Teddy Roosevelt: “One secret, perhaps I might say the chief secret, of Mr. Blaine's extraordinary hold upon the affections of his…”

I congratulate you thereon.

I wish to say that the Progressive Party is making its appeal to all our fellow citizens without any regard to their creed or to their birthplace.

The American people by a great plurality have conferred upon you the highest honor in their gift.

I don’t know anything about who the man was who shot me to-night.