The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-05
G0PHERS GREET
The PRESIDENT
Rival Twin Cities Visited by the
Chief Executive.
GRAND BANQUET AT MIGHT
GREAT CROWDS At ALL POINTS
OF VANTAGE.

OF. PAUL. MIMI April 4.-Prcsident
Roosevelt spent but three hours
in this city this afternoon before
being whisked over 90 Minneapolis in
Thomas Loury's private electric car for
aa equally strenuous period i'm that city.
The Presidents special train was one
minute ahead of the schedule. arriving
on the Chicago. Milwaukee & ST. Paul
40 2:29 after an uneventful run from
Winona, where "a large crowd had
listened Co him and cheered him for
less than five minutes on The run up
few minutes were given TO the people
at Lake City. whose cheers brought out
q hearty expression of thanks from the
president
Presidents Salute.
AS the train pulled through the ST.
Paul yards 20 the Union depot battery
of the Minnesota National Guard,
stationed on the other side of the river,
doomed out the presidential salute, In
which the engines in the yards and Che
strong lungs of am immense crowd
Joined. a committee headed by Cow
ernor Van SAINT Mayor Smith and Brig
adler General Kobbe. u, S. A. briefly
welcomed the party who were al once
taken for a carriage drive through the
downtown streets. which had been
handsomely decorated with flags in
honor of the citys guest The Grand
Army veterans led the procession and.
after the president came the original
Roosevelt Campaign club. while the re-
mainder of the procession included the
local companies of Minnesota National
Guard, nearly an of them Spanish war
veterans. and the Twenty infantry.
L.. S. a., from Fort Smelling.
Reception in the Capitol.
AT the capitol the house and senate
in Joint session received the president
with cheers. thrice repeated. Previous
40 his arrival Archbishop Ireland had
hdelivered brief and eloquent prayer
ffOs the prosperity OF the nation and lbs
chief executive, and as soon ass the leg
islators were seated after greeting the
president Speaker Babcock introduced
him in "a few well chosen sentences.
President Roosevelt spoke al some
length on his well known views as 90
good citizenship.
I'm the executive chamber a brief re-
ceptOn was held, the president being
introduced 10 many of the state officers
and leaders of lhe legislature and 9TH
ers. A large platform had been erected
az the east entrance 90 the capitol
where q crowd of many thousands held
their places for over two hours before
the arrival 0f the president and stood
SOD place through the time of his speech
inside the capitol and during his re-
marks outside.
introduced by Governor.
Governor Van SAINT introduced the
president almost Immediately after his
appearance on the stand, although
nearly five minutes had 90 elapse before
the cheering that greeted the appear
ancc of the presidents wen known fig
ur5 and features had subsidized.
From the capitol the entire party
was driven through "a small part of the
residence section. lack of time limiting
the drive and al the corner of Selby
avenue and Dale street special ears
were I'm waiting and the party was tax
en- through the residence section that
connects ST. Paul and Minneapolis %
the Nic0lIet hotel Minneapolis, where
t0nights banquet is 90 De- held