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H~mphi. ever gave Republican r-o~-
date fnr President . ns jority
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bu' hoy s~r~ s,rrplv s'If 'If-con.-bpu- -Four
wears 90" rr~.'i.n, R"r-~ven csr,~ hsv~
and N" reception srcrrdei him th-n ~ss
much -imilsr to ths, given tn M. pr.i.-
ce~sw HIS advent, however. foIlowef
shortly after tho Booksr Washington Whit.
House dinner inci,ien, AMI Namphis 10
unwilling 10 counsenance anv socisi rninslins
- the racc.
To-day's visit n the President followed
some tim" after tho Brownsville affair.
and whether On account ~ that or soms
other cause the reception was Hat,erins
He reached here this afternoon at
O'Clock after pleasant ,rip down the river
from Cairo. notwithstanding the rain.
When he landed reception COMMITTEES
headed by Mayor Jsme- y Malon. INST
him and escorted him to the new compress
boat, tho first that has ever been placed on
tho mississippi There he pressed % lever
setting in motion the machinery which
bound the first bale Of cotton ever mads
on the water. A cotton compress afioat is
something new. Memphis has the first
one The cotton In brought 10 the river in
bulk and while being carried to market is
sinned and compressed. That saves much
time and labor in handling. II fell to the
President to have the honor of compressing
the first bale.
This ceremony over the President was
driven three miles 10 the Auditorium. on
the outskirts Of the town. where the water
ways convention is being held and where
he delivered his address. The hne Of
parade was through the business and rea-
dental streets.
One Of the features Of the parade was
the escort Of old Confederate soldiers.
every man OF them in his uniform OF gray
but carrying the Stars and Stripes.
At the intersection OF two prominent
streets there was constructed huge arch
Of cotton bales. beneath which the Presi-
dent rode.
Opposite Court Square 5000 school chill
dren halted the Presidents carriage while
they sang a topical song. Fourteen Feet
Through the Valley to the tune Of the
Battle Cry OF Freedom; fourteen feet
through the valley" meaning a depth Of
fourteen feet in the Mississippi from the
Lakes to .he Gulf, the slogan adopted by
the deep waterways boomers II appears
everywhere. and is often illustrated One
OF the illustrations which Memphis pre-
sented was n tabeau of seven little pick
aninnies lying upon their backs behind a
screen and exposing their fourteen bare
feet.
The audience at the hall where the Presi-
dent spoke was the smallest of any he has
addressed on his trip. When he entered
the Auditorium, which seats 5000 people,
there were scarce 800 persons beneath the
roof. IL was explained that the crowd
had all waited to see the parade and that
there were not transportation facilities
sufficient to get them to the hall.
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torium was two-thirds filed and the Presi-
dent was introduced by Gov. Patterson,
who arose from a sick bed to meet him.
Those who heard the President were ohieny
delegates TO the convention and those most
interested in the deep waterways project.
Immediately after he had concluded his
speech the President was driven TO the rail-
road station. where he boarded a special
train at O'Clock for Stamboul. La, where
he will arrive at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. On the special were John H. Parker,
upon whose plantation camp will be estab-
lished, and Representative Ransdell Of
Louisiana, in whose district the hunting will
take place.
Memphis housed to-ng ght a crowd OF dis
gusted and dsgruntled members OF Con-
gress. just who these lawmakers are
angry at it would be difficult to say. They
assert they have no i'll feeling toward the
President or the deep waterways project.
but they are all walking the streets and
standing about the hote! lobbies. each carry
ing a Crouch and wearing wry face.
The whole trouble seems to be that they
haven't received the attention they believe
they are entitled TO, in view of the fact
that they are the fellows who must sppro-
pirate the money for the deep waterways
IL the project is carried through.
The President and the Governors have
monopolized the attention and got the
cheers and hence the Solons are sore.
Coming down the river on the steamer
Tennessee they decided upon a plan Of
revenge. They agreed not TO go to the
hall TO listen TO the Presidents speech.
and they didn't; that is. most OF them
didn't. Several OF them thought that
10 remain away would be too grosa dis