The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-05
'LARGE CROWDS
| GREET WILSON
ON TRIP WEST
SHAKES HANDS WITH
MANY AT EACH STOP
Declines to Make Speeches
Sees the Leaders at
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Oct. 4-President Will
son penetrating the middle west TO-
day, for his speech in Omaha tomor-
row received noisy welcomes from
many thousand persons in Ohio, lndl-
ana and Illinois. He Interpreted !he
enthusiasm to one crowd as meaning
| YOU believe in me- At stop after
stop the railroad stations were
packed; at several places 3ands
played and frequently the President
remarked on the cordially.
Refusing to turn his trip into a.
speechmaking tour, the President neV.
ertheless kept up running Ire oI
remarks at every stop. Interest among
those who spoke TO him centereo
most about the eight hour law toS
railroad employees.
Mr.. Wilson made a brief stop at
Chicago tonight and conferred VIII
Senator Walsh, in charge Of Demo-
cratic Western Headquarters. Senator
!! Salisbury, of Delaware, manager. or
the senatorial committee and other
department heads.
Several hundred persons, 1ncluolns
local politicians, railroad men and not
a few women flocked to the train
Yards and cheered the President when
he appeared and shook hands with
! those nearest him.
Senator Walsh told him the cem-
paign in the west was more tnan
satisfactory
At every stop between Pittsburgh,
passed early this morning, and Chi
/ cago, the President appeared on the
rear platform Of his private car,
| waved TO the crowds, explained that
he was making no speeches and then
shook hands with as many as posi-"
! BILE.
Il am before the jury and can't
say anything" was the way he eA-
plained lis failure 10 speak in sever
al Towns.
Ohio HospitabIe
"I am not making speech-making
campaign" said the President AZ
! Lima. Ohio. but il touches ne and
greetings | have all along the line
land Ohio has certainly shown her
hospitality
I'VE didn't want speech, we
wanted 10 see our president man
called out.
II don't think much of my speech
making, but / think 1t is better than
| am to look at" Mr.. Wilson said.
I'VE want to see Mrs. Wilson," a
man shouted,
"Tll admit she is better worth look.
ing at than am," replied the presi-
dent, as he brought his wife forward.
Il heard Republican say today he
was going to vote for YOU" man
called out at Wooster, Ohio. He
must be a Ford man." retorted Mr.
I Wilson.
! You were with us in the eight hour
| n,,6 u-o ora with vnlI ~ ca i'll a man
at Orrville, O., railroad town.
Good" the president replied.
When the president stopped at Val
paraiso, Ind. tonight, a crowd, in
cluding some students drew him into
reference to Mr. Hughes whiskers.
A man in the crowd called out:
Aren't we glad he hasn't got
whiskers."
Clean Shaven Crowd.
You are clean shaven crowd
yourselves" replied the president.
At Fort Wayne, the first stop in
Indiana, Mr.. Wilson said: Il haven't
anything to say, my fellow citizens,
except that it is exceedingly refresh
| ing TO get away from official duties
and out among the folks again. and
the sort of greeting you are glying
ME fills my heart with a great deal OF
gratitude. | an heartily obliged to
you"
A railroad brakeman, just off duty,
pushed out his hand and said: Right
! there, Mr. President. She's dirty, but
she's going 10 hit the rooster hard
At Warsaw, Ind, the president said:
1T cheers me very much to have
! you come out and give ME such
greeting because some times when |
am hard at work long very much to
get away and come out and see the
! folks. II gives me the deepest graft
tude us if you wanted to see me and
! believe in me. God bless you and
good luck to YOU"