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Show la READf fOR ATTACK Uncle Joe Prepared to TaKe Up Cudgels With Teddy CHICAGO, SM't S. Standing tonight to-night before r,2"" men. nearly all of them citizens of Illinois, and the majority ma-jority prominent in politics and bul-I bul-I pess life, Theodore Roosevelt moved his hearers to wild enthusiasm by his scathing denunciation of political conditions In Illinois. The great banquet hall at the Congress Con-gress hotel, never witnessed such a .'cone nor echoed to such a tumult as followed the close of Colonel Roose-elt's Roose-elt's address. The members of the Hamilton club, under w hose auspices the banquet was giveu. together with their guests, stood on chairs and tables, waving handkerchiefs iu the wildest manner, while they cheered the speaker at the top of i heir voices. After his Introduction Colonel Roosevelt Roose-velt declared that he was about to talk on delicate matters, which. Lev-frtheless, Lev-frtheless, should be treated only with directness. Following ihls. he took up the condition In Illinois politics, described by witnesses In the present trial of Lee Urowne for bribery in connection with the election of William Wil-liam Loilfncr to tho United States s-enate. "Read the confessions of those four members of that Illinois legislature, who have appeared in the case," declared de-clared Colonel Roosevelt. "Read the evidence obtained by the Kate's attorneys of two counties and know that Illinois politicians can not be cured by Ignoring what Is going on." After ending his speech Colonol Roosevelt was to have attended a reception re-ception in another room of the hotel. ho-tel. He tried to reach this room, but lor some time was unable to make bis way through the cheering crowd. As he left the platform some one Harted a cheer for Speaker Cannon. This was taken up until the speaker arose trom the table. During the Roose.velt speech Mr. Cannon received much attention iro.n the audience-. It had been rumored j that in case any reference to hliu were made by Colonel Roosevelt lo which the speaker took exception, an answer had been prepared Colonel Roosevelt made no reference to Mr. Cannon. When Introduced by President llat-ton llat-ton of the Hamilton club Colonel Roosevelt was greeted with tumulfu-ous tumulfu-ous applause, lasting for seveial minutes. |