The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-07
COMMITTEE RETURNS
RECEIVED MONTGOM-
 ERIANs WITH CORDIALHTY.
Expressed Himself as Tn Entire sym- pathy With the Southern Peo- pie and Gave Assurance
 of MOmtgOmery Visit.

Il The special committee of the Com mercial and Industrial Association, ap- pointed to invite President Roosevelt to visit Montgomery. returned yester- day morning at o'clock on a belated train.
 The members of the committee were delighted with the trip and with the reception accorded them by the Presi- dent and the Alabama delegation in Congress.
 The committee was as follows: F. P. Glass. Chairman: Alex Rice, Hardwick Ruth, l.. L. Gilbert and E. Burnett. MT. Gilbert in speaking of the trip, said:
 "As our appointment with the Pres- ident had been made for Saturday, we spent Friday in viewing the House and Senate in session, and were much inter ested in the proceedings of both bodies. who happened to be considering South ern questions In the House the fast railway mall service to the South was up, the discussion including the whole range of appropriations for the Post office Department.
 The Senate was taken up wPh the impeachment proceedings of Judge Swayne, of Florida and we were en- abled to view that august tribunal or ganized as a judicial court, with the House Judiciary Committee as prose- cutors.
 We were the recipients of attention and courtesies from Senator Pettus and EConsressmen, Wiley, Taylor, Bankhead and Bowie.
 Trhe interview with the President on Saturday at ii o'clock was most satisfactory We were accompanied by Senator Pettus. Congressman Wiley and &aN in turn to the President. "rhe invitation extended through Chairman F. P. Glass was earnest and cordial. and when the statement was made that we are thoroughly con vinced that your earnest purpose is to be the President of the whole people 1t met with a heartfelt interruption of do, indeed from the lips of the President.
 After expressing his appreciation of the invitation to Montgomery. the Pres ident said he would frankly confess that he desired to accept 1t. In fact, fraught with the historic interest that 1t is, he said: You can hardly keep me away from Montgomery He ex- pressed a desire to visit Richmond and Atlanta, near the home of his mother, and thence he should visit several Ala bama cities, and stop of course at Mont gomery.
 He intended visiting Texas in the early spring upon the occasion of the reunion of his regiment, two-thirds of whom were Southern men. whose fath- CTS had worn the grey. He could not, however, stop at that time, but would take occasion later to visit Alabama.
 He said he was deeply sensible of the difhcuIties and problems confront ing the people of Alabama and the South generally and most heartily sympathized with them in their solu- tion. and God knows. no straw shall be added to them, so long as I am Pres ident.'
 Tn the formal conversation which followed he pleasantly related several anecdotes of interest to the Alabama delegation. who lief. all deeply impress ed with the intense honesty, earnest sympathy and boundless energy of the President"
 l Mir. Glass, Chairman of the Commit tee, said that frequently while he was speaking he was interrupted by the Presidents expressing approval of the sentiments expressed.