The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-06
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TO AUDITORIUM

Warm Welcome Extended
by Audience-Sentirments
Met Ready Responses.
Theodore Roosevelt bull moose can
didate for president Of the United
States. commenced day Of activities
in North Dakota with a speech In
Grand Forks at $50 o'clock this morn
ing, when he addressed $500 persons
in the auditorium. The crowd was
not as large as anticipated owing to
the fine weather which kept many
farmers in the field and at the side OF
the threshing rigs. An overflow meet
ing was not necessary. There was
room in the big auditorium for all who
wished to hear the address. At 1850
o'clock the colonel was whisked to
Fargo on special train. This after
convention in that city. He will leave
at 4:17 o'clock over the Northern Pa
ciic to continue his journey to the
Pacific northwest where he is sched-
uled to make number of important
speeches.
Colonel Roosevelt commenced to
feel his North Dakota welcome at
Fisher. Minn.. where he was greeted
by E. ]. Lander, chairman of the
Roosevelt executive committee. H.
Bendeke and p. o. Thorson all Of
at coming to this state at this time and
appreciation of the advance guard Of
citizens that journeyed to the Mime
sofa town to greet him. Mr.. Roose-
velt was rushed to Grand Forks from
the twin cities on an extra section of
Great Northern train No. S, which ar
rived here about $50 o'clock. The
railroad company promised to have
him in Grand Forks in time for the
speech and the traffic department liv-
ed UP to it's word.
Fearing that they might not secure
seats at the auditorium IL they waited
at the railroad station to meet the for
mer president. hundreds Of persons
hurried to the auditorium shortly aft
er 8 o'clock this morning and a big
crowd was waiting to get into the
building when the doors were thrown
open at $3.50 o'clock. The place was
filled when the distinguished visitor
arrived, and many more hurried to
the train pulled in and Teddy had
waved his greeting from the steps Of
his car. the Mayflower.
Welcome at Depot.
Members of the general reception
committee which included leaders in
the affairs of northern North Dakota,
greeted the colonel as he alighted
from the train. He was escorted to
the automobile Of Mayor NJ. F. MUIR
ply and accompanied to the audi
torium b ythe mayor. Mr.. Lander,
two press representatives. and Chief
Of Police Lowe. The car was driven
Seve mother automobiles occupied by
newspaper correspondents and men,
bers Of the reception committee fol-
lowed the Roosevelt car. The trip
to the auditorium was made from
Fifth street through Central park to
Third street, north on Third street to
Dakota avenue and thence west to the
auditorium.
Mr.. Roosevelt exclaimed over the
beauty of the park as the cars whiz-
zed along and complimented the city
on its clean and progressive appear
ing business section.
scarcely any enthusiasm shown when
the cars passed through the busi-
ness district. A half dozen flags
foated from stores and one of the
hotels, indicating that something out
Of the ordinary was going on. and oc-
casionally a man or small group Of
citizens on the curb would cheer. The
colonel acknowledged every greeting
accorded him along the way and
was all smiles.
Dakota avenue was filled with au-
tomobiles and the police had to ask
number of drivers to move their
cars in order to allow the Roosevelt
party to reach the stage door Of the
auditorium. Just before the colonel
reached the building several men,
bers of the reception committee and
a policeman had the opportunity Of
testing their muscles on a long tele-
phone pole that was in the way. One
Of the nfters remarked:
wish Teddy was here to give 10
a boost"
A democrat from somewhere in the
vicinity of Devils Lake heard the re.
mark and replied:
'If Wilson was here he would lift
that pole alone"
Party Emblem.
Red bandannas are much in evi-
dence in and about the auditorium
by the time the Roosevelt party ar
rived. Men wore them around their
nCCkS anu NiCPAoyCu lucAu 4TOIl Iu0lT
coat pockets: women draped them on
their hats and kept them in their
hands for use whe nthe logical mo-
ment arrived. Men who apparently
did not wish to be known as bull
moosers put them out Of sight. The
bandannas were distributed by r. B.
Griffith who passed them around
with a smile and a gooa word for ev-
erybody. Youngsters in the crowd,
and they were out in representative
numbers, seemed somewhat peeved
when, in more than one case. they
were refused the waving Of the ban
danna simply because mamma want
ed to handle 1t herself when Mr..
Roosevelt alluded to the race suicide
problem. And another had the op-
portunity to wave that she was look
ing for before the speech was over.
Persons who hurried to the audi
torium along Fourth street expressed
admiration at the big flag and long
pennant exhibited at the home Of H.
NJ. Secord. 402 North Fourth street.
THAT man certainly is for Teddy"
they exclaimed and they guessed
right. Mr.. Secord. an old soldier and
railroad engineer. Is an ardent ad-
mirer of the colonel and this morn j