The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-01
HAILED IS LEADER
OF THE INSURGENTS
Roosevelt hailed as Moses Who
Will Lead Them Out Of Land
Of Bondage
OVATION IN KANSAS
Immense Crowd .Greeta the Colo
mel in the Rain.-speech Most
Important He Has Made.

KANSAS CITY, MO-, September /.
Hailed as the nationas leader OF the
progressive element OF the republican
party By the Insurgency of Kansas
Theodore Roosevelt to-day upset the
routine of Kansas CITY.
Accompanied by the leaders OF KAN
sas Insurgency, tresa from tneir vac
tvrious party .uuIcii al topeka anu
the Roosevelt TiumpnAi usa WA ronae,
lie coionei mas besn programmed the
Moses VINO Will lead the insurgent re-
pubicans OF the nation ''out vi the
iahd IN bondage. every Kansas IN
kufgent is 1uDiIant.
A look upon yesterday as the most
important puflticai uay 1 nave ever
known In Kansas, declared senator
bristow to-day. "A went across the
ntate with MCKINLEY wnen ne Was a
candidate Tor president and Il was a
great trip, but cannot tnink Oh any
Jay that as so mucn ot a triumph Ms
hvoseveit's yesterday. the gathering
that neard nts speech at Usawatomir
was the most renal kabie 1 have ever
known in the state.
Mr. RooseteIt's speech. considering
the circumstances which preceded anu
surrounded II will, 10 my judgment,
make that address probably the most
important he has ever made"
Has Had "Buily. Time.
Colonel Roosevelt did not at any
time deny the universally accepted
belief throughout eastern kansas that
his Osawatomte speech lined him up
sQuareiy with the Insurgents. His only
comment on his stay In Kansas was:
Bully. fine. The best time L have
had on the trip.
But the Kansas insurgents were not
backward In declaring that Roosevelt
was all for them ana that belief.
coupled with their victory in the pri-
maries. has made them jnbiiant.
Kansas had already In the pri-
martes OF August been placed
squarely In the column of progressly e
republican Ststes." declared Represen-
tatiye Madison to-day, but the speed
of Colonel Roosevelt and the things
that will grow out of il positively con
Arms that position. No man In pub
lie life do the people regard so highly
or follow more readily than Colonei
Roosevelt and his unqualified endorse
ment of the principles for which the
progressive republicans have been
contending has given renewed impetus
to the cause.
Dined by Governor.
"1iiAHl AtteB white. AaQfErG0T
Stubs and the ether Kansas insur-
gents. are equally enthusiastic. A
dinner TO Colonel Roosevelt. given last
night by Governor Stubs at Lawrence
vas great gathering OF Insurgents.
Most Of the fnsufkent candidate for
congress throughout the State, Bris-
tow, Madison. White and q score of
other prominent progressives were
on hand The AFFAIR was entirely pri-
eate but II was regarded ~ q sort OF
feast OF victory for the progressives,
Greeted In the Rain.
A steady rain which began early to.
crowds which greeted the lion hunter
In the two Kansas cities. Half tbs
population OF Kansas City. kans,
greeted Roosevelt when he arrived
there a few minutes after II o'clock
The colonel had not been scheduled
to stop there, but when the program
~ lawrence was changed he arranR
sd 70 spend an hour on the Kansas
side.
The heavy hahn prevented the Col
onel making an open air address. bull
he spoke inthe Portsmouth auditorium
70 crowd that samued the big hall
while hundreds waited outside for him
to reappear.
Shortly after noon the special pull.
ed into ksnsas City. Mo. Mayor
Brown had declared half hoiida,
and Roosevelt was met by q GROVE
twice ~ large - that OF the sisteI
city. The Commercial Club and prom
Hnent citizens. Including Governor
Hadley. of Missouri. and Mayo,
Brown. greeted the colonel. and with
$50 members Of the Third Regiment
n n. O., escorted him to the Balti
more Hotel.
A parade had bean arranged. bu
because OF the rain was abandoned
Crowds swaFmed the streets from tbs
served 1t the Baltimore to 500 guests
At the speakers table were Colone
Roosevelt OXFORD Pinchot. james r
oarfeld, Senator Briatow. Goverro,
Hadisy. Governor StubbA OF Kansss
II. ]. Rowland, editor OF the Outlook
Trneet n. Abbott. Mayor Brown, w
s. cowhsrd, w. r. Nielsen and J. g
w. Bland. OF Kansas City. and VII
liam Alien White. Of Emporia. Kans.
author Of the Kansas progressive
platform.
Following luncheon. tbs colonel wal
taken for motor ride about the city
during, which he addrssssd the pupil
OF the westport HiSh School.
Colonel Roosevelt will be gues
OF honor at dinner given by tn
Commercial Club and = few persona
friends 1t the Baltimore Hotel The,
viii escort him to convention hall
where ct O'Clock tonight No ID Z,
make an address on Conservation
q exsnpliAed By the improvement
aud navigation OF our inland water
ways."
Immediately after the address HI
win depart for Omaha 81 1914
o'clock.
difford Pinchot and James r. Gar
fieid isAve the ex-presidents part,
hers. Pinchot gees 10 ChlcAgo tn
afternoon and from there to wtscon
IN to aid Senator Ia rollette IN h
cempaign. Garfield also intaAds Z
70 70 the Assdstancs Of the Wisconsin
insurgents.
DR.. LEVY TO ATTEND