The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-27
PRESIDENT WORKING HARD
PASSED THR0UGHTHREE STATES
 YESTERDAY.
Delivered Eight Speeches and Received the Piaudias of a Quarter of Million of PeOpIe-The Greeting Which Has Marked His Progress Through New England FIattering to the Extreme.

Augusta. Me, Aug 26.-President
 Roosevelt to-day passed through three
 states, delivered eight speeches and re-
 ceived the plaudits of a quarter of a
 million of people. The greeting which
 has marked his progress through New
 England has been dattering i'll the ex-
 treme, and to-day's experience demon-
 strated his popularity perhaps more
 than ever before. Everywhere at the
 regular stops and at the smaller sta-
 tions along the road the people were
 frantic in their efforts to get glimpse
 of him or to hear him speak, and at
 Haverhill Mass, this desire assumed
 such a form that the crowds completely
 overrode the police and surrounded the
 presidents carriage, making it difficult
 for it to advance.
 The days journey was not without
 it's incidents. As the president was
 about to board his car at South Law
 renee, Mass, after delivering his ad-
 dress, the leader of the band stepped up and made himself known to him.
 He said his name was Banan, a former
 cow-puncher and barber at Medura N. D., where the presidents ranch is To- cated. The president immediately rec ognized him and greeted him as an old friend. The man, evidently desiring the president to know that he had prof tied by his advice given some years ago, said to him: You told me to get married and settle down, and did. have got six children myself" which afforded the president no little amuse- ment
 While on his way through the streets of Portland his carriage was stopped and he was presented with an album containing views of the city. He stood up in his carriage and briefly thanked
 the donor, Captain Charles F. Dam He has been the recipient of many floral
 gifts, and where the admirers were un-
 able to get near enough personally to hand them to him they threw them over the heads of the crowd into his carriage.
 Conspicuous among those who board ed the train at Old Orchard to extend a welcome to the president was Con- gressman Littlefield, of Rock1and. His visit was brief, and the conversation turned on other subjects than trusts Mir Littlefield declined to comment on the presidents last nights speech pleading that he had not finished read ing it.
 When Danville Junction was reached the president was greeted by Postmas- ter General and Mrs. Pai"e. Mrs. Garret
 A. Hobart and Mrs. Charles Emery
 Smith. MT. Paine accompanied the president to Lewiston.
 Some stops were made which were not on the itinerary. At Lishon, Lisbon Falls and Brunswick, Me. immense
 crowds gathered and the president. in response to their clamorous calls. was obliged to appear on the rear platform and say few words. Although the day has been partcu- larly hard one on him, the president
 gave but slight signs of fatigue IT. night he is the guest of Governor Hill who met him at the depot and escorted him to his residence. where the pres- dent made a short address.
 The governors house has become his- toric owing to the fact that it was the home of James G. Blaine, and the pres- ident occupies tonight the identical bedroom of the dead statesman.