Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-15
REASON FOR TAKING TRIP
Says He Did Not Feel at Liberty to
Stay Away During Contest.
TRAIN RUSHES THROUGH OHIO
Several Hundred Persons, With Brass
Band, on Station Platform
at Elyria.

TOLEDO, Ohio. June 1J-With Chi
caso only a few hours away. Col. Roose-
welt broke the silence he has maintained
since leaving New York, and just before
ne reached Toledo stated his determine
ton to fight his opponents to the end.
Il did not feel at liberty to refuse to
come where the fight is being waged." he
said. MY object in going to Chicago is
perfectly simple
Here Col. Roosevelt paused for a mo-
ment, carefully choosing his words be-
fore he continued.
The actions of certain national COM
mitteemen have unfortunately made it
evident that in this fight between the
plain people and the public men who
should be their servants and who at
tempt to be their masters. there is
concerted effort being made by the pro-
fessional politicians and the interests for
which they stand deliberately to rob the
people of the victory they have fairly
Won. When such was the case 1 could
not remain away"
Ride Is Uneventful.
The ex-President's morning ride across
Ohio was an uneventful one. Arrange
ments were made to transfer him from
his car near the head Of the train to
compartment in the rear car, that he
might appear on the platform at stations.
He said the reason he had taken regu-
lar instead of a special train and had
given no news of his intention to go to
Chicago until few hours before the
train left was that he wished to make his
journey as unostentatiously as possible
and to avoid speechmaking. The colonel
wishes to save his strength for the strug-
gle in Chicago.
At Elyria. Ohio. there was crowd of
several hundred persons at the station.
\ band was blazing away as the train
stopped. Col. Roosevelt was at breakfast
in the dining car.
I'm sorry to disappoint the people" he
said. but / cannot possibly get back to
the rear Of the train in time to see
them"
The national committee must be
taught that they are servants of the peo-
pie and not masters" declared Col.
Roosevelt at the station here.
The colonel remained in his seat and
spoke through the screened car window
to newspaper men and others.
Are you going to give them fight,
voice in the crowd.
ass1 am gae1g to have something to say
came the reply.
Go to it, Teddy: Ohio's with you"
came in a stentorian voice from some
body on the outer edge of the crowd
"Ohio did fine" replied the colonel en-
phatically. Il want to thank you Ohioans
and you in particular for what you did
in Toledo
Train an Hour Late.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, June 15.-Arriv-
ing here at S o'clock this morning, Col.
Roosevelt departed for Chicago an hour
behind his schedule. He will hardly
reach that city at 4 O'Clock this after
noon, as anticipated.
The colonel's train, though trying hard,
was unable to make up time lost last
night, when its, engine struck boulder
on the tracks near Tarrytown. n. Y.
The colonel was up early today. A
small knot OF Clevelanders who gath
cred at the Union station had a brief
glimpse of him through his car window.
looking over reports of the latest de-
velopments in Chicago. as telegraphed
gle before him. which is expected to
prove one of the most dramatic in his
career.
At other points. during the day, he will
so that when he reaches Chicago he will
be In close touch with the situation, and
will lose no time fin getting into the
thick of the battle.
No Definite Plans.
Col Roosevelt goes to Chicago with
no definite plans mapped out. Once in
Chicago he will get into closer touch
with the situation than has been possible
even with the aid Of the private tele-
phone and telegraph wires which have
been carrying the news to him at Oyster
Bay. 1t is said that his plan of cam
paign will hinge largely on the action
taken by the republican national COM
mittee in the contests for seats in the
convention from Texas and Washing
ton.
Col. Roosevelt has said that he re-
CARDS the right of the Roosevelt claim
ants to these seats as indisputable.
Boys Are Released.
TARRYTOWN. N. Y, June 15-The
three little boys who caused an accident
to the train carrying Theodore Roosevelt
to Chicago yesterday afternoon were re-
leased without punishment by Judge
Armstrong here today. They explained
| that they were playing robber' on the
terrace above the tracks and had started
| to dig a cave in the embankment just
beneath a boulder when the big rock be-
came loosened and rolled down to the
| roadbed. The rock did not touch the rails,
| they said. and they kept on playing.
| thinking no more Of II, until the acci-
dent.