Evening journal., 1910-09-01
HAIL COLONEL
AS THE MOSES
Roosevelt to Lead Insurgents
. From Land Of Bondage,
Say KanSanS
REMARKABLE TRIUMPH
Of FORMER PRESIDENT

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. Hailed as
the national leader Of the progress
sive element of the Republican party
by the insurgency of Kansas. Theo-
dore Roosevelt to-day upset the
rountine of Kansas City.
Accompanied by the leaders Of
Kansas insurgency, fresh from their
victorious party council at Topeka
and the Roosevelt triumph at Osawat-
omie. me Colonel has been proclaimed
the Moses who will lead the in-
surgent Republicans of the nation
"out Of the land Of bondage" Every
Kansas insurgent is iubilant.
II look upon yesterday as the most
important politioil day have ever
known in Kansas City, declared SEN
ator Bristow to-day. Il went across
the State with Mckinley when he
was a candidate for President and
II was a great trip, but l cannot think
Of any day that was so much OF a
triumph as Roosevelt's yesterday. The
gathering that heard his speech at
Osawatomie was the most remarkable
have ever known in the State.
Colonel Roosevelt did not at any
time deny the universally accepted
belief throughout eastern Kansas that
his Osawatoime speech lined him up
squarely with the insurgents His
only comment on his stay in Kansas
was: Bully. Fine. The best time
l have had on the trip"
But the Kansas insurgents were not
backward In declaring that Roose-
welt was all for them and that belief,
coupled with their victory in the pri-
maries, has made them jubilant.
Insurgents IN High Feather.
Kansas had already IN the pri-
maries Of August been placed
squarley in the column Of progress
sive Republican States declared
Representative Madison to-day, "but
the speech OF Colonel Roosevelt and
the things that will grow out of it
positively confirms that position
Greeted at Kansas City.
A steady rain which began early
to-day failed to dampen the ardor Of
the crowds which ngreeted the Hon
hunter in the two Kansas cities. Half
tho population Of Kansas City, Kan,
greeted Roosevelt when he arrived
there just before 10 o'clock. The
Colonel had not been scheduled to
stop there, but when the program at
Lawrence was changed he arranged
to spend an hour on the Kansas side.
In a drizzle. Roosevelt addressed a
monster crowd in Huron Park.
Shortly after noon the special pull
ed in to Kansas City, Mo. Mayor
Brown had declared a half holiday
and Roosevelt was met by a crowd
| twice as large as that OF the sister
city. The Commercial Club and
prominent citizens, including Gov
! ernor Hadley, of Missouri. and Mayor
Brown greeter the Colonel. and will
Il $50 members Of the Third Regimen
NJ. n. G.. escorted him to tho Balti
more Hotel.
A parade had been arranged bui
because of the rain was abandoned
Crowds swarmed the streets from the
depot to the hotel
Luncheon was served at the Balti-
more Hotel to 800 guests. At the
speakers table we're Colonel Roose-
welt, Clifford Pinchot. James r. Gar
field, Senator Bristow, Governor Had
ley, Governor Stubbs. of Kansas; r..
]. Howland, editor of the Outlook;
Ernest II. Abbott. Mayor Brown, w.
s. Cowherd, w. r. Nelson, of the
Kansas City Star, and J. G. w. Bland
of Kansas City. and William Allen
White. of Emporia, Kansas, author of
the Kansas progressive platform.
Following luncheon the Colonel was
taken for a motor ride about the city,
during which he addressed the pupils
Of the Westport High School.
Colonel Roosevelt will be a guest
of honor at a dinner given by the
Commercial Club and a few personal
friends at the Baltimore Hotel They
will escort him to Convention Hall
where at 8 o'clock tonight he is to
make an address on Conservation AS
| Exeinplified by the improvement of
| Navigation Of Our Inland Water
ways"
Immediately after the address he
will depart for Omaha at 10.4O
o'clock