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Show flalf Minnie Required to Mark It Cheered Enthusiastically by Crowd as He Emerged From Booth. Beached Tfls Homo at 9:41 O'clock, and Immediately Drove to Polling Place. OYSTER BAY, L. L, Nov. S. President Presi-dent Roo8ovelt and hln party arrived here at 9:41 ai m. today on a special train from Long Island City. The President Pres-ident was driven directly from the station sta-tion In tho carriage of Mrs. J. West Roosevelt to the polling place In thc Fifth precinct of Oyster Bay. There he cast his ballot. No. 164. Casts His Ballot. Tho President was received with enthusiasm en-thusiasm by an Immense crowd. He sprang- briskly from the carriage, entering- the polling place and shaking- hands with tho election judges. He was given his ballot and retired immediately to one of the booths, remaining In it scarcoly more than half a minute. As ho camo out and handed his ballot to the presiding Judge a photograph was taken. As he turned away from thc ballot box he was cordially greeted by many old friends and acquaintances who had gathered to sec him. Descending Descend-ing the stairs he entered the carriage with Mrs. J, West Roosevelt and went for a drive. As he drove away the crowd cheered him enthusiastically. Given Cordial Reception. The President's reception at the station sta-tion was notably cordial. The station building had been decorated with flags and bunting and a crowd of Eeveral hundred persons had assembled to greet him. lie was received with cheers and the waving of flags as he left his car. Joined by Friends. At Long Island City the President was Joined by several friends, among them being F. C. Travers, W. Emlen Roosevelt and his daughter, Miss Christine Chris-tine Roosevelt, and Alexander Russell, Jr. At Richmond Hill Jacob RIIh boarded board-ed the train and came to Oyster Bay with him. At Jamaica W. J. Youngs, United Stales District Attorney for the Southern District of New York, also Joined the parly. Fairbanks Strikes Wrong Booth. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. S. When Senator Sena-tor Fairbanks went to tho polling booth he was accompanied by hlB two Bons, Richard and Frederick. The Senator wont to tho wrong booth and was directed to hlB own precinct voting place. He was in the booth one minute and twenty seconds. As ho loft tho polling placo Senator Bevcrldgo came up to vote. PRESIDENT AT WHITE HOUSE. Roosevelt Arrived in Washington at 6:16 O'Olock Last Evening. WASHINGTON, Nov. S. President Roo30vclt and his party, who went to Oyster Bay laBt night to vote, returned to Washington at C-1G o'clock this evening. even-ing. Accompanied by Capt. William S. Cowles, ho Immediately entered a carriage car-riage at tho station and was driven to tho White House. Tho President's private car was attached to tho rear of a regular Pennsylvania rallrond train which was loaded with passengers, many of them who, llko tho Chief Executive, had been to their homes to cast their ballots for tholr favorite candidates. It took only a mlnuto for thc President to alight from his car after tho train camo to a stop and, with Secretary Loeb, he' hurried out of tho station and left by a sldo door for his carriage. Ho cordially acknowledged the greetings of the spectators specta-tors who had gathered, and of tho unusually unusu-ally largo detail of policemen and detectives detec-tives who had been sont there to seo that no harm befell him. His exit by tho sldo door was a disappointment to a large crowd who had waited In tho station to get a gllmpso of him. Accompanying tho President from Oyster Bay to Washington was Mr. E. E. Merrltt, a neighbor who hag been acquainted ac-quainted with him for a long time and who will be a guest at tho White House. Capt. Cowles had voted at his homo in Connecticut and Joined tho Presidential party at Jersey City. Tho President's trip from Oyster Bay to Washington was comparatively com-paratively uneventful. Mr. Roosevelt spent his timo chatting with thoso about him and reading. At Trenton, where tho train made a brlof stop, a considerable crowd had gathered and thoro were loud cheers for the Presldont. Tho latter was at luncheon at tho time, but, In responso to tho demands of tho people, ho camo out on tho platform and, In a few words, acknowledged their greetings and thanked them for their well wishes. At West Philadelphia, also, thero woro a number I of peoplo for whose greotlngs thc Presl-1 Presl-1 dent bowed his thanks. |