The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-28
He Rides a Bronco Around
the Racetrack Before
Cheering Thousands.
he IS ASKED ABOUT 1912
-0h, By George, Don't Talk Like
That" He Replies, but He's
Not Displeased.

! CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Aug. al Frontier
days are passing The old hell roaring.
blood stirring exhibitions by men Of the
plains and mountains are not what they
werr and the curtain dropped tonight
| Cheyenne knows il Cheyenne admitted
! that this celebration in which Theodore
/ RoJse Welt was the central figure is prao-
/ tlcsly the last The West has got civil
/ lIed.
/ II you are willing 10 accept this "a state
ment Of fact you must also believe that
the frontier celebration that came to
close tonight was one OF the finest that
the bronco busters and peelers and twist
ers ever held II lacked tho wild spon-
taneity that characterized others, but the
spirit was there on the fair grounds even
though u was lacking in the streets Of the
town.
Those who expected that Mr. Roosevelt.
would be- met at the station this morning
| by a mob Of cowpunchers and range
riders. whooping and screaming and yell
ing. were disappointed II they thought
that the cigarette smoking tenderfoot
Of the Fast would be made to dance at
| the point ~ brace OF AS or that
Chase owen would pick the lint from
their clothes with his gun they were
doomed again. The greeting to the Colonel
va= a lot quister than he receives on the
Atlantic coast
This growing city at the fringe Of the
plains took the Colonel into it, arms just
az it would take any man whom il likes.
It.gave him formal greeting with q
committee Of the Governor Of Wyoming.
at its head. and the two Senators. Borah
and Warren. following along United
/ States troops turned out 20 escort the
eX-Pr-Sident TO the reviewing stand. and
the typical Ws@terners who travelled
I hundreds Of miles TO he on hand for the
last whirl stood around and cheened
mildly
| MIR Roosevelt. while hs was the figure
around witch many Of the stunts revolved.
did not dominate the occasion He felt
/ that he vas one 81 the boys and he told
! them 50 And they took him a, his word
! ChArli" IRWIN, magnificent cowboy
/ who broke hih shoulder AZ yesterdays
| busting rode with his arm in a sling and
acted "a master u ceremonies He gave
WAY to no man. Cheyenne loves Charlie
/ Irwin
! In IN. old DAYS lafore the gambling
( ban was on cheyenne would have turned
. itself INSIDE OF tp-day. II would have
/ cls-snd with Reno But the little wheel
lid not spin and the ivory cubes were not
| spilled The Colonel walked in the street.
/ shook hands with those who desir~d 20
.
~ no enjoys anything that IL rugged and
/ tree He saw the Sioux and the Cheyenne
| indians who are left pass by the review
ing stand. and As they did he turned 10
Gov Brooks and exclaimed tina. years
ago he stood OF bandos diem all by him
-elf Like Custen no TOO fought the
SIOUX
Politics were forgotssu m the rush Of
events to-day exosps for . sew moments.
when a correspondent handed the Colonel
a telegram containing an editorial from
! tho New York Erentno Posf which said
! dlsagreeabie things about T. r. he boiled
and gave out statament while the
Senators and Governor wakbed and the
crowd in tho streets wondered What under
the sun could have happened. Il was only
momentary cash. but 10 showed what IN
on Mr.. Roossvelt's mind even on such q
day
Mr.. Roosevelt was very ngry whsn
he read tho bitter attack made on him
by the EUsnino Post. He gave out this
statement this afternoon:
i have nothing to say. That n shs
kind Of attack I OF course expects1 she
Eroning Post would make juss - soon
as a practical effort for cieanliness and
decenoy In New York politics was at
tsmpted.'
The Colonel pointed QUE that tho esuss
paper suppWted Parker against him Ger
the Prssidsnoy in Isot.
Tho special pulled out OF Cheyenne a.
O'Clock this morning. AZ the ssAtion
ne troops from Bors d. A. Russell were
lined up 90 as 90 form q lane up toward
he stand opposies Senator warren's resi-
dence Cen y. A. Smith. commander Of
Do department Of the Misouri, was IN
charge. Mr. Roosevelt jumped into an
axfomobile ard took his place IN the
ssand.
While the Colonel was waiting for ne
fun To begin q detachment Of cavalry
dashed by. Cowboys and cowgirls
screamed with delight rs they saw him.
Tho ordinhry plain c,tiz"ns Of tho town and
thu visitors just rlbbcred and grew i'm
patient, Charlie Irwin paid his respects
Suddenly tho Colonel spotted a colorel
trooper lie look - twice and then
shouted to him. calling his name The
man answered. IIc was the soldier IN
whom Roosevelt gave the orders telling
the troops at Santiago 90 cease firing So
that the machine guns might be used
Spectators who caught the incident were
amazed that the COlone' should recall
such a thing But he do
Ia didn't take long To- thr parade to
pass by. 4 detachment '-r-, gort Russ@lI