crowd numbering several thou
sand focked around the train' filling the
street and cheered Justify when the
former president made his appearance.
Colonel Roosevelt's objection to the
presence o the Illinois senator, william
Lorimer. The Hamilton club banquet
had cause 1 tremendous interest ana
and scores hurried to the railroad station
after reading the announcement In news
paper extras.
The station Is in the center OF thickly
populated district, wholesale houses ana
commercial buildings employing many men.
Most of these were released from work Just
as the special train reached here and all
struggled for a sight of the former presi-
dent These men called loudly for a speech
but Colonl Roosevelt hurried to waiting
automobile Here he stopped long enough
10 tell the crowd how glad he was to re-
turn to this city and what a great time he
had been having on the trip Then the
automobile, preceded by a police automo-
bile bearing Chief of Police steward and a
special police guard hurried to a hotel.
Thousand Guests Present.
At the hotel he was the guest of honor
at an elaborate banquet given by the
members of the Hamilton club of Chicago
at O'Clock tonight He was greeted by
III ,F Il
were several United States senators, gov
ernors of states and other notables. Hun
dreds of people who had been unable TO
obtain seats at the banquet thronged the
corridors OF the hotel and the balcony of
the gold room In which Colonel Roosevelt
spoke waiting for chance TO hear or see
the former president
Governor Charles 5. Deneen delivered an
euogisuc address in welcoming Colonel
Roosevelt TO Illinois and Chicago. John H.
Patten president of the Hamilton club.
introduced the clubs chief guest to the
expectant diners.
Among tho men seated at the speakers
table were Joseph G. Cannon, speaker of
the ohure OF representatives; Charles W.
Fairbanks former vice president; Albert j.
Beveridge, William L. Borah Robert j.
Gamble and Albert B. Cummins, members
OF the United States senate, and Governors
Congressman Nicholas Longworth Colonel
Roosevelts soni-n-!Rw, and United States
Senators j. c. Burrows and w. Alden
smith OF Michigan were also the
speakers.
Big Event of Trip.
Members of the Hamilton club planned
10 make the banquet not alVne the big event
OF the day in Chicago, but IL possible the
bis event OK Colonel Roosevelts western
trip. The cemand for seats was so great
that the original plan to limit diners to 500,
who could be seated in the gold room, was
abandoned II was then arranged TO ac-
oommodate more than twice that number
by using a second banquet hall at the hotel.
AS Colonel Roosevelts special train was
half an hour late In arriving from Free
port, H. a slight delay occurred in open
ing the formalties at the banquet, but
there was no sign of impatience in the
large throng OF guests.
Following the banquet Colonel Roosevelt
was escorted to large reception in the
Elizabethian room of the Congress which
had been transferred into representation
OF an African juuglc. a special committee
OF Hamilton club men and large corps OF
decorators had expended much thought and
labor upon this feature, which attracted
much attention. Colonel Roosevelt was
frankly pleased with the decorative inno-
walton,
Many without seats,
Hundreds who had been unable to secure
seats at the banquet board were admit ted
To the long line OF guest at the reception
which did not terminate until shortly before
the Roosevelt party were ready TO take the
train for Cincinnati.
FREEPORT. ILL., Sept. S.-Colonel Roose
welt admitted today that there is a possi,
bllity of his returning to public life In
shis connection he issued warning OF
corrupt corporations that any aid they
might extend him in obtaining any ufficia
place would be at their own peril and not
with the idea OF getting official fayors OF
pardous later
The statement was in his address in con
neouon with the fair of the various organi
zauons OF railway employees for the benefit
OF the home fog aged and dccrepit railroa,
men OF America, at Highland, H.
II do not suppose / shall ever be in publ,
life again. he said, hut IL / am there 4
always the chance that some time It ma!
come up when / shall make my word
good
wan Not Pardon Corporation.
no corporation, no politician must eve
support me FOR anything under the ide,
that will pardon that corporation or pol
tIcian il he OF It are corrupt
II either corporation or politician help
at any time to put ne in a position Of ln
flUence let them remember that il they en-
courage corruption In others OF IL M,
benefit by it themselves they help me a
their peril, Tor | will hurt them II 1 ge
the chance"
Colonel Roosevelt also Rad an open let
ter by William r. Hearst in which Nj
Hearst advised the colonel 60 return
New York and take up the fight on m
republican organization there, saying ths
II he did so Mr. Hearst would be In syn
pathy with him.