Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-24
Arrival at Jersey City Had All
the Features of the Coming
Of O. Gear.
LESS DISPLAY ACROSS RIVER
President Warmly Congratulates
Captain Flynn ON Rounding
Up the Lupo Gang CT
Counterfeiters.

New York. Feb 1-President Taft
came to New Yck to-day for tho second
time within ten days. On February -.
he came to honor the memory OF Abra-
ham Lincoln this time ss the 9th Presi-
dent he came to honor the memory or
the Ars;. George WASHINGTON. ON the
previous visit. the President discussed
Republican party affairs with STATE lea
ders. and while no authoritative 'nfor-
nation could he obtained tonight It waa
predicted that a conference along similar
lines will be held Tomorrow and that
State Chairman Woodruff and Lloyd G.
Griscoir. chairman OF the republican
county committee. would see him In the
morning.
Jealous Jersey City, anxious to do the
President full honor In the matter Of
police protection, gave his arrival there
a czorlike aspect. For an hour before
his train arrived over the Pennsylvania
railroad at 40 .. m the entire ter
mina had been carefully patrolled by
more than score Of policemen. Ten
minutes before the arriva, OF tho train
the chief OF police and a captain led a
platoon of 30 uniformed policemen into
the station and out on to the platform.
In the meantime. Captain William Flynn,
chief of the New York bureau OF the
secret service. had arrived with 10 men
and they Joined the Jersey City officers.
Stepping from, his car the President
was surrounded by hollow square OF
policemen and secret service men. but
the elaborate precautions of the Jersey
authorities gave the first impression that
undue measures of protection were being
taken. That there was nothing IN the air
aside from exaggerated Jersey City
courtesy. was made plain. however, when
the party reached Manhattan. There the
police display had vanished. Three
mounted policemen led the automobiles
from the boat and galoped in front OF
them al lively pace, clearing the way
to the home of the Presidents brother
Henry w. Taft. at No. 9s West 4Sth
street.
lin Jersey City the President was
greeted by William Potter, former
American amba ssador 70 Italy, ex-Gover-
nor John W. Griges of New Jersey and
ex-governor Franklin Murphy of New
Jersey. who formed the committee from
the Society OF the Cincinnati in tho
state Of New Jersey. at whose banquet
be the principal speaker.
When at Jersey City, President Taft
espied Captain Flynn OF the secret serv-
ice. he warmly shook hands with him
and remarked: That was rragnificcrt
piece Of work You and your men did
captain, In rounding up and sending to
prison the Lupo gang OF counterfeters
| have J card all about IL and you and
your fine men are to he sincerely congra.-
ulated by all good citizens. 1t was difl-
cult work and was most bravely per-
ormed."
President Taft is to speak tomorrow
At the annual dinner Of the board of
trade at Newark. y. j.
ATTENDS TWO BANuliErS
Six hundred ptlice lieutcnants Of
Greater NeW York Chcered President
Taft tonight as he appeared be fore
them at the Waldorf Astoria a late
and almost Informal arrival at their
fourth annual banquet. He had prey
iously addressed The society of the
Cincinnati IN tie state If New Jersey.
an aristocratic affair held a the IIOt e.
Plaza. Leaving there after speech
which dWelt almost entirely with the
life Of Washington. ne President
made quick progress by automobile to