Fergus County Democrat., 1916-10-05

CHICAGO, Oct. 4-President vii.
son, penetrating the middle west to.
day for his speech in Omaha tomor.
row, received noisy welcomes from
many thousand persons in Ohio, In.
diana and Illinois. He interpreted
the enthusiasm to one crowd as
meaning you believe in me-" At
stop after stop the railroad stations
were packed at several places, bands
played and frequently the president
remarked on the cordiality.
Refusing to turn his trip into a
speech making tour, the president
nevertheless kept up running dre
OF remarks at every stop. Interest
among those who spoke to him cen.
tered mostly about the eight-hour
law for railroad employees.
Mr.. Wilson made brief stay at
Chicago tonight and conferred with
Senator Walsh, in charge Of democrat
ic western headquarters, and other de-
partment heads.
Several hundred persons, including
local politicians, railroad men and
not 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 cam.
paign In the west was more than
satisfactory
At every stop between Pittsburg
passed early this morning. and Chi.
cag0, the president appeared at 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 pos.
sible.
Il am before the jury and can't
say anything was the way he ex-
planned his failure to speak in several
towns
II am not making a speech h-making
campaign" said the president at Lima
Ohio, but it touches me and graft.
fies me very much to get the greet.
ings | have all along the line; and
Ohio has certainly shown her hospi.
tality"
"We did not want speech; We
wanted to see our president" mar
called.
Il don't think much of my speech
making, but think it is better than
! am to look at" Mr.. Wilson said
I'VE want to see Mrs. Wilson," a
man shouted.
III admit she is better worth look
| ing at than l am replied the presi
dent, as he brought his wife forward
Il heard republican say today that
he was going to vote for you.'' mar
called out at Wooster, Ohio
'He must be good man." retortet
| Mr.. Wilson.
You were with us in the eight
hour day and we are with YOU" said
man at Orrville, Ohio, railroad
town.
Good the president replied
| When the president stopped at Val
+, paraisO. Indiana, tonight, a crowd in
cluding some students, drew him into
reference to MIR. Hughes whiskers
| Il haven't any speech to make" sale
Mr.. Wilson. Il have never met yo,
before but your manners are yer,
familiar am mighty glad to SEE
you."
A man in the crowd called out:
Aren't We glad he hasn't go
whiskers?"
You are a clean shaven GROVE
yourselves" replied the president.
At Fort Wayne, Ind. the first stol
in Indiana. Mr. Wilson said:
Il haven't anything to say, my fel
low citizens. except that it is ex
ceedingly refreshing to get away from
offick duties and out among the
folks again and the sort of greeting
you are giving me fills my heart will
a great deal of gratitude. am hear
tily obliged to YOU"
A railroad brakeman. just off duty
pushed out his hand and said:
Right there, President, she is dirt.
but she's going to hit the rooste
hard"
At Warsaw, Indiana, the presiden
said:
ut cheers me very much to hav,
you come out and give me such
greeting because sometimes when
am hard at work, long very mucl
to get away and come out and Sc
the folks. It gives me the deepes
gratitude that you wanted to see M
and believed in me. God bless yo
and good luck to you."