Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-19
HOLDS FAMILY REUNION
IN A NEW YORK HOME
Ex-Chief Executive of the United
States Arrives at Metropolis After
Spending Nearly Fifteen Months
Abroad and is Given Rousng Re
ception-At Sycamore Hill Home.

Cry Associated Press.D ~
NEW YORK. June 1S.-Thcodore
Roosevelt set foot On home shores
today for the first time in nearly hi
teen months and received a rOdsing
welcome.
He bore with his usual buoyancy Il
day of heavy fatigucs. pablic duties
and private emotions commingled, and
at 4:4e o'clock this afternoon, after
family reunion at the home oil
Theron Butler. grandfather of his
prospective daughter-in- law, MISS
Eleanor Butler Alexander, left the city
he had surveyed the same morning
from a ncai, reviewed in parade
ashore and greeted by explicit word
of mouth, to be welcomed more inti-
mately by his lifelong neighbors at
Oyster Bay, Long Island. tonight. To-
morrow he will rest. AS a private
citizen he was still the same out
spoken vigorous man of both word
and deeds. the city of his birth has
known for thirty years, and more lat
terly ambassador to the jungle and
mentor to those who sit in the seats
of the mighty.
He had an expansive smile for eV-
erybody, cherry word for "the boys,
his old friends, the newspaper men,
pat anecdote for the politicians. es-
pecial greeting of affection for his old
command, the Rough Riders. and a
quick eye for absolutely everything.
1.-The Return from Elba."
Within a generation. the nation re-
members three great welcomes before
this of today-to General Grant. IN
San Francisco, after his triumphant
tour of the wcrld following the explo-
ration of his two terms as President;
to Abraham Dewee. On his return from
his capture of the Philippines, and to
William Jennings Bryan. also after
a tour of the world. The welcome to
Grant was the most tumultuous, that
to Dewey the NEST elaborate and
stately. but the welcome to Roosevelt
today was shot through with a drs-
matte expectancy which long ago
found popular expression in the typi-
cal phrase-~the return from Elba.
His welcome today brought men
prominent in all walks of life from
all parts of the country. Therefore
il was national.
Says Nothing Political.
The first zest of public curiosity
satisfied. attention turns on what
share Roosevelt will tske in active
political situation within his own par
ty. But or thzt score speculation
must rest unit satisfied The Colonel
had positively declared his intentions
by wireless the night before: Il shan
have nothing whatever to say in the
immediate future about politics" ana
he kept bis word.
Therefore. there was nothing in the
only speech he made here today that
could be construed as applying specl-
ficsIly TO this phase of immediate
state CT pationlI issues. That ne
would lie impOrtrned to take a ha-d
in the New York campaign this tai l.
a forcgcnc conclusion. but by his own
decision ne will not commit himself
to any expression Of opinion until ne
has acquainted himself at FIRST hand,
Of jus; how the political land shapes
itself
Weakened BY Salute.
a sharp crack OF familiar prcsi-
Dental salute awakened Mr.. IoOSc-
welt az Z O'Clock this morning As ms
ship. drew into the harbor. From the
mists Of carly morning emerged first
the drab hull Of the bat;lcship South
Carolina. two lean swift destrcyers
and two torpedo boats behind her.
Then spoke the guns Blue ciau
salcrs ned the decks. IN close pack
ed ranks. while massed on the quar-
ter deck Of che south Carolina stood
the marine band. = solid splfsh Of
scarlet coats. pounding out the S;ar
Spangicd Banner 70 did not take
the colonel long to gct on the bridge,
dressed for the formalifics OF me day
in a frOck coat and top hat for a
moment he stood barchc1ded and
waved In silent answer 10 the cheers
Then the sight Of the south Csroifaa
tcrchcd a heart string by George
that's one Of my ships. he exclaimed
"Docent she look good7 built he'
End thosc dcs;roycrs. too
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