The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-01
ROOSEVELT GIVEN
ROUS|NC WELCOME
BY CHICAGO CROWD
Candidate to See World Series
Game; Made Appeal in
Wisconsin Friday

Chicago, Oct. 1.--(P)-Gov. Roose-
welt Saturday had before him a busy
program including attendance at the
third game Of the world series, a con-
ference with Illinois Democratic lead
ers and banquet, before continuing
on to Detroit. the last stop on his far
flung presidential campaign trip.
Chicago welcomed the Democratic
nominee Friday night with specta-
cular and colorful demonstration that
rivalled in noise and enthusiasm all
Of the score or more GREETINGS he has
received during his 8,900-mile journey
through 20 states.
1T was marvellous, l have never
seen anythink like it," was his COM
ment upon the old-fashioned red fire
and torch-light parade that snaked
its way through the loop to his hotel
after he reached the Illinois city from
Milwaukee. Police estimated more
than 100000 persons packed the down.
town streets for a glimpse of the
nominee and that no less than 5000
persons marched behind Roosevelt's
flower bedecked motor car Showers
Of ticker tape and torn paper floated
down from the windows of office
buildings.
Il The Governor and Mrs. Roosevelt
also had arranged for Saturday a
luncheon for the IS members of the
trans-continental contingent. A fam
%vVy orty I,o Il
Candidate Will Speak
Z At the banquet Saturday night
Roosevelt will speak briefly. He is
scheduled to talk at 8 o'clock &C. S.
To.
\ Mayor Anton j. Cermak of Chicago,
who greeted Roosevelt at Milwaukee
Friday. told the candidate Illinois
would be in the Democratic column
this fall by a wide majority.
Friday night Roosevelt will leave
for Detroit. where he will spend Sun
day. Monday morning he will be in
Albany. facing a fight in the Demo-
cratic state convention to obtain the
nomination for governor Of Lieut.
Gov. Herbert H. Lehman.
Four years ago about this time Al
fred E. Smith. like Roosevelt. was
completing presidential campaign
swing and returning to Albany to take
part in the naming of candidate to
succeed him. He selected Roosevelt,
his successful rival for the president
1al nomination this year.
"a Friday Roosevelt was welcomed to
wisconsin and gave series of back
platform speeches in several cities
eliminating in a SiX-hour layover at
Milwaukee.
Wisconsin. still echoing with the
sounds of a primary struggle between
the LaFollette ticket and those oppos-
ing it. gave the Democratic nominee
noisy greeting along the % miles of
q Milwaukee parade and at meet
Ing in the Eagles club of that city.
The LaFollette ticket. headed by u.
S. Senator John Blaine and Gov.
Philip LaFollettc. the younger son of
the late Senator Robert M. LaFollette.
was defeated The Democratic lead
ers were interested in the reaction to
that struggle, hopeful the Democratic
national and state tickets would pro-
fit by the inter-party struggle.
To those in the Eagles club and the
crowd in the streets outside RooSe-
welt said:
Deeper Than Party
"All over this country / have been
preaching the doctrine that the choice
this fall is one that involves pur-
pose and principle deeper than any
party.
TT is one which 1 hope and believe
Is the fulfillment Of the hopes that
many persons have held and 1 have
said repeatedly, with most remark
able response, that the Republican
who believes in liberal principles fac
ed by the situation that now exists
cannot fail to see that he has nothing
In common with the blind reactionary
spirit that characterizes the leader
ship-so-called-of the present ad-
ministration in Washington.
This refreshing freedom from the
party lock-step is a Wisconsin habit.
I hope the habit continues
Roosevelt, reiterating public utill-
ties declarations he made in a speech
at Portland week ago, said the st.
Lawrence River, Muscle Shoals, the
Boulder Dam and the Columbia River
hydro-eiectric sites must never be
allowed to be developed by anybody
but the government itself.