The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-05
THE PRESIDENT VOTES.
Mr.. Roosevelt Casts His BaHot ri
Oyster hay. I.

/ OYSTER BAY. l. T.. Nov. 5--The spe-
| cial train bearing President Roosevelt and
/ his party arrived here at l0-l5 O'Clock this
I morning and short time afterward the
/ Executive cast his vote. Mr.. Roosevelt
= voted IN the Fifth election district Of the
town, the polling place being over bar
. ber shop and a Chinese laundry.
/ The President left New York city at 9
7 O'Clock this morning on the special
train with him were Secretary CorteIyou,
4 Dr p. NJ. Rixey. and ". E Roosevelt. "a
cousin Of the President
IJ was shortly after o'clock when Mr.
. CorteIyou and Dr. Rivey who remained
at the Hotel Manhattan last night, drove
mp 90 the home of the Presidents aunt
Mrs James Roosevelt. al 4 West Fifty
. seventh Street, where the Chief Magis-
. trate spent the night Within half an
hour the President. his cousin, Mr. Cor
tcIyou and DR. Rixey came out Of the
house together entered carriages, and
were driven to me Long Island Railroad
/ ferry at the foot Of East Thirty-fourth
I Street
] While the President bad been at the
! home Of his aunt the house was closely
guarded 10y detectives and Secret Service
men. Two Of the latter were stationed
/ on the steps Of Harry +. Whitney's house
on the opposite side of the street Three
/ central office detectives kept constantly
/ near the entrance Of Mrs. Roosevelt s
residence.
. There were few who knew Of the Presi-
dents plans and when the party reached
. the ferry there was little demonstration
I A number Of persons who recognized the
T President. removed their hats and Mr.
. Roosevelt acknowledge their greeting
II. w. Bull. who was member Of the
. Rough Riders. came UT and exchanged a
few words with the President
After the party had b1arded the ferry,
they walked forward and stood at the
front of the boat near the gates James
. A Wright. Of the American Steamship
Line. chatted with the President on the
trip across
4 telephone message had been received
at Long Island City from the Thirty
/ fourth Street ferry 70 the effect that the
. Presidential party WAS coming and a
large crowd was on hand Air. Roosevelt
was heartily Che,red as he landed, and
hr removed his hat and bowed
The special trala for oyster Bay was
I'm readiness. and the party Al once cam
bCred aboard. Only oue stop was made
.n ruute % the destination, and that was
D
CorteIyou To- go 10 his home in Hemp
stead. where be- cast hss vote
When President Roosevelt alighted at
oyster Bay ne held an Informal reccp-
tion on the station platform shaking
hands with old friends and with many
l other persons from surrounding towns.
I Ranged behind were six Secret Service
1 ana New York Central OHcs detectives,
[ who eyed everyone who approached the
/ President but Mr.. Roosevelt had 30
fears. He said that h. was happy 10 De
| IN his home for even a short while and
joked and laughed heartily with his old
/ friends
At $50 he jumped into "a blackboard and
was driven rapidly 10 The poll next 70
the posto-fics I'm Main street Here the
( President was met by some more old
/ friends Having voted nc remained I'm
th, room corv.rs.ug fo- several minutes.
| and then suddenly decidtd 20 drive out
I to his home He had announced that h1
/ would not do this.
As "a result the detect were takc1
unawarcs and there was b great scurEviug
for carriages. As It wss. the President
got a good quarter ~ mile lead ou his
protectors and Dc held IT, All along the
road leading 90 saeamore HN SIR. EooS--
welt was saIutsd hv pedestrians and pass
iug vehicles Mr. M9utant ana NJ
Oracle accompanied the Presideu, on ai=
drive. He spent about hve minutes look
ing over the grounds. save some digee-
I t-o-s 90 his gardener. and then entered
his uause He returned 10 the station az
/ Il.55.
The President viii reach Washington
! this evening.