The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-08-27
PRESIDENT IN MAINE
Enthusiastically Greeted In
Many Cities.
he SLEEPS In BLAINE'S BEDROOM,
Talks With Representative Little.
field. hut Not About the Trusts.
Passes Through Three States
! During the Day,

During the Day.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Aug. 27.-Presdent
Roosevelt during the day passed through
three states, delivered eight speeches
and received the plaudits of a quarter
of million of people. The greeting
which has marked his progress
through New England has been fiat
tering in the extreme, and his latest
experience demonstrated his popular
ity perhaps more than ever before.
Everywhere at the regular stops and
the smaller stations along the road
the people were frantic in their efforts
to catch glimpse of him or to hear
him speak, and at HaverhilI, Mass, this
desire assumed such form that the
crowds completely OVERRIDE the police
and surrounded the presidents car
riag, making it difficult for it to
advance.
The days journey was not with
out its incidents. AS the president
was about to board his car at South
Lawrence, Mass, after delivering his
up and made himself known to him.
He said his name was Banan, a for
mer cowpuncher and barber at Me-
dllra, n. d., where the presidents
ranch is located The president i'm
mcdiately recognized him and greeted
him as an old friend. The man, evil
IDENTIFY desiring the president to know
that he had pro1ited by his advice
given some years ago, said to him:
"iou told me to get married and set
tie down, and did. have got six
children myself which afforded the
president 10 little amusement.
While, on his way through the streets
of Portland his carriage was stopped
and lie was presented with an album
containing views OF the city. He stood
up u his carriage and briefly thanked
the donor, Captain Charles +. Dam.
He has Leon the recipient of many flo
raj gifts. and where the admirers were
unable to get near enough personally
to hand them to him they threw them
over the heads of the crowd into his
carriage.
Conspicuous amo',s those who board
cd the train at Old orchard to extend
a welcome 10 the president was Con-
gresham Litteticld of Rocklund His
visit was brief, and the conversation
turned on other subjects than trusts.
Mr.. Littleicld declined to comment on
the presidents Boston speech, plead
ing that he had not finished reading it.
When Danvillc junction was reached,
the president WAS greeted by Postnns-
ter General and Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Gar
ret A. Hobart and Mrs. Charles Emory
Smith. Mr.. Payne accompanied the
president to Lewiston.
Some stops were made which were
not OIL the itinerary. AT Lisbon, Lis
bon Falls and Brunswick. Me-, i'm
mcnsc crowds gathered, and the presi-
dent in response to their camorous
calls, was obliged to appear on the
rear platform and say a few words.
Although the day was particularly
hard one Oh Aiul, The president gave
but slight signs OF fatigue. For the
night he was the guest Of Governor
Hill, who met him at the depot and es-
coricd him to his residence, where the
president made u short address.
The governors house has become his
torlc because Of the fact that it was
the home of james &. Blaine, and the
president occupied the identical bed
room of the dead statesman.
The theme OF the presidents plin-
cipal addresses during the day were
lie philippines, Cuban reciprocity and
the navy. At Lawrence, Mass, he
said:
IN the Philippines our soldiers have
fought and won. TO do what? TO
leave the country and establish the
rule Of civil authority under the Amcri-
can flag. yol have brought self gov
crning individual freedom to the Fill
pinos Of II kind that they could never
have known under an anarchic tyran-
ny of their own. Now we will govern
the islands we'll We will govern them
primarily in their interests, but in cur
interests also !
At Lowell, Mass, the president had !
this to say on the Cuban questions:
"Cuba has got to be in sense n
part of our international political sys- |
tenn, and | ask NEST earnestly that in !
return we make her part of our
economic system by establishing rccip-
rocal relations with her"
At Haverhill, MISS, the president
made plea for u stronger navy. He
said in part:
"The only way to make safe our
honor as affected. not by our deeds,
but by the deeds of others, is by
readiness in advance. The good work
of building up the navy must go on
without ceasing The modern war
ship cannot with advantage be al
lowed to rust in disuse. Our navy is
now efficient, but we must be content
with no ordinary degree of efficiency.
Every effort must be made to bring
It ever nearer In perfection"