The sun., 1903-11-04
ROOSEVELT'S BALLOT WAS 81.
REMAINED ONLY AN HOUR AND A
HALF IN OYSTER BAY.
Held Levee In Polling Place and Made
Short Cali at Sycamore HilI-.Jacob
Riis With Hlml-<;uarded by Mounted
Police Across Manhattan Island.

OYSTER BAY. l.. l., Nov. 8-Presiden
Roosevelt came to Oyster Bay to-day anc
voted. After deposting his ballot he drove
out to Sycamore Hill and back, and left
town an hour and half after his arrival.
Only few OF the townspeople were a
the station to greet the President when his
special train of two cars pulled In at 9:4t
o'clock. 1t wasn't known definitely at what
time he was coming
Ex-Assemblyman Sol Townsend, even
who usually can be counted on to be
around" when there is any sort Of cele-
bration on hand, wasn't at the station
He explained later, without being asked
to certain members of the Presidents party
that the reason he wasn't on deck was that
his COW had been taken all" with the collie
and he was engaged with her. He was
sorry, but he started to pour pint OF cast or
oil down her throat along about O'Clock,
and he thought he would have plenty Of
time to slip down to the station. But the
neck of the bottle was smaller, or the oil
was thicker or the weather was cooler than
he had figured, and before he got the con-
tents of the bottle into the cows throat
the President had arrived. As 1t was,
hehad to come down in hurry in his every
day clothes. His brother Maurie would
have been at the station, Sol thought, only
he was sick, too.
Most of those who were out 10 meet the
President We're school children, and that
seemed to please Mr. Roosevelt very much
With the President were Jacob Riis, who
Joined the party at Long Island City. Sec
retary Loeb, who also came to vote, Presi-
dent Frank c. Travis of the Oyster Bay
Board of Trade, Dr. W. ID. Stokes, the
Presidents physician, four Secret Service
men and two of Capt. McClusky's de.
tectives
The President shook hands with many
on the station platform, and then piled into
road-worn double seated wagon with
yellow wheels, to which long haired black
horse was attached. Secretary Loeb and
Jacob Riis got into the rig with the Presi-
dent, and all were driven at once to Fishers
Hail. in Main street, the polling place OF
the Fifth election district in which the Presi-
dent and Secretary Loeb were registered.
A big crowd was gathered about the en-
trance to the hall. and the President
greeted all in neighborly manner. calling
many by name.
Fishers Hall is over Yee Lees laundry.
Yee Lee entered into the spirit of the oo-
from his mouth on a shirt bosom and wave
a hot hatirsn noomfortably close to the
heads of the cheering men who were stand
ing in his doorway
The voting place was up one flight Of
stairs, The ceiling of the stairway was
low. and the President and others in the
party had TO take off their high hats.
James Mills, the ballot clerk, who delights
all tL.
he's handed to Mr. Roosevelt a ballot had
been watching out Of the window for the
President s approach. and was ali ready,
with large chest full of air, to make his
speech
Theodore Roosevelt votes ballot No. So
sang out MI, Mills, amost before the Presi-
dent got inside the room, and at the same
time oil the other seven members OF the
election board got very busy with the books
OF other papers.
Mr. Roosevelt shook hands with Mr..
Mills, and greeted all the other members
of the board with Good morning" Mr..
Mills handed out three ballots. The Presi-
dent took them, lodged big shepherd
dog that seemed to he a fixture in the hall
and entered one of the rickety canvas
booths that were in the place. The booth
which he selected was the worst. The
door was badly lurosd M, ar,, I, h,no 90
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" "ouii iAe 20 sup ao"h anu iah
on the man inside. The President entered
the booth at 1852, and deposited his ballot
just minute and half Later
We thank you, Mr.. President" said Mr.
Mills. and Mr. Roosevelt bowed ackuowl- !
edgment Secretary Loeb was the next
voter to the President, and Assistant United
States District Attorney William j. Youngs
followed Secretary Loeb.
An Associate Judge OF the Court of Ap- |
peals, a Supreme Court Justice and Mem |
ber Of Assembly were the only officers |
that were to be elected in Nassau county,
the President also voted on tie |
canal proposition and on three resolutions |
relating to the granting of franchises for |
the entrance of trolley line into OYSTER
Bay. 1t is said that the President on |
poses the trolley franchise. One of the |
nominees for whom the President voted |
III the Republican ticket j. Democrat, |
He was indorsed by the Republicans.
After ha wing voted the President held a |
little reception in The rear of the hall. and |
shook hands with many of his old friends,
John NJ Sammis, one of the Oldest resi- |
dents of the town. was greeted by the Presi- |
dent warmly Mr. Roosevelt told, John |
he didn't look half as old as he was. and |
John reckoned that might be so. and he |
was glad of It,
AS the President was lea wing the hall |