The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16
Roosevelt Storms Into Chi cago and Is Greeted by
 Frantic Crowd
HARDLY ABLE TO GET
 THROUGH CROWDS
"Chicago Is Bad Place for People Who Steal" He Declares in Speech. Will Not Discuss Probable
 Speech at Convention

today and was acclaimed by thousands oi his supporters and admirers. The hat was
 in the air throughout the automobile ride from the LaSalle street station to the
 Congress hotel. waving exclamation of the cheers that marked the former President progress.
 Colonel Roosevelt declared tonight he
 had not mapped out q plan of campaign
 He was in consultation for several hours
 with the managers of his candidacy and then assumed charge in person of what he has termed ''ths naked fight between
 corrupt politicians and thieves and the
 plain people" He would not discuss his
 probable appearance on the floor of the
 convention but no delegate tonight doubt
 ed that he would be there. Col Harry
 New, in charge Of convention arrangei . ments, said Colonel Roosevelt had not ap-
 piled for seat.
 Will Do Best for Him
 If he does apply we will do the best
 We can for him" said Colonel New. but
 unfortunately all of the good seats are
 gone"
 Early in the day it was announced at
 the Roosevelt headquarters that the col
 ones arrival was to be absolutely devoid
 of the spectacular. Many of the dele
 gates, however would not have 1t thus
 and when the train bearing the candidate
 finally rolled into the station three bands
 and cheering multitude were there to
 greet him. The California delegation,
 the most aggressive and outspolen of the
 Roosevelt adherents, a delegation which
 .l,..
 independent action If things did not go
 well for the colonel in the convention,
 marched to the station in body and
 escorted Colonel Roosevelt to his hotel. They bore aloft banner which read scalifornia refuses to try title to prop- erty before the thief who stole il" and or the reverse side. r7 .Calfornias $ solid 26 for Theodore K Roosevelt
 K Tie banner caught the colonels eye at once and he 5earned with pleasure. Later as lie stood on the balcony of his hotel
 and made a brief address to a throng
 which blocked all traffic in Michigan boulevard for half an hour. he alluded to the sign and made the so-ealled "thefts" offthe republican national com mittee the topic of his remarks. Is in Fine Fettle ColOnel ROOSeNell dppealeu 10 pc m me fettle and to thoroughly enjoy being on the battle ground in person. His recep- ton here was ali that he could have de- sired. The streets from the station to the hotel were lined with people and many hundreds crowded about the automobile, making progress both slow and dangerous to the unheeding pedestrians. The band which led the way kept up a continuous crash of music while the two in the rear were equally busy. The tune most in favor was the battle song of San Juan Hill and Santiago. "There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight" When the vast throng in front of his hotel was clamoring for the colonel to appear. the bands played Hail. Hail, the Gangs All Here"
 ''Everybodys Doing IL Now" made up the third of the trio of welcoming airs. Colonel Roosevelt had been met at the station by personal body guard headed by United States Marshal Frank Tyree of West Virginia, once a secret service man stationed at the White House. and 1t took all of the coonels strenuous ef- forts as well as those of his guards to force way through the hotel lobby The crowd pressed behind him up the steps ito the second floor and when he stepped out on the balcony to address the multi tude below surged forward and all but pushed the candidate over the railing. Quick work by the police saved the sit- uation.
 Bad Place for People Who Steal '.Chicago is a bad place for people who steal" said the colonel. when the cheers which greeted his appearance had sub sided.
 'California's 26 votes were cast for us at the primaries and will be counted as such. Look at that sign over there.
 This is fight of honesty against dis honesty of bopestv against theft The people have spoken and the poi- ticians, dead or alive, will be made to understand that they are the servants, not the masters of the rank and file of the plain citizens of the republican party. This is no factional fight. This is a contest between the people themselves and the perpetual politicians representing all that is worst and corrupt in politics and in business
 'sThe people will win. We have won In every state where the people could ex- press themselves. three to one. and some times eight to one. They are stronger with us now than they were then"
 '1llinois was with you," shouted some. one from the street
 Yes Mir Roosevelt continued, I've have Illinois 56 votes too. Many more are with us who were not with us at the time of the primaries because men will l not tolerate brazen theft. They refuse to | HdHcl1On IODpciys Is Naked Fight
 This is a naked fight between cor
 rupt politicians and thieves and the plain ! people and the thieves will not win
 Turning from the window followed by
 the cheers of the crowd, Colonel Roose-
 welt sent for his secretary.
 "who is outsider he inquired
 s'6enator Dixon"
 "Bully!" exclaimed the colonel
 On the heels of Senator Dixon followed
 Col Cecil Lyon. the national commit
 teemsr from Texas. who brought the first
 news that he at least had won from tine
 national committee four of the delegates ! from Texas for Roosevelt. MT. Roose-
 welt showed his delight. Then in turn ! followed George W. Perkins. former Sec
 retary of the Interior James A. Garfield
 and former Chief Forester Clifford Pin l chot
 Colonel Roosevelt interrupted the polit-
 ical conference to have shower hath.
 His apa@tment did rot contain one. so he ! was spirited away through side door and ! hurried down the hall before the crowd
 knew what had happened. When he re
 turned. escorted by his hodyguard. he was ]