Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-05
PRESIDENT IN VERMONT.
Three Days Spent in the State-15,o0o
People Welcomed Him at Mont
peIier-Received with Great En-
thusiasm EVERYWHERE

People Welcomed Him at Mont
pelier-Received with Great En-
thusssm Everywhere.
President Roosevelt entered Yer
mont at Windsor last Saturday morn
ing for his three days visit in the
state The routine of the previous
day had been varied by a hunting ex-
cursion in the COrbin park, when he
was accompanied by Senator Proctor.
The excursion ended at dusk, with a
wild boar shot by the President
through the heart as a trophy.
Saturday morning the President and
his party drove over from the park
to Cornish, N. H., in tally-ho and
six horses. A stop was made at
the residence of Winston Churchill.
the author, who is personal friend of
the President. President Roosevelt
appeared to the Windsor people seat
ed on the box by the side of Mr..
Churchill, who held the reins. Secre-
tary Shaw and Senator Proctor were
of the party. Gov Stickney wei.
coined the President to the state. A
visit was paid to the white house."
the summer residence of the late Will
liam NJ. Evarts, and the Presidential
party were entertained at lunch by
Maxwell Evarts. After the lunch the
President and his party were driven
to the fair ground, where the annual
fair was in progress, and where the
President made one of the longest
speeches given by him in Vermont.
From Windsor the party started on
the journey by rail to Burlington.
-
River Junction, at South Royalton and
at Bethel At Randolph President
Roosevelt was welcomed by Chief
Judge John w, Rowell. A salute was
fired by the Norwich University cadets
at Mortified as the train passed,
A magnificent welcome was given
the President at Montpelier where it
was estimated that the crowd num-
bered at least $4,000. A detach-
ment of cadets fired a salute from
Capital hill as the train appeared in
sight. Mayor Boutwell, welcomed the
President. After a march through
the principle streets of the city, which
ended at the state house yard the
President was handed over to Speak
er Fletcher d. Proctor, president of
the state society Sons of the Ameri7
can Revolution, whose guest he was
during the last hour he was in the
city. A spacious stage had been
built on the front of the state house,
on which were seated Sons and
Daughters of the Revolution and many
invited guests. The President en-
tered the state house by the rear
entrance, and was escorted to the plat
form by Mr.. Proctor, who introduced
him to the great audience.
After leaving Montpelier, the only
stop made on the way to Burlington
was at Waterbury, the home of Sena-
tor Dillingham;, where, escorted by the
Senator, he made a short address to
the large throng assembled at the rail
road station. Burlington was reached
at TAO. The Presidents speech to
the people of that city was made from
a stand in front of the Fletcher Free
library. At the conclusion Of his
speech, he was driven to the water
front, where the President and men,
bers of his party boarded the steam
err, Chattaugay, for the trip to Thomp-
sons Point, where he was the guest
of Secretary Shaw at his summer
home at that place. The time was
spent quietly until $50 p. m, when
the President boarded DR.. w. Seward
Webb's yacht Elfrida, en- route to
Shelburne Farms, where he remained
as the guest of Dr. Webb until Mon
day morning.
On reaching Burlington on his re-
turn, the President was given another
cordial welcome by the people of the
city, and was driven to the various
points of interest in the city. The
Presidential train left Burlington at
10 o'clock by the Rutland road. Stops
were made and addresses given be-
| fore reaching Brattleboro at Vereennes
| Middlebury. Proctor. Rutland and
| Bellows Falls. At Proctor the Presi-
dent was Senator Proctor's guest and
| spoke to the people from his residence
During the whole of his three days
| journey through the state by rail,
President Roosevelt was received by
| the people with notable enthusiasm.
Not only at the leading places where
| the train was scheduled to stop did
| the people gather, but at all of the
smaller stations and at many of the
railroad crossings throngs or knots
| of people gathered to wave and shout
cordial and admiring welcome as the
| Presidents train passed. Whenever
| circumstance mdue IL posSlDle, TTesi-
| dent Roosevelt acknowledged these
| greetings and spoke to the people if
| only to say few words.
1t shows his sense of the dignity of
| the Presidential office that in none
of his speeches did he make any ref
erence to the political contest then
| pending in Vermont. In every in
stance the main burden of his speech
es had reference to the essentials of
| good citizenship, good government,
and the welfare of all the people with
out regard to political or partisan
| lines.