The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-27
Former President Welcomed by
Cheering Multitudes at Every
Stop Train Makes.
MANY BRIEF SPEECHES
MADE DURING THE DAY
Will Deliver Second Set Speech
of His Journey at Chey-
enne Today.


GRAND ISLAND. Neb., Aug. GO
The west gave ex-President Roosevelt
warm greeting today. The people
gathered in crowds at all places at
which he stopped on his journey across
Iowa and part of Nebraska rang bells,
footed whistles, played bands and
cheered
They stood on roofs, climbed tcle-
graph poles and scrambled on top of
cars on the sidings to see him when
the crowds on the ground grew so large
that there was no other way. They
began their welcome before Colonel
Roosevelt was out of bed and kept 1t
up until long after dark. When the
day was done. Colonel Roosevelt said
people Of the west had welcomed him
back again.
Will Speak in Cheyenne.
Mr.. Roosevelt will arrive in Cheyenne
in the morning and will make the sec
ond set speech of his western tour there
in the afternoon at the cowboys car
nival. The colonel was up early; he had
to be, for he was called out of bed by
people at Marshalltown, Ia, who had
gone to the station before breakfast to
see him and would not be denied. Clad
in rain coat and slippers, he made the
first speech of the day at 6:15 this morn
ing.
From then on 1t was almost a con.
tinuous performance for at every point
at which the train stopped a speech was
demanded The colonel kept on talk
ing until his voice began to grow husky
and he was urged to stop. At Dunlap,
Ia, some one pulled the bell cord Just
as Colonel Roosevelt got on the back
platform. and with his arm held aloft,
in his characteristic pose, was about TO
speak.
The train pulled out, leaving the pco-
pie standing there In open -mouthed dis.
appointment.
At Logan, the next point, Colonel
Roosevelt was allowed less than Il min
ute for his speech, but he made such
good use of it that thereafter attempts
to suppress his speeches were given up.
Snowman Was Jealous.
The manager of a wild west show on
the agent IN charge Of the Roosevelt
train, urging him not to stop there. for
: fear there would be no one Mt the show.
which began five minutes after the time
set for the colonel's arrival there. But
the colonel stopped here, and it looked
as though most of the town was on band
He made a short speech, after which
the people of Grand Island went TO the
show.
In his speeches today. Colonel Roose-
welt continued to talk about honesty in
public and private life, and to attack
the crooked men and the crooked public
servant. He also spoke about New
York, referring to the situation in his
own state while talking to the people
of Council Bluffs.
Earlier in the day he issued a state
ment in regard to tho New York pro.
grcssives and denouncing bossism and
corrupt alliances between business and
politics. Supplementing the statement
later he declared that he would not per
NIT the p" old guard' of New York state
TO pick the issue there. He said that
the great issue was not the fight TO pro
cure the enactment of Il direct pomina
tion primary law, but the fight against
bossisn. He said that his statement re
ferred to the New York situation solely
and had no bearing on the situation III
national politics.
Talking With Progressives.
Two staunch progressives had long
talks with the colonel today. Senator
Cummins got on the train at AmGs, Ia,
and stayed there until he reached Oma
hs, At that place James Il. Garfield OF
Cleveland, former secretary of tho in
terror, loIned tho party. He is going
to Cheyenne, Clifford Pinchot, former
chief forester, who was expected to be
Mt Cheyenne, was not able TO leav,
Washington until today, and will NEE
Colonel Roosevelt in Denver.
Congressman Walter |, Smith,
staunch supporter of Speaker Cannon
also talked with Colonel Roosevelt. In
Producing him to the people of Council
Bluffs, Mr. Smith referred to the colo
uel as " the greatest American
When Colonel Roosevelt left New
york all the members of the phrty trav
eled in TWO cars which were attached
to the regular train,
Now on Special Train,
The number of cars has grown unit
. now there are six of them, made nj
4 in a special train. At Chicago yestcr
day one car was attached carrying
party of men who are going along mere
ly to see what happens, George AIDE i
one of them. Three more ears wer
added today and the railway official
gave up all hope of hauling them OF
the regular trains.
The mayor Of Galesburg, H.. telc
graphed to Colonel Roosevelt today
E request that he try to settle the strik
In the bituminous coal fields. The colo
incl remarked that il was the fourt
strike which he had been asked TO settl
since his return from abroad and tina
he could not consent TO act. as he woul
be Obliged TO devote several weeks 1
euch a task, and lie has not the tim
ITO spare.
Arck;e Roosevelt met his father i
Omaha this afternoon and rode with hi,
las far as Fremont, Neb He has bee
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