The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-07
COLONEL MAKES
WHIRLWIND TOUR
ROOSEVELT. REALIZING HIS IN.
FIUENCE Is NEEDED IN NEW
YORK CITY. WHOOPS III
Up FOR STIMSON

NEW YORK. Nov. I'm anal
effort in behalf OF the Republican
State ticket. Colonel Theodore Roose-
Welt to-day began a whirlwind tour
of this city. that VIII not end until
midnight.
Following the receipt OF reports
from State Chairman Ezra F. Prem
tice and other Republican campaign
managers. after the colonsi's return
from -FOUR days outside the State,
Roosevelt decided that all the infiu-
ence he can exert to-day is needed
in New Lork city. An automobile
tour Of the East Side Of New York
and Queens county was quickly ar
ranged. and the colonel started out
about noon from The Outlook Of
flee. He will make two or three If
teen minute speeches this afternoon.
Tonight he win attend a dinner
given by the Hungarian Republican
Club. and Will immediately AFTER
ward begin speaking again.
Tomorrow the colonel will be one
OF the early voters in Oyster Bay.
He will receive the returns at Saga
more Hill.
Warm Wsieonos.
Colonel Roosevelt and Mr.. Stimson
addressed crowd OF about 1000 peo-
pie in front of asa Lafayette street, get
ting an enthusiastic welcome. Slim
son assailed Dix's labor record and
promised il elected to continue the
policies of Governor Hughes. When
Roosevelt got up to speak he said:
Il remember addressing a meeting on
this same spot when | was running
for governor twelve years ago. We
beat them then and we Will beat them
now. We will knock them over the
ropes. ] am willing that our opponents
should be judged by what they say
about themselves. In the New York
Times to-day. in the leading editorial,
we read:
1--WE admit that Mr. DIX belongs to
the ticker crowd He does. That liz
the reason / am against him. The
ticker crowd stands for the bucket
shop. while we stand for the work
shop"
At this point some one on the out
side of the crowd yellod. God bless
Teddy" and there was a roar of cheer
ing that compelled the speaker to quit
talking for a few seconds.
We haven't the money 10 run this
campaign" he continued but ii you
fellows vote the way that YOU should
tomorrow we will win out anyhow"
Colonel Roosevelt then took UP the
minor candidates on the Democratic
state ticket and denounced them as
incompetent and unified for public
Office.
''lahors Best Friend"
Colonel Roosevelt this afternoon gave
out the following telegram which he
had received from P. J. Dolan. general
secretary and treasurer or the Inter
national Brotherhood Of Steam Shovel
and Dredgemsn:
Il have received information that
some labor organizations in New York
are against you In this campaign, and
l want TO say that In my estina ton
YOU are the best friend the labor or
ganixations of this country ever had in
the White House, and that through
your influence the good wages and
good conditions now prevailing on the
Panama canal are due to your stand
when you were president. You deserve
the support of every union man In New
York State In this campaign, as all
your past records show you have been
their best friend at all times. You can
give this letter TO the press"
The telegram was dated yesterday
from Chicago.