The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-05
Ex- President Sends Word to
Many Towns That He VIII
Not Make Addresses, but
Refusals Are Disregarded.
HITS THREE STATES:
FINDS REST AT FARGO
First indication of WEAKNESS
Comes After Nearly 1000
Miles of Travel Through
Fourteen Western States,
AT LABOR DAY FETE

LARGO, y. ID. sept. after nm ALL
day ride through parts OF south
Dakota, Minnesota and North Ia
kota. eN-Prerident Roosevelt reached
Fargo early this evening.
The people or Fargo were waiting NJ
the station for him and gave him ~
welcome I'm spite Of the fact that IA
n was after midnight when Colonel
Housewife got 10 he'd last night.
Like Weuer's Thanksgiving turkey.
am old and tough said ne. just be-
Those travelling with him on his
western trip have been astonishcd at
his endurance. lie has attended break
fasts before o'clock and dinners that
lasted until late at night. and ne has
made so many speeches since ne left
New York that he cannot estimate the
number.
But last night he admitted that he
was tired. Tie instructed his secretary
20 send kilograms 60 towns through
W hlch he was TO pass today saying that
So was sunday and he would make no
speeches whatever from the train
Disregard Telegram.
Tho special train went across tho
eastern edge Of South Dakota and into
Minnesota and for the first part OF the
morning. Colonel Roosevelt enioyed
himself sitting i'm ar easy chair and
reading a book Then The engineer
stop. Colonel Roosevelt continued 70
read his book There was a shout out
side. A crowd closed around the rear
platform. The ColoncTs telegram had
arrived. but the people had paid no at
. tcntiou to it.
Teddy. Teddy. come out the crowd
shouted. Lets see YOU.
Tho colonel hcsitatcd moment. The
shouts grew louder.
lie laid down his book Some OF ths
people saw him through tile window
and chcercd. lie arose and there was
another cheer. Tic walked Go the door
and thrust his head throuEh. The cheer
the colonel could not resist. TIC walked
, out 20 the platform and in an instant
men and boys were sCramhlinE upon
the railing. trying 60 shake his hand.
After ne had shaken hands with
everyone i'm reach. the colonel stepped
Z back. The crowd grew quiet and lis
tened eNpectanuy, The colonel did
nor onen his mouth.
/ speech speech" the crowd shouted.
Colonel CapituIatcs-
Colonel Roosevelt took another step
I as though about to 40 hack into the car.
| but the cries OF speech. speech" grow
/ louder and me- Capitulatcd.
] The same thing happened at every
| place at which the train stopped. At
| no town did the people pay any attcu-
/ tfon To- the coloncTs kilograms. and
| after his first few vain struggle.
/ Colonel Roosevelt surrendered uucuu-
| ditionally and spent the rest or the day
! I'm making speeches ar every station AZ
| which the train stopped.
/ THE people came ont with bands and
] FLAGS. dressed ia their sunday clothes
/ and swarmod ON the tracks behind the
/ train. They stayed there until the
l train started and followed b. down tn-
! track until the cars got under head
/ way. The colonel made more speeches
/ today than on almost any other day
/ since ne began his trip.
At Hanlcy Falls. MINI. almost
/ everyone I'm the crowd was carrying
/ flag AZ Morris. Mimi. the bows band
| came out and tried to play the star
] Spangled Banner The cuwgiris rode
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