The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-31
WILDLY CHEERING CROWD
WELCOME COL. BACK

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the votes of his auditors for the Pro-
gressive cause, making few references
to himself and none to his achieve
ments.
With cheeks thinner than they
were before the attack upon him, but
with abundant color i, with figure
sturdy and erect. and with voice
that reached to every part OF tho
hall and never once cracked into the
falsetto squeak that often character
ICES II, the colonel seemed the Pic
ture Of health. Not at all. while ne
was speaking, did he smile. All his
gestures save one or two were ma lie
with his left hand, which, being far
thest from his bullet wound. can be
moved with impunity.
Once or twice toward the end he
brought his right hand down with =
resounding slap on the rail OF the
speakers stand. but hits, race gave
no Indication that the gesture Caused
him : lin. The fiashIig hts which were
set off at intervals during the ad-
dress. he faced without wincing.
though the fare Of fame AMI the de-
donations must have reminded him
Of the night In Milwaukee, two weeks
ago Monday, when he had \ narrower
escape from death than any man
cares to so through.
Stratus ard johnson. ].
Colonel Roosevelt was preceded by
Senator Dixon. who presided, by 0s-
car 8. Straus, the candidate for gov
ernor. who has carried his Sight on
In New York. and by Governor Johns
son. OF California. who has been car
rying 1t through other States sinco
the head OF the ticket has. been con-
fined to his bed.
For all these there were great re-
ceptions. particularly for Strauss. And
suspender Jack MeGee. whose speech
at Syracuse nominated the Progress
sfye candidate for governor. again
got into the spotlight at the close of
the meeting by rising from the gallery
md shouting: This way out" He
was recognized by somebody on the
floor, and a yell Of Three cheers for
suspender Jack" ran around the au-
d,torium as the final feature Of the
meeting.
It was $50 before Chairman VIII
liam H. Hotchkiss. Of the State Pro-
v-essjve party, orened the prccedir -
by introducing Senator Dixon. the ma
tional chairman.
Dixon Predicts Victory.
Dixon, after predicting tnat Hoose-
welt would carry half the States Of
the Union, naming them. spoke OF
Straus as the next governor OF the
State of New York, OF Johnson AZ the
next wee president OF the United
States, and Of Roosevelt as the next
president. ge'tiug larger End larger
bursts Of cheers 80 he proceeded up
his oratorical ladder. Concluding he
said.
) IF we all do our duty Tuesday on
the 4th of March we will hang our
banners from the dome of the capl-
toll at Washington"
''Randanas you mean" yelled a man
down in front and the crowd laughed
while 1t cheered.
St~aus fss',cw'rd Dixon and vas given
great reception on his own acc
count. a cheer that began with .
rush and endeu with another. while
three cheers for Governor Straus."
arose from all sides. Governor John
son. introduced by Dixon as 'our next
vice president" spoke quietly and
seriously He was stopped at FREE
quent intervals by applause, of which
ne appeared inpatient
Johnson had not finished his speech
when a peculiar movement OF the
men about the door under the speak
er's stand told those on watch t~at
the colonel was corning. There was
a sudden silence. then a1.yeil -As tho
colonel. cIirh'ng Are escape from
the automobile which had brought