The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-06
ROOSEVELT DAY.
CONTINUED from Page one.I


by Angel Archie was meant A. M
Steven son of that state, sometimes
known as big Steve" 1t became ap-
parent the convention would not be
welt was about ready to appear
George w. Perkins was elected nation
al committeeman for the Nat1onal
Progressive party by the New YORK
delegation today.
The Michigan delegates started a
new song which practically the entire
floor soon was singing. 1t was:
Follow, follow,
We will follow Roosevelt;
Anywhere, everywhere.
We will follow on.
Follow, follow,
We will follow Roosevelt.
Anywhere he leads us,
We will follow him.
Called to order
At 1895 Senator Beverage raped
for order.
Rev. Father Andrew Spetz offered
prayer. The galleries near +he stage
We're crowded but at the TURNER emu
of the hall were many empty Seat 35;+v
of the priests prayer.
Chairman Beveridge read Telegram"
from Col William r. Nelson OF Kansas
City
1t was dated Magnolia. Miss, and
Lord, how L wish I were with you:
What a great day, the launching OF
a party of imagination, hope and pros
poets. We can afford to give the otnef
fellows their memories and disappolnnt
ments. The past has no interest TOT
us. The future is our fruit. Give Col
Roosevelt my love. have never miss
ed a chance to place bet on nm
and have never lost when there was d
square deal. The Lord is surely VIII
u.s. He has given us the man as well
as the opportunity. I cannot help b"t
feel what a narrow escape we had IN
the June cbonvention. Roosevelt might
have been nominated there. My cor
gratulations to everybody and regret
that I cannot be with you."
Wild applause followed the reading
of the telegram and the entire audi
ence rose and sang America under the
leadership of a musical director espec-
tally engaged.
Many of the leaders joined Justify in
the song, James r. Garfield of Ohm
being one of the most earnest in the
| cheers. America was followed by DIX
| ie'' but the leader had difficulty in
getting the band and the singers t.
gether and the song was not much Of
| a SUCCESS.
Roosevelt Arrives
1t was 12:47 when Chairman Beverage
announced the arrival of Col Roose-
welt at the Coliseum. This was enough
! for the delegates and the galleries.
| They jumped to their feet and cheer
ed A minute later the colonel appear
| ed on the stage almost as if by magic.
| In the midst Of the deafening din he
| stepped to the insulated speaking
| platform under the big sounding board
He smiled his appreciation of the dem
| onstration and bowed to the right and
| left. With a broad grin he waved
greetings to friends on the stage and
floor
The delegates meantime stood on
their chairs and cheered until the
| re-
bandanas in a perfect riot of colors.
The G. A. R. fife and drum corps on the
stage marched up to where the colonel
stood and each veteran got a warm
greeting and hand shake from the pro-
gressive leader. Then surrounding the
former president the fifers and drum
mers played a number of patriotic
tunes
The band in it's far away loft at the
end of the great hall also playing away,
! judging from the antics of the leader,
| but scarce a strain Of music could pe
heard.
I'VE. want Teddy" chanted many,
| others gave the call of the bull moose.
| Still others sang, but the great ma
jcrity just yelled. In the midst of the
uproar an Oklahoma delegate tore the
state standard from it's place and
| started up the center aisle. In a min
ute the aisIes were filled with a con-
| fused hysterical crowd of shrieking
men and women Minnesota swung in
behind Oklahoma and as the crowd
| dashed through the aisles Washington,
Massachusetts,, Ohio, West Virginia,
Kansas, Virginia and a dozen other
states poured into the throng. Banners,
| standards. flags, hats, red bandanas
were flung up over the heads of the
| delegates.
T. r. Leads the Cheering.
| Over the Colorado delegates appeared
a mo more Guggenheim'' sign. AS
this emblem appeared before the plat
form Col Roosevelt turned and waved
toward it with a grin. Another uproar
started. banner bearing the catch
note from the speech of Senator Bev-
| eridge yesterday Pass the prosperity
| around was roundly cheered.
Some one threw the colonel a red
| bandana handkerchief and standing
! on the platform, he led the mob in d
| series of cheers, waving the handker-
| chief.
Col. Roosevelt wore an ever broad
ening, smile as he turned first in one
| direction and then another, acknow
| Lodging the greetings showered upon
| him.
One of his visitors on the stage dur
| ing the demonstration was General
| J. H. Mcdowell head of the Tennessee
| ans. The colonel said he hoped to
bring the north and south together.
| While the demonstra ton was at its
| height Mrs. Roosevelt, clad in black,
appeared in a box to the left of the
| platform. She carried red bandana
| handkerchief and waved it enthu-
siastically. Mrs. Roosevelt was ac-
companied by George Roosevelt,
nephew of the colonel.
AS the Ohio delegation passed the
platform a delegate yelled, Here's
| Tatf's own state
The colonel waved a friendly hand
and smiled.
The vacant spaces in the galleries
| quickly filled up and standing room
| now was at a premium. The hall held
| one of it's largest crowds when the
colonel began to speak.