Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-06
COLONEL ROOSEVELT IN OMAHA

Features of the reception Viewed by
Eastern Correspondents.
! The welcome extended by Omaha to Col
onel Roosevelt furnished material for some
reflections by eastern correspondents on
the spot. Reports sent TO the New York
sun and the New York World sketch the
main features OF the event, and both init
mate that mixing political medicine was
quite conspicuous The sun account says:
! Omaha gave him what one might term a
thoughtful reception. The people of Ne
braska are with him all right, only they are
not so demonstrative as the Kansans, who
are positively wild eyed. There was a dis
tant undercurrent OF approval that was
made manifest when the occasion was Of
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Politicians by the score flocked to Omaha
to whisper kind words to the colonel. Sem
ators Burkett and Brown OF this state and
Senator Deliver OF Iowa were on hand all
day long, and they said lots of patriotic
things about Mr.. Roosevelt
Burkett, who is seeking reelection to the
United states senate. presided at the ex-
erctses in the auditorium. He lauded the
colonel to the skies. This gave Mr. Roose-
welt the opportunity 20 boom Burkett in
front OF a great crowd. II Is interesting to
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popular here as either of the Nebraska SEN
ators When he arose in the Auditorium TO
respond TO the demand from the crowd for
a speech Dolliver was eloquent His insur-
gent blood grew hot. He placed Mr.. Roose-
welt in the same category with jefferson
and Lincoln. The audience yelled and the
colonel beamed happily.
1t was crowd of intelligent folks that
Mr.. Roosevelt faced. They didn't punctuate
his talk with the cowboy shrieks OF Denver
,or the whoops of sunflower Kansans They
applauded generously when they thought
he deserved II, and the colonel liked their
manner.
The World correspondent saw little than
politics during the colonels stay in
Omaha, and makes these statements in his
report:
Politics played a far more important part
In Theodore Roosevelts visit here today
than did his speech favoring a greater navy
and praising the work done upon the Pan
anna canal He took occasion before the
5000 persons in the Auditorium to praise
Senator Burkett, who has just won out in
q hot primary fight, and to indorse Senator
DoIliver, who has been his shadow through
out the day. Governor Shallenberger
Mayor Dahlman and Senators Brown and
burkeU were also constantly with him
and in the evening a delegation Of congress-
men from North Dakota joined the mutual
admiration society.
Colonel Roosevelt reached Omaha at So
o'clock in the morning and was Immediately
escorted to the Omaha club, with not NOR,
than 200 persons shouting a welcome. Sen
ator Dolliver was among them. The Cob
onel and the senator rushed to meet each
other like long lost brothers.
Bully glad to see you, senator, This
is an unexpected joy" said the colonel.
Il Just couldn't keep away" responded
Dolliver.
At the clubhouse Roosevelt kept to the
room provided for him, and his only callers
during the morning were city officials, the
: two Nebraska senators and several can.
ldldates for congress.
1t can be stated positively that several o.
the candidates begged Colonel Roosevelt t
como out with a positive declaration thai
J he is a candidate for the next republican
nomination as president. They urged upor
him tho necessity of letting the men of the
| west know that the party intends to be pro
} gressive, and one or two OF the men sale
! that such declaration would mean theil
} political safety. But as yet there is M
declaration to record.