Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21
ROOSEVELT PASSES
THROUGH NEBRASKA
ON HIS Vote HUNT
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given seats of honor on the left of the
speakers chair.
At 2 O'Clock Mr.. Roosevelt appeared
escorted by Governor Aldrich, Don L
Love, Frank P. Corrick, George w. Nor.
his and others. He was introduced by
Mr.. Love without any preliminaries.
Mr. Roosevelt began his speech by say.
ing that he made up his mind last spring
that OF the people at to primaries decided
! against him he would quit, but II the
politicians decided against him he would
have something to say, and he was say.
ing IT, He spoke of the "ex" republicans
as being those loyal Abraham Lincoln
republicans, who were now in the pro.
gressive party.
Unfortunately in the theft OF the re.
publican party Nebraska furnished one
of the. culprits, Victor Rosewater, and
when / say theft l mean theft" He
seemed to take great delight In alluding
to Mr.. Rosewater as the man who was
to arch-demon in the dishonest meth
| DDS used by the national committee.
'They intended to steal the nomination
and 1t was necessary to have ninety dele
gates TO steal 1t, II they had needed fs(
delegates they would have stolen 100 dele
gates" said Mr.. Roosevelt
The greater part OF Mr. Roosevet's ad'
dress was devoted TO the dishonest
methods which defeated him. He asked
the audience to compare, the characters o.
the men with 'ns" with those Of the mer
who stole the nomination from 'us'
| Mr.. Roosevelt paid tribute TO the gov
ernors who are working for the people
Governor Johnson is one Of them and
also have been governor" said he, bu
he did not mention Governor Aldrich. wh'
4 sat immediately behind him. While h
spoke strongly or those republican,
who compose the bull moose party. he ut
terly failed to give any credit to the bul
moose republicans who are sticking t
the old party and at the same time up
holding him, notwithstanding several 0
them were on the platform with him.
Before the close Of his address he turne
his attention to w. j. Bryan and sal
that he was accusing the progressiy
party of stealing the democratic platform
why said Mr., Roosevelt In the hlg
falsetto voice he sometimes used, wv
wouldn't take the democratic platform a
gift"
He paid considerable attention also :
Woodrow Wilson, democratic candidat
| So ,Dyne1an,,t AVA tnttv,at "a That Mr. WI
son was just the kind Of man Wa
street wants for president
Il Before the meeting was over many pee
Pile had left the Auditorium
Comparing Mr.. Roosevelt's speech to
day with those made here in forme
years indicates that for some reason h
Ihas seen great light and that tn
men for whom he vouched as honest be
> fore are now nothing but thieves an
, rascals,"
One thing which Mr.. Roosevelt SCENE
to want to impress upon the audienc
was expressed in the following;
"If we win We will smash both of tn
two old parties" and what was peculia
about 1t was the satisfaction which sue
remarks seem to give those on the plat
J form who still call themselves republic
ans and refuse to go TO the new part,
,, 1T is time that all decent men left tn
old parties and came over to the onl
! progressive party he said.
At the close of his address Mr.. Roose
! welt left for Omaha.
A newspaperman with the Roosevelt
party said that for the last two week
the meetings have been frost and Gel
z tainly the Dnooln meeting would bea
out the statement, for while the crow
! was large the enthusiasm which ha
prevailed at former visits of Mr.. Roost
velt was conspicuous for Its absence.