Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-28
IN IOWA
President Is Greeted by En-
thusiastic Crowds at Every
Stop In Iowa
MET BY cuMMlNs AT cLARINDA
Stop at Des Moines Filled by Visit
to the shriners at the Auditorium
and an Address at the State House
The President Leaves For oska
loosa.

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Des Moines, April 2s.-President
sRoosevelt's visit to Des Moines was in
accordance with the published schedule
in every particular. The presidential
party arrived over the Burlington from
the south at 2:2O o'clock, preceded by
the governors special, and at the union
depot the president was welcomed to
the city by Mayor Brenton. Leaning
on Governor Cummins' arm president
entered his carriage and the party
then went for drive over the city, go
ing to the west and northwest, and all
along the line there were thousands of
the people Of the city and school chill
6iren massed at various points. The
party then went to the auditorium
where the Shriners had arranged a
short program and President Roose-
welt was introduced to the people by
Hon. Lafe Young. The party then pro-
main event of the day was to occur. and
where the president addressed 10000
people.
Not before in all It's history has the
state capitol of Iowa been SO prepared
for an event OF statewide importance
as for the reception to President
Roosevelt. The ample grounds sur
rounding the state capitol were given
over to the people OF Des Moines and
Iowa. The beautiful capitol building
was made more beautiful by free dec
Grafton with the American flags, large
and small and they fairly covered the
east and west fronts Of the great build
ing. Portraits OF President Roosevelt
could be seen in every window The
speaking stand erected on the grand
entrance way west OF the capitol was
surrounded by a railing and covered
with bunting fluttering in the breezes.
Ropes had been run from the stand to
the y.oor OF the capitol at the west to
form :. rassage'way for the presiden-
tlal party. The arrangements were
perfect at the state house. The build
ing was closed at noon and no one all
lowed to enter other than those whose
business makes it necessary for them to
be at the state house. The arrange
ment was for the presidential party to
come thru the state house from the east
front and pause a moment in the capl-
tol, perhaps to look into the supreme
court rooms and the offices of Governor
Cummins, then to go directly to the
stand. This arrangement was carried
out to perfection.
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the street and passed around north of
the capital to the east entrance. Here
the members of Knsnan post and
Crocker post, G. A. r. and of Lawton
camp, S. A. w. v. were lined up.
The old and young soldiers were under
command Of Commanders Mofhtt, Fah-i
nestock and Brandt. The soldiers not
members of the posts or of the camp
had been invited to participate. The
Spanish war veterans wore their cam
paign hats. Following close after the
members of the camp and visitors was
the members of the colored company
in the United States volunteers VINO
served under Capt. Brandt. The col.
ored men were under direction of Lieut..
George Taylor. About 800 of the old
and young soldiers We're in line at the
entrance to the capitol. After the Of
fetal party had passed into the building
including the president and the govern
or and those who were with them, the
grand army members followed and then
the Spanish war veterans, and both
lined UP at the west entrance to the
capitol to form passage way within
the ropes for the official party. When
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soldiers were thus In conspicuous
place directly in front of him.
The scene on the grounds of the
capitol at this hour was one long to be
cherished in memory. All around the
presidents stand, below him and to the
right and left, was a mass of humanity
eagerly watching to catch glimpse OF
the president of the United States and
standing on tiptoe to catch every word
that he uttered. The heavy coat of
grass which covered the state house
park was beaten into the earth by many
feet and men and women and children
had stood out in the rain for hours to
have the pleasure of seeing and hearing
the president. Directly in front of the
president. who stood with his back to the
western sun, was the mass of soldiers
of the union armies, young and old,
Occupying a triangular section of the
approach to the capitol. Surrounding
the stand was the three companies of
the Iowa national guard, the two COM.
panies of the F'ifty-fifth regiment and
the signal corps. and they held back
the surging mass outside. On the
steps of the capitol building, on either
side of the ropes, was massed a great
many of the children of the schools of
the east district, and very many of
them carried small flags which they
waved aloft to add to the delight of the
occasion.
President Roosevelt walked thru the
state house and down the steps to the
speaking stand, turning to the right or
left to smile and to give recognition to
the hearty greetings and Immediately
upon mounting the stand he was intro
duced with little forInality and few
words by Congressman j. A. i. Hull,
and spoke to the crowd. He had the
men in front of him who had been his
comrades in arms and he spoke right at
them with great earnestness and in a
voice that could be heard to the outer
limits of the great circle of expectant
people, His words were appropriately
Hcheered and at the close Of his brief adj