New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-21
Accuses Victor RoseWater OF
Engaging in Theft at the
Chicago Convention.
TRAINMEN BLOCK NORRIS
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State Bull Moose Leader Angry
When Conductor and Porter
Deny Him Access to
Roosevelt Car.
fRr Telegraph 10 The Tribune

Z
tioual committeeman from Nebraska, the
Bull Moose candidate sped across tho
pra.ries OF this state to-day. The colonel
made fully dozen speeches, winding UP
! the crowded programme here tonight
While Nebraska IS termed Progressive
state. the crowds along the route to-day
though attentive, were not especially en-
! thuslastic. They came. listened respect
| fully and went away without INDUCING In
demonstrations OF hero worship such az
have been witnessed In some parts OF the
West. The colonel's thrusts at Victor
| Rosewatcr, the bosses and occasionally
! William Jennings Bryan apparently were
gleefully received.
The Republican National Committee
came in for a drubbing at the hands OF
the third party candidate. He asserted
vehementIy that the committee Is now en-
gagged in restoring to its membership men
who were repudiated In the primaries
They haven't put back Penros" and
Rosewater yet. but they WILL" said Mt.
Roosevelt at Lincoln. About three thou
sand persons heard the colonel In Bryan
home town. The reception accorded Mr..
Roosevelt there was locally described as
less cordial than that Of four months ago
when the colonel came az an aspirant Tor
the Republican nomination.
! Mr.. Roosevelt again paid O tribute to
Oscar 8. Straus the Progressive nominee
| for Governor OF New York. coupling his
name with that Of Hiram johnson.
i-.I.- 80 Tail Ne Qava
Compare, II you Will, Mr.. Johnson and
Mr.. Straus with Mr.. Penrose and MI.
| Rosewater." said tho colonel Compare
! these two leaders on the ono hand Win
| leader and q tool on the other
The Bull Moose candidate told his Ne
braska audiences OF the theft" at the
Chicago convention. adding: And your
Mr. Rosewater was one OF those engaged
IN the theft ! use the word with pre-
cislon, and when l say theft | mean H.
Abiding TO Bryan's accusation that tho
proIr essive platform was borrowed from
the Democrats, the colonel. 10 falsetto
voice said: Steal II. Why, ! wouldn't
have the Democratic platform a. sift'
A ripple OF cheers and subdued laughter
| followed.
The Bull Moose sounded his FIRST call
across the Nebraska plains at OXFORD
where several hundred residents. proudly
| escorting a boys band, awoke tie colonei
| at 100 a. m. The colone, hastily drssred
and delivered tho first speech OF the day
! Returning 10 his car. he discovered that
apparently he had been awakened at $50.
| which hour the colonel considered rather
early for campaigning As he was about
| 10 grumblc hi ne was Informed that
! the time had changed overnight, en route
4 to the cast. and that HE watch needed
moving up an hour. The colonels good
\ humor then returned.
! 4 short time sfterward momentary
gloom again came aboard the Roosevelt
train George w. Norris, Nebraska Bull
Moose leader and a candidate for the SEN
atorship attempted TO enter the coloners
:. car and was promptly halted by train
; man.
: You can't come in here said the
porter.
81 guess | can. | am Consresnman
Norris, and I'm an invited guest" said the
state leader.
|
TO be disturbed until after breakfast, and
that goes" said the porter.
Tairmsn Are Obdurate.
We'll. but / was invited" said Mr.. Nor
/ ris. and he flashed letter from the ma
! tional committee askng him 10 meet the
train when It crossed the Nebraska line.
! The conductor was called and read the
/ 49,. ,,I,{i.
| Tn conductor agreed with the porter that
the 6oioners car, must not be entered until
! the colonel had breakfssted.
| AS be prepared 10 send In his card Mr..
I Norris obteTyed that ne didn't give a
damn whether he rode In the cooners
) car or not" and he strobe 10 the Pullman
ahead.
/ MEMBERS Of Iiooseyelts party heard OF
| Mr.. Norris's encounter with the obdurate
trainmen and rescued him from the OBJ
security Of the ordinary Pullman.
| The colonel was also Joined to-day by
Governor Aldrich who predicts that tho
| Bull Moose ticket will sweep the state In
! November The Progressives. however, at
| heart realize they have an uphill night
here, and even II the colonel should be-
/ 10 fortunate as 70 carry the state there Is
! no assurance that he can pull the state
| Progressive ticket through with him. The
entire situation was the subject OF an
earnest confab to-day among the big Bull
Mooser and his Nebraska leaders
, In a speech at Hastings TO-DAY tho
colonel said:
! In this district. or in other districts,
/ the only way In which Republicans can
show themselves true 10 Abraham rln-
coin is to support tho Progressive party.
/ Rosewater were engaged al the Chicago
I convention IN s>uttline the Republican
ship. They cared nothing for tie prin-
/ cipies OF :he party. All they want, 1 wis
! 10 keep the power for their own purposes
! and II they could not keep IL without
running the party they were glad to ruin
the. party.
The 5tsses know that Mr.. Taft In a
I dead cool. In he pit. AMI they ere turn.
I ing 60 Mr., Wison. ! Will admit that tho
bosges don't like tue. What's h,0tc. I
will make them not like me some more
! We ProHtessivc3 Intend 'o gee that in
/ our party every promise made by a rub
| lie man IL kept
Colonel Attacks Rosswatsr.
At Sutton tho colonel renewed his ut.
tauk ON Mr.. Rosewster. saying: ~
We want TO cast our own votea and not
have Mir. Victor Rosewater cast them for
us. came out here In the primaries
and fought fair and square. We carried
Nebraska and Mr. Rosewater cast the
vote tf Nebraska against us. In Chicago