The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-05
Sunday Proves One Of
Hardest Da Us of
Entire Trip.
CROWDS GATHER
AT EVERY STATION
BY Wire They Are Told He
Would Make No Speeches, but
the Yelling People Prevail,
and Roosevelt Cannot
Resist-Spends Night
at Fargo.

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Fargo, N. D., September After an
all-day ride through parts OF South
Dakota, Minnesota and North Dakota,
Ex- President Roosevelt reached Fargo
this evening. The people OF Fargo
were waiting at the station for him
and gave him a large welcome. 1t
Roosevelt got to bed last night, at the
conclusion OF an arduous day in Sioux
Falls.
Like Weller's Thanksgiving turkey,
am old and tough" said he, just be.
fore he went to bed, but there are
limits"
Friends of Colonel Roosevelt who
have been travelling with him have
been astonished at his endurance. He
has attended breakfasts before I
o'clock and dinners which lasted until
late at night. and has made SO many
speeches that he cannot even estimate
the number. But last night he admit
ted that he was tired He instructed
his secretary to send kilograms to the
towns through which he was to pass
to-day saying that as 1t was Sunday
he would make no speeches from tho
train.
The special train scooted across the
eastern edge of South Dakota and into
Minnesota, and for the first OF the
morning Colonel Roosevelt enjoyed
himself sitting in an easy chair and
, reading a book. Then the engineer
footed one loud blast with the whistle
and slowed down for Marshall, tho
first stop. Colonel Roosevelt continued
to read his book. There was a shout
outside. The colonel looked through
the window. Almost before the train
III. 49,
rear platform 1t was such a large
crowd that 1t looked as though every
person in Marshall was out to see the
colonel. The people had paid no at.
tention to the coioneps telegram
Teddy, Teddy. come on out!" the
crowd shouted Lets see you"
The Colonel Yields.
The colonel hesitated for a moment.
The shouts grew louder. He laid down
his book, Some OF the people saw him
through the window and cheered. He
arose TO his feet, and there was an
other cheer. He walked to the door
and thrust his head through The cheer
developed into yell, 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 He
thrust out both hands, and half a dozen
men caught hold of each one. After he
mad shaken hands with every one In
reach. the colonel stepped back.
Speech! Speech" The cries grew
louder, and the colonel capitulated. In
another minute he was standing at
the railing, his hand raised. his fist
clenched. hammering away at the air
to emphasize each point rs he talked
about honesty, good citizenship and
children. AS the train rolled away
he was still talking.
The same thing happened at every
place at which the train stopped. AT
no town did the people pay any at
tentfon to the colonel's kilograms. Col
onel Roosevelt surrendered uncondi-
tlonally and spent the remainder OF the
day In making speeches. The people
came out with bands and flags and
sWarmed on the tracks behind the train.
Ihe colonel made more speeches to-
day than on almost any other day
since he began his trip.
At Hanley Falls, MINI, almost every
one In the crowd was carrying flag.
Al Morris. Mimi. the Boys Band came
OUT ana tried to play "The Star
spangled Banner" Two cowgirls rode
down to the station at Campbell ana
sat on their COW ponies On the edge
OF the crowd listening to Colonel
Roosevelt's speech. He waved his
.hand at them, and they answered ais
salute.
Salutes Cowsirls.
The crowd at 'Willmar, Mimi, was
one of the largest of the day. AS It
was. Colonel Roosevelt said he thought
a sermon from him would be fitting.
He told them that the American peo-
pie must have three qualities in order
to succeed as nation. First, he mem
toned honesty and then courage.
But honesty and courage are not
enough" he said IN addition Won
need the saving grace of common
sense If a mans a natural born fool,
You can't do much with him."
A little girl was lifted on her fathers
shoulders, so that she could hand a
huge bouquet 70 the colonel.
That's fine, 1ne," he said, pattinr
the child's head. You people listen to
the sermon, and l get the flowersn
AT Breckenridge. Mimi, Senators Nc
Cumber and Purcell. Of North Dakota.
got on the train. At Wahpeton. tha
first station across the line In Norrh
Dakota, a reception committee ap-
peared. headed by Mayor Early and
took the colonel in hand. When,|thaI
train reached Fargo the largest crowdil
of all was there. The reception com
mittee tried to persuade the people !
to go away, saying that Colonel Roose-
Welt was tired, but they stayed unti1l
the colonel came down the steps, ana
cheered him. Then they followed him
to his hotel, where the colonel retirrd
to his room, saying that he was ro-
Ing to have the evening to rest, ana
that he would make no further appeur-
anceS until Tomorrow Ss
Thousands Of persons have come ia !
Fargo for to-morrows Labor Day
from end to end. IN
Colonel Roosevelt will lay the cor
ner-stone of the Carnegie library at
Fargo College Tomorrow morning. In
the afternoon there viii he IA parade
through the city and to Island Park,
where he Is to make his chief speech
Of the day,