Evening star., 1927-09-11
CHEERING CROWDS
GREET PRESIDENT
Throngs at Stations Along
Route Enthusiastic in Ac-
claim of Executive.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

ABOARD PRESIDENTS TRAIN
HOMEWARD BOUND, MADISON,
Wis, September 10.-President Cool
idges journey back to Washington
which will be concluded tomorrow
night has been most notable thus far
for the enthusiastic and impressive
manner in which he has been ac-
claimed by the crowds at the stations
along the way.
Mr.. Coolidge's homeward trip has
been of nature even more triumphal
than when he rode through this same
country three months ago on his way
to the Black Hills. These demonstra-
tions, while not marked with any
great amount of wild cheering or the
throwing of hats into the air, and the
firing OF cannon, have been unques.
tionably warm and friendly. They
have served to give additional evi-
dence of the kindly feeling the citizens
of the West have for the first Presi-
dent to set up the Summer capital in
their part of the country
Manifestations Are Sincere.
These manifestations of sentiment
have been Of the kind that are inn
pressive because of their unmistakable
sincerity and genuineness, and for
that reason they gladdened the heart
of the President, and no doubt added
greatly to the many pleasant recol-
iections of the Western country he is
taking back with him to the White
House.
Probably the most significant fea-
ture of these demonstrations along
the way was the fact that the poll
ticians either ignored the President
or else kept far in the background,
while the people themselves turned
out in great numbers to pay their
respects in a happy fashion, and to
wish their President Godspeed on his
long journey East This section
through which the President has been
travelling is frequently referred to as
being hostile to Mr.. Coolidge, or at
least as being anything but whole
souled in favoring the President s
policies, but there was no evidence
of hostility or unfriendliness today or
tonight.
Few Actual Stops Made.
Only few actual stops were made
by the Presidents train. However. it
slowed down as it passed through the
many places where stops were not
scheduled. This was done at the re-
quest of Mr.. Coolidge himself. He
wanted an opportunity to bow and
otherwise acknowledge the greetings
from those linedup at these places.
The fact that the Presidential train
was not due to stop at their towns did
not lessen the spirits and enthusiasm
| Of the people at these places. In some
instances the crowds were as large as
those at the stations at which the
train stopped.
The President, although in the hap
piest sort of mood throughout the
day and apparently deeply touched by
| these many evidences of reverence
and affection shown him, refrained
| from making any speeches from the
rear platform. He was requested to
do so any number of times. Mrs.
Coolidge was standing beside him at
| each stop, or when the train crept
| slowly through those places where
| it did not stop, and as is generally the
case she received her full share OF
| the honors accorded.
Unquestionably the largest turnout
and the one to which the most slgnlf1.
cance was attached was at Madison
| Station tonight. The crowd to greet
| the President was estimated in the
| thousands, and although this Is con-
ceded as the La Toilette political
stronghold, the President was cheereC
and. otherwise acclaimed in just as
friendly enthusiastic a fashion as at
any other stop along the way
Gov. Zimmerman with some of the
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