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through Crisfield several children
stood patiently with bouquets Of gar
den flowers. Flags flew on most pri-
vate lawns.
Mayor Not Among Greeters.
Mayor William Ward of Crisfield
made good his promise to not be on
hand to welcome the President on
cially when he landed.
This Republican Mayor said Mr.
Roosevelt was coming in the role OF
a politician and not President.
| A delegation Of local business men
and Democratic councilmen greeted
the presidential party on the dock.
DR.. H. c. Byrd, president Of Mary
land University. who sent the first
invitation to Mr.. Roosevelt to visit
Maryland during the primary, joined
the presidential party at the Crisfield
dock.
The Presidents customary weather
| luck did not desert him. The day was
sunny and warm.
Mr.. Roosevelt was accorded a hearty
welcome as he motored over the high
ways to Denton. The Eastern Shore
people seemed anxious to see the
Executive.
The first thing to greet the eye of
the President as his long caravan OF
automobiles started from the Crisfield
dock, was huge, hastily painted ban
ner welcoming him as President
There were some Lewis for Senator
placards along the way. but, as might
be expected in this Iydings' strong
hold. they We're greatly outnumbered
by Tydings' signs. However some Boy
Scouts were busy removing some OF
the Tydings' signs just in advance OF
the Presidents arrival.
Signs on Every Other Pole.
These Crisfield Scouts may have been
doing their daily good deed. but they
did not do a really good job because
virtually every other telegraph pole
for miles had Tydings sign displayed
from it.
The Lewis signs were not so large
and not as easily read but they were
printed with bright blue ink, = blue
nearly matching the color of Little
Davey's new felt hat.
At Marion, a short distance north
OF Crisf1eld, noted as q strawberry
shipping point. there was q good turn
out to wave as the President, with
Representative Lewis by his side in
the open car, passed through.
Princess Anne. also in the berry
country, really did itself proud with
large, waving and cheering crowd.
Things appeared to be picking up
from the invasion point of view, and
the President and Lewis seemed to like
it. Before this the greeting along
the way were reverent and dignified,
but not what might be desired in
political circles as rousing or en-
thusiastic.
The President did not take q direct
route to Denton, but circled around
SO as not to miss any of the principal
towns Of the Eastern Shore. The
roundabout journey suggested some
what . transforming expedition ex-
cept for the absence of oratory. Sails
bury was the only place besides
Denton in which Mr.. Roosevelt had
anything to say.
|. Gets Jolt At Snow Hill.
1t was in Snow Hill that the Presi-
dent and his gray-haired candidate
received jolt, but the jolt WAS in
the nature Of two banners stretched
across the main street. under which
the caravan had to pass, with inscrip-
tions making it plain that the Presi-
dent and Lewis were in the enemy's
country.
One Of these banners read Don't
Surrender to Outsiders" The other
read Keep the Free State Free"
The sting to these blunt greetings
was removed somewhat by another
banner reading Welcome, Mr.. Presi-
dent"
As President Roosevelt and his
party Travelled through this so-called
enemy country Of the Eastern Shore.
from Crisf1eld on the bay to Denton,
he appeared not in the least disturbed
or daunted by the rather apathetic
reception he received as he sped
through southern Maryland yesterday.
There was noticeably small gath
ering OF people along the more than
SO miles covered by Mr.. Roosevelt
and his caravan on his ride from the
White House to Morgantown on the
Potomac, where after making a brief
but significant speech, he boarded the
Presidential Yacht Potomac for the
trip to Crisfield.
In the middle of a large field .
short distance out of Morgantown,
about 1000 persons stood yesterday
under blistering sun to hear the
President urge construction OF
1850 900 bridge between q point near
Morgantown across the river to Dahl
gren. Va, which project he advocated
primarily in the interest of national
defense.
The Presidents failure to mention
Representative Lewis who was
member of his party, and who was
standing near as he spoke from his
automobile, cause considerable COM
ment. But associates Of the Pres
ident believe his failure to mention
Lewis was due to the Sabbath, and
his desire not to deal with politics
on such = day. He said he made the
trip to Morgantown on Sunday be-
cause II think Sunday Is 4 good day
to try to do something for ones
neighbors. He was referring to the
bridge possibilities.
There were some in the audience,
however, who seemed disappointed at
not hearing Lewis name mentioned.
Others expressed the opinion that
the President was saving his ammu-
milton for his address 1t Denton to-
day.
Certainly the President had no rea-