Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 21, 1902, Page 28

President Roosevelt’s F PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT GREAT CROWDS ON HIS TOUR OF Committeeman which were previously was accompanied congressional candidates then president 3 rominence United States, prominen was led in vociferous cheering by throughout continuous throughout entire state of Nebraska, was such as should at that time attained the age of triumphal transparen distinguished 10,000 people and 1y thousands more as he rode at the head of the monster parade given in his honor Rarely in the history of Omaha have unanimously ally in any public demonstration. Roosevelt’s stay in the city it addressed former visit of Theodore Roose- proceeded cn Sixteenth to Farnam, to Nineteenth, then countermarched has wrought a most complete chan relation toward the people, but it is doubt- Roosevelt, more hearty his coming as pal meeting of the evening was held was not of more ab ining. demonstration (‘olonel Roosgevelt, the republican candidate for the office of vice {ebraska trip was only a portion of a grand tour of the western s addressed people, who cheered him most him horor es made by ton hall, where more than was heard by an audience long trains had been bring 1,000, and thence to Bohemian Minnesota hall, where his coming was eagerly awatted Wisconsin, surrounding large delegations Plattsmouth Waverly, South Omaha and Fort C'rook Ak-Sar-Ben festival had but just closed and the illuminations, to grace this event forty-four is doubtful 2,000 more. Soon after train departed from this city its journey the spectal hespitable greeting or found meore live republican days than The demonstration gurated at domiciled in “Minnesota,” Falls City congressional enthuslastic coming of the train, distinguished Lhansnncs which arrived about this state ping places along the route places where the train lack of time, crowds numbering thousands ered, merely in the hope that Colonel Roose visible for ¢ train passed along tour Colonel meriicog committee demonstration of the Douglas County Central McKinley and organization congressional Moores, and at once escorted Fourth, eight { was formed and waiting to take up its route companied Redford of Chicago, as the repre republican procession was made up of Kansas Colonel Roosevelt had worn a larze organizations sunflower, mittee, and throughout substituted of golden be obtained at to pay for his jou Kazan, and, having no m and the audience was afforded the pleasing concluding engagement. The Florences announced a benefit p ance for themselves and Mackay wrote as worked for a salary crawling along stage from the wings to take up the proper discovered, tremendous anti-climax 4 and the house was simply con- ing for an eventually ply millionaire performance Florence sald to her husband that pyromaniac Bloomingdale intelligent Christopher and his care day she changed her mind when Mr rhilanthropist a check for $1,000 philanthropi $2,000,000 on sldes a large sum devoted to the purchase Apparently controlling established misfortune N v om bic e supplies ¢ s hampered Kansas Cit fromi which h upplie an presidents departing coronation of King Edward he arranged for of $5,000,000 amount on his trip, extravagance » lived in seclusion until has attended six county conventione Haymarket one of the most amusing of unrehearsed in occurred,” young fellow Scott Siddons was the Juliet of th well until the final scene . Maxim Gorki, the celebrated Russian nov " two of them and up to the age of extinguished Whitney's commendable worked alternately as a day laborer, a sawyer, a cook and a lighterman instruction young fellow up and asked himself to a sitting posture, then got upon ““About $40,000 to the good was the surprising reply. “You see, Mr. Whitney, I wasn’t long in discovering that you don’t know much about horses, so I coppered all your tips and bet against the ponies you fancied The millionaire stared for a moment and then had a hearty laugh, Hugh McLaughlin, the venerable political becss of Brooklyn, was on his way Lo church last Sunday morning when an en gine dashed past on the way to a fire In the old days McLaughlin was an en thusiastic volunteer fircman and he could not resist the temptation to “run to th fire He watched the men at their dan gerous work, taking no note of time's flight until an acquaintance who knows his habits reminded him that service was nearly over in church. The veteran at once hurried away, for except in case of his serious ill ness he has not missed going to church on Sunday morning for many years According to a story now current in Lon- don, where Richard J. Seddon premier of New Zealand, has been conspicuous among the coronation gue that colonial dig nitary has bettered e devotion of the Spartan mothers who told their sons when the latter went to war, to come back with their shields or on them. It is well known that Mr. Seddon was most industrious in recruiting troops in New Zealand for service in South Africa and that his extraordinary energy in that direction gave rise criticism the members of the parliamentary to taunt the m opp haa with a among One taste sition opponent the bad premier successful a certain ormer Tour of Nebraska NEBRASKA—Photos by a Staff Artist the first day he trav-led 7 miles, from rough riders from all the surrounding place Ifalls City to McCook, passing through and a number of uniformed organizations thirteen different counties and making just of women, who marched with the men It that many speeches His voice had at was estimated that more than 70,000 people that time begun to show signs of wear and saw Colonel Roosevelt at Lincoln he limited his speeches to five minutes The other places at whicrh stops wer ceept cRular afiernoon or evening mage on the second day were th Platte meetings. The speeches of the first day jyexington, Kearney, Grand Island, Aurora were made at Falls City, Auburn, Tecum- yori Seward, Ashland and Plattsmouth. At seh, Beatrice, Wilber, Crete, Fairmont, xghjanq Senator Dolliver of lowa joined Sutton, Hastings, Minden, Holdrege, Ara- the party and continued with it from that pahoe and McCook Fourteen correspon- time on dents of different newspapers accompanied On the third day but few stops were mad the train, and it was estimated that more & 4 than 50,000 words of special matter were °Dd the party traveled 632 HoE ool 1 y Plattsmouth to and even beyond the north sent out by wire each day. Speed was s q . in WEst corner of this state into South Dakota one of the essential elements of the trip P < % e \ Brok i and Colonel Roosevelt and his attendants S'OPS Wwere made Lt Al it Bow e were from time to time given some ex- Hyannis, Alliance, Crawford and Chadroy perience in fast traveling On the first And from the last named place a day, with “Baldy” Connors at the throttle, W45 made to Deadwood to hold an evening the train did some sprinting, and for more Meeting. Deadwocd had been included in than seventy miles on ,a stretch of good the northwestern tour, but later was road west of Oxford did better than g 9ropped out and left to be taken with the mile a minute. At several other times Ntbraska trip. Immediately after the Dead tha speed was equaled and for short dis- Wo:d meeting the party started back for tances even excelled Nebraska and took up the trip again at where in the entire course of his tray- Chadron ¢ls through the country had Colonel Roose At Chadron occurred cne ¢f the mo velt such cause to be gratified at the re pleasant features of the trip, when Colonel ception accorded him as at Lincoln—the Roosevelt was presented on behalf of the home town of William Jennings Bryan. The republicans of Nebraska with a handsom demonstration at that place surpassed all pair of gold spurs The presentatien took hope or expectation and, as was said by place in the presence of a gathering the newspaper correspondents that accom- of cowboys and rough riders who had panied the party through all the other greeted the visitor with characteristi states, excelled anything that had occurred demonstrativeness While in Chadron in the entire course of the tour of 9,000 Colonel Rocsevelt met some of his former miles. It was a revelation to the people of comrades in arms and was treated to a Lincoln as well as to Colonel Roosevelt and touch of the strenuous, in being conveyed his party. Lincoln was reached on the about the place in a vehicle driven at break second day and by the time the train ar- neck speed, but even that feature of the rived the population of the entire surround- visit he seemed to enjoy, although some of ing country had centered at that place and those who rode with him were somewhat merely waited for the arrival of the honored nervous. guest to break into wildest enthusiasm The last day's journey began at Valen- Ten thousand republicans met the train tine and on the way to Omaha stops were at the depot and, forming a parade, es- made at Ainsworth, Bassett, O'Neill, Neligh. corted Colonel Roosevelt to the state house Norfolk, Stanton, West Point, Fremont and On grounds In the parade were bands of Blair Episodes and Incidents in the Lives of Noted People HE late John W. Mackay happened Francisco one “willingness to sacrifice the colony's young men in a distant and questionable quarrel.’ The premier listened to his critic for awhile until the latter exclaimed enough be shot at “Stop! feet I son this and 1 out a “You are ready to brothers send but shouted signed a morning have our sons and to Seddon commission He him own jumping for shot to my will be at, too dared wound! to come home with William ¢ last Whitney week, and the the pier New waved goodby He made four different has sailed for steamer York a “There goes a himself a noted departments of end successful Eurojp as drew friend sa from he in as der in He been wer has By Avor been as a lawyer, has eminently succe the today is turf If ssful highes the to these he married of the place in business, ha attained almost honors in pol leader of tl things be adde heiress, an Ameri an English w o large wen the and American the fact has ecasily that an been one capture the first it will be seen two in and field of varied an Whit has Mr ney's activities The president of the “Connecticut Con gi'ess of Mother is sending ov ol lar letter to many women of the them to use their influence wi gentlemen they know to secure the tion of delegates to the republican s convention favorable to the nomination citizen for governor And tha citizen is a bachelor qui I\X \‘~