Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-05
CROWDS COMPEL
SUNDAY SPEECHES
FROM ROOSEVELT
Former President Responds to
CIamor of Citizens in Dako.
tas and Minnesota
SENATORS EXTEND WELCOME
Thousands Assemble in Fargo to
See Laying of Library Cor
ner Stone Today
SENATORS EXTEND WELCOME
IAssociated Preaal

rAssociated PressJ
FARGO, N. D., Sept. 4.-After an ALL
day ride through parts of South Da-
kota, Minnesota and North Dakota,
former President Roosevelt reached
Fafgo early this evening. The people
of Fargo were waiting at the station
for him and gave him a great welcome,
despite the fact that it was Sunday.
1t was after midnight when Colonel
Roosevelt got to bed last night.
Like Weller's Thanksgiving turkey,
l am old and tough" said he, Just be-
fore he retired, but there are limits"
Those travelling with him c. h'7
western trip have been astonished zt
his endurance. He has attended break
fasts before o'clock and dinners fhat
lasted until late at night, and ne nas
made so many speeches since ne lett
New York that he cannot estimate tha
number. But last night he ADMITTED
that he was tired. He instructed his
secretary to send kilograms to towns
through which he was to pass todss,
saying that as 1t was Sunday he would
make no speeches whatever from the
train.
CROWDS DEMAND SPEECH
The special train scooted across the
eastern edge of South Dakota aud into
Minnesota, and for the first part Of the
morning Colonel Roosevelt enjoyed
himself sitting in an easy chair and
reading a book. Then the engineer
slowed down for Marshall, the first
stop. Colonel Roosevelt continued to
read his book. There was a shout out
side. A crowd closed around the rear
platform. The coloners telegram had
arrived, but the people had paid no at
tention to 1t.
"Teddy! Teddy! Come out!" the
crowd shouted. Lets see you"
The colonel hesitated a moment. The
shouts grew louder. He laid down his
book. Some of the people saw him
through the window, and cheered. He
arose, and there was another cheer.
He walked to the door and thrust his
head through. The cheer developed into
yell of greeting, and the colonel
could not resist. He walked out to the
platform and in an instant men and
boys were scrambling upon the railing,
trying to shake his hand.
After he had shaken hands with
everyone in reach the colonel stepped
back.
COLONEL HAS TO SUBMIT
Speech! Speech!" the crowd shout
ed. Colonel Roosevelt took another
step as though about to go back into
the car, but the cries of speech!
Speech" grew louder and he capitu-
lated.
The same thing happened at every
place at which the train stopped and
Colonel Roosevelt surrendered uncon-
ditionally and spent the rest of the
day in making speeches at every sta
tion at which the train stopped. The
people came out with bands and flags.
dressed in their Sunday clothes, and
swarmed on the tracks behind the
train. They stayed there until the
train started and followed 1t down the
track until the cars got under head
way. The colonel made more speeches
today than on almost any other day
since he began his trip.
The crowd at Wilmar, Mimi, was
one of the largest of the day. AS it
was Sunday Colonel Roosevelt said he
thought a sermon from him would be
more fitting. He told them the Amer
leans should have three qualities in
order to succeed as a nation. First he
mentioned honesty and then courage.
'But honesty and courage are not
enough he said. I'm addition you
need the saving grace of common
sense. If a man is a natural born
fool you can't do much with him."
SENATORS EXTEND WELCOME
At breckenridge. Mimi. Senators Nc
Cumber and Purcell of North Dakota
got on the train. At Wahpeton, the
first station across the line In North
Dakota, a reception committee ap-
peared, headed by Mayor Everly of
Wahpeton, and took the colonel in
hand. When the train reached Fargo
the largest crowd of all was on hand.
The reception committee got Off the
train and tried to persuade the people
to go away, saying that Colonel Roose-
Welt was tired, but they stayed until
the colonel came down the steps and
cheered him loudly. Then they fol-
lowed him to his hotel where the coll
onel retired to his room, saying he was
going to have the evening rest any
way and that he would make no fur
ther appearance until tomorrow.
Thousands of persons have come to
Fargo for tomorrow's Labor day cell
ebration. Fargo expects one of the
largest crowds in its history.
Colonel Roosevelt will lay the corner
stone of the Carnegie library at Fargo
college tomorrow morning. In the af-
ternoon there will be parade through
the city and to Island park, where Col
onel Roosevelt is to make his chief
speech of the day. He will leave for
st. Paul in the evening and begin his
homeward trip. Since he has left New
York the colonel has passed through
fourteen states and has Travelled ap-
300 miles.
when Colonel Roosevelt reached the
hotel where he was to sleep tonight
he found 100 little girls waiting for
him. They were sitting on the floor
In the hotel parlor and every little girl
had a Teddy Bear in her arms. As
soon as the colonel appeared they cho-
rused:
'"Welcome. Teddy Roosevelt" at the
same time lifting the Teddy Bears in
salute.
"Why, hello" said the colonel This
Is fine. Never in all my life did see
anything like this"
He stopped for a few minutes and
talked with the girls.
'I'd like to stay longer and tell you
stories about lions in Africa" he said
but some of you are so little that
am afraid my stories would keep you