The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-19
President Is Given Continuous
Ovation AS His Train
Passes Through
LABOR Halls HIM
AS lis CHAMPION
Sharp Finser-nail of An En-
thusiastic Hand Shaker
Causes Finger to Bleed.
Makes No Speeches

On Board the Presidents Train.
Syracuse, y y, Oct ls-President
Wilson received an ovation while pass
: ing through New York State this af-
ternoon and tonight that appeared to
be based on genuine political enthusi-
asm. The size of the crowds which
met the train az 2very stop w. nm
tied only TO the capacity OF the sta =
lions.
AT Albany fully 5000 persons made
rush for the private car Mayfow or
as soon as the train had been brough-
20 a standstill
Mi W 4lsuu was on the rear platform
with Secretary Tumulty. and begun
to shake hands with those nearest
him. a moment later II was observe
that hts right hand was bleeding pro-
fusely, A deep cut had been inflicted
on the top of the second finger, sup
posedly by the fnger-nail of one OF
the enthusiasts.
Mr.. Wilson quickly wrapped his
handkerchief about the injured finger
and continued to shake hands unti!
the train was in motion again. Later
Or Cary T, Grayson dressed the
wuund and announced that II would
he unsafe for the President TO shake
bands any more during he remainder
Of the trip.
-rarkps" McCabe. the Democratic
boss Of Albany County. climbed over
the hHek rail Of the Presidents car
fnd 4parted the prophecy that the
Democratic candidate would get the
electoral vatc OF New York State II
New York city eould he carried by
- UAe votes McCaho said Wilson was
leuHE stronger In the upper part Of
the State than the Republicans cred
itsa him with being
The President should carry New
Work Citp1 ny eighty thousand. but We
VIII no, need that many votes be
low West Chester "a win" declared
McCabe
All Whistles Let Ispo~e.
AS the train pulled ont of Albany
there was hedtam Of noise. Every
railroad engine in the vicinity <hrieked
salute while the factories I'm North
Albany Joined in the chorus,
This had scarcely subsidized when
the train reached Schenectady 10 he
greeted by another big crowd Geradus
Smith, president If the Schenectady
Trust Company, who il the State COM
mitteeman from Schenectady County
boarded the train with more good
news He said the eighteen thousand
employees Of the General Electric Com
pany would vote almost solidly for
Wilson. because of the eight hour law
4 straw vote was taken in factory No
40 OF the General Electric COMPANY
today and the result was three TO one
for Wilson" Smith asserted
Makes No Speeches.
Mr.. Wilson adhered to his rule
established early in the campaign not
to make speeches from the train In
tsA2 a., A. Exu1x ~.
crowd he made this statement several
times:
II am very poor hand, my friends
at commencing myself You all know
Just exactly what has been done by
the present administration, and Won
know just as well as do how to fudge
1t. so that ! am perfectly content to
leave myself In the hands of the
fury"
The crowds cheered this brief state
ment. Several times they called for
Mrs. Wilson, and when she appeared
in the doorway for a moment they
cheered still louder.
The first stop was made a. Har-
mon There were a number OF rail-
way workers crowded about the car
Some got near enough to shake hands
with Mr.. Wilson. while others con-
tented themselves by standing back
and shouting: He's the boy that gave
us the eight-hour day, and we are
going to re-elect him"
At Poughkee psie, John K Sage. the
Duchess County leader. appeared with
a following which in numbers greatly
pleased the presidential party
North of Schenectady the outpour-
ing of supposed Democrats continued
until Amsterdam. Rome, Oneida ana
Syracuse had been passed