The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-09-23

traordinary. had planned a day to tax the
strength of several candidates working
In relays. The doctor had advertised
that the colonel would make numerous
ive-minute speeches and he admonisbed
he populace to be on hand at this park
,r that at a certain hour.N These Ave-
rninute- speeches were billed in add.
tlon to the two principal addresses Of
the day before the Ad Club and at the
Gypsy smith Tabernacle.
The indomitablc colonel for once threw
up his hands He told DR.. Coe and his
committee that there was limit to
human endurance and despite the Ia
mentations of the doctor. the colonel
said he could not and would not make
all the speeches scheduled by the local
committee without consulting the col
onel. Mr.. Roosevelt compromised by rid
Ing by the parks where the throngs
were gathered and saying a word OF
greeting" to the waiting men. women
and school children DR.. Coe meanwhile
perspired freely, laboring under the real
ization that he had not only gotten In
bad with the colonel but had been too
generous In his promises to the home
folks
However, the colonel, at the risk of
firing himself. did the best he could to
fill the multifarious engagements made
for him by the volunteer booking agent.
and the Bull Moose visit to Portland
was a success. although the colonel had
to head a parade for two hours In the
hot sun in order to fulnll even a part
OF Goes promises
The colonel had other bad luck In
Portland. Some one "swiped" a volume
Of THE Second Roman Republic from
the Roc Roosevelt suite at the hotel-snd
from Mrs. Roosevelt, and was highly
priced by the colonel. As soon as he
missed the volume. Mr. Roosevelt in
and from nna 81 the he
bellhop participated In the futile search.
The colonel was bit peeved over the
disappearance of the book. which he
souvenir seeker who is presumed to
have purloined It from the Bull Moose
rooms Is undoubtedly a member OF the
Undesirable Citizens Club. Coincident
Portland newspaper used more than
column OF space in picturing the dis
comfiture of Mr.. Roosevelt, who was
described Sos. "a as being 80 worried over the
fully enjoy his day In Portland.
1t wasn't as bad as that but the
Progressive candidate would like to
Republic Several hundred people
crowded into the coloners rooms when
he held an imprompru reception at his
hotel; and. evidently. some one who
q itol Dui nhopstT dnHtAtu the
book.
Steve Conneli. who was a White
House Secret Service man for a time
during the Roosevelt Administration
met the Bull Moose candidate in Port
We'll. by george, Steve how are you -
ed his former bodyxaard O And II" isn s'sf he
the husky feilow?'' continued T. r.,
while Council received an old-time
At Oakland. Cal, the Progressive
camraigner was actually guarded as
zea!ously as though he had been the
naIon's Chief Executive. On the ferry
San Francisco. the colonel's automobile
was surrounded by policemen and plain
clothes"m designated to keep away
all intruders. They waved aside the
party had to "show me" before they
We're permitted, within fifty feet Of the
Roosevelt automobile. which had a
place at one end OF ferry boat de-
elared to be the largest boat OF its
Brief reference heretofore has been
made to the everlasting presence Of
local reception committees aboard the
Roosevelt train. 1t is continual case
Of 'g ! c." which Is political code
for great excitement local committee. y"
OF course. the committees are more ex-
cited than members of the Roosevelt
party, for there's only one colonel.
whereas there are reception committees
at every stop.
Nobody aboard the Roosevelt train
wishes local committee any harm
| they are priced and inevitable institu-
tions in any campaign-but everybody
except the colonel had laugh when
| four members OF the Santa Barbara
committee forgot to get off the train be-
| fore It started toward Los Angeles The
four committeeman came to" about
two miles down the road. and the train
had to be stopped In order to let them
of. Then they walked back home. for
| the colonels cars were attached to a
regular passenger train, and there was
| no way to back up.
While the Santa Barbarans were
making desperate efforts to get off the
train. Colonel Roosevelt was shaking
| hands with a relief committee OF Los
Angeles, which had just climbed
aboard.
why has the train stopped" asked
| member of the coloners party.
-Four of those guys forgot to get of
the train back there at the station.
said the brakeman. These politicians
are
And everybody chuckled. for local
committeeman had been running to and
fro for the entire length Of the train
| all day.