The Washington times., 1912-03-26
ROOSEVELT MAKES
VH|RLW|ND TOUR
Of NEW YORK CITY
In Six Speeches Urges Fair
4 Play In Today's
ifiB Primaries.

NEW YORK, March 26.-The ears OF
the New York voters are still tingllng
today as the result OF a whirlwind tour
last night by Colonel Roosevelt. The
colonel addressed six large gatherings,
beginning on the East Side and ending
I'm the Bronx.
Colonel Roosevelt asked only for fair
play in today's primaries ami while his
audiences cheered he exhibited from
the platforms the fourteen-fOut ballot,
which is being used in the primaries
ana upon which the colonel based a
part of his attack on the primary law.
II we are beaten fairly I have moth
tng to say" said Colonel Roosevelt.
But If we are beaten by cheating and
1oul means then we are no better off
here than in some of the countries of
the old world from which some of you
come.
Loyal To Government.
I'VE here in America have claimed
that we have really the rule of the peo-
ple, and that we are loyal to our Gov
ornment because we make the Govern
ment. This country has been the
asylum for all those who have fed
from oppression abroad because they
Ihave believed that they would not get
a square deal Our opponents refuse
us a square deal, and I want to call
your attention to Just this"
Wherever the colonel appeared he ad-
dressed as many people as the hall
would hold. The colonel made his whirl-
wind tour in an automobile, followed by
a string of machines carrying members
of the Roosevelt committee and report
ers. The tour did not end until after
p midnight.
At MaennerChor Hall suffragette
caused disturbance for several min
utes, and had finally to be elected from
the hall. The colonel was warning his
supporters that it was not proposed to
give them a fair deal in the primaries
today.
How about votes for women" yelled
the suffragette, while scores about her
yelled:
Re quiet; sit down"
The colonel Stilled the tumult and
waved Chairman Oscar S. Straus back
to his chair. Let me answer her.
he said.
Madame, I have asked that you wo
men shall be allowed to vote to de.
termine whether you want to vote" he
answered.
Maud Malone Interrupts.
Malone, who has been a disturbing fac
tor at more than one political rally
continued to interrupt This brough
the reply from the colonel that III
seemed TO have more confidence il
your sex than you have"
At the tail of the laughter that shool
the 5000 people in the hall, came th
voice of Miss Malone. quavery, but per
sstent:
Mr.. Roosevelt. Mr.. Roosevelt
Her voice was drowned by catcalls
Kisses, jeers and medley of noises
She had champions who planted them
selves in front of her with clenche
fists. Dozens of men started up, threat
ening to put her out.
Let me, too, speak" began the col
onel, but the band cut him short Will
q rendition of Take Little Tip From
Father" Police whistles sounded MI
Straus, considerably agitated. LOOKED
about for men behind the whistles. TIL
Kisses resembed steam escaping frOr
enormous valves.
BY this time everybody in the hal
was on his feet. Miss Ma lone. plante
firmly. glared at the colonel. Th
colonel glarcd back with compound in
terest Then a gray special cop charge
through the press and persuaded Mis-
Malone that 1t was time to go. A
she disappeared Colonel Roosevelt said
"'rhis is probably a put-up job on tn
part of our opponents. | was deliGhte
10 answer the question she put, In goo
faith. Anything the women of thi
country want, want tbem to have il
ICApplause). American men are prett
good fellows, and their wives are bet
ter fellows Let the women vote frs
to see whether they want to vote.
that isn't the square deal, l don't knoN
what Is" (ApplauseD
This Is the only time the colonel wa
interrupted in his tour.