The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-03-26


lie spoke to perhaps 10000 people, be-
ginning at Apollo Hall in Clinton street at
5:35 ?. NJ, and winding up at Niblo's
Garden far up in the Bronx. Wherever
he appeared he addressed as many people
as tho hall would hold. Here and there.
a. at the New Star Casino. Mr. Strauss 3
meeting, he was received with enthusiasm.
Cheers beat upon him. His quietest meet
ings were on the lower East Side. where
the audiences listened better than they
shouted.
The Colonel sailed forth from Douglas
Robinsons house. East Sixty-third
street. at 7l5 p. NJ. riding in an open
faced automobile which exposed him TO
the brisk winds and the recognition OF
pedestrians. His car was followed by
string Of limousines carrying members
of the Roosevelt press bureau and the
reporters.
In Apollo Hall 900 persons were wal ing
for him. He strode up the aisle. shook
hands with Nathan Greenb aum, the char
man. an Il sailed into his speech. whicn was
pretty much the sam" az he delivered at
the other plcaes. Occasionally when he
was pleased to be sarcasti e or wanted To
drive home po ints Of his talk his voice
rose to falsetto notes. That Invariably
started applause and laughter.
Il have come here. said the Colonel
10 speak in the interests of fair play aud
decency. | wish 10 protest against the
action Of our factional opponents in this
primary contest and to appeal 10 the
spirit of fair play in every man who
claims TO be n Republican.
Then he read an affidavit made by Mr.
Greenbaum ten days ago that President
koenig of the county COMMITTEES had said
he would carry the Fourth district 10y
fair means or foul
IF we are beaten fairly ] have nothing
10 say" continued the Colonel. but il
we are beaten by cheating and foul
means then We are no better OF here
than the countries OF the Old Worli from
which certain of you have come.
Col. Roosevelt turned to an aide and
urliIted sample primary ballot made
ont for Democrats Of the Forty hird
election district Of the Twenty third
Assembly district lie unwound it slowly
and trailed IT along the platform. The
Colonel made use OF this fourteen footer
aud five foot Republican ballot at every
meeting where ne spoke. At most places he
was lashlighted holding up the middle
Of the Democratic ballot.
Now YOU would think that was
farce, he said, as the fiasnlIgh' banged.
THAT is a fourteen foot ballot and the
primary law which was made by the
bosses of both parties was made so tina,
the pc )plc 90 nd no, express their views
Now lhoidi1g 40 the neDJDiiclu ballot
b. quick substitution, aIlt yoL to
show tho to'saS tnat they are mistaken. n.
90 and vote Inder the square for square
deal, applause
rhe Colonel hurried to the I.enoX
Assembly Rooms. III Second street near
Avenue {, where r.. ". Bloomngdal le
was presiding over a crowd of $40 or 80
he repeated his charge of foul taoiic-
and held up the big ballot 4 ilashlighl
man unlimbered after he had dropped
the long sheet
Il wish you had taken that when il
was in my hand. said the Colonel
He hauled il back, somebody tuggcd
too hard and the ballot tore in two.
Nov, here, don't pull. said the Colo mel
II admire the strenuous life. but don {
want IL as strenuous as this. You tell
the when you are ready to shoot" he
called to the photographer. Il have
been to the war in my time. Now. are you
ready Bang went the fiashlight.
Jump. by George" said the Colonel.
At Maennerchor Hall, in East Fifty
sixth st treet. Judge Charles H. Duell. the
ColoneIs local campaign manager held
the gavel over possibly 800 persons who
appeared 10 be very glad to see the
Colonel. After he got through exhibiting
the sample ballots he made two references
70 President Taft, one direct. He said
"We hold 10 the right of the people to
rule themselves. Our opponents "a we
have heard from the highest authority
among them. believe that the people
should be governed by part of the
people. But you will find invariably that
a part Of tho people means the bosses.
There was q note of unconscious
humor in the Presidents letter TO Mr.
Koenig. which was made public to-day.
In which the President said how glad he
was that all enrolled Republicans are 10
be allowed TO vote tomorrow want it
Understood, said the Colonel. his voice
rising to fal-etto again. that we are
not grateful. We believe that we have
n right to vote
Every father here wants his son.
rs ] want my sons, 10 be aJle 10 shift for
himself when he goe- into the world and
not hevc somebody shift for him IL he
Is the righ; stuff he will. He will live his
own life want TO live my life myself
I will boss that joo ! may make mis-
takes but they will be nv mistakes
] don't want anybody TO make EN- for
me. Well now, the people want to boss
themselves If the people make mistakes
the people will correct those mistakes
They. won't make them more than once.
IApplause
The next stop was at the New Star
Casino in East iO7th street. where Oscar
&, Straus. who was in Col Roosevelt :
Cabinet, presided After Maud Malone
had vanished the Colonel face at least
three thousand people aud there was p
pretty big outburst when he came and
several times while he was speaking
- He warned against freud to-day said that
q hundred election inspectors he'd lost
their jobs because they wouldn't agree 10
wink at Irregularities in the primaries
and read I'm aTid9v Wit from one evicted
inspector To hat effect
in this primary contest" he slid "the
main issue is whether you believe you
can govern yourselves. or whether you
leiieve that theirs have the right tc
govern you. And il you permit your
selves TO be deuded or cheated or in
fimidated you are by just so far showing