The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-10
The President Speaks at the
Exposition,
PRESENTS A SWORD TO MAJOR JENKINS
A Speech by Governor Aycock Evokes
an Outburst of Applause. The Presi-
dent Pays Tribute to Southern Valor
and Achievements and Touches Up.
on the Social and Economic Cues
tions That Confront Us.
CBy the Associated Press.)


Charleston, S. c., April 9.-At CAL
houns funeral when Hampton made his
great campaign speech here in 1876 and
when the Confederate reunion was held
here in 1899, great bodies of marching
men filled the streets Of this ancient city
and it's sidewalks and doors and win
thousands; but all those great outpour-
ings of the people were small compared
with the procession which followed
President Roosevelt to the Exposition
grounds today. The enthusiasm of the
people was unbounded. and there was
standing room only on the sidewalks
and porches and doorways, and in the
vide paZZaS of the houses along the
line of march Old and young were in
fected with patriotic fever and man
whom nne-tenths of the people he saw
differed politically, was greeted with
every manifestation of respect that a
warm hearted people could show. At re-
minded one of the story told of a little
Union girl in Western Maryland. who
rushed to the door of her home TO see
and possibly to scowl at General f. +.
Lee as he rode past on horseback. When
she saw mis- splendid face she shrurk
back, saying: How L wish he belong
C1 to u.s."
THE MAC>.1TTCENT PARADE.
So thought II oest people of Charles
ton today ar thousands of them be-
lieved it true, when they heard the
President r.cIdly claim his southern
hiTthright at the auditorium later in tn
day. The parade started from the st.
John Hotel, the Presidents quarters at
10 o'clcck, and was composed Of ma
rines, Sea.icn, cadets artillerists and
militiaIen Of four States, under com
mana CT Colonel Charles Morris, L. S.
n. q tho garrison at Sullivan Island
Tff; order was IS follows:
SGrad of 6ismounted city police; Col
o-2i Morris and staff; marine corps, un-
Ger Captain Henry Leonard with drum
corps: Charleston Light Dragons. Cap
IAN kcllock, special guard to the Pres
ident; President Roosevelt in carriage
with Mayor Smyth, President Wagener,
Ct the exposition and Secretary Cortel-
containing Attorney General Knox. Sec
retary Wilson, Governor McSweeney,
Governor Aycock, of North Carolina;
Murat Halstead, Major Micah Jenkins,
Ex-Governor Hugh S. Thompson. the
Aldermen of Charleston and others: the
civic representatives in carriages. fol-
lowed by a battalion of coast ARTILLERY
from Sullivans Islands, under Major
Henry A. Reed, and the First Artillery
Band. six companies of naval forces from
the United States ships Cincinnati. To-
peks and Lancaster, under Lieutenant
Commander Tullani: a battalion of sea
mon. infantry frcm the revenue cutters
Forward, Hamilton. AMI Algonquin. tln-
der Lieut.. Van Boskirck; the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute cadets, Col T. s.
4. Johnson; q provisional regiment of
North Carolina State troops, 500 strong
under Col. James f. -Armfield the North
Carolina Naval Reserves, Captain w. T.
Old. Oooia. (Fla) Rifles, Captain o. A.
Nash; battalions of cadets of the South
Carolina Military and Porter's Acade-
mics. The Third Regiment Of Charles
ton militia; Col. Henry Schacte, and the
German Artillery, Lieut.. Puckhaber
The men were in excellent trim and
the weather was ideal with Just enough
crispness in the air to make marching
comfortable. The route was through
Queen, Meeting. Calhoun, Rutledge and
Grove streets to the exposition grounds,
and almost one hundred times the Pres
ident stood in his carriage and acknowl-
edged with a smile and bow the enthus-
iastic plaudits of the people. Passing
a tally-ho containing some of Charles
tons Harvard alumni, decked with the
college colors, he was greeted with the
cole &c yell and was very much pleased.
REVIEW OF THE TROOPS.
Arriving at the exposition grounds the
President went Immediately into the
auditorium and waited until the head of
the column had arrived in front of the
building. When notified that the troops
were ready to be reviewed he took mis-