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v - ' . .9 . 1 THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAy. THLKSUATf, fitfi j&jiijca ax-. COLONEL ARRIVES SCENES ATTENDING RECEPTION AND MOVEMENTS OF EX-PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN PORTLAND YESTERDAY. HUNGRY AND HAPPY FOR PROGRESSIVES 2000 Cheering Citizens Greet Woman Suffrage Mentioned as Policy on Which State Is Not in Front Rank. Bull Moose. Chief as He Steps on Rose Carpet. OREGON FOOD APPETIZING M'CUSKER .IS DENOUNCED OREGON STANDARD HI7 C4V'::hk n ri$5fe &fflJ4i c -1 Roosevelt likens "Traitorous" Dele gate to J a das Iscarlot, Who, He Says, IMd Not Fail in Even Omitting Kiss. "The Progressive party Is engaged chiefly in catching up with Oregon," aid Colonel Roosevelt, addressing an audience that half-filled the lobby of the Multnomah Hotel, following the luncheon by the Ad Club and Rotary Club. "In only one or two things is the platform of the Progressive party ahead of your progressive state. One of these is woman suffrage, but in this particular you will undoubtedly over take the Progressive party platform in the November election." The ex-President congratulated the people of Oregon for their record as Progressives and in this connection praised Senator Bourne for the part he had done in acquainting the oeuntry with the "Oregon system." Suggesting that the primary law of the state be amended so as to make it compulsory for its public servants in all things strictly to carry out the expressed wishes of their constituency, Roosevelt assailed the Oregon delegation to the National Republican convention at Chi cago. He singled out Thomas Mc Cusker, whom he denounced as a traitor to the Republican voters of the state and likened to a Judas Iscarlot. who had not even failed "to omit the kiss." Delegates' Record Attacked. "When the voters of Oregon declared for me as their choice for President." said- Roosevelt. "I thought I would re ceive the 10 votes of thn state jn the convention. I thought that was con templated under the provisions of your direct primary law. But I did not get those votes as I should have." Roosevelt then referred to the record of the 10 Oregon delegates in the vote by which the contested and alleged " fraudulent Taft delegates were seated in the convention. On this question, the delegation was equally divided. Bynon, Carey, Campbell. McCusker, Coe, Boyd. Hail and Smith lined up with the Roosevelt forces in the convention. The .ex-President did not refer to any of the delegation by name, with the exception of McCusker. whom he scored , severely. "On that important question," said Roosevelt, referring to the matter of the contested delegates, "the Oregon delegation by dividing its vote, equally voted in such a manner as to make five of them traitors to the people of this state. Oregon might Just as well not have voted in the primary election, for its delegates by their ac tion, nullified the vote of the, state five voting for and five voting against the question of seating the contested delegates. McCosker Is Target. "McCusker voted in favor of seating the contested Taft delegates, - When that had been done, the convention was stolen from me and I n6tified the dele gates that if I should be nominated I would refuse to accept the nomination from such a convention. After having voted to seat these frauSulently-elected delegates, it was the emptiest hypo crlcy for McCusker to vote for me in a fraudulent organized convention, par ticularly after he well knew that he could then safely vote for me and not run any chance of assisting in my im possible nomination. "I do not object to any man being a Judas Isacarariot. but I do think he should omit the kiss." The luncheon, under the auspices of the Ad Club and the Rotary Club, was largely attended, many being turned away. There was no speech-making during the luncheon. Roosevelt de livering his address from the mezzalne floor to his audience in the lobby. Bnll . Moose Songs Sons;. The luncheon was enlivened by a couple of selections by the Ad quar tet. The numbers consisted of paro dies on popular airs. Roosevelt and the Bull Moose furnishing the Inspira tion. One of the numbers, "Oh you great big strenuous man." set to the music of "Oh you beautiful doll," was a decided hit. Seated at the head of the table with Roosevelt and the immediate members of his party were: A. G. Clark, presi dent of the Ad Club; E. O. Burdon, George Arthur Brown. Ir. H. W. Coe. Dan Kellaher, George K. Rodgers. of Salem; F. W. Mulkey. C S. Jackson. AV. K. Newell, of Gaston; C. W. Ack erson. E. B. Colwcll. L. M. Lepper, San field MacDonald, J. F. Carroll and G. AV. Joseph. The presentation of Roosevelt at the hotel was made by George F. Rodgers, of Salem, who was introduced by E. O. Burdon. chairman. Advertising Believed In. Mr. Chairman, Mr. Mayor and Friends: It is a very real pleasure to be here In Ort-gon and to be hero in your treat city. .. j . ... .lunlw , nnro.-mM VII of What has been said in introducing me. and on behalf of the Progressive party (for I decline to take as personal to myseir tne imrraucuoui T wish to uv. Mr. Chairman, that we emu late the example of those firms that are n.rm.n.nii. Klnd hv advertising. We ad vertise only by having the quality of our goods speak for Itsen. ana any sampia w-. we offer you may guarantee that it repre sents wocdu that are up to the sample. I was profoundly touched by the more than kind language you useo, jir. .n.jv.. When the Mayor spoke of my being very much huted and very much loved, of much 111 being spoken acalnst me and much praise eivn me. I rauldn't help thinking that probably mv foes don't realise in the least that the attacks on me never disturb me at all. while the praise sometimes makes nc profoundly uncomfortsble. I don't care a rap what the men who assail me say against rce; but, friends. I am not merely profoundly appreciative of the good will of you who support me. but I realise to the full the weight of the responsibility and obligation that you put upon me when you support me. and my only anxiety is that I may not in any way prove false to your estimate of me. I don't give my assailants a second tnougnt; Dut you. xrienas. you. mt. Mwir. and those like you. of you I think all the time, with the very earnest hope that I may so carry myself that you shall not regrst having spoken well of me and .trusted ma. Moose Tells Greet Speaker. Friends. I want to say a word to Ton upon business, but before I say that I have a couple of Clings to say which I feel I ought tv say here in Oregon. Of course the Progressive party Is chiefly engaged io catching up with Oregon. (At this stage of the speech members of ths Ad Club gave some moose yells l. I wish to compliment the moose on the admirable Imltatlcji. I won't say on the fidelity of the Imitation. I would rather sav upon the way the Bull Moose of Port land show bow tbe real moose ought to courh. The rrcgresalve platform, which Is a pro gramme and a covenant with the people, in most respects reads not only Ilka a prom ise to ths people of the United States, but also like a recital of what has already been done in Oregon. In only one or two ways n we ahead of you. and you win eaten .in m-ltti ... on those. We hold that a weman who is fit to be a wife and a mother Is fit to vote Just a much as her husband, and wo hooe that Oregon will take the same vlsw. W are trying to get the same t-not about to enter automoM.e at Vnlou Depot; Dr. f'oe on "i M r pec, to do I ... .--- elidt TO sjf T mtaslonary work ther, but wnen i w Oregon I expected to lit at the feet or Gamaliel. 1 wish to take thia opportunity of stating that my attention, to many 01 the features of the Oregon pian called b7 Senator Bourne, and that tne Sen ator has renuerea a uervi ui eorrtituents at home are hardly aware, that he has brought vividly before the people or the United States the facta connected with Orarm's effort io make her government realty a government of the people, and to the way they experiment ana actuauy and there are many Of hia outsidtirs who owe ei.ator Bourne a very real debt o. obltgatitn for what he has done in fa miliarizing us with the actual workings of what you hare experimented with, attempted and done here in Oregon; and I wish to state my obligation .io him for that work and als the obligation that all of us everywhere feel toward Oregon for whatsit hs done In pioneering along these lines. Delegates Actions Reviewed. But now, friends. I also want to call the attention of you people In Oregon to a cae of striking breakdown of the plan in the Republican National convention last June It Is of no earthly use passing a law if you will permit the law to be disobeyed. It is no use whatever passing a law which Is to gir the people themselves the right to decide what their own Government should bo and what their representatives should do If you then permit those representatives IO VlOiate IQKl Iw. Ill me uuiuai - Spring I wasn't able personally to take any L- - . .n- 1 ),. .nnt.lt ts.vsk In 014- PVI I KIIBIVIVI U .a v v... vw . saw w --- gon. It was a colossal task and It was im- POXSIDIO iur IUU i.w get utt-w try to exercise supervision- over what was done; ana nere in u.egun wo we uia w do so little that I was greatly surprised wnen tne votw cm " u . - taten it for granted that it was going to mr.A it vsu tiu nuralv tA th Initiative of the Oregon people themselves that IOC VUIO wuv aa " a-J. v - Oregon declared for me at the primaries 1 suuposea p- Oregon's ten votes it gave me ten delegates In the ronveuuvu. usu a.UK(cru . when Oregon went for me at the primaries It meant w-ra. - w the ronvention, and it did mean that- Now. 1 . mattPr of fact, vhit han- rnA T What happened was this: That Oregon's vote at the convention absolutely nullified itaelf. Five of the votes were de- itverea in u- - 1 r five delegates traitors to the people who 'Someone in the audience) That's right n w,irht mat as wll hiva not voted at the primaries. I want to call your attention to tiat fact ecause ner woie in Til "..nMn .bolute!y nullified itaelf. It - . i i.-a mn thut i had ahsolutetv nJ effect In that convention. Oregon might just as well have never held a V residential primary ?ne nilr.ht ,.t well have kept all her delegates, at home. McCnsker Is Target. The people of Oregon were given no ex- received this teTegram: "Yesterday Presl . . .. , i I Hnt rft tclpirranhed Kaines. the Gover presslon whatever in the Chicago Nationa Republican Convention, for the five votes of the delegates who represented her were nullified by the votes of the other five. And now, friends, I particularly object to one of the five, Mr. McCusker, for this reason ; that if a man is going to betray me, if he is going to Imitate Judas, he at least ought to -omit the kiss. It is not a nice thing to be a Judas, anyway; but the kissing to an added touch which can be dispensed with. Now, in that fight at the convention the whole question tur.ied upon admitting the stolen delegates and fradu-lently-seated delegates, and they could only be admitted If each was allowed to vote on every case except his own; and as soon as the ruling that permitted such voting was sustained, the convention was stolen. I wouldn't have accepted the nomination if it had come to me from a fraudulently organ Uei corventlon, and I so notifed tho convention, as you will remember, that un less the . convention purged their oath I wouldn't accept the nomination If It were tendered me by the convention. And, therefore, friends, every man who voted to allow each fraudulent delegate to vote on the case of every other fraudulent delegate was voting against me. There were some say 90 fraudulent delegates seated. They ssated 90 because they needed 00. If they needed 190 they would have seated 190. As long as you allowed each of the fraudulently-seated delegates to vote in turn on the cases of the other S9 you were rendering it absolutely hopeless to attempt to nominate me: and if a man was going to vote, if he intended to vote for the seating of the fraudulent delegates (with a fraudulently-elected chairman t.dra it vm auito as bad). If he seated th. hq fraudulent delegates whose votes were to defeat me It was then the rankest hypocrisy for them to turn and vote for me. and I thought that Mr. McCusker. after having voted to allow each fraudulent delegate to vote on the cases of the other fraudulent delegates merely made it worse. when in spuw i ,-,ti' - none should vote for me, he did vote for tti .li whan Kid vrriT a fWMll A me On UIO WIS, nu-aa w . be safely offset by the votes of these 0 fraudulent men whom he seated in the convention. People's Rights to Be Protected. 1 -ar. t h-i!.wM most emnhaticallv in se curing to the people by law the right t have their wisnes camea out, ana. tne woij way you can make those laws is to hold to the strictest accountability the men who disregard the law. I now must permit myself the pleasure of reading to you a telegram I Just received Tl in rarfininr tct an inr-IHeTI t irOIU IW as . .- - that occurifed yesterday. In regard to the election recently hald In Maine, because the extreme 'bLar.'and rminaTed" Frogr?sives oi anine wwu ui. publican primaries and nominated their man for Governor. It was a state election and the Re- at tiiimIv nn itat IrKIICM. I nor-elect In Maine, as follows: 'I congratu- l nn vaaaminrr ValrA Tt 11 SL not able and significant victory.' That Is the ena oi quuitiuu. iuuh'f co mo a out with this statement, that he Is for Roosevelt and the progressive cause. I thought I would make mention of that fact so that it could be given the widest pub licity, and. friends, let me say In closing just one word. I am particularly glad to have the business men of Portland realire that the Progressive party stands to help and not to hurt' business; and not only that, but I wish I could make them realize the fact that it Is only the Progressive party that advocates the policy that will really redound to the advantage of business. We stand for every good citizen. We stand for the farmer. We stand for the wage-earner and 'we stand or the business men. We want to give each man a square deal and we know that the business men of the type represented in this organization want noth ing but a square deal, and I am sorry that In the fast so many of the big business men, who are honest, have been misled In making a common cause of the big business Honesty in Bus in ess Fkvmvfl. If they were wise they would understand that when we propose a rule it is not a fake regulation and control of big business, that when we propose that we are to be taken at our worth. We haven't hesitated to say that we favor any business, no mat ter how big. if it is honest. Our opponents are getting Into what I regard as a foolish position when they say that we are going to break up big business. Nonsense! I ara against crooked big busi ness men, not because they are big, but be cause they are crooked. The big business which treat its customers fatrly. which treats its stockbolderes fairly and which treats the wage-earners fairly, is a help and not a hurt to the community. We don't Intend to discriminate in any way against such business and it is a lamentable thing when business Is of that type, to make a common cause against it. One of the things that we always have to be on our guard against la confusing the people's minds between the crooked man of wealth and the decent man of wealth, and think how hard that makes our position when the decent man of wealth, himself, is confusing the people's mind by making a common cause of the crooked man of wealth. When he does that, he is hfmself to blame, if there springs up In the minds of the people generally a distrust of all men of wealth. He is doing all he can to involve all men qf wealth in some discredit in the minds of the people; and so, friends, I peculiarly appreciate this gathering of business men. ' , ... ... .intin at Flaza Block. '3 Roosevelt In "-View of th I wish I could use you ' as missionaries everywhere In the East so as to make your brothers in the East understand that our purpose is to help legitimate business in every way. that we recognize tne nonesu successful man or dubiiiws to the whole community, that we propose to jm v. I ..atnsl Initiative 1USt SS We PfO- pose to guard the community as a whJ from injustice oy - Now. 'that is our position, friends, and it is the position that is emphasized by your the position that is empnasizeu u, nresence here today. , t I thank you for coming and appreciate your presence, I. B. GREETS 7-YEAROLD I,IT1XE JOHX CHAXJ.XXG FORCES WAY TO COIiON'EIj. "Your Father Was One of Two Best Men in Mj- Regiment," He Tells .Lad. John Channin-. seven years old. by sheer persistence and refusal to ac cept the orders of underlings yesterday morning managed not only to see Colo nel Roosevelt in the Roosevelt suite in the Hotel Oregon, but he had the proud honor of hearing the man who. to him. is the greatest man on earth aside from "dad" and grandpa, say that "your father was one of the two best soldiers in my regiment." The youngster, who lives in New York but who. with, his parents. Is now 'visiting at 778 Northrup street, tried to see the Colonel early in the day. but he had to wait about an hour. Even then, had not the Colonel-been attracted to him when the boy was trying to get permission of the secre tary to see the ex-President, he would have failed. The Colonel was writing personal letters and when he is writing those, neople who know him to not intrude. However, nothing like that for one mo ment troubled Master .Channing. "Who are you?" asked the Colonel, emerging from his private room, and taking the boy by the hands. "My name is Channing; father lived In New Xork and he's going to con- crowda at Chapman -nd I.oWn.... tribute some money to your campaign,' replied the boy, without hesitation. "Why, blesa you," said the Colonel, fairlv heamlnfir. "Don't I know him, though? I should say I do! Tour father was In my regiment, ho played football at Princeton and, say, son, he was the best, one of the two . best, sol- la In mv fatH mant Tfl.kfi to him my waimcot iC6ti.i - the minute he gets to iNew York, to . gee me mv warmest regards and tell mm Proud as he could be, the lad waikea nut William Burke, grandfather of the boy, was also given a Roosevelt hand shake. However, the boy unwittingly gave away tne lact mat nis uraiiu father is a Taft man. nr j ' i 1. . . 't ..11 4 V. a hnv "but grandpa likes Taft." but, fortun ately, this was not said in the presence M . I. I. nAnA tha Wl.r OI I lie V . 1J 11 I aim lie .i w v, .-.. - John Channinsr, Seven-Yejtr-Old . Portland Box Whs Called OB Roosevelt. f V- - I t i -, V 111 - Party of State Leaders Breakfast Chief, Who Discusses Va With riety of Topics but Does Not .Lose Sight of Main Issue. 'HunKry as a bear." as he hlmsclt admitted, but none the less beaming and g-enlal-for all that. Colonel Roose velt reached the Union uepoi irum m Puget Sound country promptly on time yesterday morning- The train bearing the ex-President and his party arrived at 7 o'clock, but tne uuuusu' ...tm!n author contributing editor. hunter and politician was not disturbed until nearly an hour later. He was accompanied from Tacoma by Dr. Henry Waldo Coe. -National com mitteeman, ana L.iaries a member of the state central commit tee, representing the ,- Oregon Bull Moosers. otherwise known as the Pro gressive party. At the depot the Colonel was met by members of the local reception com mittee, whom he welcomed with a few words, expressing delight at the beau tiful morning and saying he ' felt "bully." Prominent among those to greet him as he stepped from his car were F. W. Mulkey, George W. Joseph, V. Vincent Jones and George Arthur Brown, the latter chairman of the state central committee. ' Rom Carpet Impresses Coloael. Beaming and smiling; the Colonel was escorted from his car to the main gate, where he was- surprised and ereatly pleased to see that his admirers had laid a1 carpet of roses, about 20,000 1.1 nv.r which he walked. He spoke especially 01 tnis i"'"' niinuhtedlv impressed beyond the ordinary by It. ' He was nterauy numieu j bodyguard of committeemen and was rhered enthusiastically by the assem bled crowd, estimated at 2000. There wag a sprinkling oi women nu -w-dron. He was , saluted by cries, of "Hello. Teddy," "The Colonels all right" and "See the next President. Smiling all the time, he turned from side to side, doffing his hat and waving his hand. , Wlthcut. much delay, fie party, in automobiles, and led by a detachment of mounted police In command of Cap tain Moore, started .for the Hotel Ore gon. . Cheering . was continuous along the route. . .,:,.. The order of parade was as follows. Police escort: band; auto . parade com mute" Vincent Jones. Dan Kellaher. George W Joseph O. M. Hickey. A. A. Muck; auto 2. Spanish War Veterans; auto 3. Spanish War Veterans; auto 4. -Colonel Roosevelt. Senator Mulkev. George Arthur Brown. Dr. So?, seer" service men; auto 5. visiting pres. and doctor; auto o, visum j,. " ",".. K M. MOIDrOOsV, uw" '"n-- - auto . local press; amo 0 -mm tte. onar- n.!ni":.M" D? Levi Myers. B. O. F. Burks. c I, ri.rfn will H. Daly J. D. Lewis; auto , Mrs. H. W. Coe, Mrs.l U C. Llttla. Mrs. i u. Appetite No Sinecure. Almost leaping from the automobile , . i. .. HrivAii to the hotel. in which c " ... . . - the Colonel dashed off at top walking speed, accompanied Dy me men and members of his party, and , - ... onnviit suite, on the maae tor me second floor. He was hungry and did not deny it; he wanted orew. said so good-naturedly, in fact, laugh ingly, but there was a stop of possibly 15 minutes Deiore mo ' ment that the breakfast was ready wa. made. . The Colonel welcomed mo ""Mo tion of George W. Joseph that they ,. j ..!,. into the srrill and in dicated a desire to be on the; move by almost leading tne way. - --"l him as he passed through the lobby and down into the grillroom. The Colonel was shown to the head of the table, where he took " ? eat and did ample Justice to everything that came his way. He felt and Jovial and was in a most Jocular mood. Here Is what he ate: One big; cantaloupe. One hi K caniaiuuH. . One dish Oregon strawberries. Two slices Oregon nan Two lamb chops. , frmA One order baoon, four eggs and trie potatoes. HTdnYhrcoffee with great Mil., faction. He "passed up" the cigars, however. Breakfast Party Small. Those breakfasting with Mr. Roose velt were Colonel Cecil Lyon of Texas. George Roosevelt. Charles W. Ackerson. V vf J?nes, Dr. Scurry Terrlll. Klbert Martin J. W. McGrath. Dr. Henry Waldo Coe. George Arthur Brown, George W. Joseph and F. W Mujkey During the breakfast Henry E. Mc Ginn, a Circuit Judge, was ushered into The room by Deputy Sheriff Hunter He was introduced to the Colonel who as sured him he was glad to meet him and asked the Judge to sit down and join ,in "e meal Having eaten Pviously th. Judge declined, but remained a lew minutes until obliged to go into court. Colonel Roosevelt also 'hook hand, with W. Crosby, of New York, who was r member of the Seventy-first New York, in the Cuban campaign and met tbe Colonel at that time. . . During the breakfast the Colonel was led into making a few typical Soosevelt thrusts at- "trusts" and "bosses" and took a shot at Jacob Schiff. "the man who is now against ""it was brought about by a remark of Colonel Lyon when cigarettes were Pa"ienever smoke cigarettes except those I import." said Colonel Lyon. I wa. arretted in Indianapolis for smok ine a cigarette." , It was then mentioned that Wash ington state has an anti-cigarette law. but that it is "a dead letter. Absurd L.vf. a Makeshift. "There you are," exclaimed Colonel Roosevelt, looking up from a fresh slice of ham that had Just been laid on his plate. "How ridiculous it is to pass foolish and absurd laws to ap pease one section of the people and then neglect to enforce them to please another faction. It reminds me of the interstate commerce law and the anti trust law, to which Jacob Schiff. the man who Is now against us, objected. When I attempted to enforce it, he said it was never intended to be en forced, or acted that way. I consider him in the same class with the man on the other extreme who thinks that a railroad ought to carry him free and give him a chromo to boot I won't support either." .v.. . . l kaif.Bi war finished the Alter mo .v. - Colonel and his party returned to the Roosevelt suite, where the Colonel called in the newspaper men who are accompanying mm on mo .w them they would not have anything "new" during the day irora nun.