The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-05
The Ex-president Was Ac-
corded the Greatest Recep-
tion Any Man Ever Re-
ceived in Windy City.
BULL MOOSE SONG
SUNG BY HUNDREDS
Streets from Station to Con-
gress Hotel Were Lined by
Thousands of Wildly En-
thusiastic People.
(National News Association


CHICAGO. Aug. 5.-The demonstra-
ton of enthusiasm that marked the ar
rival in Chicago today of Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt was the greatest ever
seen here. This is bully" cried the
colonel as he was greeted by cheering
thousands at the La Sale street sta
tion. AS he stepped from his train he
was met by a reception committee OF
one hundred. The former president
was accompanied by his wife and Sec
retary
After the greeting the colonel was
escorted to an auto waiting in front of
the station for his trip to the hotel.
The route was lined with people an
hour before his train was due. The
station was jammed with enthusiasm
and the reception committee in high
hats and long black coats were forced
to fight passageway through the sta
tion.
Two bands outside played two diff.
ferent tunes at the same time, but the
crowd didn't mind that. 1t yelled and
cheered and shouted until the music
was scarcely audible. Great day for
great deeds" shouted the colonel, as
Timothy Woodruff of New York grasp
ed him by the hand. Other members
of the reception committee tried to
Chamber aboard Roosevelt's car but
were unceremoniously hustled off.
Speech, speech" yelled the crowd
in the station and the suffragettes led
by Miss Breyer of New York. and Mrs.
Mary wilmarth of Illinois, waved red
handkerchiefs to which the colonel re-
sponded by waving his hat and shout,
ing Il am with you" More cries for
a speech came and then a deafening
cheer, I'VE want Teddy" arose.
Il am glad to be with You again.
shouted Roosevelt.
The dense crowd in the station made
it difficult for the committee to pilot
the party to automobiles. Mrs. Roose
welt was taken in charge by a commit
tee of women. When the colonel
reached his automobile the crowd
would not permit it to move until he
responded with a brief speech.
Speech by Roosevelt.
Standing on the rear seat of his auto
Col. Roosevelt said: My friends, il is
a great pleasure for me to visit Chica
60 again and this time at the birth oi
new party and not at the death ol
position make no mistake in the fight
about to be made, the fight that will
be by the people for themselves anc
for their own interests. Before No
vember comes the ticket nominated a
Chicago six weeks ago will no longer
be a factor in the contest. The com
mon people will not stand for the theft
and fraud perpetrated by the old party
here in Chicago. The day of the boss
of crooked politicians behind the boss
and people who are owned by the bos:
and crooked financiers has passed for
ever.
THE channels of information have
DSSu SuohCu W AhN pNopAs
from finding out the facts. but the
people will really find out what are
the facts and will decide according
ly."
Streets Are Thronged.
All work and business was suspend
ed along the streets the Colonel trav
eled. The sidewalks were packed
with wildly cheering people and every
window overlooking the streets was
crowded with spectators anxious to
give the former president shout OF
welcome.
The triumphal procession to the no
tel was featured by the singing of q
want to be Bull Moose and with the
Bull Moose stand" from thousands oi
throats.
At the Congress hotel the scenes oi
enthusiasm that marked the Colonel's
reception at the station were repeat
ed. A monster throng had waited out
side the hotel and most of the dele
gates to the convention were on hand
The hotel corridors were fhronget
with hundreds of women waving ban
dannas.