The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-29
Colonel in Two Talks
Here To-day Urges
Support of Pinchot
Against Penrose
BITTERLY RAPS
THE SEN ATOR
Calls Brumbaugh a "woolly Lamb"
and Advocates the Election of Nc.
Cormick-Looks Tired but speaxs
With Vigor

Lapse of years has not lcssened the
ability of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt,
To draw crowds from Harrisburg and
vicinity. That was manifest to-day, his
hrst appearance here in two years, when
ne reached Harrisburg on his tour OF
the State ih the interest of the Wash.
lngton party ticket and his crusaoc
against what he terms "Penroseism
Mr.. Roosevelt was here but an holrt
and half but in that time he spoke
to thousands of people, making as ususl
virile, hammer blow speech each time,
but saying very little that he had NOT
already said before.
The burden of his remarks was
- Penrose and Penroseism, - and ON
that he rung the changes from A to 4.
mating occasionally to interpolate
bit of logic. He was here to baug
the senior United States Senator an.i
he did it in a way that made his hear
ers applaud him to the echo.
1t was the first time Colonel Roosp.
welt had spoken since two years ago.
when he was a candidate for Pres,
dent. Not only was Harrisburg and
Dauphin county represented but people
were present from points fifty miles
away They began to come early this
morning and flock to Chestnut stree.
hall, where the big "star' spellbinder
was scheduled to appear first Ia
f2ct long before nine clock a crow,l
began to assemble at the hall and set
tie down to await the opening of the
doors. From the time the doors were
open until the meeting was called to
order the crowd began to pass the
door-keepers, the rule of no admit.
tance without ticket being rigidlv
adheared to, and when all were seated
or squeezed into the standing room it
was estimated that three thousand
people were in the big hall on the stage
or backed up against the walls. The
Colonel was as big a drawing card as
ever.
Many Women in the Hall
On the stage, which was Handsomely
decorated with flags and flowers, sat
the officers of the meeting and Wash
ington party candidates. In the hail
there were many ladies, and close ob.
server estimated that the number OF
those present was from 200 to 500,
many of them occupying the bandstand
which had been set apart for them. The
women were not all from Harrisburg.
Many of them had come from distant
points eager to see "Teddy' and hear
his monologue on Penroseism.
The Roosevelt party arrived at the
Pennsylvania railroad station from
their trip down the Juniata valley, dur
ing which they stopped at several
places, shortly after 10 O'Clock. The
train was about nine minutes late, but
they found awaiting them large crowd
of people who gave the Colonel a cheer
as he passed through the station with
Clifford Pinchot, State Chairman Det
rich, Lex N. Mitchell and the party of
newspapermen who accompanied him Oh
the tour.
In the party also were State Treas
urer Young, Mayor John X. Royal and
Harry B. Mccormick, brother of Vance
G. Mccormick and Democratic commit.
teeman from this district. The party
was met at the station by the Progress
sive League reception committee of One
Hundred, headed by Charles E. Lands,
and at once took auto cars for the hall.
The Colonel arrived as Mr.. Lenker, of
Williamstown, was talking. Signs of his
approach were evident by the confusion
at the side door, and people jumped to
their feet and began to cheer. In a
moment the familiar face appeared at
the head of the stairs, the Colonel NOV
ing very briskly, and as he came into
view he tossed his overcoat to a friend,
and, preceded by several committee
men, made his way to the stage with
Mr.. Pinchot.
Colonel Seemed Weary
The scene that ensued was almost in
describable. Cheer after cheer wen:
up, men and women jumped on the
seats and waved hats, overcoats and
anything else that could be made to do
duty in expressing their enthusiasm
The look that spread over the Colonel's
face was beatic. The Colonel carried
his rough rider hat and was seemingly
jaunty, but it must be said that he
looked worn and weary and he did not
appear to have that elastic, springy
step that has heretofore. characterized
his movements He sank into a chair
with an air of relief, and looked Out
upon the crowd with great pleasure. In
fact he beamed through his great cog
giles and joined in the applause that
greeted Mr.. Pinchot's speech, delivered
while the Colonel was taking his slight
rest.
The great crowd was quite ready to
believe the Colonel when he said he
had been having strenuous time in
Pennsylvania He certainly Iooked II.