Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-09-14
ENERGETIC COLONEL OBJECTS
TO PLANS FOR DAY AS
TOO MUCH.
HUNDREDS AT THE DEPOT
Early Morning Crowd Greets City's
Guest as He Arrives. Trades
School and Press the Topic
of His Address.

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the Union depot over the Milwaukee
road.
AS the long train pulled into the
station all eyes were fastened on the
coaches to catch the first glimpse of
the press clubs honored guest, and
he was found on the rear platform
of his private car, Republic" hold
| ing his soft, black fat in his hand
and nodding to the cheering hun
dreds lined up outside the gates.
The members of the reception
committee entered Mr.. Roosevelt's
| private car and were introduced to
him there.
81 am indeed glad to welcome you,
Col. Roosevelt" said former Gov.
George w. Peck. 81 hardly thought
would ever see you again
''Well, governor" responded Col.
Roosevelt, 81 am like you. We are
here to stick"
With the members of the recep-
ton committee who crowded into the
car was a newsboy with pack of
Big Sticks.
"Cant 1 give you a Big Stick,
colonel?" he asked, edging his way
between the others.
Thank you," sad Roosevelt. "And
we must buy some, too, from this
boy. Such a combination of gener-
osity, enterprise and business acu-
men will certainly have develop
ments later in life."
The boy was Howard Cunning
ham, 102 Sixth street. He is IA
years old and attends the South Side
High school, His face shone with
happiness as he displayed the half
dollar given him for the papers.
The party then left the station
for waiting automobiles in charge OF
Guy F. Gregg, and proceeded to the
Hotel Pfister, where Roosevelt reg
lstered and was conducted to suite
on the third floor.
During the morning tour about
the city Mr.. Roosevelt rode in an
automobile owned and driven by Os-
car Greenwald.
At the hotel he asked for sta
tionery and took glance at the
morning papers, after which break
fast was served.
The scheduled visits and short adj
dresses to be made at the Chamber
of Commerce, the Public Health
convention, Marquette university,
and the Woman's Presbyterian Mis-
sionary society meeting at lmman-
uel Presbyterian church were elm
mated from the program because OF
lack of time, and the reception IN
the Hotel Pfister were limited to
small number of prominent men.
With Mr.. Roosevelt on his western
tour are James r. Garfield, former
secretary of the interior; William b.
Rowland, publisher of the Outlook;
Ernest H. Abbott, associate editor,
Outlook; Roger G. Hoyt, western
representative; Everett l.. Hazleton,
western office, and Frank Harper,
secretary to Mr.. Roosevelt.
Among the foreign newspaper and
press men with the Roosevelt party
are: Wade Mountfortt, Jr., Amer
lean Press association; Luc1us +.
Curtis and Charles E. Kern, Assoc1at-
ed Press; Arthur M. Howe, BROOK
1vn Eagle: w. H Culver, Chicago
Examiner; John B. Pratt, Interna-
tional News association; H. F. Griffin,
New York Evening Sun; J. J. Doyle,
New York Press; A. e. Samuels, New
Times; George G.. Hill, New York
Tribune; James Cooper, New York
World; ellison Gardner, Newspaper
Enterprise association; A. McSween,
Philadelphia North American; E. K.
Sartwell, United Press association;
John Snure, Washington Times; ana
Michael Hennessy, Boston Globe
When word was sent to the officers
of the Chamber of Commerce thai
the former president would not ap-
pear there, a general feeling OF dis
aDnointment manifested itself among
the membership. To inform all
that he would not visit the pit, a
large sign. "Mr. Roosevelt will not
be here today" was hung out.
Secretary H. A. Plumb said they
had issued about 1 900 tickets for
admittance upon the floor.
In the evening the greatest audi
ence Milwaukee ever presented under
one roof heard Theodore Roosevelt
praise the city's trades schools;
heard him laud the skilled mechan-
ic: heard him urge the doing away
with special privilege, forcing the
corporate interests away from poll
tics, to give" he said, leach man a
chance to show what is in him.
The torrent of applause that arose
when he entered brought with it to
their feet that enormous assemblage,
rising partly in curiosity to see,
partly in tribute. The ripple OF
handclapping rose to sweeping tide,
and the sound progressed to mighty
cheer, receding for the moment only
to surge up again and greet the great
American.
Pennants, handkerchiefs, hats and
hands were waved aloft in that first
great applause. 1t was not repeated,
not in the same great volume, for
his talk was one of general praise
and did not center on any single
point.
'sThe most important" was his
reference to the writer's and editors
profession, "and I speak as a mem
Der of the profession. The writer
is as truly a servant of the public
as the men of government them
selves