Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1918 — CHEER “T. R.” AT PORTLAND [ARTICLE]

CHEER “T. R.” AT PORTLAND

Roosevelt Speaks at State Convention of Maine Republicans. Portland, Me., March 29. —Col. Theodore Roosevelt received one of the warmest receptions of his life when he addressed the state convention of Maine Republicans, and his demand* for a speeding up of the war were warmly Indorsed by the assembled delegates and 2,000 other persons whe jamftied the auditorium. As the nel entered the hall the entire gathering rose and cheered him for a little over five minutes. The ex-president was visibly affected by his reception and in expressing his thanks paid, a

tribute to the Republicans of this state whb, he said, had taken a fit part in all the crises of the nation. The hall was a mass of waving flags.