The daily sentinel., 1913-01-07
MANN TELLS WHY
He AOh|RES
TEDDY
Liked Him In New York and
Helped Him Kill Bears
Near Rifle in 1905.
ROOSEVELT PREACHED FOR HIM


Just why Representative Horace
Mann, leader of the minority in the
house of Representatives is such an
ardent friend of Theodore Roosevelt
was told by him al a dinner given
by ID. ID. Watson, proprietor of the
Auditorium hotel, for the members
of the assembly who are guests at the
hotel, says the Denver Republican.
incidentally. Representative Mann.
though he writes Progressive" after
the republican" In his brand of po-
litical faith. does not follow his idol
Ito the last ditch" when it comes to
politics. Like David Bennett Hill.
who made the phrase II am demo-
crat STILL Mann, with all his pro-
gressiveness and his personal admira-
tion and love for Roosevelt. SAYS, Il
am republican still
Mann harked back to bear hunting
days in Garfield county; yes, and
farther into the past than that-to
the days when he firsi met Roosevelt
while the latter was police commits
sicner of New York, and Mann was
pastor of church at Albany. N. Y.
Il had watched his work as police
commissioner" he said, and | first
met him at Albany, where he was a
frequent visitor. The next | saw of
him was at the Saratoga convention,
when he was nominated for govern
or. | attended the convention, and it
was there that l made the remark.
without knowing that it had prophet
lc value, that | would like to see
Theodore Roosevelt president of the
United States. Somehow | stuck to
that idea, and ii was with considera-
h1n Il
president, for. with many others.
| feared that would end his political
career. History was made other
wise.
Shot Camera while Teddy Shot Bears.
About nine years ago | came to
Colorado, becoming resident of Ri
file in Garfield county. When | heard
that Mr.. Roosevelt, who was then
president, intended to come to our
county for bear hunt, | determined
to visit him at his camp. 1t was on
this visit, which occurred on a Sun
day, that | was introduced to Philip
only guest at the time. The president
Stewart, who was Mr.. Roosevelts S
invited me to go with him on a bear
hunt the following Tuesday, and |
accepted. ! had the pleasure of point
ing out to him one CT the three bears
that he shot that day We had a good
| days sport, M partaof which was to
shoot the camera.
II invited him to preach for me
the following Sunday, in what the
people of our country know as the
little blue school house, one of the
places where | held services. He de-
clared that he would take only a
few minutes and that | should deIiv-
er my sermon as usual. | asked him
If he would object to my inviting a
few citizens, in addition to the reg
uiar congregation, and he said he
would not. | invited about fourteen
hundred, and they were all on hand
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock / cut
my talk short, then introduced the
president, who spoke Just 22 minutes,
delivering an offihand address. which
was one of the most forceful | had
ever listened to- The burden of his
talk was that every good citizen
should take an active part in politics,
no matter what his vocation. | new
more than he did that day in the open
er saw him when he enjoyed talking
air to the people of Garfield county.
He was in his element, among west
ern people"
plains that some things have hap
pened in politics that he does not
like. He has always held the theory
that the Roosevelt ideas and policies
were republican property, but as lead
er of the republicans in the house,
he says;
My effort will be to keep the rep
resentatives of the republican party
together / was elected on the re-
publican ticket and endorsed by the
progressiyes of Garfield codunty, and
| will not shrink my responsibility to
the republican party, although | like
to write progressive" after the party
name"
Among Others In attendance at the
dinner were Spealter Skinner, Rep
resentatives Knuth, Simpson, West,
Kennedy and Senator joyce. These
and others briefly responded to in
formal toasts.
SIEBS AND 81, ATES. ALL KINDS