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PORTLAND. OREGON. THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1003.
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Men of All Political Beliefs Gather to
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Oregon welcomed President
Roosevelt-today. 'From the time
he- .passed : the- Oregon and Cali
fornia line until his arrival at the
outskirts of Portland he was
greeted by crowds of enthusiastic
people. There was no taint of pol
itics In the receptions he received;
they were the sincere bestowal of
honor upon a man who Is the-rep
resentatlve of 70,000,000 of Amer
icans. . The school children were
In the majority among those who
cheered the President ' when the
' train stopped at the Portland su-
burbs.. Thousands of them gatht
ered With small American flags
and in them the Presldont cvinoed.
a moat lively interest
Long before the hour set for the,
parade In- Portland crowds com
menced to gather along the line, of
inarch. The electric car lines
from the outside towns brought
carload after carload of happy hu
manity and the streets soon filled
uncomfortably. The city - had
caused the streets over which the
President was to ride to be care
fully cleaned and the police officers
were at hand to keep order among
; the crowds.
At he Union depot a big crowd.
struggled to get ciose to tne aepot
entrance , that they might get a
glimpse of "Teddy." The awards
and police had their hands full
and the secret service men and
detectives mingled with the people
and kept sharp eye on suspicious
characters. The arrangements'
were perfect for protecting the
President and the police deserve
credit for the excellent manner in
which-they handled the over-curious
people. . . j
At Oregon City , an. Immense
throng awaited the coming of the
President's .special. . All of the
mill hands and employes of the big
factories were relieved from duty
tnat tney migntiave a chance to
see the country's Chief Executive,
n fact au along the railroad from
Ashland to Portland the Orearon
people hurried to the stations to,
give a geniune' Oregon welcome to
the fearless rough rider who won
hard fights .In Cuba and who the
American people have seen fit to
.place at the head of our glorious
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FIRST GREETING TO:
THE CITY'S GUEST
save for a flag, which was draped, over
the back, trailing gracefully as the ve
hicle advanced. - Th horses were with
but decoration.
Under command of Captain Kenly, 80
mounted soldiers of the Eighth Battery,
United States Artillery, were drawn up
at the right of the depot entrance, and
when the President's carriage emerged
through 'the archway, at- the . sharp
word of command, four score sabres
swept; In the graceful segment of
circle and paused at the salute, while
four brasen bugles roared forth the
musical cadence of ' the "President's
March"- the first time that march was
ever heard in Portland.
: -Then the Uaroh Began.
There was an instant'sf'pause as the
troopers returned their sabres to the
carry" and marched "platoons right"
Into their position before the carriage.
Then the Spanish-American War . Vet-
Senator Mitchell, accompanied by
Judge Bellinger, chairman of the com-'
to it tee on reception,' and Mayor Will
lams, of the. City of Portland, entered
the President s private cas immediate
ly upon the train coming to a stand- erans, massed aV short "distance farther
stllU inside the station yards. After up Sixth street, broke Into column and,
ehjffing Mr. Roosevelt s hand 'Senator headed bv Grand Marshal 'Beebe and his
tcneu presentea juage aemnger, who staff, the great parade got under way,
turn introduced Mayor Williams, the Marching In column of twos on either
latt.. .ntln am na.aAn.l ABnn.l '.A (ho I , . . , , - . . , . , . . , Z .
"'"ue w ,awv. v, "i" tiae di isa xreBiaeniiax carriuga were
Exeoutlve. Governor Chamberlain; Seri- the Grand Army of the Republic and
fitor Fulton, senator Ankeny ana jwar-1 the Loyal Legion, honorary ; escort,, to
vey w. hcow were aiao or tne party, i the leader Of a nation they "had fought
Nine carriages for use of the Presl-1 to ; save. As I the carriage " containing
t dent .and - his guests mid members of I jir. Roosevelt moved forward and mado
the- reception .committee v had : been room 30 vehicles that had been drawn
. drawn up lnsidV the depot lnclosure up in the circle before the depot fell
i and these werrentered as soon as brief jnto their places. Other sections of the
greetings had been spoken, The stay I parade that had been : waiting In ' the
of President Roosevelt was to be short positions assigned them since 1 o'clock,
In Portland and each one of those-who took up the cadence almost without a
met him remembered that the great I hitch and soon the pageant stretched
man was visiting the people and that along Sixth street or. coiled and wound
Individual wishes and preferences must like a great, . gaudy harmless serpent
not stand In the way of the right of the about the buildings and blocks that go
.public to see its chief., - , - Ito make up the main business section
. Decorated With flowers. of Portland.
The leading carriage, reserved fait the I " . . People Basked the Walks.
President Secretary Loeb, Mayor Will- Thousands of people banked thiT walks
lams and Governor Chamberlain, was and cheered In ever Increasing volume
decorated with' a profusion . of . flowers as the kaleidoscope of the grand proces-
, that surpassed any float every' before sion swept past, presenting, new and
; exhibited ,m Portland. No particular I novel features with every step.
- design- was followed In the formation I 1 Far in advance police outriders warn-
ef this work of art, but every flower edvehiclfts from the. path way of the
y known to Oregon was there to be found president, stopped street cars and beat
; offering Its beauty and Its sweet In- back the curious to their places on the
cense In homage to the great walk. Then came a' squad of mounted
The other carriages were unadorned I police and platoon of blue-clad, brass
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Ashland, Medford, Roseburg, Eugenev
Jefferson; Albany, Oakland,
"-Salem, Grants pass.
bound guardians of the municipal peace,
marching In close formation. .Captain
J. M. Moore was In charge, of the police
precautions and marched at the head
of the foot detachment.
Following the police General Charles
F. Beebe, Grand - Marshal In charge of
the parade, accompanied by his staff,
took up position. He had as his. as
sistants in parade direction, Lieutenant
Colonel G. T. Willett Major V. J.
Moore, Major J. Mcl. Wood, Major R. 8.
Greenleaf, Major C. E. Roblln, Major
F. 8. Bennett, Captain F. F. Freeman
and Captain T. T. Strain. Aides hur
ried in a continuous stream up and
down the line transmitting the orders
of their leaders and there was not a
possible difficulty or delay that had not
been anticipated ' and forestalled
through the vigilance of General Bee
be and his careful attention to details
and the making of provisions in ad
vance. - -
Brown's Military Band was the first
musical organisation in line, heading
the Spanish-American War Veterans,
soldiers who had participated in a war
that had made famous the man they
how turned out to honor. The heroes
from, the Philippines were under com
mand ; of General Owen Summers,
formerly Colonel of the Second Oregon
Regiment of United States Volunteers.
They carried their battle flags ' with
them .and made a most creditable show
ing as they swung along the avenue
keeping step with music, the martial
strains of which had urged them for
ward in more stirring and strenuous
times, in another climate and another
land.
The carriage section of the parade
was made up of the following: ' "
.First carriage The President Secre
tary Loeb, Mayor Geo. H. Williams,
Governor Geo. EL Chamberlain.
Second carriage M. C. Letts, three
Secret Service men. " ' "
Third carriage Assistant ' Secretary
Barnes, Surgeon General Rlxey, Sena
tor John H. Mitchell. If. .W. Scott
Fourth- "carriage N;- P. Webster, J.
TRIBUTE
. PEOPLE
State Officials Greet' the
President at the
y-t Capital.
Thousands Throng the
Streets of Salem to
Give Welcome.
Ceremonies Carried Out the Character
of Whjch Were Grand -Roosevelt
and the Children,
PRESIDENTS; TRIP
THROUGH OREGON
Ashland At :45 o'clock yester
day afternoon, the President's
"special train dropped down the
Siskiyou and Into, this city. The '
occasion was an evnt which will
remain long in-the. memory of the
people who . had gathered t greet
the Chief Executive An. .ovation
to hint, a heartfelt response and
President Roosevelt continued his
Journey . northward. . -, ... ,
Medford Two thousand people
gathered at the depot at 7:90
o'clock last nrght to cheer Presi
dent Roosevelt as his train slow
ed down as the town was reached.
The President appeared on the
platform , of his special car and
bowed acknowledgments to the
hearty greeting of the- great
crowd. . . . . ,: , ;
Oraata Pass In ' darkness the
Presidential train rolled through
the station-here at o'clock last
night Great crowds had gather
ed and with bands of musio play
ing national airs, a wild cheer
went un. as Mr.. Roosevelt sd-
car and signalled . a greeting to
the people. ,
Bosetmrg Although it was
nearly S o'clock this morning
when the special train bearing
President Roosevelt and his party
passed through this city, a great
crowd had gathered at the station
to cheer him on his Journey north.
Several secret 'service men were
on the platforms of the train, and
as the cars slowed their pace the
crowd was , informed that the1
President was asleep - and could
not appear. , Loud cheering fol
lowed the train as it disappeared
in the darkness,
Eugene As early aa I o'clock
this morning a thousand people
had assembled at the depot to
greet the President,, who it was .
understood would speak for a few
minutes from the train. It was
6:15 when the special came -into
tho statlo. Mr. Roosevelt was
given a tremendous cheer, as the
train failed to stop and vanished
in the;' storm. ' .-:' -:,'.;."-
. Junction : City The ' President
and his distinguished party ar
rived, here . at 6:50 o'clock this .
morning. A wait, was made for
the engine's taking water. Three
thousand people had gathered at
the station and cheered again and
again for the Chief Executive of
the nation to appear.',. Looking
bright and "cheerful Mr.1 Roosevelt '
greeted the immense crowd from
fthe .platform tf his car.
' Albany At 8 o'clock this more- '
ing the ; President and his party' '
came Into the : station here and
were welcomed by the , biggest
crowd that has ever appeared' at
the depot in its history. The
train slowed up for a moment
though long enough for the people
to catch a glimpse, of the Presi
dent of the United States as ho
appeared-n the back platform of
the Elyslan : and cried "Good
morning,' good morning.";:;;iiSft '
"' elferson-i-The sun was shining
brightly this morning after, a
night of rain, and at. :30 o'clock
the -special 'train carrying Presi
dent Roosevelt stopped at the lit
tle station. A-:thou8and - people
had gathered, and through the din
of cheering the President appear
ed on the platform of his car and
smilingly waved back , the greet
ings. Dispatches were filed here
by press members of the party.
Salem An immense ovatio
was given President Rooseve
and his party here "today.
event SO greas mm ocurrea, iv
this city since us i(u
Good- cheer and happy peyr jtgt.
mained after Jur. itoosf v
at a little after noon toda
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day, and the crowds grr - , , .
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