The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-09
COLONEL CONTINUES
TO BERATE ENEMIES
Third Party Champion Raps
Wilson, Taft and James
Gordon Bennett.
TALKS ABOUT "BOSSES"
Says PenroSe Should Be
Kicked Out; Hero of
Torchlight Parade.
TALKS ABOUT "BOSSES"
BY JOHN B. PRATT.

Ray CITY. Mich. Oct. S.-The climax
of Colonel Roosevelt S day campaign
in Michigan came tonight when the cx-
president reached this sizzling pro
gressive town. The colonel s special
train arrived here at $50 clock and
he was taken in torchlight parade to
the Armory through lines Of cheering
thousands. The armorv even at the
late hour was go iammed and a crowd
on the outside tried so desperately to
get in that a terrific racket was set
up, Roosevelt had TO wait some time
before he could start his talk.
81 We come TO the conclusion that
Michigan must be the original home
OF the Bull Moose said the colonel.
Bay City was the scene of the Re-
publican convention last summer when
Theodore Roosevelt men were thrown
out after riot that pccessitated call.
ing out the militia.
Makes Numerous Attacks.
The ex.presideut swung through the
state from Detroit to this city. The
third party candidate attacked Gov
ernor Wilson in all his speeches as
well as President Taft and Gordon Ben
nett. proprietor Of the New York Her
aid. which had omitted Roosevelt s
name from its columns. The ex-presi-
dent recalled the prosecution of the
Herald during his administration for
printing alleged improper personals :
and told how Bennett was fined
heavily.
In Detroit Roosevelt alluded to the
elements behind the two old parties as
advocating the kind Of politics (which
gives the least interference with the
things to which we most object and
adverted TO "the fight of the bosses y
now in control of the Republican party,
now in power, against the bosses back
Of the Democratic party, who seek
power
His Estimate of Penrose.
Referring TO his appearance before
the senate investigating committee in
Washington last week, he said;
s'I wanted to tell Senator Penrose
to his face what ! thought Of him. AS
he failed to show himself I told the
committee | thought Mr., Pcnrose ought
to be thrown out Of the senate and as
he WASH Z there to hear me say it, /
made sure the committee got it down
on the record,
"Aud ! want to say the colonel
added, as though thoroughly satisfied
with his experience before the COM
mittee. "that it was a real pleasure to
be there,
The colonel took up a circular telling
OF the coming to Detroit tomorrow
night of John Harlan of Illinois and
Congressman Adam Bede of Minnesota,
the Taft orators who have been pur.
suing him through his campaign. He
denounced Bede as having opposed the
government IS water conservation eff
forts and as having tried TO work
through a scheme for a private water
power interest. and Harlan as a Lori
mer man.
Saves Little Girl.
Leaving Detroit. the e1-president
spoke from the rear platform of his
car at Plymouth and Holly.
At the latter stop Harry Cochems OF
Wisconsin. the La Toilette leader at
the Republican convention, but now
an ardent Bull Mooser, sprang down
into the mass Of people at the depot
and dragged girl from the tracks as
the Roosevelt train suddenly backed
down, Roosevelt lifted the astonishetl
child to his car and then passed her
over to her frightened parents.
The third party's candidate stopped
off at Flint to go through an automo
bile plant After his dash through the
maze of machinery he urged the 5000
| worllmen to think OF their own inter
ests before going blindly with any
| party.
On his trip Roosevelt was accom-
panied by the Progressive candidate:
FOR governor and lieutenant governor
both OF whom predict that Roosevelt
is going 10 carry the state easily. Gov
ernor Osborne, who came ont with ar
appreciation Of Governor Wilson after
the governors nomination and later re
affirmed his allegiance to Roosevelt. il
still supposed to be in the Bull Moose