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Colonel, KNOCK EN- out" and like ejacu-
lations that rose above the cheers.
PRtAk COiONEI'S HEALTH

bRtAh tolf'Ntb HIALIH.
When col Roosevelt had made his
speech and fought his way back to his
room through the corridor crowd to the
President ial suite. as they ca the Colonel's
private reception rooms at the Congress
Scnator Dixon, chairman Of the Roose-
welt National Committee. edged his way
out Of the guarded door and implored
the crowd To go away.
"Youll break the Colonel's health
down" pleaded Senator Dixon. and tho
crowd edged on. grinning at the idea that
any amount of mob enthusiasm could
hurt the Colonel
Later IL was announced that Col. Roose
welt would SOC few of his leaders during
the evening but that he probably wouldn't :
make any statement until all contests
are decided
When the Colonel's train backed into
The La Sale station on Van Buren, street
al i.O4 o'clock there were 800 people stand.
ing on the curb outside the station. while
at least 900 were massed on the m ain
and side -tairways and in the concourse.
The local police have their hands full
with a strike and there were only about
thirty cops on hand to keep order. They
managed to keep lane clear through
The crowd until the Colonel arrived.
so FOR NAL GREETING
The Roosevelt men had planned no
greeting leaving that to the crowd The
only delegation that turned out was that
from California. very splendid in the gol-
don grizzly bear badges. They carried
tanners inscribed Welcome Teddy" and
-Californias Solid 20 for Roosevelt
The Roosevelt managers had decided
not to send a band to play the Colonel
into town. but one came up on the double
quick at the last moment and tried to
make itself heard above the yelling with
There u Re a Hot Time in the Old Town
To- night
Pretty nearly everybody in the crowd
had Roosevelt badge of some descrip-
iicn, and it looked as though each wore a
diheren, kind There were lots of well
dressed women and most of them were
nearly covered with badges.
On the train shed platform were Alex
ander II Revell. Edward " Sims and
perhaps IJn of the Roosevelt stalwarts.
who formed "A scrub reception committee.
Ex ExRcprcsentative Bennett and William
1alpin also came down to get in on the
reception game, but unofficially
IN on THE JrMr.
The reception committee didn, get a
chance to do much receiving. Col Roose-
welt swung OF the second coach of the
train as it pulled in and with his new
gray felt campaign hat waving above
his head with the regulation stiff armed
motion. he charged down the platform
at d tremendous pace. He led the charge
behind a forlorn hope Of police and three
or -four huskies who form his persona |
guard here
\ wave of people from other incoming
trains swept lengthwise along the con-
course as Cot. Roosevelt came through
n" train gates, and the police lines disap-
,'cHrcd in the rear of the sprintng candi-
date The crowd in the station charged
for the waving ha, and nothing could
stop them The crush in the Colonel's
wake became terrific and II is a miracle
hat no one was badly hurt As the mob
nushe'i through the single doors leading
"a the street No one could sion to see
and on" man who slipped was only saved
from being trampled because there wasn't
room 10 fall
Outside there wasn't cop in sight
They had been swept aside and lost in the
crowd A. II pushed forward
Assistant Chief of Police Schuettler
and two policemen VINO had stuck with
the Colonel pounded path through
with clubs and fist, to where Senator
Dixon waited IN an open automobile
SO quick was the rush that one of tn.
policemen who received a singing slap
m the face from woman he had hustled
aside didn't even know who hit him.
He got even by landing on the Jaw of
man who pushed IN too close TO the auto
mobile
Rot TIMt" rHF RIG TUNE
Everybody was yelling and the band
was footing is best Col Roosevelt stood
Up IN the machine after shaking hands
with his managers aud waved his hat
10 the crowd Chief Schuettiar. his work
done, received hearty handshake from
Col. Roosevelt and then turned TO face
The crowd, He grinned cheerfully az
those he had lust been clubbing and the
crowd cheered him
The way was part lily cleared for the
rest Of he Roosevelt party and then the
triumphal procession began They took
w h''~VN'lt hlpHS i't ''dlIt StItel IL
block to jackson Boulevard and along
the six blocks to Michigan avenue and
then two blocks to the Congress Hotel
rhe band managed to get in ahead. still
banging away az the Hot Time in the
Old Town" and a big part of the crowd
fell IN behind Col. Roosevelt stood in
the auto waving his hat and bowing
Mcanw h 10 two thousa nd people, maybe
more, had rnassed in front of the
hotel on Michigan avenue. Automobiles
many driven bv women and crowded with
other women, were parked at the sides
W the streets, leaving "A narrow lane
4 big detail Of police "a He'd in from the
suburbs did their best to keep order.
The crowd was good natured. II was
kept amused bv band and watching the
scramble for Roosevelt buttons which
were showered from the windows Of the
congress Hotel. Well dressed women
Joined in the scramble.
II was a crowd that was eager to have
Il chance to yell and wave for something
after an hour or more of waiting, and il
rut loose when the waving campaign hat
appeared above the heads Of the people
further along the line.
FIGHTS WAY INTO HOTEL.
Chief Schuetier had hustled around