The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-09
ROOSEVELT HITS
THE LINE HARD
IN ILLINOIS
Made a Dozen Fighting Speeches
During the Day
BIG CROWDS WERE OUT
Says Illinois Would Never Have Sc
cured Primary If His Opponents
Had Their Way

SuISu TIliHaiJ " mo NPPShS"NS
Had Their Way
Chicago, Apr. 9.--All day long Col.
Roosevelt fought as hard as he could
fight for victory in today's president
ial primary in Illinois. In his opin-
ion, as he expressed it yesterday,
the result Of the fight will be of first
importance in determining the out
come of his whole campaign. When
it was all over and the colonel was
ready to board his train to pass out
of the state, he said: MY hat is in
the ring, and it is going to stay in
the ring" In one OF his speeches
yesterday he said. I'VE look to IL
linois to sound the keynote of this
campaign. Illinois stands in the
most important position OF any state
in this campaign"
Col Roosevelt handled his oppon-
ents without gloves yesterday. He
assailed Congressman Mckinley,
campaign manager for President
Taft, in a speech in Mr. McKinley's
own district and put himself on rec
| ord as opposed to President Taft in
regard to reciprocity He repeated
his broadside against Senator Lori
merand paid his respects once more
TO the country's multimillionaires
and the heads of great corporations,
saying it would be for their own
good to follow the policies he adyo-
Gated
The colonel made nearly a dozen
lighting speeches. The days run
took him not only through the dis
trict of Congressman Mckinley, but
also that OF former Speaker Cannon
and he delivered a speech few
blocks from Mr.. Cannon's dwelling
in Danville He also made address.
es at Clinton, Decatur, Sullivan,
Nation, Tuescola and Urbana AT
ter leaving the state he made several
speeches in Indiana
The crowds which came out to
hear Col Roosevelt yesterday were
large ones Except for the meeting
in the opera house at Decatur the
colonel spoke out of doors and in
some instances the crowds were OF
such size that those on the outskirts
were unable to hear what the speak.
er was saying.
II was at Decatur that the colonel
referred to Congressman Mckinley
My. attention was called this morn
ing he said. ito statement eman
ating from Mr.. Mckinley in which he
attacks me for coming into his dis
trict and states that they did not
come into my district, as they were
welcome TO, and that / asked as fav
Ors that certain men be sent TO the
convention. That is false, which the
man writing IL knew It to be. have
asked for no favors OF any kind anC
will accept none from my opponents
And more. In this article Mr.
Mckinley says he is a progressive
Well, II Mr.. Mckinley is progressiv,
| do not know the brand. Mr.. Nc
Kinley in this fight is heading tn,
old reactionary machine; he is stan(
ing against the interests of the PEG
pie lie is standing as the represen
tatiye of privilege and special inter
W. AAN - MNNNiAUAtM Win MI ell
rose Of Pennsylvania; Mr.. Gallingel
Of New Hampshire, Messrs Guggen
helm and Evans OF Colorado, Mr.. Co,
OF OHIO and Mr.. Lorlmer OF you
own state. II he Is a progressive
they are progressives
II have come here because a
Chicago when | spoke there ant
since, the Roosevelt clubs have ask
ed me to come down here and in tn,
other counties OF the district an,
3 stand up for the right Of the people
TO rule themselves. Who got yol
the primary in Illinois? Mr.. McKin
ley2 Not much. You yourselves 20
To. You yourselves got your repre-
scntatiyes 10 give you the right {,
express your own opinion. II It hat
not been for the fight | and thos
1 with me have been making yol
would not have had any presidential
primary"
The colonel brought out shout o
: laughter when he introduced a new
b figure Of speech Speaking OF tn
j. canal he said:" Somebody asked m
-, why did not get an agreement wit
Colombia They might Just as wei
n ask me why do not nail cranberr
e Jelly to the wall. It would not b
g my fault or the fault OF the nail.
would be the fault OF the Jelly"
From Champaign to Urbana Co
Roosevelt went by automobile. O
= the way he drove through the campu
y OF the university OF Illinois. ExSer
ator Bevoridgo OF Indiana boarde
e the train at Danville to accompan
y Col Roosevelt across part Of Indian.
Il The oolonel's program in Indian
called for brief speeches at Lafayett
g Logansport, Peru aud Wabash. wit
l longer address at Fort Wayne.