The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-05
PLATFORM FALLS,
COLONEL DOUSED
WITH ICE WATER
Another Mishap Occurs o n
Last Night, But No One
Is Injured
IF DON'T WIN NOW
WE WILL WIN LATER
Bull Moose Declares Progress
sive Movement Here and
the Country Must
Come to 1t

OYSTER BAY. \. Y. Nov. A.
Before a bowling crowd Of his fellow
townsmen, Colonel Roosevelt put the
finishing touches tonight upon hts
campaign for the presidency. While
the Oystermen did not exactly Guido
the Madison Square Garden ovations,
they did manage 10 make a terrific
din over the Bull Moose leader.
Looking as fit as he did when he
started ont two months age ON ms
long swing through the West. the
colonel left Sagamore Hill shorty at
ter & O'Clock in Bourke Cockran's au-
tofnabile for Minenla, The car speed
ed along at a clip of forty miles an
hour. Although the colonel was
briskis Jagged he ia ssstad that 81 did
not bother the bullet wound In an
automobile pursuing the colonel rode
three Burns detectives. They sur
rounded him as he went re the tent
in MineeIa.
- AZ FeesasAIt ste pfSI 10 ths stage
under the tent in AaiT4@fsis.. ne crowd
Of i.a0o set up a loud cheer. Those
back of the platform. a fraii. affair.
raised two feet from the turf, climb
ed onto IL 10 get a glimpse of him
AEEt S3S h8R ttd 49, 80
almsy and while the ex-
president stood at the front edge or
the platform bowling In acknowledge
ment OF the cheers, the .~ge gave way
with a snap, The rear end sagged
until Ii touched the ground. leaving
the front part. In the air and the
rest OF II gradually slipping back
noused With Ice Water.
when the crash anne Roosevelt was
49, AaNsw.urI .AS EN1s4fefxA5 iha
back Of a chair with his right and.
saving himself from falling A pitcher
OF lee water on 4 table sesife the
colonel was thrown into thu air. the
contents splitting o*er the colonel and
the crowd back 81 hin Bourke
Cochran, who stood al the edge or
the platform with the colonel, caught
a chunk of ice in his o~Tercoat pocket
Those seated on tho stage were top
pied from chairs. but the collapse OF
stand was 81, easy that no n
Was hurt.
Roosevelt scrambled bae% Jap the
incline to the railing, and with a
broad smile. raised his hand. Don't
worry ne called out.LNo ones
hurt h platform was a bit I'M
steady. The Progressive platform
wouldn't break down"
This caugh the GROVE and at ence
stiiled hs anxiety over the colonel
Roosevelt didn't waste any time TO
gel INTO hls speec1., While II a
been expected he would talk only
half an hour, he got warmed mp and
spoke for an hour and TWENTY-FIVE
minutes. He talked on the national
issues, laying particular stress upon
his judicial recall theory.
Woods Full of Err.
Il want 10 make the sa me appeal
to YOU for the Progressive cause that
I've made from one end of the u
Try 10 the other, from ocean TO ocean.
began the colonel,
We're for the Bull Moose cried
a voice.
'@The weeds are full OF Bull Moose
reioined the colonel.
The Progressive movement has
come TO stay Roosevelt went on de-
terminedly. Even II we don't put II
through this time-and | think we are
going tn do it-then Wen 20 ahead with
il. The e.untry has got to come 10 H..
The force Of n movement Is Irfe-
sistibie.
Like any movement that is worth
while, this is one that cornes from the
people themselves. IL II were simple
n one-man movement, 1t would surely
fall. and Ii 1t were a one-man move
ment I wouldn't he in II. The Pro-
gressive cause represents the stirring
OF the hearts and conscience OF the
whole people, and IL is bound to have
its sway"
Expiain judicial Recall.
Getting into the discussion Of the
judicial recall, the ex~prestdent re-
marked with his. old time character.
III opponents accuse me Of hos
tility 10 the courts. Nonsense; its the
same accusation that was made against
& . =. 49,. 4 r.of xxs1at, hA ntfnnhnA the
Drcd Scott decision. / may not have
prvsh;r- &C. T.. 4kl3n7ga se8N 7 lincoln.
bur this. that no one could possibly
imagine anything under he sun OF
which | have not been accused
The colonel mainta ined that he mere
~ wanted the courts 70 become more
responsive to the demands OF the peo-
Pile In their Interpretation OF the peo-
pies rights.
.AIl / propose" he insisted, lis to
haze The Judges understand that they
are II WELD Ia the people. and NOT 70
fhe vested rights that seek TO inter-
nose themselves between the people
ana the laws. decline to take the
view that 100 0 900 cannot compel q
court 10 change. its mind 9 a MIS-
taken decision. That's alt.
Ari.ble. But Sharssightsd.
The x-president sarcnsticaliy spoke
~ Good. amiahies but shortsighted men
III our courts of appeals. who knew
netting or~ inetarttfai NERDS or the rseo-
r1le whose law they profess to inter-
pref
Roosevelt attacked the Democratic
and Republican parties as being 'ut-
terly unresponsive'' 70 the demands Of
the day.
s.Dnposition To the Progressive
cause. ne said. comes from the reac-
tienaries Iii btth the old parties. They
alone are the ones who will. he against
ns I'LL The polls Tomorrow
The Colonel rode back ~ Saganiore
nm from Mincola IA hts automobile.
a&fAl<aS dinnsr Ntent down into M