Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-14
llpsefalk Delegation Tour
iag Vest n P'hds Gar
one Governor. Three ex-G1~ernors'
Three Lieutenant Governors, SEN
ator and Congressman in Party -
MRS, Ford Ran the Engine.

The delegates TO the National Demo
cratic convention from the firs' Cal"
ers ssipnaI district. ANA n"hlb'f Vi
the committee appointed by the con
yeutIon to notify Mr., Kern OF III"
nomination as til 'mncra'Ic vice.
Pres !dsntial canG Late. will return |"
this city Friday morning. |
Mr.. Ford made the trip to D'h'cr
with the Virginia delegation and IL !
& returning by way OF CHICAGO. me
n,twnru trim was made via 81. LOU"
and Colorado Springs.
In the following letter to MS Or"
therin-law, Mr., steve Johnson. Nj.
Ebrd gives an interesting deScr'p"ioi
ri his trip to the West and OF the
topening Of the conventions
Denver. Cot.
''.Iuly 9. 1908.
-Mr. stephen Johnson.
"s3a a7th street. Newport News.
va:
my Dear steve.
Il thought pc rhaps yoa wouil like
To hear from me while Z am in tn"
snr West. and synopsis OF our "TRIP
on far might be interesting 10 : you
We left Richmond at y. m. on 'he
end inst, and picked np our "eie-
cation all along the, road unt'i after
4 we passed Clifton Forge. N"'hshS I"
any srea; interest happened until We
.at to st, Louis. whsrc we had very
pleasant ride over the city Tor a'"o'
sttwo hours. We then came on W
Kansas CITY. where we again Sorp'd
AR about three hours: taking t":
Of the city. seeing the entire citS'
travelling over about twenty-five
miles.
aOnr next stop was ut Coiorafo
Springs, where We took IN the "'sh's
around that city, including the CO.
Road trim to the summit OF PIKE
peak. IA 900 feet above the sea leS~a
s. Will, on top OF this mountain we I"i'
as Il we were all drunk, staggering
around. Some OF the party becam'
real sick, hut II dc not last yer,
,ong, The altitude, as Won know: !:
cu!UfaN6 Springs, where ",
occupied them during the night. TIL,
nsxt day We took a trip u Crippl,
s Creek. distance OF fortyleight miles
encircling the mountain t6hs. II WI!
the graniast sight that I have evel
seen. Cripple Greek is a city OF abnn
10000 people. only twelve years old
Nearly everybody that lives there h
millionaire. They hay" made the 4
money out of the mountains. digging
gold.
we then came on to DENY r, ar
slving here at . a. M, the 9Th inst.
where We were met at tn depot by
the reception committee. h aGei by
. brass hand playing Dixie. We ar.
quartered at the Plaza Hotel. and arr
very comfortably fixed Mrs. For.
u enjoying every minute OF the trip
Shs seems To he great favo:itc
among the entire delegation.
As you understand perhaps. W.
have with us one real governor. one
ex-goS ernor. and three lieutenant gov
= errors. Senator Daniel Is also with
NJ. as Is also Congressman Flood
everybody seems to be thoroughly en-
joying the trip. We have two private
cars. equipped with CIV arything COOL
10 eat and drink. Mrs. Ford and nv.
self had the pleasure Of riding across
the plains of Kansas IN the locomo-
tive OF our train. and she was a.
lowed the privilege OF running the en-
xiua for 4 distance of iwenty-thre..
Miles. and at one stretch Of the ruai,
!. ws ran ten miles in seven minutes
We attended the opening of rhr
coavcntion yesterday morning. and
Mrs. Ford was given a seat ~ homo:
on the stage Just in the rear Of the
nationai committee. II you look At
The picture Of the convention vou will |
see her face. We will IN All proba |
6ility Lave here on the 10th inst. |
stopping over for day al Lincoln.
where We ~ilI meet the ncxt P1esi- !,
DENT OF the United States. We will |
also spend one day In Omaha. and 4
enc in Chicago. and We will reach !
bone somewhere AROUND about tho
18th inst
With kindest regards to every
body. ] I'm.
Sincerely yours.
e I FORT +