New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-12
Tells Portland Crowd That One
of Them Proved a Judas at
Chicago Convention.
GREETED BY A NEW SONG
oh, You Strenuous Man Brings
Forth Famous Smile-Upsets
Plans of CommitteeJokers
Hand Him a Dictaphone.

portjand. Ore. Sept. 1l.-"Oh, You
strenuous Man" parody on the Beau
I,n, Doll" song. was the melodious
r-es.iuc accorded the Bull Moose at the
Al Club luncheon in the Rose City to-
Lax and the colonel smiled one of his
most famous smiles. The hackneyed
,or,I. strenuous" best described the
,aonel's Portland invasion. Even the
f,pu Moose shouted enough, and positively
asrlined TO make several minute
s,eoches iu various parks. which had
beer arranged by the local committee
The colonel said f1ve-mnute speeches
AID no good that they disappointed the
audiences. hurt tho Bull Moose throat
ard prevented the development OF any
line Of thought regarding Progressive
marty principles. Roosevelt on arriving
learned that Dr.. W. II. Coe, the national
Progressive committeeman. had arranged
Portland itinerary that would have
kept The Bull Moose as busy as cor
,iru<,s performances vaudeville actor, and
the colonel cut the programme short
without ado.
Nevertheless, the colonel put in what he
termed a middling good day. He entered
the city on a carpet OF roses. streWn from
his private car 20 the waiting automo-
biles: held an early morning reception.
conferred with the state Progressive lead
ers. addressed the AID Club where he en-
icountered for the first time a dictaphone.
and late this afternoon delivered lengthy
speech In the Gypsy Smith Tabernacle.
Crowds Show Little Enthusiasm.
There we're two street psrades during
the day one Of them q long and tiresoms
one, which took the colonel into all the
side streets and which failed TO develop
any great enthusiasm. The ex-President.
however. was greeted by large crowds
and his reception was cordial, considering
the fact that this is regarded as an anti
Roosevelt town. But crowds are common
now on the Roosevelt tour. and the colo
mel is more interested in votes than in
applause.
The colonels speech at the Tabernacle
this afternoon was largely repetition of
his Seattle address, wherein he dwelt on
taking" the Panama Canal woman SUI
rage, the recall Of judicial decisions and
the "thefts" at the Chicago convention.
Before the Ad Mems Club the colonel
engaged in local color by assailing those
i've Oregon delegates who voted against
him at the convention. This speech was
delivered under unusual arrangements
The Bull Moose stood on the mezzanine
balcony of the Multnomah Hotel, address
ing a we'll filled lobby below. AS he be-
began fellow apparently rendered a
bunch Of roses, which he held close 20
the Bull Moose face. The throng shouted
Take EN-. Teddy
That's not bouquet; it's a dicts-
graph" said the colonel Portland is
progressive. This Is the first time nave
had such thing sprung on me.
The instrument wes really dictaphoHe'
and the man with the make-beleve funnel
shaped bouquet Of roses caught every
thing the colonel said. After explaining
how he presumed Oregon's vote woulu
20 10 him at Chicago. in view OF the pri-
mary action the colonel SAID with con-
siderable asperity:
This is what happened. my friends
Five OF those men cast their votes u!
such way that the work OF the eESlre
delegation was nullifed. These men
~ 80 "a Won that YOU might just az
Nell not have voted a. your primaries
here last spring.
Calls Delegate a Judas.
particularly object 10. the action ol
one Of YOUR delegates, Inoinae "a 20
ktor. 10! the reason that II he wanted 10
piay The part Of q Judas he mlght IT,
omitted the kiss. II is not nice tninS
10 be a Judas, but the KISS ~ an aud'u
touch which might have been oiliitteu,
when the business OF perrnsnent Or
garizstion Of the convention was under
consideration. he voted 10 seat the ninety
crooked dolegs ties, number when was
Sufficient to defeat me, Ihein, az u ,ur med
we're not enough: Mccu ga;eot nv own
around and voted for me against "'' Wv"
personal protest
The Bull Moose noted few women
strung along the hotel balconies. so he
switched abruptly TO women suffrage
saying:
hold that since our women are M 70
D. our wives and mothers they are lus
sn3i Oregon will join the ranks OF other
states which have voted for this cause
They have been trying 10 secure woman
suffrage In some Of the Eastern states,
sDd am going 70 go back ana dV an az
me missionary work ] can in behalf OF
tue work. But when ] am IN oregon
feel that am sitting at the foot OF
Gamalel
introduced as Greatest "Ad' Man.
Colonel Roosevelt received a double
oarrelled introduction at the Ad CLUB
luncheon. L. Q. Burden, acting chair
man. introduced ex-Mayor Rodgers, OF
Salem, who introduced the colonel but
Mr. Burden couldn't refrain from few
lauostory comments himself. The crowd
d'dnt know whether TO applaud or quake
N their shoes when Mr. Burden referred
10 he colonel as The greatest Ameri-
car ,'ad' man. who has gotten and can
90, more free advertising than anyone
else'
The colonel wore. just 2 half smile, and
hnen an opportunity offered nc came
iack by .aying:
The Progressiyes emulate the best insti-
mno0 alter which we get permanent re-
sIW by advertising. We only advertise
having the quality Of the goods speak
~ Htelf Any sample we may OFFER rep
'e.snG goods up 10 the sample
AFTER he had been introduced az the
sssl loved man ard the best hated man
~ me country" the colonel said he DIDN'T
sare rap Tor the attacks made on him,
Oll mat praise made him mighty un-
.VlnlOriable at times. because he wanted
- deserve everything prsiscworthy said
ABOUT him
Colonel Roosevelt attempted to hold a
eohieronce with oregon Progressive lead
ie, but was interrupted BY crowds which
noeked to his rooms. and he finally had
70 hold a reception.
hen nc left Portland tonight for the