Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-18
FORMER PRECEDENT ADDRESSES
AUDIENCE OF 5000 PEOPLE
IN CHICAGO.
TEN THOUSAND OTHERS
STAND OUTSIDE AND CHEER
Audience Grows Enthusiastic and
Wildly Shouts for Success Of Rooss.
welt Against Dishonest Taetics-
Warns Of Peril to Party and Nation
If Politicians Triumph.

chicago, June lS.-Coi. theodore
Roosevelt stood before 5000 men and
women who crowded the auditorium
last evening and told tersely. vigor-
ously. confidently why he should win
and why he believes he will win his
fight in the convention.
sOn the eve OF the convention itself
the colonel dashed into the fight with
a 10y of battle in mis- eyes and with the
big audience shouting approval almost
every time he stopped for breath. He
showed every confidence that he will
he the republican nominee. and his
confidence was echoed by the roars of
the 5000.
He said emphatically that the dele
gates whose seats are contested must
not vote in the organization OF the con-
vention or the settlement of their own
contests He made it clear he would
fight such course.
He said no action of the convention
based on such votes would bind the
republican party itself. The warning
on the eve of the conyention-is sig
nificant
He said that any man, Senator Root
or another, who is willing to accept
election to the temporary chairman
ship under circumstances ike those
marking the activity of the national
ccr,rnittee-is the represpentatlVe Oh
forces which no honorable man car
afford to see triumph.
Blows At Thefts cheersd.
Every blow at the "thefts" OF the
DELEGATES at the hands of the commit
tee and every vigorous assault on 'he
reactionary forces which have been re-
spousible for the thefts brought
cheer from the crowd. Yet the Wiio-
ness was entirely vocal There was
no disorder. such as characterized the
coIouers speech at the same nail III
April. Just before the Illinois primaries
Ten thousand people were unable 70
get into the meeting. They stood IN the
roped off streets and echoedt ne cheer-
ing within.
The enthusiasm Of the crowd during
the preliminary events particularly the
references made by Senator Boran anu
A "A. Eevell. head Of the National
Roosevelt League, to the colonel was
surprising. But 1t was apathy com
pared with the wild tumun that greet,
ed the coloners entry and followed
every trenchant point in his address.
Avalanche of Applause.
.guuv for vou,'' Hit 'em hard!
.co a, ,am," knock out the steam
ro,,er." and a dozen other whoops
yre4te, each appeal. Above them all
rose the great cry of "Teddy-Teddy-
Teddv," That was the easiest thing 20
say. and men and women yelled II un-
ii, they were hoarse. The cheering as
he entered kept UP until the organ
broke into America. then II plcaeo up
,s,in and only the colonel.s out
stretched arms and beaning smile
stopped It.
When the uproarious welcome SUB
sided the colonel stood on the piat-
form. waved his hands and smiled.
Make. Extsmpore Thrusts.
The crowd was eager to cheer. Col,
Roosevelt was constantly interrupted
during mis- speech with storms OF ap-
| rlause He frequently departed IRON
his orepared speech for an extempor-
| areous thrust which brought the peo-
nile n their feet. shouting and waving
the aaes which were handed to each
person on entering the hall.
IT made my fight square and IAN
in the oren and 1 won,' he said.
don't intend that my opponents shai
cheat me out of it,
The colonel gave a new definition
1.-THE national committee.
-The national committed" he ex'
claimed. What are they? About MT!
people with the ratio OF honesty rang,
ing from about fourteen to twenty ahe
the remaining thirty sure thing men.
4 Col. Roosevelt began to call the roi
of some OF his most prominent op
Moments. At the first name he men
!tioned a groan came from the crowd
with the next name the groan became
la roar.
To preserve peace the colonel CAV
Inn his roll call. He said that hi
! chief opponents OH the national com
mittee were men who had been repudi
ated in their own states.
ut il bad enough he complained
Ito have the victory stolen by tn
bosses that are living. but 1t Is al
added outrage to have it stolen b.
bosses that are among the unburie'
dead"
States the Issues.
Some Of Colonel Roosevelt's declara
lions follow:
Tonight we come together to protes
AGAINST q crime which strikes stratgh
, at the heart Of every principle OF politi
. cal decency and honesty. crime which
represents treason to the people an
i, the usurpation Of the sovereignty o
the people by irresponsible politica
bosses. inspired by the sinister infiu
lences of moneyed privilege.
1--WE are more fortunate than gu
fathers in that there is no slightes
, .inRe OF sectionalism in the night y
tare no waging. The principles TO
which We stand are as vital for tn
south as for the north. for the east a
for the west.
"The party belongs to the millions
the rank and file. It does not belon
. to the handful of politicians who hav
assumed fraudulently to upset the wi
ri the rank and file.
"a period Of change Is upon us. Gu
opponents, the men of reaction, ask u
to stand still. But we could not stan
Etill II We would. We must either 3
i. forward or go backward. Never va
the need more imperative than now 70