The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-27
Cowboys d Cow-GirlS
Literally Tear-Up Che
yenne by Roots
ROOSEVELT WITNESSES
EVERY PHASE OF WEST
Big Parade. Big Show, Big Dance,
Big Speech, Big Ride
and Two Big
Dinners.


West met East and both stepped back
p quarter OF century in the shadow
of the long reaches of the wyoming
range to-day.
Theodore Roosevelt, cowboy. swung
from the platform of his special train
from the East and walked down a lane
Of yelling cowboys into Cheyenne. q
typical COW town out for time The
boys. several of whom had known
the colonel when he was punching
cows and riding fence, went wild with
holiday enthusiasm
Roosevelt brought with him the
only trace OF the effete East that was
found in Cheyenne to-day, the final
day of the frontier celebration and
its climax. But all the West was here.
with horse for every man. Punch
ers driven from the ranges OF Wye
ming and Colorado by the sheen herd
ers-- exchanged syRspathies-s itsa-th4--
COW man of Nebraska, who has fallen
before the westward march OF the
farmer; alkaH fence riders from the
plains of New Mexico and Arizona
fraternized with their brethren Of the
saddle from Nevada and Utah The
stoiid Indian on his NANCY cayuse
tcpCu aiouE Will the men VINO drove
him from the range and who are now
fast being driven forth themselves.
Cowgirls. Sioux and Shoshone sauaws,
all the personnel Of the West of the
days Of the saddle and six shooter, OF
the rope and the roundup. We're In
Cheyenne.
Roosevelt to-day was the big boss
of the range. When he left his train
an escore OF cowboys surrounded him.
and they followed his every move
ment. Their costumes presented a
riot OF color. which was almost enough
to ruin ordinary eyesight. Chaps OF
Angora goat hide. shirts OF all shades.
of scarlet, purple and yellow. mauve.
green and violet neckerehiefg and llata
of astonishing width and briliianey
were some OF the quieter effects
But politics. insurgency. the New
York State fight. the Taft adminfstra-
ton and the other political affairs
that have pursued Roosevelt across
the continent, seem to have been lost
while the colonel crossed the Me-
braska prairies. The cowboys APP
parently didn't care what the colo
nefs political beliefs might be or what
Sherman. Barnes and Woodruff vera
trying to do to him in New York
The Colonel shouted, Hello there.
you boys. as he dashed down the
steps OF his car, the hundreds OF cow
men, who seemed to have stepped right
out OF Frederick Remington painting,
unioosed q wild yell. and Colonel
Roosevelt's day in Cheyenne was on
Roosevelt was met at the station by
Senators Warren, OF Wyoming, and
Borah, of Idaho, in addition to an es-
coTt of cowboys.
Brief Visit.
The Colonel was taken to q waiting
automobile, the cowboy escort inlrne-
diateiy surrounding the machine, maxi
ing their ponies cut risky capers, to
the great delight OF the crowd. The
Coionefs automobile passed between
two lines of horsemen formed by eight
troops of the Ninth United States cav
airy from Fort ID. A. RUSSELL the cav
alrymen falling In behind the machine
when 1t started to Senator Warren'a
home. The Colonel remained at tho
Warren home for half an hour chat
ting with Borah and Warren before
going TO the reviewing stand In front
of the Capitol to review the big milf
tary parade.
Word that the Nassau county Repub-
lieans had named him delegate to the
New York State convention was re-
ceived by Colonel Roosevelt on his way
to Cheyenne. He merely smiled and
said he would be at Saratoga. The
Colonel refused TO discuss THE move B
ment in Orleans county, =. y, TO elect
him temporary chairman of the con-
vention over the head OF Sherman 1t
can be stated on the best of authority.
however. that any scheme on the part
OF the 'old guard" in New York TO
Roosevelt for governor and To
eliminate him by knitting him at the
polls, which has been widely runored,
will fail.
Colonel Roosevelt will absolutely re-
fuse TO run for governor.
When the Colonel reached the city,
shortly after A. NJ. he was cffieiaIly
met by a reception committee, conn
posed OF State. Federal and city offi-
cials, with liberal sprinkling OF cow j
boys, and unofficialiy by several huns
dred plainsmen. who uttered series
of deafening wells to signalixe their In
tense joy that the Rough Rider was
lin their midst
The RECEPTION committee. after the
visit to Warren's home, escorted tho
guest or honor to stand. where
he reviewed the largest and most
specta cuiar parade in the history Of "a
Wyoming. Behind an advance gu ard
OF several score of mounted cowboys. N
5000 United States troops. representing
every branch OF the army and headed
by Brigadier-Generai Ralph W. Hoyt
and his stan In full dress. came to
port" as they marched past the CnIo-
nell Two thousand cowboys and COW
girls, making the place hidaous with
their yelis followed. Several hundred
Sioux. Shoshone and Arapoe Indiana
decked In the gapdiest OF their war y
paint. were next In line.
Had Their 6quaws. I'll
The red men were accompanied ~