The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-06
President Solid With Eel
lowe Citizens at
Home.
Uncle Amos BOerum Is
Sanguine of His
Success.
Less Excitement About
Result There Than
Elsewhere.

OYSTER BAY, /. T., Nov. 5.-'sWau,"
said Uncle Amos B0erum, II guess you
can go up and down the town and speak
20 anybody you like; but you won't find
"a single soul worryiu' 'bout the cleo
Liou- Man an boy, I've ku0En Oyster
Fay FUR nigh on seventy years. an there
never was a Presidential election afore
which people was so quiet about"
Uncle Amos was right. Oyster Bay
the home OF Theodore Roosevelt, IS tax
ing absolutely no interest in Caesar and
his fortunes this time-lot because il
cares nothing Tor Mr. Roosevelt. but be-
cause 1t has not got the faintest doubt III
ils m-.d that he will be elected.
-FiEhtZ' continued Uncle Amos.
"Whar's the hght2 Thar amt no fight
ass / can see TOther manu be worse
showed under than ever my old hawg
was ll that turraDle suowstOrm twenty
five years ago."
Faith in Uncle Amos.
Iu Oyster Bay Amos is regarded as
great authority on the subject Of Presi-
Dental elections, and indeed on every
thing else. lie is one Of the oldest and
most respected citizens OF the place. He
was born only two miles from the town
and has lived there all his life. he now
enjoys the reflected glory of being one
of President ROoseveiLs Oldest and clos
est friends.
The President himself is fond Of say
iugr according 20 the good people Of
Oyster Bay. that he regards Amos as his
political mascot.
Tor more than fOrty-siL years Uncle
Amos drove a stage about Long ISL
and, carrying the mails in the days
when there were no railroad trains. He
used 10 pick Theodore Roosevelt up I'm
MS arms when tne man who IS now
President was "a boy, and give him free
rides ON the cranky old stage which
ne was then driving between Oyster
Bay and SyOsseL-
TheOdore's Graft.
'T reckon I'm about the only man
Theodore Roosevelt ever got any graft
out off, the old man chuckles. when he
recalls these days. Not only would
he graft the rides, but he'd always say
20 nae. Uncle Am0s-he called me un-
ole even thCu-haVe We got any candy?'
and ned dive his hand down into my
pocket and generally ma somethin'
thar
But be was a fine boy all right
mind the time when ] drove home one
day past his fathers house, and saw
him nghuu' O. big lad a head and shout
de-s taller than himself Did he get a
l5ckin'7 Wall. ] reckoni Thar ne.er was
a worse HcIiuE Tother boy BACKED his
eve. an. made his nose bleed. an knock
ed out one OF his teeth. / can tell Won
he was a pretty sight!
FL found out afterWard that the big
boy didn't want 10 tight. he knew he
could lick Teddy, and ne thought Ii.
wasn't -alr- But Teddy liked nRhtin' In
those days and he plagued the other
boy until he simply made MIN 6gbt
Wall, he got all he wanted, ] guess: but
he never Jet out Whlmper.
Washed On Blood.
81 helped him wash OF the blood
and ne went home When his father
asked him what was the matter. he
said II was nothing-he had Just been
having little boxing match with an
other boy. The old man laughed with
nee about &c afterward, an said If that
was boXinE match he wondered what
nd happen 20 his son II ne really started
ia 20 iEht."
Whenever Mr.. Roosevelt pays q. vlsl.
to oyster Bay. he never misses a cbsYrs
to shake old Uncle Amos hand. And
IT. Is always Uncle Amos who gives MIN
The heartiest welcome.
Last summer AIr. Roosevelt was com
ing out of church at Oyster Bay with
a crowd of digniJaries local and other.
wise who were pressing around mir. and
all trying hard 90 get a word with
DIR. President" Suddenly mir. Roose-
Welt caught sight OF his boyhood chum.
Amos Boarum walking out OF the
church gate. Amos had not cared 10
iutrude into the distinguished crowd, |