NATION GREETS COLONEL ROOSEVELT. 



" were together in the Legislature in the old days, and I can tell you 

 we never allowed the Constitution to come between friends. Did 

 we, Jimmy?" Another clasp of the hand and Oliver had given way 

 to another committeeman. 



There passed before him fully two hundred men, Governors, 

 soldiers, lawyers, secretaries, bankers — men of many walks in life. 

 For each he had a little word as he gave the strenuous handclasp. 

 For Governor Fort of New Jersey ]\lr. Roosevelt's welcome was 

 particularly hearty, and he caused a laugh when a young man an- 

 nounced himself as from the University of California. 



" That university ought to be mighty grateful to me," said the 

 Colonel, " for I sent it an elephant. The first time such a gift was 

 ever made to a university, I believe, and furthermore, it was not a 

 white one." 



A WORD FOR EVERYBODY. 



President Miller of Bronx Borough got a hearty greeting, just 

 as did Beverly Robinson, lawyer, who was reminded that he was 

 with Roosevelt on Marcy Mountain ^^•hen the news of the shooting 

 of President McKinley reached them. The newspaper men got a 

 kind word, and Colonel Roosevelt spoke of having " four of the elect 

 of the guild " with him as constant companions " from way above 

 Khartoimi." 



Walter S. Page, publisher, was told that Mr. Roosevelt 

 " wanted to see him soon about that book," and a professorlike man 

 was assured: " Yes, I like my Romanes lecture the best of all. It 

 was the more finished." Brig.-Gen. Wingate was informed that the 

 Sirdar of Egypt had sent his best regards ; Henry Clews was 

 greeted and told to give his daughter " my best love;" Frank Tyree, 

 a former Secret Service agent, was reminded of old days; Joseph 

 Murray, a Republican district leader, was thanked for having been 

 Roosevelt's sponsor in political matters as a youth, and Gov. Mills 

 of New Mexico, was thanked for coming so far. To a man who 

 who wanted him to come out to Arizona. Colonel Roosevelt said: 



'' Yes, I feel fine, ar^i I can't look as fine as I feel ; but, there are 



