The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
Uncle Joe Cannon and Party Spent Mon.
day Night a; the City Hotel
McConnellsburg
OVERLAND AUTOMOBILE TRIP HOME.

Last Saturday afternoon wit.
messed the closing of the first
session of the Sixheth Congress
of the United States, and the four
hundred Representatives and the
ninety-Lwo Senators who com
pose that body were a tired lot,
and eager TO escape from the
turmolls of a session that has
been remarkable for everything
but tool legislation, and retire to
the quietude of their own homes.
The Studebaker automobile
people placed at the disposal of
the venerable Speaker of the
House, Joseph G. Cannon, of Til
nois, two of their splendid 60
horse power machines, and he,
accompanied by his private sec
retary, L. W. Busbey, U. S. Sen
ator j. A. Hemenway, and Con-
gresham G. B. Lands, of Indl-
ana; B. M. Clinedinst, the Wash
lngton photographer; q. f. Red
den, New York representative of
the Studebaker Company, togeth-
er with their two chauffeurs,
lett Washington Sunday after
noon for 1200-mile trip to his
home in Danville, Illinois. The
party came up to Gettysburg,
Sunday evening, went over the
battlefield Monday forenoon, and
drove over to McConnellsburg
Monday evening, spending Mon
day night at the City Hotel.
The distinguished party ar
rived here about six o'clock, and
at no time since William Henry
Harl ison visited this place IN 1910
and made a speech from the Ful-
ton House porch, or the time
when Jimmy Buchanan, would
pass through here on his way to
Bedford Springs, during the
"hfties," have our people felt
themselves more highly honored.
OF course, our people, all want
ed to see them, shake hands with
them, and hear them speak. So
it only took a few minutes to make
the necessary arrangements, and
at half past eight o'clock, the
Band rendered them a serenade
at the City Hotel. This brought
together our almost entire local
population, and the street in front
of the hotel was crowded. After
the band had played two or three
bers, Senator Alexander, of
this place, appeared on the porch,
and IN a neat address, introduced
Representative Lands, who spoke
about half an hour. Mr.. Landis
was followed by the illustrious
Speaker, "Uncle Joe" who ad-
dressed the audience for about
the same length of time as his
predecessor, and he was followed
by Mr.. Heminway, in a fifteen
minutes address.
Our limited space forblds even
an outline of their talks, but what
they said impressed their hear
ers with the fact that the gentle
men were we'll worth listening to,
and that we were favored IN hav-
ing their presence.
At the close of the addresses,
the distinguished speakers were
lined up IN the hall of the hotel,
aad all who desired-and every
body desired--went in and shook
hands with them.
OF course, "Uncle Joe, as he
is famlllarly known, was the cen,
tral figure, both on account of
his age, and his long continuous
connection with national politics.
Like many other great men of
our country, he, when four years
of age, went from the mountains
of North Carolina INTO the Wa.
bash Valley with his parents,
his father being a poor country
doctor. Through his own ef-
forts, ne has won both riches
and honor, and is coming down
toward the lose of a long life IN
| the enjoyment of well preserved
mental and physical powers.
HIS life should be an inspiration
to the poor barefooted boy to
press manfully forward IN the
assurance that he has an equal
chance with every other boy In