The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-08-30
THROUGH THREE STATES.
President Roosevelt Passed Through Thru.
States and Delivered Eight
Speeches In One Day.

Augusta, Me-, Aug. 26.-President
Roosevelt Tuesday passed through
three states, delivered eight speeches
and received the plaudits of quarter
Of a million people. The greeting
which has marked his progress
through New England has been fiat.
tering in the extreme, and Tuesdays
experience demonstrated his popular.
itv perhaps more than ever before.
Everywhere at the regular stops and
the smaller stations along the road
the people were strenuous in their eff.
forts to catch a glimpse OF him or to
hear him speak, and at Hayerhill,
Mass. this desire assumed such
form that the crowds completely over.
rode the police and surrounded the
presidents carriage, making it diff.
cult for it to advance.
Meets an Old Acquaintance.
The days journey was not without
its 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, for.
mer cow-puncher and barber at Me.
dora, n. D., where the presidents
ranch is located. The president i'm.
mediately recognized him and greet
ed him as an old friend. The man,
evidently desiring the president to
know that he had profted by his ad
vice 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 amusement,
Many Floral GIFTS.
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, Capt.
Charles f. Dam. He has been the re.
cpient Of many floral gifts, and
where unable to get near enough per.
sonally to hand them to him they
threw them over the heads Of the
crowd into his carriage.
Conspicuous among those who
boarded the train at Old Orchard to
extend welcome to the president
was Congressman Littletield, Of Rock.
land. His visit was brief and the con
versation turned on other subjects
than trusts. Mr.. Littlefeld declined
TO comment on the presidents last
nights speech, pleading that he had
not finished reading it.
Immense Crowds Gathered.
When Danyile Junction was reached
the president was greeted by Post
master-Gencrnl and Mrs Payne, Mrs
Garrett A. Hobart and Mrs. Charles
Emory Smith. Mr. Payne accompanied
the president to Lewiston.
Some stops were made which were
not on the itinerary At Lisbon, Lis
bon Falls and Brunswick, Me-, i'm
mense crowds gathered, and the pres
idcnt, 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 lie
is the guest OF Gov, Hill, who met
him at the depot and escorted him to
his residence, where the president
made short address,
The governors house has become
historic because Of the fact that 1t
was the home OF James j, Blaine, and
the president occupies tonight the
identical bedroom used by that
| statesman.