New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-14
Roosevelt Gets
Big " elcome
To Home Town
Hyde Park Republicans and
Democrats Join i'm Honor
ing Nominee on His Re-
turn From San Francisco
Addresses His Neighbors
Expresses Hope Campaign
Will Be Fought ON Issues
Without Mud Singing

HYDE PARK, N. Y, July 13.-Frank-
lin D. Roosevelt, Democratic Vice
Presidential nominee, got a noisy
and affectionate greeting by his towns
people here to-day on his arrival from
San Francisco. Democrats and Repub-
licans alike joined in paying tribute to
the "native son" who has brought both
honor and fame to Duchess County,
his ancestral home.
Mr.. Roosevelt, deeply touched by the
greeting, informed his nelghbors that
the ceremonies attending his official
notification would be held here the
first week in August. The exact date
will be determined at a meeting Of
Democratic leaders in Dayton, Ohio,
early next week.
The nominee arrived here shortly
after o'clock, on the Knickerbocker
Express, which was tagged at the viii
lage railroad station. He was met by a
of Mayor Ralph F. Butts, of Pough-
keepsie, and former State Senator
Thomas Newbold, Democrats; and Su-
preme Court Justice Joseph Morschau-
ser and William A. Adriance, Republi-
cans.
Mr.. Roosevelt and members of his
party were taken in automobiles to
Springwood, the R oos evelt home,
where village band and several hum
dred villagers were lined up at the gate.
They formed procession and escorted
the nominee to the house, where he
greeted his mother, Mrs. James Roose-
welt, and number of intimate friends.
"Neighbors, am more moved by this
k1o,, h. I. u L.
clared Mr.. Roosevelt. Il am more
where the unexpected happened, and
the unexpected did happen at the last
minute.
Nomination Big Surprise
II was. sent from the floor Of the
convention to meet a man under the
speakers platform. The man whom !
was supposed to meet was not there.
Some one rushed UP to me and said,
They are nominating YOU / replied
Quit your Kidding No one was more
surprised than / was to get the Vice
Presidential nomination. l want to
tell you from the bottom of my heart
that my success is duo to my associa-
ton with the good old stock of Duchess
County and the straight thinking peo-
pie have been brought up among here.
II need all the help 1 can get.
don't mean votes. l mean your moral
support.
"There is one thing that I want to
tell you, and that is that the National
Democratic Convention was run in the
open. All my life I have tried to do
things in the open, where every one
could see and where nothing was con-
cealed. That was the spirit. of the con-
vention, and l hope that will be the
spirit of the campaign. I hope that
there will be no mud singing and that
the issues will be presented fully,
clearly and honestly"
Besieged by Neighbors
After he had completed his address
Mr.. Roosevelt was beseged by his
neighbors, who pressed forward to
shake his hand. Among the crowd
were delegations from the local and
Poughkeepsie lodges Of the Elks; Odd
Fellows, State Grange and numerous
other organizations.
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the
nominee, who has been spending her
vacation with her five children on Cam
pobello Island, off the coast of Maine
arrived here after hurried twenty
four-hour railroad ride shortly before
7 oclock-too late to take part in the
village homecoming. After a brief
rest, however, she joined her husband
and took part in the parade through
the streets Of Poughkeepsie to Eastman
Park, where a public reception was
held.
On Sunday Mr.. Roosevelt plans to
confer with President Wilson and Gov
ernor James M. Cox, Democratic Presi-
Dental nominee, at the White House.
Monday he leaves for Dayton to at
tend a meeting Of Democratic leaders,
who are to decide upon a date for the
notification ceremonies and make ten
tative campaign plans.