Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-30
ROOSEVELT MAKES
COLLARLESS TALK
Enthusiastic Crowds Greet
Nominee in West Wr-
ginia Tour.

EN- ROUTE WITH FRANKLIN D.
ROOSEVELT, September 80 tby the As
soc;ated Press) -E,nthusiastic crowds
greeted Franklin d. Roosevelt, demo-
cratic vice presidential candidate. on his
third and last days tour of West VIZ
ginia. His special car left Wheeling
early this morning and started down
the Ohio valley, rear platform speeches
being delivered at several towns through
which he passed.
The first break in Roosevelt luck"
which has brought the vice presidential
candidate weeks of clear campaign
weather, came today when a cold rain
passed.
This is the first real rainy day we
have had since I started my cam
paign, but 1t is good democratic
weather" said Mr.. Roosevelt to a
crowd of several hundred persons
vile, where he made his first rear
end platform speech. Another large
crowd met his train at Sistersville.
Many Listen in Rain.
In Friendly more than 1000 per-
sons gathered about his car and
called on him for a speech Mr..
Roosevelt had just finished shaving.
anu, SOiIdEIcSS, lie SilpDSQ INTO MS
raincoat and went out to meet them.
Men and women stood uncovered
In the rain for nearly fifteen minutes
while he and Arthur B. Koontz. demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of West
Virginia, addressed them. At several
freight and passenger trains shrieked
their greetings, while the crews lean
ed out of the cars and cabeeses and
waved their Gaps. At st. Marys he
pleaded for the league of nations as
war. and repeated the declarations
Of Gov. Cox and himself, that should
the United States enter the league
not one American soldier would leave
our shores to fight abroad without
United States and the consent Of
Congress.
Mr.. Roosevelt and members of his
party left the train at Williamstown
and were taken across the Ohio river
to Marietta, Ohio. where he made a
brief address. The party motored
from Marietta to Parkersburg for a
noon meeting.
Speaks mt wheeling.
WHEELING. W. Va, September 80
Greeted by an enthusiastic crowd
which packed the auditorium here in
which Senator Harding had spoken
twenty-four hours before, Franklin
~. ISoOSCScIt, ucnOCTatlC vice preSi-
Dental nominee. last night bitterly
attacked the labor record and tariff
policy of the republican presidential
candidate and again charged him to
/ state plainly and definitely his at
titude on the league of nations"
Referring to Senator HardiRg's re.
marks on the tariff here Mr.. Roose.
welt declared. amid tumultuous ap-
| plause, that "if Senator Harding.
tariff policy should prevail, it would
serve only to create a greater con-
centration of wealth in the hands OF
the few and to start the now declin.
ing cost of living of the average citi
zen once more on the upgrade"
Greeted by Whistles.
A shrieking of locomotive whistles
greeted the vice presidential nominee
as his car entered this city. Although
his train was nearly an hour late, q
crowd Of several thousand persons
met and cheered him at the station
and then members Of the democratic
club escorted him through the streets
to his hotel. Mr.. Roosevelt and A, B.
Koontz. democratic candidate for
Governor of West Virginia, who is
touring the state with him. walked
at the head of long procession.
Mr.. Roosevelt. holding in his hand
q copy of a paper with Senator Hard
ing's speech here, read extracts on
certain important issues and proceed.
ed to answer them.
Senator Harding" he declared, sis
quoted as follows: Congress never
meant that we should go to war to
] make the world safe for democracy