Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-27
Vice President and Presidential
Candidate Holds Informal
Reception at Station
GIVES "eLAD HAND" TO CROWD
The Vice President Alishted From the
Train and Greeted the Small Number
That Had Gathered to See Him
Travelled as Private Citizen, Unac-
companed by Official Party.

Vice President Charles Warren Fair
banks, presidential candidate. was in
the city for a very short time this
morning while on his way to Ames,
where he spoke this morning, and to
Des Moines. where he delivers an adj
dress before the Grant club this even
ing at the anniversary celebration OF
the birth OF General Grant.
The vice president was. here only
during the stop Of Northwestern pas
senger No. 8, on which he was travel
in. The train pulled into the union
station at S:1S o'clock, and remained
here only very few minutes.
Holds informal Reception.
Vice President Fairbanks appeared
on the rear platform Of the diner, which
was the last car of the train, and was
ready to alight when the car came to
a stop. Not many were at the station
to see the vice president, but as he be-
gan shaking hands with those who
pressed toward him the crowd grew un-
til score or more had been met in an
informal reception.
Mr.. Fairbanks manner was far re-
moved from the GOODNESS with which
common report has said was character
7istic of him. Instead he was most af-
fable and pleasant, and was kept busy
r-hn an M
shake the vice presidents hand. What
conversation he INDUCED in was more
in the nature of greetings and well
wishes.
] He had little time to talk, but he said
that Ames and Des MONIES would be
his only stops for speeches in the state,
and that he would leave Des Moines for
the east tonight. He referred to his
first and last visit here, in the fall Of
1904, when he was campaigning for the
vice presidency. He was asked his
view OF the situation relative to his
candidacy, and that Of others in Indiana
and Ohio but either the Handwriting
prevented him from making reply. or
he preferred to allow the question to
go una answered
Amused at Cartoon.
While standing in the center of the
circle, an Iowa morning paper with a
large cartoon OF the vice president
guiding the presidential bee from flow
err to flower across Iowa was handed to
him. He appeared amused and laughed,
but vouchsafed no further remark
than. ut is hard to get ahead OF the
newspapers" He boarded the train and
remained standing on the rear PLAY
form with his hat lifted as the train
pulled out of the station, While stand
ing in that position he was referred to
as next president by E. M. Wentworth,
who was with him, but there was no
response from the crowd, which posi-
bly, did not hear what Mr.. Wentworth
said.
Travelling as Private Citizen.
On his way from Chicago to Ames
and Des Moines the vice president
Travelled as a private citizen, unaccom-
panied by an official party. He did not
have a private car, but occupied 4
berth in one Of the Pullmans. Other
members OF the party went from Chi
cago direct to Des Moines over the
Rock Island. Mr.. Wentworth said he
Joined Mr.. Fairbanks at Cedar Rap
ids.
The vice president was dressed in his
accustomed black Prince Albert, with
gray trousers and gray fedora hat.