Evening star., 1938-07-08
Senator Likened to Captain
OF Cavalry Protecting
Pioneer Cabins.
CROWD AT MARIETTA
ESTIMATED AT 10000
Roosevelt's Special Heads for
Covington, KY, and Second
Speech Of Tour.
Tert OF Presidents Marietta
address on Page AS.
BULLETIN,

COvINGTON. KY. July 8 tR.-
As thousands jamWed the Latonia
race course today to greet President
Roosevelt, Gov. A. B. Chandler in
Frankfort announced he did not
plan to remain here during the
Presidents address. Gov Chandler
said he would greet the President
and then leave. Il was not invited
for the whole program" he said.
By the Associated Press.
MARIETTA. Ohio, July S.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt stepped into the Ohio
Democratic primary today with word
of praise for Senator Robert ]. Bulk
ley.
Senator Bulkley. candidate for re-
nomination. was the only individual
mentioned by the President in his
first address of a transcontinenta
speaking tour-except in his introduc-
ton.
Introduced by former Gov. George
White. Senator Bulkley's opponent, to
a crowd celebrating the 150th ami
versary Of the settling of the North
west Territory, the Chief Executive
said:
Gov. Davey, Senator Bulkley, Chair
man white"
Later in the body OF his speech, the
President said:
THE Cavalry captain who protected
the log cabins of the Northwest is now
sIpplanted by legislators, like Senator
Bulkley. toiling over the drafting of
statutes and over the efficiency
Of Government machinery to admin
lister them so that protection
and help of Government can be ex-
tended to the full"
Exercises Intervention Plan.
The President thus exercised at the
outset of his journey across the Ma
ton to California his previously de-
clared right to intervene in primaries.
People, four and five deep, pressed
against the ropes which blocked OIL
the speakers stand in park as the
Chief Executive served notice he was
pressing on with his program and ex-
pected popular support.
Il believe" the President said, chat
the American people, not afraid of
their own capacity to choose forward
looking representatives to run their
Government. want the same Cooper
ative security and have the same cour-
age to achieve it in 1888 as in 1888.
Il am sure they know that we will
always have frontier-of social prob
lens and that we must always move
in to bring law and order to it.
I'm that confidence am push
ing on.
Il am sure you will push on with
me-"
AS Mr.. Roosevelt said 1--WE always
Will have frontier-a frontier of
social problems" little group dressed
in the frontier buckskins stood looking
up into his face. As soon as his pre-
pared address was completed, he de-
clared:
I hereby dedicate this great monu-
ment, dedicated to $50 years of Ameri-
canism"
Two "Old Friends"
The President said. in his introduc-
taon, That his two old friends" Sen.
ator Bulkley and Representative Rob-
ert T. Secrest of Caldwell, Ohio. in
vited him to make the address several
months ago.
This was the only reference to Rep
resentative Secrest, also a candidate
for reelection.
Ohio Democrats marshalled their
''blue chip" leaders to greet the Pres
1dent, but Gov. Martin L. Davey failed
to reach the special train before the
Chief Executive left for the park.
The Governors car was blocked at
. railroad crossing by the presidential
special and his highway patrol detail
was unable to get the Governors auto
into the procession. Gov. Davey finally
joined the presidential party on the
speakers platform and stood beside
the President before Mr.. Roosevelt
began speaking.
Charles Sawyer of Cincinnati, Gov
: Daveys opponent in the August 8
primary for the Democratic guberna-
torial nomination, shook hands with
(See ROOSEVELT. Page A-50