The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-05-07
THE PRESIDENT IN ST. LOUIS
The Chief Executive Was Taken Irs-
medsateiy 10 Gooi Rosis 1ees.

3 Louis. speciaL-pfesident Roofe-
ssrived Wednesday afternoon 10
p oate In the dedication cereEno-
af1 = the Louisiana Purchase Expo
sitr was expected generally that
be Z. u leave bis train ~ the Cuion
station and dense throng had con-
grcgated there But 10 avoid such IN
assem- blage there. arrangement were
made to have him leave the train =;
Forsythe Junction. three miles from
the centre Of tho city. Members OF the
national commission Of the Worlds
Fair. reception committee headed by
President Francis end crowd o! spec
tators we're presen; 10 welcome the
President.
President Francis. OF the i.ouisiala
Purchase Exposition. seized the hand
OF the President and gave him an in
formal welcome 10 ST. Louis. Mayor
Wells and others shook han1is with the
President. who was al once driven OF
TO the good roads convention. Just as
the carriage started. middie-agod wo-
man rushed through the line OF OIL
GERS, wildly waving her handkerchief
and vociferously cheering the Prcsl-
dent. She attempted TO reach in and
seize his hand. but the quicken!ng pace
OF the horses prevented and although
she ran after the vehicle. still cheering
and waving her handkerchief for the
distance OF half a block, she was final
ly distanced and lost in the crowd.
The military companies and a pla-
toon OF police had been waiting two
blocks away and as soon as the line OF
| carriages appeared slower march was
taken up TO cover the three miles 10
| Oden Hall. People were cong-egatel
| along the streets AMI wildly cheering
as the President passed. He continually
| doffed his hat in acknowledgement
| The hall was packed with crowd
which had been waiting patiently for
| hours.
The President spoke of good roads
| in tones which showed, as we'll as his
! words, that he was thoroughly in SYM
| pathy with the object of the assicia-
| tons. Roads" he declared, tell the
| greatness OF a na;Ion. The influence o.
the nations which have not been road
| builders has beel. evanescent. Rome
the most powerful of the old ciyi!iZa
| tlons, left her impress on literature anC
| speech; she changed the boundaries o.
nations, but palmer than anything
else left to remind us of the Roman
civilization, are the Roman roads" 4
this point in the Presidents speech tn,
| crowd rose, cheered and waved hat
| and handkercniefs. The President de
clared that good roads probably wer,
the greatest agency for regulating tn
hoW from the country to the city 0
young men and young women.
From OdeOn Hall the President va
driven at sharp trot to ST. Louis Uni
| Versity. A few minutes were spen
here, after which the President an
other guests repaired to the home O
PRESIDENT Francis for dinner
President Cleveland arrived over tn
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern at 5: g
o'clock, Is minutes late, and a large re
ceptlon committee was waiting for hin
The members Of the diplomatic corp
arrived shortly before. AS Mr.. Cleve
land alighted from the train, he wa
warmly greeted by President Francis
who had driven rapidly to the depo
after greeting President Roosevelt q
Forsythe Junction. The members of tn
committee crowded around and M
cleveland was unable TO proceed fo
, several minutes, so thick was tn
throng about him. A passage wa
finally cleared and with Presider
Francis he walked through the aisle
formed by the crowd and entering
, carriage was driven to the residence {
President Francis, where Presider
Roosevelt Is also a guest.