The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19
I'VE STAND BY Y0U," IS
 SHOUT OF LABOR MEN AS
 WOODROW WILSON PASSES

up on coal and freight cars, it seemed as if most of the employees of the great institution had hurried from their benches to pay tribute to their Pres ident.
 Shakes Many Grimy Hands.
 A good many of these workers still wore their jumpers and ove-eis and their hands were grimy with toll. The President singled out these men for special attention. Leaning far over the rail of the car platform, he forgot his injured finger and extended sin cere greeting to all who could reach him. He heard many things that brought a flush of qualification to his face. Some of them were:
 You kept us out of war"
 We've got the full dinner pail and not the bosses.'
 You've been a good enough Presi- dent for us; we're going to stand by you this time."
 "Hurrah for the eight-hour Presi- dent!"
 "A-c-h Hughes!"
 A detachment of electric workers carried banner on which was painted
  President
 State Committeeman Gerardus Smith, who is also president of the Schnectady Trust Co.,, told the Presi- dent that straw vote taken in Shop No. 40 of the General Electric Go. works this morning showed that the President led MT. Hughes as the Presi- dential choice by a vote of more than 3 to 1.
 The result of this poll was regarded as highly important, because the ma jority of the 400 men who participat- ed in it never before had voted the Democratic ticket. Two-thirds of them described themselves as Social ists and the majority of the other third as Republicans.
 The Republican stronghold of Am sterdam. where 10000 persons are employed in the carpet making indus try, turned out a crowd of more than 12,0O0 to greet the President during the three-minute stop of his train. Most of these carpet workers hither- to have been Republicans, because of the popularity of the Sanfords, who control the industry, and who have been influential fin the past.
 Have Turned to Wilson.
 A canvass of the carpet works re- gently, undertaken by heads of de- partments, has revealed the fact that a majority of the workmen in the plant favor Wilson's reelection.
 At Utica, the home of former Vice President James Schoolcraft Sherman, there was a crowd of of 15 ,00O people, headed by a band. who gave the Pres ident an impressive greeting, voiced their approval of his administration and manifested an eagerness for a glimpse of Mrs. Wilson.
 Accompanying the latter is Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, cousin of the President. Mrs. Wilson and Miss Bones had a good deal of enjoyment in the ovations for the President.
 At Harmon, in Westchester county, where the train changed from cleo tric to steam power, there were calls for Mrs. Wilson from crowd of 400 people, headed by Postmaster Larkin of Ossining, who was a schoolmate of the President. Mrs. Wilson came hands with some of the persons in the crowd. In response to demand for speech from her, she pointed to the President and said:
 let him do it He's the speech maker Of the family"
 Crowd 1t Poughkeepsie.
 The hills and viaducts of Pough- keepsie teemed with 5000 people as' the Presidents car stopped for three minutes. In the crowd were hundreds of factory workers, who left their benches to join in the demonstration. That it was a spontaneous one was indicated by the fact that the people of the town did not know that the President was to pass through until half an hour before his arrival.
 To a crowd of 5000 that stood under torchlights at Oneida last night the President disclaimed any intent to in- fringe on Col. Roosevelt's copyright to the glory of Lincoln. A man in the Oneida crowd called out: "Hurrah for the second Abraham Lincoln!"
 Viewing the author of this compli- ment quizzically, the President said: "No. can't play that
 The laugh that followed was joined in by everybody in the crowd, and echoes of it followed the train as 1t left the station.
 Syracusers Welcome.
 Republican Syracuse extended a tu- multuous welcome to the President. His train ran through a lane Of red fire torches held by admirers among the 10000 people who lined the streets to give him Central New York greet ing. For ten minutes, while the train was changing engines. the President stood on the rear platform of his car, waved his hat and shook hands with 200 enthusiasts who clamored for the honor of gripping the hand of "the peace President He used his left hand.
 In response to demands for a speech the President said: '1 haven't got any speech, but am nightly obliged to you for giving me such greeting" At Rochester, which was reached just before the President retired for the night, he found a crowd of 5000 persons waiting to cheer.
 During the ride from New York the President was greeted by more than 60,000 people His schedule for today calls for three or four stops before reaching Chicago. Secretary Humility