The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
BTDS GOOD,BY TO OYSTER BAY.
rROWD At THE STATION TO SEE
THE PRESIDENT OFF.

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slastic About the Man Behind the Gun.
President Roosevelt, on his way to WASH
trgtop Yesterday at the end Of his summer
~acation. had one last political visitor whom
bs kidnapped and carried along with him.
Fifteen minutes before the train to which
,be Presidents private car was attached
ruIled out Of Jersey City Charles e. Hughes,
,he Republican candidate for Governor,
bur, ed I'd and received a hearty Roosevelt
relcome. For the remaining time before
the train sta rted Mr.. Hughes was seated
beside the President receiving vigorous
slans ON the shoulder with which Mr.. Roose-
welt punctuated his remarks. None OF the
conversation got by the car door, but 1t was
C,rmised that the President was telling Mr..
Hughes how pleased he was with the choice
If the Saratoga convention. 1t was the
first time that the President had seen Mr..
Hughes since his nomination.
Mr.. Hughes's visit was a surprise, accord
inc 10 Acting Secretary Latta, and il was
.,nposed thai the Gubernatorial candidate
would leave the train before It pulled but
He did rise, apparently to say good-by,
when Secretary Latta notified the President
that the train was about to start, but the
Presidents hand on his shoulder forced him
hack into mis- seat and the train pulled out
carrying Mr.. Hughes with IL.
r~eporter who had waited to see Mr..
Hughes sprinted after the train, but It
gained Roadway rapidly and the President,
who had come out on the platform Of his
car 10 acknowledge the cheers Of the crowd,
shouted: Il won't try to kidnap you,'
seeming to imply that such a fate had be-
fallen Mr.. Hughes. Mr.. Hughes left the
train az Trenton and Immediately started
hack for New York.
The Presidents three months vacation
at Sar amore Hill ended yesterday morn
ing when he left Oyster Bay for Washing
ton. With him went the members Of his
family and his executive staf.
There was no formal saying OF good-by,
hut the little station at Oyster Bay was
crowded with the P~resident's old friends
and n~eighbors, b gathered about him
TO grasp his hand and wis him ~godspeed.
The President, Mrs. Roosevelt, Archie
and Quentin drove to The station shortly
before Q o'clock, the hour at which the
special train was scheduled to start. For
some time President Roosevelt stood on
the station platform shaking hands with
men and women and speaking q pleasant
word to the babies held up for his notice
bv proud mothers.
|.Good-by, God bless you all " he said.
Il shall always look forward TO my home
coming to Oyster Bay
just as the train started a little German
woman pushed through the group about
the rear platform whore the President
was standing.
SaAuf wiedersehen; schoner Water she
called, "auf wiedersehen."
-Danke soh6n, Auf wiedersehen; little
mother" answered the President, and
stood with barred head, bowling right and
left as the train pulled out;
With the President and his family went
Acting Secretary Latta, the clerks Of the
executive Office and the Secret Service
men who have guarded Sycamore Hill
and fought mosquitoes during the long
summer.
Island City the President talked OF his
recent experience with the ships Of the
North Atlantic feet at their target practice
of Cape Cod Bay.
1t Was even better than the naval re-
on the Missouri handled those 70 inch
guns a. though they were rifles. They
never missed a shot, not a shot II was
easy to see that President Roosevelt thought
that the man behind the gun in Uncle Sans
navy Ia about the very best in the world.
The Presidents special reached Long
Island City at 1920 o'clock and the party
boarded the steamer Nassau for the trip
10 Jersey City. As he walked from his
train TO the ferry slip the President was
ANCbAlhANd ny NAO NOWN "oASAAo O1AAh0
the gates in the railroad station, and a
rousing cheer went up.
What's the matter with Teddy2' shouted
a deckhand as the President boarded the
Nassau. The response was instant and
hearty
Fifty policemen, headed by Capt. Tracy,
guarded the President on the abort walk
10 the boat. At Jersey City Chief Murphy
and a squad of bluecoats cleared the way
through the crowd, which gave a cheer.
Al the ppnnaVlyania Railroad aIQtlnn
a private car, the Mayfower, was attached
to the regular II rs train due to reach Wash
ington at AIS. Miss Ethel Roosevelt,
who had come to New York on an early
train to do some shopping, joined her father
at the station. The train started for Wash
ington a few minutes after schedule time,
owing 10 the delay caused by the carrying
on OF Mr.. Hughes. Few persons about
the station knew that the President was
there, and there wa only a slight ripple of
cheering as the train pulled out for Wash
ington.
WASHINGTON, Oct. I.-President Roose-
welt got back to Washing ton late this after
noon looking strong n bronzed and
at Oyster Bay had n him good. He
reached Washington at APO O'Clock.
When the train to which the Presidents
car was attached rolled into the Penn
sylyanla station in Washington a little
group Of officials and others pressed for
ward 20 welcome Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt.
The group included Victor L. Metcalf, |
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor in the
Presidents Cabinet; Aulick Palmer, United
States Marshalfor the District of Columbia;
Surgeon-General Presley NJ. Rixey Of the
navy Col. Charles s. Bromwell Of the army,
the White House master Of ceremonies;
Llcutenant-Commander Albert Key, naval
aide 10 the President, and Miss Isabel
hagler, secretary TO Mrs. Roosevelt. When
the welcoming was over the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt, followed by their children
and half a dozen servants, walked through
The station to the waiting White House
carriage. Many Of the men in the station
raised their hats as the President passed
ana he returned the s~alutation. There was
no unusual crowd in the station.
cold driZ2le was coming down when the
party arrived in Washington and the Presi-
cent put on a heavy overcoat. Fifteen
minutes after leaving the train the Presi-
deni, Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Ethel and Quen-
I'm arrived at the White House. The
President alighted first and shook hands
cordially with Head Usher Stone. Then
ne caught sight Of one Of the bicycle po-
Hcrm"n detailed to follow him on his rides
shd walks in Washington. The policeman
wa" standing some distance from the car
rage and the President went over to him,
shook hands cordially and said some pleas
hht things. He ooh on his hat in response
- ~" silent salutation OF a group OF news