Evening star., 1948-11-04
Crowds Turn Out
Along Train Route
ToCheer Victor
By Joseph A. Fox
Star Sfaff Correspondent

ABOARD TRUMAN TRAIN
Nov. 4.-President Truman was
coming back to the Capital to-
day, with a pledge to do his best
to live up to the platform of the
Democratic Party and the COM
mitments he made during the
campaign which ended in his
amazing victory over Gov. Dewey
Tuesday.
The Presidential Victory Special
left independence. the Truman
home, at 8 o'clock (CSTl, and is due
in Washington at II am. tomorrow
The President and his family
were accompanied by Mrs. Trumans
mother, Mrs. D. w. Wallace.
Crowd at Station.
The party was greeted by crowd
estimated at $50. He shook hands
with a number of old friends in
cluding Hurley Burgess, a railway
expressman who has known the
President for long time and him.
self been active in jackson County
politics.
Just before the train left. Mrs
Truman expressed concern over
whether the Truman cook, Vietta
Carr, was aboard. Told that she
was, Mrs. Truman smiled, as did the
President.
At Sedalia. the first stop, several
hundred persons gathered to greet
the President and he" came out on
the rear platform. i.
Cites Responsibility.
clubbing, I'm not hunting fo1
votes today" Mr.. Truman said that
his victory imposed a great re
sponsibility" on him. and that ne
hoped to be able to discharge it.
The President said it was espe-
cially gratifying that his own State
had given him a vote of confidence
Tuesday.
The people who know me best
had made up their minds that they
still wanted me to be president,
he said.
He expected to make other stops
during the day.
At jefferson City, thousands
iammed the rail yards from the
station platform to cheer the Little
Man from Independence" who won
election to the Presidency against
what the experts thought were i'm
possible odds.
Crowd Cheers and Waves.
The crowd started cheering and
waving even before the special train
came to stop to pick up water.
The President, grinning broadly
waved back from the rear platform.
There was no official estimate OF
the crowd, almost impossible te
count because it streamed along the
tracks, crowded a loading dock and
hung from nearby factory windows
But the tumult was almost deaf
ening.
The President told the crowd that
with election he had new and
greater responsibilities and he asked
for public help.
"Weu do her." roared spectator
with q louder voice than the rest.
The President disappeared inside
the train to greet Gov. Phil M Dom
nelly and other official visitors. Then
he returned to the platform and the
bowling crowd.
Mr.. Truman plans to remain at the
White House only until Sunday, then
fly to the naval base at Key West,
for a vacation of perhaps two weeks
He is making number of stops en-
route home and while no talks are
scheduled, he'll probably say some
thank yous."
Plans to Swim and Read.
He will take care of the customary
Office routine in Key West, but for
the most part expects to swim and
read in resting from the grinding
campaign that returned him to the
White House for another four years.
The Presidents pledge to carry
out the promises made in his 36-
State drive for votes was given last
night at a hastily-arranged demon
stration staged by thousands of his
jackson County friends and neigh
bors in independence.
Standing on the steps of the court
(See TRUMAN, Page A-3D