The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-24
Original Bull Moose Given
Tremendous Ovation at
Party Headquarters
VIGOROUS ANIMAL
COLONEL DECLARES
Campaign in New York Starts
Off Swimmingly, With
Bully Reports From
Chairmen

NEW YORK, july 2s.-Aireeted by
thunderous applause and the waving
OF a hundred brilliant red bandana
handkerchiefs. Theodore Roosevelt
paid his first visit to the headquarters
Of the Bull Moose party in the Metro
pofttan tower at HIS this morning.
One hundred leaders of the National
Progressive party, representing every
county In the State. rose to greet their
"commander-in in chief az they called
him, when he entered. outside of the
rooms Of the party the halls were
packed with ex-Democrats, e1-Repub-
leans and former members of almost
every political faith in the United
states all cheering themselves hoarse
for the candidate who is 10 he for
snally nominated at Chicago August
9th.
Amid a din which almost stopped
the surprised clock in the tower, Col
ouel Roosevelt marched down the aisle
and faced his followers. They saw the
old familiar smile and then the Bull
Moosers beloved again. Men grab
bed red handkerchiefs from their
pockets or tore them from their arms.
whore they had been tied. waving them
franticaliy in the air until the room
was a waving sea of crimson Colonel
Roosevelt held up his hand. but, un-
sbateff. the roar OF applause rolled cut
into the corridor. where IL was taken
IN and flung back by the throng walt
ing there. 1t was long seconds before
there was silence, and then the CHIEF
Bull Moose called on every man pres
9rt to come forward and shake hands
The first man up was Delegate
he led
the procession past the smiling colo
rel, who had a word and hand
shake FOR each. Then cheering, cries
OF speech. speech" broke out. Colo
mel Roosevelt raised his hand again.
and. when quiet was restored. made a
brief address, saying In part
A Vigorous Animal.
II can see that the Bull Moose IS
a pretty vigorous animal am not
going To make a speech. I came over
here 10 greet YOU.
"<o man knows better than ! that
enthusiasm and high principles can
not be made effective without orgAni-
yatien and work. and great respon-
s5biiity rests upon you men here. fon
are undertaking the organization OF a
new party party. friends. which Is
70 stand for square democracy
marty which is 10 be literally the party
~ the people; a party which ~ pasea
an live issues aud not on dead issues.
a marty that protests against the cor
ruption and insineerlty If beth OF me
old party machines: a party into winch
ex-ne,nocrafe and Republicans.
without regard to what their political
rast may have been. are 10 come on
exact equality and to have each the
Same share in the party management L
"Ip this PARTY we intend to build
Government without and ~ithm tae
taarty on the lines % genuine popular
ruieS and of social ard Industrial JUS
,iee for farmer, worker, business man
and professional man alike, To De
srhieved not through the boss NOT
.nrnuph the Indirect control Of the
-. marty orga nszation by SPECIAL privilege,
IN, 4, be achieved by genuine and not
merely nominal rule OF the people
themselves"
After a speech which wa< received
with prolonged cheering and waving
,f bandan mas one minute reports were
made by the county enters all teiilns
Of numberiess defections from the
other parties and additions to their
own ranks. President Taft cant set
a, vote In my county, said tho hrs'
spokesman and this slogan was taken
up by almost every "shh We" "
report. :.
After the meeting Colonel Roosevelt
vent TO The Outlook ONCE. and Will
return to Oyster Bay tomorrow. the
meeting of the county chairmen con-
tinued all day. Plans for county con-
yentions to choose delegates to the
Chicago convention will be issued in
a day or two. Among the prominent
men who greeted ex-President Roose-
welt today were Timothy woodruff and
his SON, John II. Woodruff. General
Uoratio c. King. former Democrat;
General James 8. Clarkson. formerly
Republican national chairman; Theo-
dore Douglas Robinson. Hamilton
Fish. Jr.. Hugh Gordon Miller and
Iindon Bates.