Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-09-09 | Page 2 | Roosevelt Talks to Tennesseeans in Rain

ROOSEVELT TALKS TO TENNE IN RAIN KNOXVILLE Tenn Sept 9 The Th The Presidents President's Pres- Pres Ident's train reached l Cleveland eland on Its wa way I to this cSt city at nt 2 O. O The President and party arty were on the rear platform and a bevy ovy of at girls from Crom Centenary female col- col leEc presented a handsome bouquet of at lowers Jowers The Tho President made a brief ad nd- nd dress th thanking them for tor the gift Ho was wag greeted b bj by about Y I j people I Athens was wis vs reached at nt a short stop being made and where the t party was as greeted b In u IL lare crowd At where here a n stop wan wall mido mado for Cor water the President for the first since he hn started ou out t or on his Southern trip shook hands hand with those about his car It j has been his custom to refrain from handshaking handshaking handI hand- hand I I shaking but when a man roan in tho the d 1 i asked him to shako hand hanO the President I I Isaid said said- Well this Is a CL small d cro nd I will shake your hands hundt He lie told the tho peo- peo pie ile h ho he had been over O the of and said paid If It a t man were halt half haltan hairan an American ho he could not help bec becoming a better citizen after aCter such a trip President Roosevelt v lt braved the elements clements late this afternoon and In defiance denance of oC a hard rainstorm was sae driven through streets lined with reo people lo to u a stand standI on Main street nor nearly a mile from tho the depot denot where ho spoke to People eople who stood In a drenching rain I Tho iho ho Presidential Party part arrIved at 5 w o'clock and a large reception committee was the tho met Sixth by b band and a battalion ot of militia Alter After the tho President had stated that ho could stand the storm to co the tho people it If the people could stand It to see eo him carriages ee Were taken and by the tho troops the procession mo cIl up the tho amiri business street to the speakers speaker's erected In front of ot the Women's stand build build- lag C All All along the lino IIno of ot ident stood with bared head march tho the Pres- Pres i tho cheering bowing to throng I Introduced b by Con Congress an Henry n. n Gibson ot of this district ns as a 11 man who combined all ull tho sterling traits ot of character char char- acter of oC Andrew J Johnson JOhnson Andr w jack and James son ROn Knox i lolk elk President thanked d the people for tor coming out itt In such Ruch weather lie He the earl early history of oC Tennessee briefly on