The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-04
PRESIDENT HOME TO VOTE.
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS
UNITE IN ROUSING WELCOME.
Red Fire. Sk,rockets. Roman Candles.
Bonnres and an An,ii battery That
Made the Railroad station Jump
Herald His Arrival In Oyster Hay.

dent came home tonight. All this side
Of Long Island has reason TO know il, His
fellow villagers gave him a reception that
for noise and red fire and general pr,s!ec-
ton evening enthusiasm has seldom been
surpassed. kilograms began dropping in
from Frank c. Travers at Long Island
City about n quarter before o'clock this
evening 20 Editor A. l.. Cheney of the Oyster
Bay Pilot, Mr.. Travers IL a Democrat
In theory but a Republican In practice
He talks Democracy until election day
comes around and then he votes the Re-
publican ticket because Mr.. Roosevelt
Is a Republican This was his first de-
spatch TO Mr.. Cheney:
Presidents baggage now hero. Have
fireworks arrived Oyster Bay"
To which Mr. Cheney replied
Fireworks here. When does the Presi-
dent arrive here2'
Don't know answered Mr. Travers.
but start salute at half past 9"
what about salute?' asked Mr.. Cheney.
'Have just enough TO pay baad. Who
will pay battery?'
Mr.. Travers was apparently warming
up to the occasion In Long Island City.
for this last inquiry was hardly finished
before the answer came.
sIll pay for battery and anything else
you can think Of. Hire band for all night
Have you go. bonfre' II not. get busy
Get busy anyhow
Mr.. Cheney was already "a busy as he
always Is when there Is any compliment
TO he paid TO the President nv Oyster Bay.
Ably seconded by Maurice Townsend
who Is a Democrat like Mr.. Travers. except
that hs votes the ticket. he passed the
word around town. Mr. Townsend was
guved somewhat by his fellow Democrats
but he said that he guessed the President
was the President of the whole United
States. and the Townsends were prominent
enough In the community TO be broad
minded. even II II were the night before
election.
At half past came this message from
Mr. Travers:
Train leaving. Let her 60"
When the train rolled into the station II
was indeed apparent that Mr.. Cheney
and Mr. Townsend had lee her 90. Both
political parties had rallies here tonight
Mr.. Cheney went out and marched the
Republicans down. Mr. Townsend brought
along the Democrats. The bonfire lighted
the great crowd with Pickering, yellow
light, and red fire showed its glow far out
over the bay TO Centre Island The sky
was streaked with the glare Of skyrockets
and Roman candles. The anvil battery
made the little railroad station jump six
inches In the air once every two and a half
minutes.
Great was the racket. When the Presi.
dent stepped from the train a number Of
EaIa nd tn1 20 ~
from him. The President pushed them to
one side and dove into the mass Of people,
shaking hands with both hands at once,
laughing long and loud between greetings
and hand-shakings. He made his wav
across the station 10 light trap from Saga
more Hill which was waiting for him. The
horse was standing on i's hind logs with
two well-meaning but helpless townsmen
hanging from the bride.
Look bore said the President, sur
veying the blasts enthusiasm with doubt
ful appreciation, Mrs. Roosevelt is TO 60
in that II won't do. We'll have TO have
a quio'er horse"
The driver was sure that the horse was
all night. Mrs. Roosevelt. who had come
from the train az a safe distance behind the
President. said that she was certain that
II was safe. So they got in. the driver
yelled Let GO and in a flash they were
ont Of sight up side street
But the band and the fireworks went right
on The band is going down 70 meet every
train that comes in tonight. just on gem
era principles
The Presidents trip from Washington 10
Oyster Bay was smooth At Washington
l'-. Lung the Presidents surgeon, joined
the party. Or Rixey had acted as sur
geon Ia the party until he reached his home
at ,Nana>sa- in the morning, where he
dropped of The others who came with
tho President were Secretary Cortelvou.
Assistant Secretary L"ob. Stenographer
lA''a and three guards and two messen-
gers
In Jersey City al 5 o'clock the Presidents
Special train was met by Gen. j S Clarkscn,
who crossed New York with Mr. Roosevelt
From the Twenty-third street ferry the
President went to the home Of his sister.
Mrs Douglas Robinson, where Mrs Roose-
Welt was waiting for him. Mrs Robinson
has been i'll since her return from Europe
last week and has undergone two slight
operations. After few minutes with his
sister, The President and Mrs Roosevelt
went 20 the 1hirty-fourth street ferry and
crossed to Long Island City. The Long
Island Railroad had the regular Presidents
special, private car 200 and combination
baggage car, in waiting. and AT Gao O'Clock
II" start for Oyster Bay was made
Tho President will vote early tomorrow
morning He will not have a telegraph
wire run 10 Sycamore Hill TO receive re-
Turns, but the executive Office telegraph
bureau in the Oyster Bay Bank Building
VIII D" kept open for returns for the Presi-
dent and they will be transmitted to Saga
moro Hill by telephone.
Secretary Cortelyou dropped of the
special train at Mineola to go to Hemp
stead. where he votes. He will he with the
PRESIDENT here tomorrow.
When the President train entered the
Pennsylvania depot in Jersey City big
crowd enthusiastically cheered the Presi-
dent "a lie walked down the platform on
his way 10 the Twenty-third street ferry
slip Mr. Roosevelt made the ngineer and
hremen Of his train happy by stopping
under the cab window long enough 70 shake