The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-25
FREMONT VOTERS BRUSH UP.
TO GAIL on THE PRESIDENT AND
TAKE THEIR BANNERS.
Oldest Member OF the Old Guard Is o. and
Youngest At Present Is Past sO-Men,.
bership Increasing Instead OF ID.
Ininishins 400 VIII Go to Oyster Bay.

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Spier than crickets these days are the
Fremont Old Guard for they are getting
ready to call upon the President at his
summer home al Oyster Bay. Wideawake
hats Of 1855 are being brushed up, and Color
Bearer Biddle, boy of 81 or thereaboutf
IL chasing the hungry moths from the
famous two banners the boys carried in
the Fremont campaign.
On one Of these ba nners, in letters OF gold
on red, white and blue field, is an inscrip.
ton that used to rip the atmosphere open
, II the days when the Old Guard was q
young guard:
Free Soil. Free Speech, Free Men, Free
mont and Victory"
The other banner OF blue silk, faded and
frayed with the wear and tear Of half a
century, bears the nickname given TO Gen.
John c. Fremont after he euchred the
Greasers out OF California and saved good
ground for his Uncle Samuel: Tho Path
finder
The gray old men anticipate a lot Of
pleasure when they carry these tw o banners
up the hill to tho Presidents house at Oyster
Bay. 1t isn't everybody the Old Guard
would take the banners out Of their honor
able retirement for; in fact President Roose-
welt is about the only man alive. and there
is good reason for it in the opinion Of the
Old Guard.
you see," said DR.. 8. 8. Wallian, one
OF the Fremonters, there is lot about
Teddy Roosevelt that ma es us old fellows
think OF Fremont. You remember, or
rather you don't, but do, that dele cation
OF South Caronians called on Gen. FIRE.
mont when he was running for the Presi-
Sir said they, if you are elected Presi-
dent OF these United States, South Carolina
Gen. Fremont smiled pleasantly at
them. II I am elected President said ne.
you have my permission to secede and
be damned to you
There il a whole lot Of Mr.. Roosevelt
In that, said DR.. Walliat.
Every mothers son of the Fremont Old
Guard cast vote for Roosevelt at the last
election. They went to Madison Square
Garden 100 strong to attend the college
mems rally and they sat on the stage and
thumped their canes on the boards and
cheered for Roosevelt and wondered why
1t was that young men didn't show the
ginger they used to show when the G. o. p.
was taking it's milk out OF bottle.
Their services were greatly appreciated
by the President Shortly after his in
auguration he wrote them personal letter.
The Old Guard framed it and hung it on
tne wall OF their neadQ uaTterS at oS6 Bed
ford avenue, Brooklyn, alongside a por-
trait of the Pathfinder.
Not long ago they decided that il would
be fine II they could pay tho President a
visit at Oyster Bay. show him the old flags.
tell him man to man how much they think
Of him and give him a few "reminiscences
OF Gen. Fremont. A. II. Howe the record
ing secretary, wrote to the President asking
him to name a day. They haven't got an
answer yet, but one is expected soon II
the President can find day for them they
expect to visit him along the latter part OF
July.
The Old Guard will 60 to Oyster Bay
about 200 strong in a special train. There
are about 240 in the organization at present.
but Fr6monters turn up every now and
then in all parts OF the country and oddly
enough the membership is growing rather
than decreasing.
The oldest member is "a and none is under
10. Among the Manhattan members are
James Webb. Adams Bishop, Ignatz Schier,
s. s. Walker, j. N. Goddard f. Payson
Cone, Samuel H. Danton, j. G.. Hopper
and William II. Hoyt. Some Of the Old
Guards that live in Brooklyn are: Luther
X. Kidder, Albert Terhune, Joseph B. King.
Ward st. John, William B. Potter, George
Simmons, W. W. Newcomh and J D. 7.
Lockwood.
"We're going up to show the President
what ch,mp DR.. Osler was said DR..
Wallian. More than that, We'll let the
President see that the strenuosity of
youths is a mere infants wiggle compared
to the strenuoeity Of the daddes of tho
Republican party