The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16
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IS IN CHICAGO


UP to his quarters on the political
floor of the Congress, the crowd which
had been stopped by the police outside
began to yell for him.
He sat down for brief instant.
shook hands with few of his fol-
lowers who had managed to find their
way in his wake into his room and
then, putting on his new slouch hat,
rushed into the hallway through
another room. and out on the stone
balcony that bridges the main en-
trance of the Congress on Michigan
avenue.
A wild yell greeted him as he ap-
peared, and he instantly seized his hat
and waved 1t fFahtieally at the crowd
Come on. Teddy"
Make the big talk" yelled some
body.
Tell us what you are going to do
10 tfen..' shouted somebody eise.------
"Giye Them the Devil"
Give them the dewitt" roared a
deep bass voice from way back on the
plaza across the avenue.
Without waiting to be introduced
the colonel began:
'.'This is a bad place to steal any
thing"
And they better not try to steal
y
Welt fan.
From us you mean" replied the
colonel. and again the crowd broke
cut into a howl of delight.
Just about that time a big bunch
Of California delegates pulled up IN
tho avenue bearing In their center
a banner which read:
california will not submit 10
trial of a stolen property case by the
thieves"
The colonel looked at the banner
and grinned.
''Honssty Against Thieves"
II got Califoruias twenty-six votes
and 1t Is my intention that they shall
he counted he shouted. This has
come down TO simply a naked fight OF
honesty against dishonesty; of hon
esty against thieves
The people have spoken ard poll
ticians must learn t. answer or IN
derstand. They vii, be made to, I'M
derstand that they are the servants Of
the rank and file of the plain citizens
Of the republic"
At this point the crowd elected to
L heerto -a-feM- IlinutaS-aa9 The
colonel stood back and gave them
plenty of time,
This is no factional fight" he con-
tinued when the crowd showed
readiness to listen once more. IT Is
a contest between the people them
selves and perpetual politicians rep
representing ali that Is worst in GER
rupt politics and business. and the
people soon will he able to destroy
corrupt politics and TO conduct their
business for themselves
We had with US in the pri-
.naries--"
Illinois, yelled ChicaGoan from
the rear ranks.
YES. Illinois" said the colonel
showing his teeth We have illinois,
:iftg-six votes. and we have had those
of every State where the people have
expressed their will at the primaries
I'm these States we hav beaten them
from TO / to b 20 l. The people
are moro strongly with us now than
they were at that time, and they Will
refuse to submit tn robbery now.
III is naked fight against theft,
and theft will not ~n."
There vas another prolonged cry
OF approval and thc colonel bowling
and swinging his hat through a cir-
Gle backed out and holed up IN his
rooms with the leaders who have
taken charge OF him. II Was ne easy
TASK To get back.
In the corridor just outside the door
through which he had passed TO gain
access 10 the balcony we're fully a
thousand people, all determined TO
see him and shake his hands,
A detail OF policemen under deputy
Chief Schuetteler. the strong-ar
man OF the Chicago force. formed a
line and shot him through the GEN.
ter of il. holding back the yelling.
hoWling mob meanwhile.
Bat the best progress he could
make was slow. and II took fun
minute for him Ia move the twenty or
thirty feet tina. he had 10 travel
The crowd vat went 10 the depot
20 greet the Colonel had waited fully
an hour in the transhed for him
before the limited which had made
up an hour 10 get him To Chicago
on time. arrived II was hot waiting
II was a mugsf. GREATNESS Chicago
day. with a Gopher cloud hung In the
sky that turned back the smoke Of
city and drove with II the heat down
ON the heads Of everybody
But the crowd was good natured SO
good natured in fact that when tho
colonel actually came through the
gate they began good naturally tear
Ing each others clothes TO get at him.
a band stationed In one corner
tried TO get up "a diversion. out the
crowd knew where the real band was
and refused TO he lured away
After disposng of Mrs. Roosevelt
Theodore. Jr., Mrs. Theodore. Jr.. lit
Tia grandchildren, Kermit and Archie
the, rs,susssf .ryipt Senator ftixun, F.
W. Sims and Alexander Reveli. OF the
reception committed. and suffered him
TO lead them through the streets to
a waiting automobile
Everybody Noisy.
II was hard going Despite the ef-
forts OF the police the crowd pressed
IN. demanding a speech or hand
shake They got neither. Dixon
strove to tell them that both would
be forthcoming In due time, but he
might as well have tried to talk In a
haiIer. factory. Everybody was do
ing his best to make, noise. Trumpets
were beslowing. the band was max
ing a rag time uproar In its cor
ner and even the cries OF the cab