Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-10-06
PRESIDENT ON
WESTERN TRIP
Throngs Pack Stations at Every
Stop - Admirers Tell Him
They Are Glad He Has No
Whiskers.

Chicago, Oct. 4.-President Wilson
penetrated the Middle West today fol
his speech in Omaha tomorrow, re-
ceived noisy welcomes from many
thousand persons in Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois. He interpreted the enthusi-
asm to one crowd as meaning "you
believe in me-" AT stop after stop the
railroad stations were packed; at sew
eral places bands played and fire.
quently the president remarked on the
cordiality.
Refusing to turn his trip into u
speech-making tour, the president
nevertheless kept up n running fire of
remarks at every stop. Interest among
those who spoke to him conferred
most about the eight-hour law for
railroad employees.
MIR. Wilson made stop at Chicago
tonight and conferred with Senator
Walsh, in charge of Democratic West
ern headquarters; Senator Salisbury
of Deleware, manager of the sena-
torial committee and other depart
ment heads.
Several hundred persons, including
local politicians, railroad mon and not
u few women ilocked to the train
yards and cheered the president when
he appeared and shook hands with
those nearest him.
"More Than Satisfactory"
Senator Walsh told him the cam
paign in the West was "more than
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 possible.
81 am before the jury and can't
say anything" was the way he eX-
planned his failure to speak in sew
eral towns.
81 am not making speech-making
campaign" said the president at
gratiiies me very much to get the
greetings l have all along the line and
Ohio has certainly shown her hos
pitality."
eve didn't want a speech; we
wanted to see our president" man
called out.
81 don't think much of my speech
making, but | think it is better than
am to look at" Mr.. Wilson said.
"We want to see Mrs. Wilson," q
man shouted.
"I'll admit she is better worth look
ing at than am," replied the presi-
dent as he brought his wife forward
Republicans For Wilson.
"I heard Republican say today
he was going to vote for you," man
called out at Wooster, Ohio.
"He must be good man," retorted
Mr.. Wilson.
"You were with us in the eight
hour day and VIC are with you," said
man at Orrville, Ohio, q railroad
town.
Good" the president replied.
When the president stopped at Val
pairaiso, Ind, tonight, a crowd, i'll
cluding some students, drew him into
n reference to Mr.. Hughes whiskers.
..I haven't any speech to make"
you before, but your manners are
very familiar. l am glad to see you"
A man in the crowd called out:
"Aren't we glad he hasn't got whisk-
ers!"
"You are a clean shaven crowd
yourself" replied the president
At Fort Wayne, the first stop in
Indiana, Mr.. Wilson said: 81 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 giving
me fills my heart with great deal of
gratitude. / am heartily obliged to
you"
A railroad brakeman, just off duty,
pushed out his hand and said: Fright
Drae lAt1 I,,t,,
but she's going to hit the rooster