The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-14
ALWAYS THE "TEDDY" CHEER
GREETS THE PRESIDENT IN THE
TREETS-POLICE ABOUND.

L IN ldCli Dlb iTdl0 over tIe 1ennsylNhIld
Railroad was a little bit ahead Of time
when II pulled into Jersey City. shortly
after O'Clock. 1t consisted of an engine
and baggage car the private car Rocket
and the Pullman car Vermont. 1t was
run as the second section of the regular
Washington and New York express and
followed the first section so closely that
it came putting into the ter minal before
all the passengers had aliRhted from the
regular train.
On the special besides the President,
were Mrs. Roosevelt. Mr. and Mrs. W.
fmlen Roosevelt Mrs. W. S. Cowes, the
/ Presidents sister; Secretary and Mrs Taft,
/ DR.. Stokes of the navy, the Presiden t's
/ physician Secretary Loeb and Stenographer
/ Latta.
! The modern elaborate police precautions
| were taken at Jersey City to rotect the
! President. Chief Murphy OF Jersey City
/ was on hand with forty policemen Men
I in uniform were scattered downstairs ana
upstairs, two mounted men below keeping
I the teams from impeding progress to the
/ ferryboat. Upstairs on the platform ohlet
Murphy had twenty six-footers in uniform
AZ an escort to the President. Chief In
spector Cortright went over from New
York to take look at things and was joined
later by Police Commissioner McAdoo.
Central Office detectives and Secret Service
men mingled with the crowds
People swanned up on the opposite plat
| form to see the President, and out side the
platform gates thousands wa tied for
| look As soon as he alighted. Chief Muir
| phys six footers formed n hollow square
around him With him was William ID.
Murphy OF the Republican Clubs reception
committee. who had come part way on the
train The President had TO make his
usual stop in his progress down the plat
form TO shake hands with the engineer.
and it wasn't until he got near the elevator
that the crowd could make hun out. Then
there was cheer 1t took but moment
to ge. all the party on the freight elevator.
and down out of sight they went TO the
floor below. The crowd, not to be dished.
made a rush for the stairways.
Carriages in waiting at the elevator
were guarded by another squad of police.
The President got in the first a closed car
rage and Commissioner McAdoo sat next
to him. Mr. Murphy and Secretary Loeb
took the opposite seat Tyree the big
| Secret Service man. took the box seat
with the driver, and three Secret Service
! men from Washington got in the next cab.
Mrs. Roosevelt Mrs. Cowles and Mr. and
| Mrs w Emlen Roosevelt took the third
carriage and Secretary and Mrs. Taft tine
fourth Two mounted policemen led the
| little line of carriages on to the ferryboat
| St Louis. The crowd drawn up on both
sides of the way cheered again and again
as the Presidents carriage drove along on
its way to the boat. Iruckmen and train
men joined in the welcome.
The boat was a regular ferryboat and
| the crowd followed the carriages on and
made a rush for the forward end. There
were no uniformed police on the boat and
! the only guard was the Secret Service
men and four Central Office men The
crowd came night up TO the carriage windows,
at each Of which stood two Secret Service
men. Every minute there was a cheer,
and then the silk hat Of the President camn
Oft and his teeth showed In appreciation
Of the greeting. Photographers essayed
to take snapshots of him through the car
| rage windows. Everybody had II good
look at him
Three cheers for Teddy" they shouted
at intervals and off would go the hat and
! bright would shine that well known smile.
The uniformed police guard omitted on
! the river was resumed oVerhefe at twenty
/ third street
Inspector Mclaughlin, who was in n
/ new uniform, had twenty-five men keeping
the crowd back about the ferTyhouse
and drawn up inside the shed were the eight
! mounted policemen who will be the Presi-
| dents escort during his visit. They were
| in charge Of Roundsman Woods. Three
| got in front of the carriage, two at each
| window ana ;wo more behind, with Woods
leading the van. As they swept out OF
| the ferryhouse no cavalrymen could have
! made a better show. Hats went up out
side and there was the familiar Teddy
| cheer. 1t was never anything else. Capt.
! OBrien caught the Presidents eye and
was saluted with Hello. Captain' as
! the procession moved.
| Detective Sergeants Funston and Dow
ney. in an open carriage, now fell IN behind
! the President.
The route from the ferryhouse TO the
| Republican Club, at 81 West Fortieth street,
was through Twcnty-fourth street TO Fifth
avenue and up Fifth avenue. Care had
! been taken 10 have policemen at all the
| crossings and at the first sight Of the mount
! ed men these policemen got their crossings
cleared as quickly az II the fire engines
! Lao been coming. People ran along by
TIE carriages, cheering all the way.
Good for YOU Teddy How'd you like
| that last ten-strike2" shouted n truck driver
at Eighth avenue and Twenty-fourth street.
/ + me President fIaUi tiit, carriage wndow up,
! but he put it down and bowed to the truck
man as though he enjoyed the congratnla-
| ton on his vote. AT Broadway and Fifth
| avenue all traffic had been stopped, and
as the carriages went past hats went of,
and there were more cheers for the Presi-
dent, who kept bowling at the window
REPUBLICAN, CLUB RECEPTION.
The President reached the Republican
| Club Just at 4 o'clock, the time set for the
| reception. The police had the street cleared
| for 100 feet on each side Of the clubhouse,
! but opposite inside the Bryant Park fence
! crowd had gathered to watch the party
| arrive. just inside the doorway of the
! club stood President Louis Stern and these
! members of the reception committee; Mer.
| rift H. Haviland. Herman Aaron, George H.
! Agnew. George C. Austin, Otto 7. Barnard,
/ Cornelius n Bliss, Jr. james G. Cannon,
! Bainbridge Colby, Henry @. Conger. George
| Cromwell Charles II Dennison. Joseph NJ.
/ Deuel., John A. Dutton, Herbert II. Gibbs,
John II. Hammond, james W. HAYES,
! Edwin A. Jones, j. Edgar Leaycraft, James
/ S. Lehmaier John Little Alexander 7.
| Mason, Newbod Morris. Harold Nathan,
! William NJ. X Olcott, Herbert Parsons,
| Frank H. Partridge, Henry c. Piercy,
I George J. Seabury, Leopold stern, Charles
H. Treat. James L. Wandling and Charles
| II. Young.
"Mr Stern, I'm very glad to be here,
! said the President, "a he came into the
crowded hall. Then he shook hands with
| Mr.. Stern, while the place rang with cheers
! and the orchestra played Hail to the Chief.
| President Stern took the President up In
the elevator TO a small reception room
| then. while the members focked upstairs
! to the big reception room on the second
! floor Between the front windows OF TINS
two enormous American flags had been
! draped to form canopy over sofa, which
was the only piece OF furniture in the room.
| When the President entered escorted by
| Mr.. Stern and MIR. Murphy. there was an
] cutbursf Of handClapping. and as soon aH