The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-04
Will be Guarded as Carefully as
He Would if Still President,
While Attending Conser-
walton Congress
fine RECEPTION IS PLANNED
Will be Met by Distinguished Citizens
and Entertained. Will Deliver the
Principal Speech at the
Convention

Saint Paul Mimi, Aug. 4.--When
Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Saint
Paul on September 5th, to speak at
the second National Conservation
Congress. he will be guarded by the
police as carefully as he would be if
he were still president. Every pre-
caution will be taken to see that he
is fully protected from the crowd that
win be near him all the time during
his stay in the city
AS president, Col. Roosevelt always
was under the eyes of at least four
secret service men whenever he was
surrounded by a crowd. He didn't
like the idea of being guarded and
used To try to avoid IL, but the keen
eyed sleuths stuck closely to him and
were ever alert for his safety. Now
that ne is a private citizen, he does
not have this body guard and it falls
to the lot of the police of the cities he
visits to furnish proper protection.
Following a conference with mem
bers of the local committee on ar
rangements. Chief of police John j.
ing ON a plan which. when perfected.
viii result i'm Col. Roosevelt being un-
der the care OF the guardians of the
law from the minute he steps into
Saint Paul until the minute he leaves
the city The best men on the city's
force will be on hand all the time.
They will not be i'm evidence as they
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be their duty to see that there is a
clear passage for the former presi-
dent. These precautions are not TAX
en- with any thought of danger of at
tack on Col. Roosevelt, who is a fav-
orite in Saint Paul, but there are al
ways people in great crowds who want
to shake the hand of the former pres
ident There are others who would
have a word or two with him on some
subject or other. Should he stop ten
seconds with each Of these, there
would be little time left for him to
speak and attend the functions plan
ned for him.
Upon his arrival I'm Saint Paul, Col.
Roosevelt will be met at the Union
nAdAi'h ny OpN'iH'i I4pti haiulf dS
many of the governors Of other states
as have arrived cabinet members.
Clifford Pinchot. the reception com
mittee of the National Conservation
Congress and the welcoming commit
tee. composed of members of Saint
Paurs commercial and civic organi.
cations.
While these dignitaries and Organi-
zations will attract attention. the cen.
ter of interest will be the original
Roosevelt Club. a Saint Paul organi-
zation which Is known all over the
country. Every member of the club
has promised to be present to welcome
the former chief executive and act as
his escort wherever he goes
The plans as now made include a
visit by Col. Roosevelt to the Minne-
sofa State Fair Grounds where he will
make brief speech. Then he will re-
turn to the new Saint Paul Hotel,
where a suite win have been specially
prepared for him In the afternoon he
will deliver the main speech before
the congress i'm the auditorium. After
he has delivered his address Col.
Roosevelt will return TO Saint Paul
Hotel. whore. If present plans are car
ricd out. an informal reception will be
held. In the evening he will depart
for Milwaukee.