Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-11-17
VOL. 80.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Corresp0Hdent.)
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Roosevelt coat Of arms. They are
not displayed as symbols of secrecy
as was the custom with the anc-
tents for no man is more outspok-
en- and above board than the Presi
dent. The day after election the
leading business men of Washing
ton thronged the White House to
congratulate its occupant, and each
of them brought a rose, until Mr..
Roosevelt found his arms full-just
as four years ago great lunches of
carnations were given to President
Mckinley. Among the callers on
Wednesday was the aged widow
of Gen. Anderson, of Fort Sumter
fame, with big bunch of the
heraldic flowers in her hands.
The President hastened to her car
riage to save her the trouble of
alighting. The contrast between
the two was worthy of note. Mr..
Roosevelt could hardly have been
more than two years of age
when the husband of this woman
was heroically defending the fort
under his command. When your
correspondent first made the &C
quaintance of Mrs. Gen. Anderson,
she was a guest at Cranston's fam
one New York Hotel, which was
long since disappeared from Broad
way in the great city. Then she
was handsome, vivacious and in
the full vigor of middle life, with
dark hair and eyes. Now she is
gray, wan and feeble. These little
home incidents show in what esti-
nation the President is held by his
neighbors.
The kilograms of congratulation
which have been porting into the
White House, over ten thousand
in number, are stacked up in piles
two feet high. The one which the
President says touched him the
most came from the widow of
Preident Mckinley. The most re-
markable telegram was from the
Emperor of Germany. The first
message of congratulation to arrive,
as early as half past eight o'clock,
came from Judge Parker! The
news of the Roosevelt landslide
came first to the Presidents ears
from one of his sons while he was
at dinner. The boy had been
watching for the returns in the
Executive Offices; he outran the
messenger and burst into the din
ing room with, "Pop! You've
carried New York by a big ma
iority!"
Everywhere in Washington folks
are asking each other how it hap
pened? All admit that the Presi-
dents personality was one of the
most potent factors in winning the
election. He impresses all whom
he comes in contact. as being sim
cere, honest, purposeful, resource
ful and intelligent as we'll as gem
tlemanly. Besides these charact-
eristics he has the courage of his
convictions, and no man needs it
more than the President of the
United States, The day after the
election flags We're displayed from
private houses in all parts of the
city; a general feeling of relief was
experienced that the great contest
has passed peacefully away with
out disturbing business of embit-
tering sections. The coming in
auguration is now talked about,
and it is admitted that it will be
one of the largest and most i'm
pressive ever seen in Washington.
Word comes from Cleveland, Ohio
of the purpose of a regiment in that
city to participate and your cores
pondent learns that regiment
from Boston, which participated il
the September Manassas maneu-
vers, will leave on special train
March LIST, 1905 for this city.
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