The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-05
..MlES0N GREETED BY HUGE CROWDS
 All MANY POINTS
Sticks to Intention of Not f Making Political Speeches From Train.

f xxOA1A '~dS PCOQ1S O1 o11dc <1uu ana towns a series of ovatons that established his personal, popularity be- jyond any question of doubt Fhe kgre96ngs extended to him were fer
 vent and spontaneous.
 I He made no political speeches. His
 utterances to crowds aggregating 9o.-
 600 persons during the day did not
 exceed 300 words In welcoming him, tho persons who waved flags brought out their bands and cheered even his ,doelinAtion to indulge in political ar zuments made it perfectly plain that his policies had struck a responsive chord,
 Iand Eight-HOw Law
 I The eight-h0ur law figured con- lsuicuously in the comments of ap- pruval made in response to the Pres kident's brief acknowledgements
 .~YOu gave us the eight-hour law; lvo will give you our votest was the |yubstances of messages called to him tby persons in the crowds at many
 .tax1onA
 1 From the time he Jeff Pittsburgh, m the early morning. until he reached !Ch1cago last night, the President was t4he central, if comparatively silent, Ingune in almost continuous demon (Stxafi0nx
 Tho demonstrations in his honor |vuro the more remarkable because ffhsU were voluntary and not the re- 1nuk of systematic accelerahon, as twere fhose accorded to the RepuDli- !enn Presidential candidate. who uet~- erred much of the same territory last kveek-
 l Tho Rresident, adher1ng r1gidly to ehis detsrminat5cn notito make any po- Entieal speeches on his journey to the fNebzzaka metropolis. returned po- E1lte refusal to the requests for speeches showereu upon him during 2his journey through Ohio and 1n- diana
 < He was in excellent spirits as he Emec dense crowds of railway em- kp1oyes, farmers. merchants and me- chanics that surged around the rear kenA of tho car S-Superb,' in which he Efs-makfng his trip to the West He sahodk hands with great many. ; Presadenrs Longest Speech | {, The longest sins1e expression that fcame from his lips during the day Evns- at Fort Wayne, Ind. where al khuUs crowd greeted him with a'band- kH6sAa5d:
 n have nothing to say, my fellow resf1nsna. except that 1t 3s exceedingly { ETefrssa,tng to get away from official fA4f5ss and out among the folks again. anA the sort of greeting you are g1y- 53ne me fills my heart with a good eAaa1 Of gratitude. am heartily Fobslgsd to you" < Some persons in the crowds ad- EdreGsed by him were, inspired to kAneeola-makfnx tl.smsetves. A voice SaF Fort Wayne assured the President h1sot he was ~a11 rfG1at.~ Another voice provoked laughter by N1pReeslng gratitude for the fact that
 ryoa don't wear whAskers3'' zIhe butk of the crowds were eona- 1
 poood of taen. a large prepondexance
 SelnE 1aboeexs. Politicians in both fAfatss expressed surprise at the num- 1 tAes s1Yes4dent. Some of tho men who | shast< hands vtth- him oHsniy, pro- fAlAtmed themselves BspHbtieans, but eNxDEeased rthsaF detezmapation to vote ffer him. | A Wooster. O., for .instaaee, a man t3pevsralis called out to the President,
 
 F3MShal<ing the hansd of persons in the 1,
 eEewd. "Y0H're the. .beyt I'm a Republiean, buEIEm going to vete for yeHE A4 Lima, O., 1as was hailed as 1 F"WSodyyT and a voice supplied a l keeapsdy sasmeat by proposing three tGhDW tor ths President and winding l fMp his' request with a Ieag-drawn-eHt l ~AeA Hushes." At Nans6sld a man whe gripped ths hand of the President made the | fGosm of a cross with his finger and ] tsa1d: This is the way we are going l Fts Ae it on the ballots in November" 1 !. At Canton, the home Of the late | lBEeadent Mckinley, there were de- liBgeads for & speech. The President tsts0k his head negatively and said.
 ~Ay friends, ! am not making a l Speash-1Aaking campaign; but it | iteHehss aad gF\tiAas me very much to | lgst thsN gFestihgs extended to ffaE all 1 along the lias. Ohio has certainly sjAewH her hospitality"
 1 r0h, we didn't want g. speech" | fbsiiewed & veies voice in the crowd. | f'We just #aHted ts ses eHr Presi- jdeHt,"
 NWeil, I don't think much of my | bsDaseh-makiHg myself," replied the | lPFesident, "but rather think it is IbetteS than my 1eeis."
 The fejOindaF was q streuueus de- r7saaHd for Mrs. Wilson, i've want Is see Mrs. WilseH," | Ynjied the crowd.
 hWe1i," said the President, "FH ad- Eit that she is better weFth looking at than I aHa," and hs turned and i 'eseeFted Mrs. Wilson ts the platform, kFbs first lady in the land graeieusiy | 3e1aed iR the mefrimeHt and entered | jHia 8 good natured competition with | tfs President, to see which could | ehake> the more hands before the train pulled out
 MFs Wilson EiaaFns Wesaea
 Mss. Wilson in trayeiiag costume sfept as much in the background as tfspwds that came down to the way side stations indicated as much inter {, est In her as in the tresident himself.
 The Ohio and Indiana women ap- peaged to be charmed by the unaf- fected manner of the Presidents wife, in meeting them on terms of friendly and neighboriy equality; but i~portune as they did at many of the stations they could not induce Mrs. Wilson to venture into the field of |