Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-10-26
WOODMEN HELD A
ROUS|NC MEETING.
ESIDENT IN
+LAGUE CITY.
sVeIt Received A Hearty
come at Capital Of Creole
State.
K AND GRAY THERE.
IrnOr Jefferson Davis First
Greet President at Big Rock
Welcome in Arkansas.

WGIGUlItG III HlhuHodS.
EW ORLEANS, Oct. 26.-Presideni
sevelt and his party arrived here
Y from Memphis. The mayor,
II officials and Il great crowd of citi-
va appeared at the depot and loudly
uired the president ON his arrival
!. be president was accompanied by
:, ,i'etary Loeb. Surgeon General RiX-
! Ind John II. Mclihenny.
he president spent seven crowded
=. irs in and around Little Rock. and
5ljourney from Fort Logan H. Roots,
/. the north side of the Arkansas riv-
to the city park in Little Rock was
Irked By enthusiastic demonstrations
: welcome by thousands of persons
: % lined the streets. While in Little
ck the president delivered two
heches, in one of which lie denounced
lching. eliciting hearty applause
After the presidents address before
900 persons in the City park mt Lit
Rock the party was taken to the
bert Pike Masonic consistory.
hovernor Jefferson Davis was the
st to greet the president when the
tier left the train ut Big Rock. A
teption committee which included
hited States Senators james II. Ber-
and James L. Clarke, Mayor w. E.
fnon and President George W. Rog
i of the Little Rock board of trade
ID twenty other prominent citizens
lifted with the governor in welcom
Z the chief executive and his party.
1rriages were taken to Fort Logan II.
bots. on the summit of Big Rock,
the city of Little Rock,
ross the Arkansas river.
A salute of twenty-one guns was fir
at the fort. and the president, after
Epecting the buildings, the grounds
Il the garrison. Companies T. and +,
Fifteenth United States infantry,
Hhnt half al honr in the officers quar-
IS as the guest of Lieutenant Colonel
!, c. Sharpe. koEmandant, and the
Ter officers of the post.
When the president left the officers
arters he shook hands with the
,'hrd of honor, composed of twelve
Won army veterans. headed by Colo
J. A. S. Fowler. and twelve former
$ lfederates. headed by former Gov
ilor Daniel w. Jones. This guard
! met the presidential party and
d pmpanied ii TO the army post. They
l. b in pairs. each former Confederate
c Ithe side of a Federal army veteran.
J Ih of the veterans was given YER
J. greeting by the president who re-
J ked on approaching the group,
ntlemen. it does me good to see
blue and the gray riding together"
hailed each veteran 'coInrade."
the party entered the city park
, br an arch bearing the inscription,
'ile Rock Greets You" twelve white
DIS were liberated from the apex of
thrch directly over the presidents
cage. This feature caused great
cling and the president smiled.
vernon DAVIS delivered an address
ofelcome. in which he drew word
piTe of the resources of Arkansas,
toned lightly on the race question
anassured thepresident that the peo-
pld Arkansaswe glad he had come
amg them. The governors tribute
to,uthern wonen was applauded by
th(president. When reference was
mie by Govelnr Davis to the famous
rel yell' theprocecdings were in
tempted by Il manifest desire on the
pa of many in the crowd TO give il
seplance of thi yell The president
seaed pleased With the effort.
lifted States district Judge Jacob
Trber gave welome Oh behalf of the
citiof Little Rok. He declared that
thepeople of Arkansas, regardless of
political opinions, were proud to honor
PRECEDENT Rooseylt.
Tie sppening words. Eel
low Americans. produced Il renewal
of he demonstration of welcome. His
utta.ances were followed closely by
the arge audienc' and at intervals he
had to desist vile his hearers gave
vent t. their aprobation OF his re
marks. When Ii declared that the
menace and repbach of lynch law
should he drivenout of the United
States there was much earnest cheer
ing. a large portm of the president
audience was cOlposcd of negroes.
The presidents declaration that IF Il
president is wort his salt he's the
president of the wole country drew
forth plaudits finn the assembled
thousands.
The president WIS conducted to a
luncheon given in hF honor
As the Presidents down the cur
tain back of wherehe was seated as
cended and Il tablau was presented.
boys, each attired in Il
sailor suit formed aISroup, which spec
tacIe won the PRESIDENTS applause.
He arose and sad he believed his