Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-27
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TN U IN CHICAGO
ARousEs oLD.TlME HoLrlcAL
ENTHUSIASM DURING STAY
IN CITY.
WIDELY cHEERED HY
BOTH MEN AND WOMEN
Colonel Praises Hughes and Scores,
WiIson-Eishtsen Thousand People
in Ono Audience Cheer For Thirty
five Minutes-Pressnted With Big
Stick Overflow Meetings Necessary.

drOuSlNS Tile elIlluSldSIu VI Ilc Oiu
days. He was greeted everywhere he
went-in the streets and in the two
halls where he spoke-by tremendous
crowds. He preached The doctrine Of
genuine manhood and womanhocd''
with all of his old time fervor. He
asked men and women of Illinois to
vote for Charles E. Hughes for presi-
dert of the United States.
At no time did Col. Roosevelt mince
words on any of the issues of the cam
pafgn. He told a great audience ex-
clusively of women, who cheered and
screamed their enthusiasm at him in
the Auditorium theater, that he de-
sired peace with all his soul---and that
in his seven years as president this ma
ton enjoyed complete peace. Further,
that not an American life was lost
anywhere on foreign soil during those
seven years.
Praises Hughesj Flails Wilson.
The colonel indorsed the federal
amendment for woman suffrage and
said the way! for women to get the
franchise was the Hughes way; that
by word of mouth but meant every
word he said.
At night, in the presence of one OF
the greatest audiences ever assembled
in the vicinity of the stockyards, Col.
Roosevelt denounced President VIII
sons handling Of the railroad situation
as surrender to terrorism" and a
plain appeal "for votes
For the first time in the history Of
this country" he said, ''the president
of all the people took an industrial
controversy from the economical field
and placed 1t in the political field for
personal advantage in lhe campaign"
Hits All the Hyp.enatss.
He did not attack pro Germans any
harder than pro-Englishmen. pro-
Frenchmen, pro- Irishmen, or. any other
'hyphenates" who do not stand out to-
day in the nations crisis as 100 per
cent Americans.
The days proceedings were regarded
as one of the high points" Of the pres
emit national campaign.
Eighteen thousand persons-there
was room for no more-cheered for
thirty-fve minutes in the stockyards
dore Roosevelt ''of the United States
It was an ovation that overshad-
owed the six-minute demonstration
which greeted President Wilson in the
same hall just week earlier. 1t was
the back of the yards crowd that
greeted Wilson; but the throng to see
and hear the colonel came from all
parts of the city.
Elevated and surface lines carried
thousands. The stockyards trains on
the South Side line were christened
Roosevelt specials" Shortly before
1880 flremen closed the doors Of the
pavilion.
Three Overflow Meetings.
When Roosevelt arrived at 8 o'clock
$4,000 persons were pounding on the
doors and ,clamoring for admission
Emergency speakers were pressed into
service, and three overflow meetingu
were held.
The colonel entered the hall just at
8 o'clock. It was S:3S before Henry
r. Rathbone, president Of the Harnil-
ton club, was able to get order. For
thirty-fve minutes the great throng
cheered and sang. The appearance of
Roosevelt precipitated an outhurst that
buried the bands effort to play From
Atlantazto the Sea-"
During the demonstration, Medill
Mccormick and Mayor. Thompson took
turns at leading the cheering:
Hooray! ~
Hooray!
Hooray!
Teddy!
At one stage Mr.. Mccormick handed
Roosevelt big stick" which the
colonel held above his head as the
crowd shouted.
Crowd YslIs Thru Songs.
During the first ak minutes of the
ovation the crowd yelled without inter-
ruption, men and women alike waving
above their heads thousands Of tiny
American fage. Four times the colonel
sat down, only to be compelled to rise
again in answer to the crowds de-
naands.
Then the band played America
while the colonel and part Of the audi
ence sang. In rapid succession the
band played Dixie" the "StaI
Spangled Banner" illinois," 1.-THE
Gangs All Here" Sousa's March, and
air after air Of civil war days.
Thru every song except the sStal
spangled Banner" the. audience
cheered enthusiastically. Finally came
"Auld Lang syne," and, after series
of sporadic outbursts by the crowd
Mr.. Rathbone finally obtained enough
quiet for the Introduction of Otto G.
Butz, who presented Col. Roosevelt.
Col. Roosevelt had the big crowd
with him from tho first word he
uttered. They cheered and yelled and
stamped and applauded, called to him
from all over the hall time and again
Good boy, Teddy; hit 'em again." and
'Hurrah for Teddy"
President Wilson's Mexican policy
and his Surrender" to the trainmen
were the principal themes Of Col
Roosevelt's address. He held Presf-
dent Wilson UP to the scorn Of "cour-
ageousi men" by picturing him as sur
rendering at all times when force OPP
posed him. He again, and again gave
Mr.. Hughes his approval and in clos
ing asked the patriotic and liberty low
Ing men and women of Illinois to give
their vote to Hughes on Nov. Z.
Good Words fer Hughes.
II came here In no merely partisan
spirit, = he said. \ came to make my
appeal to men and women Of all par
ties in the name of our common coun-
try. came to ask you to put America
back in the place where she belongs
For that reason i ask you to vote fol
Charles Evans Hughes.
The time has come to put at the
head Of affairs q man who. when he
.speAkss means what he says. Under