The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-28
"WHERE'S Perkins,"
COLONEL is ASKED
Former Chief Executive, With
a Trainload of Lieutenants,
Makes WhirlWind Cam
paign in Bay State.

~ Colonel Roosevelt tonight the
most demonstrative welcome he
has seen since the beginning Of
his campaign for the presidential nomi-
nation. Speaking in the arena before
a tumuiuous throng, the former presi-
dent again criticised Mr.. Taft. He,
however, did not repeat the severe de-
Worcester last night. He spoke calmly
and devoted only a small part of his
address TO President Taft.
~ do not wish this to be a cam
paign Of personalities between Mr..
Taft and myself said Colonel Roose-
welt. Last night T felt compelled to
answer Mr. Taft at length. Tonight /
shall refer to him only as 1 feel that I
must
Says He's Fortunate.
CT am more fortunate than Mr.. Taft
in my friends. When Mr.. Taft came
here Thursday he came here having
lost Illinois. / came here having lost
New Hampshire. In Illinois, Mr.. Taft's
chief lieutenant had been Mr., Lorimcr
In New Hampshire, my chief lieutenant
was Governor Bass, Mr. Taft came
here to explain that he did not like Mr..
Lorimer. having kept his dislike pri-
vate and confidential until after he had
lost illinois. | camo here and say that
win Of lose, am with Governor Bass. -
Holding up sheet of paper, the col
onel said: I've got two parallel col
umns here, in one are my chief sup
porters, in the other, MIR. Tsft's."
Among his own supporters. the col.
ouel mentioned the western governors
who asked him to run and Clifford
Pinchot.
Admission Is Forced.
"Where s Pcrkins7" some one in the
crowd shouted.
Hes for me- the colonel called
back. ''You can't put question to
Inc that will embarrass me for a mo-
mont. You can search my record and
you will find that l have never done
and | never will do for Mr.. Perkins or
any other human being one thing |
won t tell you in detail
As respecting Mr.. Taft S supporters
the colonel named amid Kisses from the
crowd Senators Lorimer. Peurose, Gug-
gcnbeim and Gallinger. HYou can
Judge for yourselves on whose side the
bosses are he went on. "Mr Taft
/ hay fnI he, C
bosses, SO I have when they went my
way. But they had to 60 my way or
we parted company.
"That's all / have TO say OF the
personalities in this campaign, | will
say that / will support any man so
long AS he serves the people Of the
United States and when he ceases to
do so ] will not support him."
Colonel Roosevelt then turned to
defense of his position in regard to tho
courts, repeating the arguments he has
made in the campaign,
Crowd Shouts for Taft.
The crowd gathered near the arena
was so large that tho police rein force
HltutS ndu 10 De cHllpU TO nanule IT.
Finally tho doors Of the arena were
barred As the crowd before the
building grew several hundred men and
women attempted to storm the main
entrance and in the rush number of
windows were shattered. Fifty police
men charged the crowd and finally
forced the people back.
The scene within the arena was a
tumultuous one. Before Colonel Roosc
welt arrived n body Of men iu the mid
die of the hall began to chant, "We
want Taft!' ''Wc want Taft!' The
people rose to their feet with a shout !
and for few moments the hall was IN |
confusion.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke from roped |
Enclosure which is used as a prize ring |
1t was the platform from which Presi |
dent Taft spoke night before last The
ropes used in boxing match last night |
still were in place tonight, When
Colonel Roosevelt entered the ring
bending forward to pass under the
ropes, the crowd began TO cheer.
The colonel said he wanted his hear
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