The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-26
PRESIDENT PLANTS
A TREE TO LINCOLN
Also Tie Votes for Himself at.
Highway Exercises ut
Princeton.
HE GETS A TREE HIMSELF

P~RtScrroN. y. J.. April 25.-rrcsident
Wilson planted an elm tree In Nassau
street this afternoon on the route of the
Lincoln Highway in honor Of Abraham
Lincoln. The President worked hard at
h, job, casting many shovelfuls OF dirt
into the hole around the roots OF the
tree, pausing at intervals with shovel
suspended while the camera men took
due advantage.
While definite figures on the vote re-
ceived by Ford and Roosevelt are lack
ing indications are that Ford as well
as Frank Monnctt. Democratic Vice.
Presidential candidate, a Bryan follower.
fell behind Roosevelt. Ford ard Roose-
welt were not entered as candidates in
the primary and voters had to write their
names on the ballots.
Mrs. Wilson, who came to the scene
Of the ceremony at Nassau. Stockton and
Mercer streets in a motor car. did not
leave the machine because Of occasional
showers. She stood up in the car and
laughed merrily as the President stabbed
away at the thick Jersey mud. which he
wal supposed to pack around the tree
roots.
About 400 persons watched the scene
and gave Mr.. Wilson n rousing cheer
when he surrendered his shovel to an
attendant.
Incidental to his tree planting efforts
the President had the pleasure Of look
Ing on while Gov Fielder planted an
other elm in Mr.. wilson's honor and Of
hearing a complimentary address in
which he was called a second Lincoln.
The President was given a warm re-
ception when he reached Princeton. Gov.
Fielder. together with Col. Libbey of the
National Guard and Col. Taylor and DIR.
Charles Browne. Mayor of Princeton.
were OF the platform to greet him.
backed by a ompan Of the Princeton
National Guardsmen and q squad Of Boy
Scouts.
Casts Ballot No. 1.
Thanked by Gov. Fielder and Mayor
Browne, the President alb up through
the archway of Blair Hall. across the
campus and along Nassau street to the
engine house of the Mercer Volunteer
Fire Company No. 3, in Chambers street.
where he has voted ever since he be-
came Governor of New Jersey. He ar
rived at the polling station just two
minutes ahead of, time and waited for
the primary opening until I =. NJ, greet
ing the Judge of election and the clerks
in his usual fashion. He was given
Democratic ballot number one. being the
first person 10 vote dropped II in the
box and hurried away to the scene of
the tree planting.
In voting. the President actually cast
c,natsn,as 90 VIC
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in nv ,ornr bnN d oee p'a"'eo
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certainly this is an interesting cere-
mony and Che idea OF the Lincoln
highway marks an epoch in a way. 1t
used to be said in the old days when
sections of u ountry were divided
by Ill feeling, which are now happily
reunited. that sectional lines could be
apolished only by those whose feet ac-
tually crossed them. May this great
highway wipe out even the thought
OF sectional lines in this great country
OF ours.
Charlie Lamb once said that he
could never hate a man if he knew
him. ] have often found II difficult to
hate some very arrant rascals because