Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-09
Made by President to
Oyster Bay to Vote.
Absent From Ca pitaI Just II
Hours and Ten Minutes
Including II Minutes Spent in Home Town
Sec. Barnes Missed the Special.

Washington. Nov. S.-President
poosavelt made record breaking trip
n oyster Bay, Tuesday, to cast his
,.nta for the Republican state and
,ovnship tickets. He was absent from
,ba capital just II hours and 10 min
NE and was travelling all Of the time
.xcent p minutes passed in his nome
.-n.r where he renewed acquaintance
with many of his old friends and
reiohbors. The most sensational incl
dant of the trip was the disappearance
If the assistant secretary of the Presl-
don't Een;amin +. Barnes. who missed
tho train on the return journey. MT
parnes accompanied the President as
far as West Philadelphia. He left the
Marty at that point to go to his nome
At Vineland. y. j., and expected TO
catch the President when the latter
reached Philadelphia on his way back.
when Philadelphia was reached Mr..
Barnes did not appear.
The President y said to nave IN
opired if Mr.. Barnes had been caught
reneating again" and most OF the
others had similar suggestions IT was
learned after the train reached wash
ington that Mr.. Barnes mad been de-
tanned and would return on a later
train, but no detailed explanation was
furnished.
The trip to oyster Bay began at 1870
A. NJ. the Presidents private car. the
Rocket. being run as the first section
Of the regular Pennsylvania Railroad
train starting at that time. Jersey
City was reached at 7.08 A. NJ. the
President taking breakfast with Secre-
tary Loeb and DR.. c. F. Stokes before
the terminus was reached. As soon as
the train came to a stop under the big
SHED the party hurried TO the ferry
slip where the Pennsylvania tug Lam
caster was in waiting to convey them
to Long Island City.
At Long Island City the President
was Joined by his cousin, w. Emlen
Roosevelt, and the latters daughter
Miss Christine. who accompanied him
to oyster Eay on the special train that
President Peters of the Long Island
Railroad had placed at his disposal.
The Presidents neighbors were not
expecting him before 10 O'Clock, SO
when he stepped off the platform at
S53 y. NJ. there were not more than
Seaman, the chretal1er' of the Presi-
dents farm, was there, however. with
the biz yollow- wheeled carryall. and
the President and his cousins went to
Fishers hall, over the fish market in
West Main street where the polls were
situated. Another half dozen villagers
wcer standing about the doorway there
and the President gave them a hand
shake all around.
Mounting the dark flight of stairs
leading to the hall. he found the poll
ing place partitioned off in the for
ward end Of the big bare room, and
was greeted with IN enthusiastic Chez
by the clerks and judges of election.
Theodore Roosevelt Is given ballot
No. e." announced James Mills, the
polling clerk. The President accepted
the two folded pieces of paper-one the
regular ballot for the state officers, the
other the slip bearing the various con-
SiitutiCnal amendments-and disap-
peared with them inside the canvas
booth. He was inside the little box just
d minute and 4 half by the clock. When
he came out he handed in his vote. and
ii was announced that he had voted
ballot No. 81. He thereupon shook hands
with everybody around him once more
and hurried downstairs. At the foot OF
the steps he told several Of his OLE
friends about his recent trip through
the South and announced that he hat
now spoken in every state and territory
of the tInicn.
put 7 an throurh."' he said. NOV
let the other fellows do the talking"
Just as the President was about to drive
away. Uncle Amos Borcum. the oldes
starc driver on Long Island. hohbled vi
to shake hands.
How are you. Uncle Amos? I'm eve
80 glad to see YOU, said the president
with IA hearty emphasis on the ma
''you''
How are you, Mr.. President replie
Uncle Amos, bcaming.
..I-ncle Amos used to drive mo over I
Syossnt 30 years ago." remarked MI
Roosevelt to tie crowd.
More than that. Mr.. President. NOR
than that" cried the old man. II wa
nj least 10 years ago"
Now look out. Uncle Amos. Don
make it any worse than it is. said tn
President. holding up warning hnge
as he drove away.
Before going to the train the Preside1
stopped ait an office in South street
where there was another polling place
and waited outside in the wagon Will
Secretary Loeb voted. With wave Q
his hand to the gathering throng in th
street. the President was then whirle
away to the station, and inside of ar
other minutes or SO his special train role
ont 10 minutes ahead of schedule tins
Long Island City was reached at 10.l
A. NJ. Jersey City at 1853 A. NJ, an
Washington at 40 P. NJ.