Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
WANTED TO SEE PRESIDENT.
Incident of Mr. Roosevelt's Trip Back
From Lansing.

HuLSDALE. Mich. June 1.-The Presi-
dents trip southwark from Lansing yester-
day afternoon and evening was enllvened
by uproarous greetings at the way stations,
music from the village bands and hearty
college yells. At Springfield the tn in
paused three minutes to give the President
an opportunity to shake hands with Robert
Mcclellan who once out west cooked Sev--
eral meals for him and gave up his bed
that Mr.. Roosevelt might rest after an eX-
hausting roundup and search for lost
ponies. The President remembered Me
Clellan perfectly, and placed him in the
seventh heaven of JOY by telling the mem
beers of his party about him.
AT Albion. the home o. Representative
Gardner, just as the train pulling out,
a stowAway was found i'll the President s
ear. He was crawling under the gate at
the rear end of the coach when the secret
service detectives seized him and dragged
him Out.
What do you want?" demanded the de-
tectivcs.
Il want to see the President" replied the
Culprit.
After close cross-quest ioning the stow
away was found to be Herbert Lynch. six
years old, OF Albion. When searched for
weapons the detectives found that Lynch
carried with him perfectly appalling ar
ray Thirteen marbles of various kinds and
Cuors a knife. two pennies and a pair of
mittens constituted his outfit. Detective
Sloan attempted to extort confession Of
Il want to the President" he said
over ana over again. Finally, when the de-
tCCtives We're forced to admit themselves
fo.led they took the prisoner into the draw
ing room of the Magnet, where Secretary
Loeb was reading some letters.
Il want TO See the President said Her
bert digging his fingers into mis- eyes and
beginning to sob. The President was in his
state room, and hearing the sounds Of in
fantile grief, came out to ascertain the
cause. When Herbert saw him he cried
harder than ever. The President patted
him on the head. shook hands with him and
gave him an orange.
This is one OF your cons tituents," said
the President to Representative Gardner.
Il think you had better take charge of him
and see that he returns to his future voting
residence
III see that he goes back to his mother
Mr.. President agreed Mr.. Gardner. And
he led Herbert out of the drawing room.
still weeping copiOusy. Herbert was put
of the train at Condit, the next station be
low, and given into the care of the station
agent. who promised to that he was sent
home on the first train going north. When
last seen the stowaway was struggling to
escape from the station agent In order to
go over TO the grandstand. where the band
was playing Hail to the Chief
Hillsddle was reached thirty-five minutes
late. In order that the President might be
spared the fatigue of fifty-minute hand
shake and talk while his car was shunted
TO the main line. AS il was, he devoted
fifteen minutes to the thriving village and
its people.
When the President reached Hillsdale he
received a telegram from the agent at Con-
dit conveying the news that Herbert Lynch
had been found by his grandmother who
resident of that town. ana that all
was we'll,