New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-27

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There has been no lack of enthusiasm
about the audiences which Mr.. Roosevelt
has addressed to-day. but with the eXcep-
ton of Watertown and Ogdensburg they
have not been large. as the towns visited
have been small The purpose of the state
committee in devoting an entire day of
Mr.. Roosevelt's time to campaigning in
section normally so strongly Republican,
where the towns are small and far apart.
so that long distances must be travelled
TO reach comparatively small number
Of people. is not entirely clear
The first stop after leaving Syracuse at
il g. m. was made at Phoenix. where Mr.
Roosevelt spoke to perhaps two hundred
people from the rear platform. Another
brief speech was delivered at Fulton to
possibly three hundred people
Ar oswego z large crowd met the train
and escorted the colonel TO the Richardson
Opers House, where an audience of twelve
hundred was already gathered. Here Mr.
Roosevelt made one Of the strongest
speeches Of the day. his audience being
obviously with him from the start.
On leaving the opera house he motored
over 10 Fort Ontario, q post at which the
entire command consists of negroes He
high regard for negroes as troops Speak
ing ct oswego. Mr., Roosevelt said
Yesterday 1 procured from the office of
the Secretary OF state, ar Albany, this IN
formation In 1902 the new Standard Wall
Paper Company was organized. The incor-
tors Of the old company. then in existence
and IL took over all the assets and obliga-
uons of the old company. including its
obligations TO the trust end il was simply
a technical reorganization of the old com
peny with unchanged relation 10 the trust
Mr. Dix says that when he became
practically dead So II was. because Judge
Lurton had declared II was en- illegal com
bination; but the trust was trying to come
to life BY a lawsuit-Mr Dix was q direc-
tor for eighteen months while that suit was
going on; then the Supreme Court decided
that the company was an illegal combina-
ton
AFR. Roosevelt said that II the suit had
gone the other way the trust would have
been revived. and that the company with
which Afr. Dix was connected would have
shared in the benefits Of the outcome Of
the suit.
Parker Hears Roosevelt.
a stop was made at Richland Junction.
and while Mr.. Roosevelt was speaking from
the rear platform a train from watertown
pulled in. bringing Alton R. Parker. Judge
Parker walked TO the rear of the Roosevelt
special and listened for a few moments To
the colonel, remarking: That's good I
like the way he goes at it Then the
Judge strolled off TO the other side of the
station TO look for train which was 10
take him TO Oswego.
If Mr.. Roosevelt noticed the tall. silk
hated figure Of the Democratic spellbinder
among his auditors. he gave no intimation
Of the fact, but kept on with HIS denuncia-
ton OF the dangers to be spprehended from
the alliance between Tammany Hall and
crooked business, the greatest menace 20
the integrity Of the Empire State since the
dethronenent of BOSS" Tweed.
Various rear platform speeches we're
made to crowds said to be proportionate to
the adjacent population between Richland
and Ogdensburs. At Watertown the arrnory
was crowded almost to suffocation. at least
twenty-five hundred persons being in the
hall and as many moro on the outside So
tightly was the crowd packed that when
Mr. Roosevelt came to leave football tao
tics had To be resorted to to get him out.
and even then he barely got out with his
clothes.
All ST Lawrence County turned out to
bid Mr.. Roosevelt welcome this evening,
and then some to borrow his expression
when he reached this city. Men, women
and children lined the streets, all armed
with red fire or roman candles. and going
from the station 10 the opera house Mr..
Roosevelt rode through q medley of lurid
light, heavy fire and dense smoke. It was
a great night in Ogdensburg and a great
night for the ex-President-
When Mr. Roosevelt had projected him
self through the stage door Of the opera
house and had mounted to the stage, he /
found an audience of two thousand voters |
hardly a single woman having gained ac-
cess to the hall
Teft and Hughes Chesred.
The ex-President was introduced by
Walter G. Kellogg. candidate for Mayor Of
Mr.. Kellogg paid high tribute
20 President Taft. whom he described as
having already taken his place among the
greatest Presidents Of the United States
His reference was received with hearty ap-
plsuse. as was his enumeration of the
achievements Of the Taft administration.
No less cordial wss the reception which
greeted Mr.. Kellogg reference 70 Governor |
Hughes. and as he presented the ez-Presi-
dent the audience rose 10 its feet and |
cheered vigorously.
Mr. Roosevelt began his speech with
tribute 10 Mr.. Kellogg, reading q letter
which he received to-day from John Purroy |
Mitchell. President Of the Board of Alder
men Of the City of New York. Mir. Mitchell |
commended Mr.. Kellogg in the highest |
tarms. saying he had been a classmste OF
KeUoEg's at Columbia Law School and he |
knew him to he man of ability and If the
highest integrity, and that ogdensburg
would be open 10 congratulations if Mr..
Kellogg was elected its Mayor.
The counties visited to-day were onon-
daga- osvego, jefferson and St Lawrence
The Roosevelt special left Ogdensburg to-
night AZ 10 o'clock, and is scheduled 10
reach Utica tomorrow morning.
sneeches will be made in Fonda Amster-
dam Gloversville and Little Falls, the
evening meeting taking place at Utica |
where Mr. Roosevelt will spend the night |
starting west toward Rochester the follow
ing forenoon.
REPRESENTATIVE George 5. Malhy boaroen
the roosevelt car Al Philadelphia, n. Y.
and sccomnsnied Mr. Roosevelt 10 Ogdens-
burg. " -