The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1910-05-05
Big NAVAL AID LAND PARADE

QUO. pOlltlcai II SOclal-in New York
and scores from other cities, it is un.
derstoOd. have engaged or are trying
to engage steamboats, for June IS
and, though some Of the railroads
using boats on regular runs will char.
ter them for the celebration. there are
far from enough to go around at any
price. Some of the greeting parties
plan TO go far to sea. and it is expect
ed that there will be a race to be the
first to meet Colonel Roosevelt's
steamer.
Some of the organizations planning
to meet Colonel Roosevelt. it was said.
are negotiating. for all sorts of noise
making instruments, such as foghOrnS
and whistles which can be heard at
great distances. One organization.
more ambitious than the rest, it was
said, was trying to get a great sawmill
whistle now In use in the northwest
forests which can be heard twenty
miles.
Two Parades Planned.
The plan of the celebration already
huo DCILl uCSTbCu W lIC cALc!IL Hi
there is to be a big naval and land
parade. the former as the ~cOlOnel's
ship up the bay and the latter
after he lands. While it is not yet
known whether any war vessels will
go to New York to take part In the
naval parade. there is talk of having
Forts Hancock, Wadsworth and Ham
ilton salute Colonel Roosevelt as he
ONE up the bay.
Rough riders. military, civic and 20
litical organizations from all parts Of
the United States are almost begging
for places in the land parade. Cap
tain Arthur F. Cosby, secretary of the
general reception committee. displayed
recently a great batch of letters and
kilograms from many of Colonel ROOSe-
velt'S old friends in the far west. some
OF them declaring that if 4 parade
were held they would bring their own
horses. all bedecked with new western
saddles bought for the occasion. and
make a showing which would stir up
even New York.
William A. Campbell telegraphed to
William Loeb. Jr.. one of the special
Roosevelt reception subcommittee men,
from Omaha saying that 100 Omaha
business men and stOckmen from South
Dakota. Nebraska and Wyoming in
sisted on coming TO New York to meet
Colonel Roosevelt and had determined
to bring fifty horses.
"These men," he wired, don't want
to break in too strong or annoy your
committee. but want to know if they
can have any sort of recognition from
the committee in charge, be permitted
to ride in any parade or have repre-
SentatiOn at any of your functions.
They are nOnpartisan and nOnsectarian
friends of the distinguished ex-presi-
dent from the west"
Colonel Zach Mulhall wrote also to
Mr.. Loeb from Oklahoma City, Okla,
that he wanted to bring q lot of fine
fellows such as the colonel would be
proud of. He said:
Many Ranchmen Eager to Come.
81 would like to show my apprecia-
ton, love and admiration for Colonel
Roosevelt at his homecoming and have
in New York as an outfit of the west
ranchmen from the different states
mounted on the best horses of our
kind ever produced in the great streets
of New York. These men would be
big, clean fellows, and Colonel Roose-
welt would be proud Of them. 1t would
be my aim to cause New Workers to
tip their hats to this delegation and
would take such men from the west
as have always been admirers of Mr..
Roosevelt. l would have every man
purchase the best new western sad
die used in our country for the occa-
sion"
He adds that between fifty and sixty
men will come anyway.
j. Edwin Browne of Baltimore, ma
Iional commander of the Army and
Navy union, writes that the union is
most anxious to take part in the re-
ception to Colonel Roosevelt and has
among its members 80 of the finest
New York policemen. who would be
proud to act as Colonel Roosevelt's
guard of honor at the homecoming.
Civic and military organizations IN
New York city have been among the
foremost to ask places in line. C. S.
Busse has offered the rough riders of
Company F. Seventh regiment, to act
as escort. Herman Weller, centurion
of the New York division of the Cen
turion Road club, which. he says, is
the largest and oldest bicycle club in
America, wants to put 200 men in line'I
as a bicycle escort.
These are only a small part of the
letters received by the committee Ell
ther directly applying for places in line
for organizations or making inquiry
regarding the program with that end
in view.