The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-16
FIGHTS HIS WAY
THROUGH CROWDS
Few Politicians at Train to .Mee6
Ex-President, but Thousands!
OF People Jam Station and !
Streets, Shouting Uproari-
Gus Welcome - Mob
Surges About Hotel.
Especial to The Times-Dlspatch.l

Chicago. ILL.,, June 15.-Four thou-
sand persons jammed the La Sale
Street Station when Roosevelt's train
plowed into the dimly lighted shed.
few minutes before O'clock thisj
afternoon. Despite the boulder which
delayed his train an hour. Roosevelt
luck held good. and the train pulled |
in one minute ahead of time. !:
Shrill whistles. followed by a roari
OF cheers of TEDDY. Teddy" greetedl
Roosevelt as he stepped from his car.
Alexander Revel!, Roosevelt camDatgu1
worker, was the first to shake the |
1T. r." hand. Then Senator Dixon. !
Roosevelt manager was give n g.
double handshake BY his chief. and
they walked down the train shed arm
in arm guarded in front and rear By
squads of police.
Only handful scant half dozen;
of politicians. formed the ofaciaIi
welcoming party But the thousands,
OF spectators massed in the waiting
room. and on the stairs outside OF tha
station. formed an uproarious public !,
reception committee of volunteers.
Greeting the Colonel within the sta
| ton gates. In addition to Senator
niNon and Revell. were United States
naisnall Frank Tyree, of West ytr-
ginia; Peter j. Dore. of Oklahoma.
Snerln L. T. Sprinkle. of McDowell'
county West Virginia; Ad1utant.
u u,n,e Z, D. Elliott. of West vir-
slnia; and j. w. Dawson. of Charles.
ton, w. Va.
Cnliforninnn In Frenzy.
| Uutside the gates a delegation ~
Eahtorhians, with brass band. went
INTO frenzy when the travellers an
asar"'' flashlights of photographers
a"ueu TO the pyrotechnics.
lane.
ntoush which Roosevelt passed int
the station. and down tho staira
t,oosevelt and the male membera or
no Aoiio"ers took the stairs two stan. !
~ .4he' and rushed from the rear;
~, .ho cheering. surging crowda
"i ~, 'ranpled and fought each otbar
III the dash to the street.
Behind the Colonel. Mrs
Ia. o'her women of the party pyers
iose IN the swirling human masIs+ro.,s
rs ROOSEVELT stepped out from ~
",ion portico. crowds on the stra..
eilhs'ns to the elevated railway.
bos.s gave him another ovation "a
IT, uoNen automobiles. bedecked WITH
iiasS' awaited the party. RoosaynI.1
was hurried into the 6rat
WINE no stood up waving his hat ~
ene crowd, he was whlsked AWAY x.,,ts
senator Dixon and Revell. the 49,
piaSlns: ''Therell be u Hot Timo
the oid Town Tonight" and Hal, -
'he Chief. as Il snlute
,oada meF T., members of tho party wera!
iouoeo IN the automobiles, and a Nv
cession was begun down Van p
street to the Congress Hotel H.
areas ran behind tho cara to Alichiga ~
enuo' ana then massed on the oarE|
ing beneath Rooseveit's window.
Mrs ROOSEVELT was lost In thai
nuae al the station. She became !
separated from
ed only by former Governor post 81
Iorto Rico. They secured tho leat IN
inc automobiles and went IN a haoi,l
street TO the hotel. where Mrs. Roosa.f
welt rejoined her husband.
Police Swept Aside.
oe1ali OF husky police. stationexs,
on the second floor. outside tho nnraa-
idential SUITE" were literally 5000
or thelr rect by the forward rush I'D
roosevelt supporters. when tho Cor
oilel FAMILIAR figure was discerned a.
tho elevator cage. Frank Tyree avNt
secret service man. and bodyguard fonl
HooseVeit as President. and Alexander1
-. neVeii' or Chicago. had TO drag the
colonel by the arms through a WildIut
yelling mob. The Colonel nearly IosT
MS glasses. but no waved his hat anal
! smiled n greeting to ali. He hustIeal
Inside the room and the door was
slammed shut. Lined up in front an |
t"pt essiNe barrier stood Tyree; Sheriff
sprinkle. OF Mcdowell county, w. Va Il
j w. Dawson. who did COW punchinri
with Roosevelt in the cid DAYS. ana
Patrick ]. Dore. of Oklahoma-hJal
picked bodyguard.
Even Mcdill Mccormick, one OF the
original Roosevelt boosters, could nor
get through this line OF sentine1a q
until he had been vouched for from
within.
mob surged about the halls. men
and women, who pressed forward until
the corridor was damned. Then the
door OF tho Roosevelt suite opened.
and out popped the Colonel. There
were more cheers and another rush
forward 1t caught the strong arm
men or guard. and the ex-Prestdent.
was literally TANNED back against tho
! door. Fighting for room. his guard
Cleared a small passageway to an adj
Joining room. and the Colonel strug4
gled forward to reach tho balconyJ
overlooking Michigan Avenue. Eyery-i
bcdy wanted 20 get on that baIconyi
with him. The glass door OF thai
balcony was locked shut Fightfnp3
against a. sweating. bur cnthusisstfoi
Tcrowd. space was cleared. AMI that
Colonel hoped. over the window SILL
He lost his glasses in the process--i
s9mebody Jerking the black cord thaej
guarded them in an effort TO alsp hfn,l
on the back. His hat slipped out al
hts hand, but he got over and throuRhi
the window with an agile Jump. and
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