The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-29
OVATION
Given President in New
England.
ENTHUSIASM EVERYWHERE
Teddy Made Nine or Ter
Speeches During the Day
and Was Pelted With
Flowers.

AuBusto, Moiucs aug SO-A QuaFtcF
of . million New Englanders shouted
hoarse for President Roose-
welt today. His tour through Massa-
chusetts. New Hampshire and Maine,
was . acontinuous ovation. The wealth
er. like the people, greeted the Pres
ident with smiles all day. Not an
untOward event marred the serenity of
the occasion at the various stopping
places. In spite of the terrible crushes
1T Haverhill, Lowell, Portland and
Augusta, caused, some of them, by the
absolute lack of sane police arrange
ments, the masses Of humanity were all
good natured. Not voice was raised
in contradiction of the President dur
ing the nine or ten speeches he made:
nor was . scowl found among the be-
wildering panorama of happy faces.
New England, instead Of proving to be
the house of the Presidents enemies.
turned out 70 be the abiding place OF
his most outspoken friends.
Among the notable events of the day
were the visits the President paid to ex.
Speaker Reed and the home of Long
fellow, at Portland. At the same town,
directly In front of the depot, where
the speakers stand was built, and over
the entrance of the West End hotel,
was large grey statue Of horse, and
In its saddle was q khaki soldier.
| Whether the soldier had ever smell
powder was another question. But the
conceit pleased the President; and hs
referred to it with several waves Of hi
hand during his speech.
At Old Ochard, Maine, especially, y,
he had four or five lusty-voiced war
riors In the crowd, who punctuated hi
phrases with loud shouts OF: that,
rightr' "Goodl" That's the kind o.
talk!" - he went on.
At nearly every stopping place, th'
President singled out soldiers Of thu
Civil or the spanish wars.
In two or three places he indicate,
men or women who were holding alof
their babies TO ''see the President,
and called upon them to bring up tn
youngsters aright-in the paths O
honesty, sturdiness and love of country
At Portland one of the men who So
on the platform Was General Chamber
lain, who received Lees sword a
Appomattox-
LET US not be filed with envy q
Iyour success" he said, turning TO tn
Isnowy-moustachedv veteran. "You wo
It fairly; and honestly deserved it.
The crowd responded to the prett
compliment by giving the speaker an
the general hearty round of applause
During his carriage rides the Pre-:
ident was bombarded with nosegay.
He smilingly caught them, and bowe
70 the pritty girls who had throw
them.
Postmaster General Henry C. Payn
came aboard the special at Portlan
and came on to Augusta with the pa
ty. The largest crowd Of the de
greeted the President at Lewiston, tn
home Of Senator Frye, and the lai
representative, Nelson Dingley.
/, addition 70 an immense throng upo
the streets, the public park, in whie
!, the President spoke. Was . solid ma
Of waiting humanity.
nj Some little excitement was caused
Lewiston by drunken Kanuck, VII
loudly declared that he would "kill
PierepOnt Morgan" Others in Il
a lcrowd thought the man meant Il
President; and had he not escaped
: time, With his scared wife and ch
dren, he would have been rough
handled.
The President spoke on good ci
;. zenship 1t Lewiston, and added few
marxs when the train paused at Brur
wick.