| Show PRESIDENT WOULD NOT MAKE SPEECH observes silence jn respect to the memory of late secretary hay july G the presidents train arrived here as a special from cleveland at p m exactly on schedule time and at nine left for the east as the second section of no 6 at this station quite a large crowd had gathered to greet the dent but no formal reception was given him after repeated calls tor a speech the president came to the rear platform and said my friends I 1 should not be expected to make a speech on this occasion as I 1 am returning from the funeral ot mr hay who was a friend of all the people and for whom I 1 had a deep affection fec tion president roosevelt passed the afternoon and evening after leaving cleveland in formal conferences with alq cabinet officers and friends on board his special train at p m tho train drew out of the union station at cleveland ran to Wh elock seventeen miles east of cleveland where it remained until when the trip to oyster bay was resumed during the run to wheelock and the arlet stay there luncheon was served tor the president having as his personal guests elihu root paul morton charles emory smith secretary shaw attorney general moody postmaster general cortelyou and dr fixle during the afternoon the president took up some important matters with the members of his cabinet individually the president talked earnestly with former secretary root who afis been almost constantly with him since he joined him in jersey city yesterday afternoon it Is yet too arly to make any announcement regarding the cessor ship to secretary hay but it is known that the subject was considered informally by the president today it is not unlikely the president may authorize a statement in the ansar future regarding the appointment but he has not indicate yet at least not tor publication li w 0 o his choice may be tor secretary of state aba trip from cleveland to this city was without notable incident at alliance ohio where the train stopped for five minutes to enable the engine to replenish its water supply the president appeared on the rear platform of and acknowledged the greeting of the people he said he could not make an address the members of the cabinet who are with the president will leave the special train at philadelphia at 7 tomorrow morning and return directly to washington the president will reach oyster bay at 11 a m tomorrow secretary left the party at cleveland to go to utoca N Y where he will join his wife and from there go to oakland california by way 0 the canadian pacific tor a short vacation |
