The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-25

Suddenly the Colonel's machine swept
around a corner. Mayor Robbins. Roose-
welt leader from Hammonton had tried
to jump on the running board. He missed
IL and rolled over in the dust. Before the
second machine could stop he was under
it's wheels. He was picked up limp and
in pain. The Colonel vas up from his
seat in a flash
Two policemen aided Mayor Robbins
into DR.. Marvel's private sanitarium at
the corner The Colonel was into the
hospital az soon as he could edge himself
through the crowd When he came out
he was excited and disturbed with the
accident. He stood OH the steps Of the
place telling the crowds that they d have
20 keep back or there would he many
accidents. Mayor Robbins had three ribs
broken and NAV have suffered internal
injuries. The Colonel visited him before
he left Atlantic city.
There are 1000 colored voters in Atlantic
City. almost one third Of the total vote.
A crowd of them. walters aud hotel SER
wants. from the black colony. surrounded
the Coloncis machine in the street. The
Colonel thanked the colored men for their
support last Tuesday in Ohio. and in-
cidentaily dropped mint that tho colorcd
vote on Tuesday in Jersey would be very
acceptable.
IL wish to take this opportunity Of ex-
pressing my thanks to the colorcd mon
Of Ohio" he said They stood by VA
just as though they had been the Ninth
or Tenth Cav airy. and very deeply ap-
preciate it
The rilGon dollar pier was packed with
a multitude sitting and standing. Wo-
men crowded the balconies. The crowd
was q merry making one. The electric light
flags in the ceiling blinkicd and i'arcd
The Colonel had TO fight his way out
along the pier through lines of people.
He had beer wearing soft outing collar
but even tha, hnd wilted. IN" dnv was
hot and the excitement of the accident To
Mayor Robbins and the hea, told on the
Colonel until he got into his old swing and
fire and felt tho thrill of his rocking.
yelling audience. there wer. 5000 pco-
pie that TANNED the hall
II was the noiscst kind of a crowd and
there were lots of other noises to boot.
The breaking glass of electric hulhs or
bottles crashed IN a racket back of tn"
Colonel. Telegraph Instruments were
clicking There was changing CymhalS
from some other corners. And from all
parts of the audience there cam. ringing
bells, tinkling~ that some of IN" boarsi-
! walk mischie, Gus ones kept going family
+ but di~'urhingly.
The Colonel Erinned good humorcdly
There are a good many complicated
noises here. h" said, and the crowd
laughed with him
1t was different crowd from the farmer
a ha, Gov h., 4 .xlx -
to size up. But he got them with him
boomingiy with tn" appeals he had been
making destruction Of the bosses. re-
storing the Republican party to the
principles Of Abraham Lincoln. n tariff
to benefit worl,ingmen and farmers and
worlmen's compensation acts.
The next generation Will wonder AZ
tho absence Of thes" great beneficiary
laws in our civilization. declared the
Colonel earnestly We cannot promise
the millennium. but We can So, r"solutely
TO work and accomplish "A good deal Ia
make the chances NOR" even
The Colonel declared with an assurance
that his audience applaudcd that "ths
Republican party isn't tn" bosses; its
ours
The Colonel went on, Our opponents
claim 10 be regular Republicans The
only regularity in the Republican party is
tn. regularity of the rank and lie. The
bosses aren't regular are highly
irregular THE crowd cheered with a
will The party isn't theirs. IL ours; /,
was designated to be the party of The
plain people. And we intend in II tc
apply the principles, OF Lincoln to the
needs of the present day"
The Colonel talked of water-powri
conservation. The crowd approved Bu
they were there not to reason out policies
They had left that all 10 Roosevelt The,
We're on hand chiefly to cheer and hurrih
So they lihcd his talk on bringing W
babies better. And YOU mothers. don
you let the fathers shirk in this either,
he laughed
The Roosevelt campaign rompet
through three Congress districts to-day
the First. Second and Third. all three o
which, says ex-Gov. Fort. are Roosevelt
districts. The population is largely farm
ing and glass manufacturing. except il
the big general manufacturing section II
Trenton. Former Boss Louis kuehnle o
Atlantic City. who Is awaiting desperation
of his appeal from "A years conviction
on charges in connection with contracts 5
has been depOsed AZ boss of the resort
Borden Whiting, chairman Of the stat,
Roosevelt committee. no was law partner
of Everitt Colby. says that Roosevelt anc
the progressives are sure to win by biz
numbers against the machine in Atlantic
City on Tuesday. The progr. ssivcs JUS
a few days ago beat the machine in put
ting through the plan for commission
government,
II was all Roosevelt with the Jersey
farmer when the Colonel struck the
berry patches. the truck gardens anc
the glass sands Of south Jersey this morn
ing in his run through Burlington. Ham
monton and Ecg Harbor to Atlantic
City The Jersey farmer who make.
his annual pilgrimage to Asbury Park
for the great Jersey dip was up and bout
But chiefly the wives and children were
busting themselves into gay crowds
for tribunes Of the people don't wal
into rgg harbor every day in the week
: So again to-day the Colonel had hi,
fun and his jokes with south Jersey
mothers. When the Colonel patted the
mothers r-yea -old sons on the head
joked and waved at the small folks.
smelled the flowers they handed up tc
him in bouquets and congratulated Bur
lington on "the lot Of pretty girls you'v,
got here" the good farm comrnunit,
cheered immensely.
This is the fight Of the farmer" the
Colonel told them. And Of the wag,
worker and the young professional man.
He told the farmers he was working fol
a business organization among them u,
that the profits would go right into thci
pockets and not the middlrmans
At Camden great crowds thronged tn,
railroad station and the armory. Tn,
Third Regiment Armory. they say here
was only comfortably filled last night for