The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-25
Over Half of Delegates Elected
are Instructed for Him
so HIS MANAGER ASSERTS
And the Remaining Delegates Are Unin
structed-Rooseveit Spoke to Huge
Crowd in Portland Saturday Night
Taft May Go There.

! Oyster Bay, N, y, March 25.-Well
pleased with the results of his trip to
Portland, Me- Col Roosevelt returned
last evening for few hours rest before
plunging again into the campaign. He
said he would see no one but would go
to New York to-day and confer with
the politicians.
In the evening he will make five cam
paign speeches in Manhattan and the
Bronx. Medill Mccormick, manager of
the Washington Roosevelt bureau, who
accompanied the colonel to Maine said
a Roosevelt movement to embrace the
entire state of Maine had been formed
while Roosevelt was in Portland
"Over half the delegates already elect
ed" he said, "are instructed for Roose.
Welt and the remaining delegates are
uninstructed."
Saturday night, Taft leaders privately
conceded the state to Roosevelt
Portland, Me, March 25.--The center
of the stage collapsed. carrying down
Col Roosevelt, Chairman Foster and
dozen others, just as the colonel appeared
TO begin his speech before 5000 persons
in the auditorium here Saturday night.
Though he looked scared as be was
suddenly thrown off his feet, Mr.. Roose-
welt quickly regained his composure and
came up smiling, and the crowd eheered
his temperance.
The stage was only two feet high, and
no one was hurt.
The crowd surged forward. however,
and climbed upon chairs, demanding GO
see the wrecked platform. Mr. Roosevelt
stood out in front and motioned the
spectators back. He was in the act of
shaking hands with Bill Sewell, his old
Maine woods guide, when the accident
occurred.
The opening of the meeting was de-
layed ten minutes while the stage was
patched up. Then Chairman Foster form
ally introduced Mr.. Roosevelt, who
showed the effect of his experience by
quaver in his voice. The typewriter
copy of his speech shook slightly in his
hand.
As he launched into his speech he was
soon himself again and won applause by
shouting:
Our platform won't break down like
this one"
The hall was crowded and fully 500
persons were unable to gain entrance.
Mr.. Roosevelt got taste of deal cam |
paignng in the afternoon, when he shook |
hands whit nearly 5000 persons. His |
good right arm which in the past has
withstood far greoter tests, was some |
what out of practice, and the colonel I
finally had to call a halt.
All the way from Boston he made rear /
platform speeches and was greeted by /
cheering crowds at every stop.
The Taft men here kept close tab on
the colonel aud it was reported that /
the president may be asked to come to
Maine next week TO attempt to counter
act the possible effect of Roosevelts visit
on the state convention to be held April
TO-
Col. Roosevelt in his speech here spent
most of his time hammering at the same
points that he tried to drive home IN
his speech at CaInegie hall in New York
last Wednesday. He spoke again against
government and in favor
Of his scheme to allow the people to tell
what they think of constitutional law
"When the people have secured
through the legislature some law in the
interest of getting better air or purer
food or shorter hours of labor for women
,r children of workingmen," he said. "to
,he end that health shall be preserved
,r life prolonged, and then are told that
he law is prohibited by some abstract
etter Of the constitution, they should
hen have the right to say what the
distract letter of the constitution is to j
DC construed as meaning. What the
people have once established, they may (
'ightfully change" +
He went again for Mr.. faft's para !
phrase OF Lincoln's "a government of !
he people, for the people and by the
people," '
"Of course everybody, whether a be.
lever in despotism or in democracy,
grees that there must be a government
Il the people," said Col Roosevelt. "Tn
he next place, even the ruling classes
n a despotism always publicly state
hat their government is for the people.
,ut if you govern with representative
art of the people there win be nefari-
us alliances" declared the colonel, "be- e
ween the money power and the BOSSES" B
In the latter list he nailed down "the 4
hief present adherents of the president, K
entlemen like Senator Penrose. Senator o
iallinger, Mr.. Barnes. Mr.. Mckinley, Mr.. b
'awney, and their associates" n