The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21
.HOBNOBS WITH
ROUGH Rider and
COWBOY FRIENDS
Roosevelt in His Element as
Old Scenes Appear.
G. A. r. and Confederate Vet
Grams Also Greet Him.
BANDS, BOMBS At PHOENIX
Plains Cabin Looks Better
Than Sycamore Hill.
"Like To Be Young Again and
Come Out Here"
G.. A. r. and Confederate Vet
Grams Also Greet Him.
BANDS, BOMBS At PHOENIX


what he came out here for today. He
made a 2,1OO mile jump from Louis
Vile with only a few stops in between.
to utter his most bitter denunciation
of President Wilson'S Mexican policy
and urge election of Charles Evans
Hughes. but wherever he turned he
found old scenes and acquaintances
that tended to take his mind off his
job.
The colonel was met here by a big
committee conn posed of members of
the G. a. r., Spanish war veterans and
Confederate veterans headed by
Dwight b. Heard, an old personal
friend. and Jack Greenway. a major in
the Rough Riders. who before that
was Yale's famous hackstop who
caught the curves of Dutch Carter,
brother-in-law of Hughes.
Speaks at Phoenix Today.
There were the usual bands and
daylight bombs to greet Roosevelt. He
lunched at Heard's house, with Jack
Greenway and then spoke at 2:30 this
afternoon. The colonel was to be guest
of honor at a dinner at the Heard
home tonight, when several friends of
ranching days were expected in.
Roosevelt had been urged not to stop
today until he reached Phoenix, but
he forced Regis Post, in charge of his
tour. to arrange a stop at Prescott,
home of "Bucky" O'Neill- Bucky died
in the colonePs arms half way up San
Juan Hill and the colonel, altho the
stop had to be made at $50 ordered
Post to wire ahead that he would
make short speech. Ali day yester-
day and today Roosevelt was IN his
element. He simply imbibed the west
a-ern scenes.
by G, rge.' he exclaimed at one
time during lunch, I'D like to be
young again and out here. If it were
not for Mrs. Roosevelt and the chill
dren I'd build myself cabin out here
with i bath tub in it and just stay I'M
til died. By George, but I would
Hecklers Campaigning as Usual.
But it remained for Gallup. n. M,
where he raised half of his Rough
Riders, TO furnish the reaf thrills of
the westward bound trip. Nearly all
of the town of 5000 crowded about to
see him. He had not started speak
ing when noisy heckling began.
"How's Teddy, but Wilson for me-"
shouted a railroad man.
Roosevelt attempted again and
again to start speaking but others took
up the cry: How about Wilson; II,
bet you love him"
q love no one too proud to fight"
retorted Roosevelt.
We've all got good jobs, why
should we changer" was shouted.
80 Yes, but you forget the thousands
out of work until the European war
put money in your pockets said
Roosevelt
Running CoIIoquy With Crowd
How about 1907 panic?" a man
called
AT that, we would vote for you if
you were running"
What did you ever do? We've got
eight hours" yelled a railroader with
brass lungs.
i
back the colonel, go home and So
Der up
Then as Roosevelt was declaring no
American was killed y any foreigner
during his terms, a man at the edge
Of the crowd who had a baby in his
arms. shouted:
Yes. you let the Japs into the
schools when 1 lived in California
And 1 sent the battle fleet around
to Japan to prevent trouble" called
Roosevelt.
How many mint juleps did you
have at Louisville ?" yelled the railroad
The colonel was leaning over the
end of his car. shouting in his loudest
tones, obviously enjoying the verbal
battle royal. The railroader was the
last man to shake Roosevelts hand as
the train pulled out
His Politics "Off Color"
You're grand man, colonel he
C. lied. running along with the slowly
moving train, but ne for Woodrow
wilson
The colonel called Gallup his best
platform stop. With the colonel on
the platform. while the colloquy was
on, was Jim Richie. troop CO. Rough
Riders, who once had a gun argument
with another gentleman. Jim is now
coal miner and. let the world know,
a Wilson Democrat.
I'm for Wilson, I'll admit. colonel -
he said, belligerently, but 1 didn't
ride in here to see no politician
came in to see my old colonel and
want you news boys" Jim urged, turn
ing to the correspondents, Ito let EN-
all know I'm for Wilson"
You're a grand fighter" said the
colonel, laughing, but 1 always knew
your politics were off color
The fun really started at Clovis N
his legs. He was talking to the cor.
respondents when q Shriveied old mar
walked up and stood alongside The
colonel turned to him with:
San Juan Veteran There.
Howdy. comrade, what's your but
ron?"
Twenty regulars Iaconicall,
responded the man. as he did gym.
4nastics with n monstrous tobacco cue
and his tongue.
why. you were next to the Rider:
at San Juan" said the colonel
so we was" he replied. Tn
seventy-five mile ride this rnornins
for nothing" and he solemnly shoot
hands, got on his pony and gallopeC
back to the plains.
Roosevelt struck a strong Demo
cratic center at Belen. N. NJ. Thi
is a railroad division point. Wilson
nose, but he paid no attention until IL