Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-09
ArOuses Wild Enthusiasm at
Farewell Dinner Attended
by 1000 Persons.
PUTS QU|ETUs ON A RUMOR
Declares Best EndeavOrs Will
BE Extended to Upbuilding
Progressive Party upon
His Return.

New York, oct 3.-Thcodorc Roosevelt
hade his friends farewell tonight. on
the eve of his departure on a journey
TO UNEMPLOYED REGIONS of South America,
at dinner given in his honor by the
Progressive National Service and the
Progressive Service of the state OF New
York Addressing some 1000 men and
women who gathered in his honor at the
New York roof garden, the colonel made
a speech in which he apparently sought
to put a quietus or published reports
that he intends to return to the Republic
can party.
II warn our opponents that the fight
has only Just begun" he said, his voice
breaking in his earnestness. II will never
abandon the principles to which We pro-
-rcssives have pledged ourselves"
Tho widest enthusiasm greeted his as
sertion Waving bandanna handkerchiefs
and napkins the diners jumped to their
feet and cheered for half a minute Only
once during the evening did Mr. Roose-
welt receive a greater ovation. Toward
the close of the address of clifford
Pnchot, the POSTMASTER there were
cries of I'VE want Teddy" Raymond
Robins of Chicago, head Of the progress
sive national service, leaned across the
guest table. YES, want him--we
want him as president" he shouted.
Then the crowd let loose, rising masse
from their seats to applaud. Mrs Roose-
welt was witness of the tribute.
THOSE AT THE GUEST TABLE.
Progressive leaders. men and women
including Albert J. Beveridge, former
senator from Indiana L. S. Senators
Joseph /. Gristow and Miles Poindextei,
Clifford piOpbnt
Davenport, Representative Walter NJ.
Chandler, Miss Frances A. Keller and
Mrs. Charles 5. Bird were at the guest
table with the colonel Seated there also
were John Purroy Mitchell, fusion candi-
date for mayor of the city. and other
members of the fusion ticket, whom Mr.
Roosevelt endorsed in his speech. one
by one as Colonel Roosevelt mentioned
Everett Colby, progressive nominee for
governor of New Jersey, Charles sumner
Bird the party candidate for governor
of Massachusetts, Mr.. Mitchell and 9TH
ers, the candidates names were cheered.
what has happened and is happening
in this State illustrates absolutely the
need of the practical application of our
progressive principles" said the colonel.
THE two old parties are absolutely dom
mated by Mcssrs Barnes and Murphy.
We fighting the battle Of the plain
people of the rank and file of both old
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chimes and bosses of the old parties.
Until we have real direct primaries and
the genuine control by the people of their
own party organizations there is no pos
sihIe way by which the people may re-
call Mr.. Barnes and Mr.. Murphy. If they
are satisfied to have their policies run
~ MI i'"' mes an" N'' M"ip"S' why
nave nothing 10 say out II theN are not
SausI''u '"'N ought TO nave the chahce
10 recall them'
DECLARES THE fARIh SOLID.
on his return from his South American
trip Colonel Roosevelt said his best en-
deavorS would he extended toward the up-
building of the Progressive party. The
party is solid he declared and he added
that II was the firm determination Of the
rank and file as we'll as tho leaders to nre-
serve its nolitical entity. its solidarity and
integrity Speaking of the work he mad
mapped out for himself ON his return,
Colonel Roosevelt said that I'VE shall
enter undaunted as a national party on
another national campaign"
The colonel said that he would never
rest content until every single principle
Enumerated by the Progressive party is
put INTO practical operation by the ma
ton
1t is emphaucallN night for our coun-
Try ne declared. i would continue 10
hsht even II ! stood eNtrely alone
colonel Roosevelt began his speech by
saying that ne wanted to take this
means Oh SAYING Woru 10 All men ana
women o1 the rroeressNe party All ms
me- ne Sdlu' ne Hdu peeh 'hEaSeu III
"oiN th"' c"fhlila''u III the laSt le
months ana OF an ms Poll''cal me- II
was thc laHt - lhohths 10 "hlch ne look
"a PACK WIN the most satisiacuoh' inns
was ms compliment 10 'he men ana
women VINO nave Worked with MN IN
Inc organization anu hrSt campaign oil
IN" party "hlch ne termed movement
nor soclaI ana lhuustrlal Justice 10 De
achl'Ned III spirit OF protherly eooo
VIII ana Oh the bfoadest soclal conscious
ness
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81 believe that all of us who have
worked in this movement have gained
thereby the inestimabe advantage of a