The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-11-26
President Roosevelt and Party
at st. Louis Fair.
HEARTY GREETINGS ALONG THE LINE
A Guests of the Exposition They
VIII DO the Great show In whirl-
wind Record Time, ms Their
Stay VIII BE short.

Wabash tracks and ran directly to the
fair grounds, where the president re-
ceived great ovation.
| President Francis and the officials of
the ST. Louis Exposition company met
the presidential party on arrival The
weather was fine, and all st. Louis
realized their joyful anticipations of
Mr.. Roosevelt's visit.
After traversing the five great states
Of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio.
| Indiana and Illinois en- route to st.
Louis the president and his party are
guests of the officials of the Louisiana
| Purchase exposition.
| During the sojourn In st. Louis the
| president, Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Alice
| Roosevelt and Secretary and Mrs. Loeb
are the guests of William II. Thomp-
son, treasurer Of the exposition com
| pany. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson
| will be entertained at the residence of
| President Francis. while the remaining
members of the party will be the guests
of the buckingham club,
The feature of the journey from
Washington to st. Louis was the
enthusiasm with which the president
everywhere was received Every sta
ton through which the special train
has passed was thronged with people
anxious even to catch glimpse of the
president. Stops were made only at
division terminals. and at some of them
hundreds of people had assembled to
greet Mr.. Roosevelt and to show their
kindly feeling for him.
The president thoroughly enjoyed the
rest he has had en- route. The time he
has spent chiefly in reading and in
chatting with Mrs. Roosevelt and Mr.
and Mrs. Douglas Robinson. At nearly
every station where the train slowed
down the president appeared on the
rear platform of his car and bowed his
acknowledgment to the enthusiasm OF
the people.
The most notable demonstration of
the day was given the president at
Pittsburg. The station where the train
stopped for few minutes was throng-
ed, but only fractional part of the
crowd was permitted Oh the platform
near the train.
To them the president expressed his
pleasure at the opportunity afforded
him to see them and added:
You may depend upon it | will do
all that in me lies to show you that you
made no mistake on Nov. s."
Throughout the run of the train
through the city President Roosevelt
remained on the rear platform of his
car bowling and waving his hat TO the
crowds of people assembled at every
vantage point along the railroad track.
The windows of the factories and
shops along the line were filled with
faces Of eager workmen, who cheered
and waved hats and hands as the train
swept by.
At Steubenvile, O.. the station plat
form was banked with men, women
and children. scores of whom waved
American flags in extending their
greeting to the president.
a live coon was presented TO the
president at DenisOn. where the special
train stopped for few minutes. Aft
er the president had greeted the PEG
pie, addressing them practically as he
had spoken at PittSburg, and as the
train was pulling out of the station
Il man swung the coon over the railing
of the car platform and shouted:
Take him. he will bring you good
luck"
When the president laughed and
shook his head deprecatingly, the man
again shouted;
You must take him. I'm lifelong
Democrat, and wish you good luck"
Attached 10 the chain around the
little animals neck was a card bearing
this inscription:
compliments of TuscarawaS County. +
Q, Plurality for Roosevelt. 2.224: .
for Bryan in 1900. 6l3 Presented by /.
o. j. Strope, DenisOn, O."
The coon will he taken TO Washing |
ton and placed in the National Zoo /
logical park
When the train pulled into the sta I
ton at Columbus the presidents car t
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great crowd. The president was cheer |
ed heartily as he stepped out on the |
platform. He spoke briefly as follows: |
Il want to say what a pleasure it is
to me to he travelling through your
great state and now to he at its CAPT
tai. l have enjoyed my trip through
the state. and perhaps YOU will pardon
my saying it, enjoyed even more
what you did on Nov. 81
Myron L. Herrick, governor of Ohio.
and r. II. Jeffreys. mayor of Column
bus. entered the car and formally eX-
tended to the president the greetings
of the people Of the state and of the
capital city.
AS the train drew into indianapolis
at Il late hour tremendous applause
greeted President Roosevelt. who stood
upon the observation platform howing
TO the peODle who scrambled eagerly |