Evening star., 1912-09-05
GETS GLAD GREETING
Roosevelt Has Uproarious
Welcome in st. Paul.
SPEAKS AT FAIR GROUNDS
Crowd So Large That Only a Part
Could Hear Him-Little
Girls Song Amuses.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, September J.-Col.
Theodore Roosevelt arrived in ST. Paul
today to deliver an address at the Min
nesota state fair. The former President
and his party arrived In two private cars
attached to the Chicago. Rock Island
and Pacific train at 1880 this morning.
coming through from Des Moines, where
he addressed the progressive state con-
vention yesterday.
reception committee greeted the
colonel when he reached the union sta
ton and he was escorted to local
hotel. where breakfast was served.
Following the breakfast an informal
reception was held at the hotel. after
which Col. Roosevelt went into confer
ence with the progressive state central
committee.
huge crowd gathered around a plat
form erected under the trees on the fair
ground to hear Col Roosevelt. While the
people were waiting for the colonel a
girl in blue mounted the platform and
sang I'm Afraid. I'm Afraid
who's afraid?" the men in the band
chorused.
The girl In blue warbled. I'm afraid of
the big bull moose and the crowd
shouted.
Col. Roosevelt received an uproarious
had been growing steadily for an hour.
and only part of the people could get
near enough to hear the colonel
Dethronement of Bosses.
The nomination of Woodrow Wilson at
the Baltimore convention was assailed by
Col. Roosevelt as the work of the demo-
cratic bosses, in his address at the fair
grounds. In his campaign for the repub-
lican nomination Col. Roosevelt said the
bosses" were dethroned one after an
other in states in which there were di-
rect presidential primaries.
I'VE beat Franklin Murphy in New
Jersey. Senator Penrose in Pennsylva-
MIA and Senator LOrfmer in Illinois," he
said, but no democratic boss was
beaten in his own state
I'm most of the democratic prima ries
the vote had been against Mr. Wilson.
In most cases they were carried by Mr..
Clark. In no case in the primary vote
was democratic boss beaten in his
cratic party were enthroned in power
by the result of the Baltimore conven-
ton.
THE fundamental difference between
the democratic and the republican bosses
was that the republican bosses knew that
our triumph in the Chicago convention
meant their death knell and in the Balti
more convention 1t was the bosses them
selves who arranged the outcome be-
cause it perpetuated their rule.
THE nomination of Mr.. Wilson was ar
ranged by Mr.. Taggart of Indiana and
Mr.. Sullivan Of Illinois. with Mr.. Murphy
Of New York finally Joining in
Col. Roosevelt denounced the Canadian
rangement under which the farmer paid
the freight
Col Roosevelt replied to Gov. Wilson s
speech on the tariff i'm New York yester-
day, saying:
"If the tariff plank of the democrats is
mn oil 1frc nf I
not discuss it with them. If it is telling
the truth. and should be put into effect,
1t would plunge this country into period
of commercial disasters such as We have
not seen in lifetime"
Pleased With His Day in Iowa.
DES MONIES, Iowa, September O.
Five speeches were scheduled for Col.
Roosevelt's journey through the state
from Keokuk to Des Moines yesterday,
but the colonel was called upon for
twice that number, finding crowds await
ing him wherever his train stopped.
The heat was oppressive, and the
coloneTs face was streaming, but he was
we'll pleased with his day.
When Col. Roosevelt reached Des
Moines several thousand persons We're
massed at the railway station. He made
his way to his automobile, through
struggling, cheering crowd. and started
out at the head of 8 parade through the
city to the hall where the progressive
convention was held. All along the way
the streets were crowded, and the colonel
was cheered constantly. When he reach
ed the convention hall he was the OBJ
ject Of q tumultuous demonstration. Just
before leaving for his train last night
he made an address to a throng which
filled the street In front OF his hotel.
Hopes Cummins Will Refuse.
In the course of his remarks Col.
Roosevelt said: Il see that what's-his-
name, that congressman from ST Louis,
Bartholdt-he is one of the highwaymen-
has asked Mr.. Cummins to debate the
Texas, California and Washington con-
tests at Chicago.
s"I hope Mr. Cummins will refuse, for
the reason that / wouldn't debeate with
a pickpocket the ownership of a watch he
has just stolen. If the police are handy
I'll hand him over to them If they are
not, I'll tend to him myself Any man,
any candidate for governor or other office.
who has knowledge of the facts and sup
ports Mr.. Taft, gives us the right to say
that he is not competent to pass upon
honesty in public life
For Tariff Revision.
Turning to the tariff. Col. Roosevelt
said:
Il have remained attached to the doc
trines the progressives taught three years
ago. 1 don't believe in free trade. On
the other hand. / don't believe in the
stand-pat republican tariff 1 believe
there are great many shams and hum
bugs in the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.
Among the shams and humbugs was the
tariff board. A little sham board was
established. 1t was better than no board.
but 1t had such small powers that 1t
worked with extreme slowness, and moth
ing WAS ACCOMPLISHED. Our propoSal is to