| Show L AS to TOWN roosevelt makes final visit as president to vote for taft oyster day bay N noy oy 3 on what in all probability will wi I 1 be his last trip to his home he holds the office of president of tho the united states theodore roosevelt today returned to this little village to cast his vote for W H taft as his hie act in support of his baim personal friend with him came mrs airs roosevelt who desired to see her eldest son theodore jr cost cast his first ballot young Roose roosevelt who became of age during the summer journeyed from Thomp thompsonville sonville cozin comm whore where ho he is learning the carpet making business to be with his father when se ie voted in the presidents party also came his secretary wm loeb jr aej several of the white house executive staff who leave lave a voting residence in oyster bay A large crowd vias as on hand band at tha station to welcome home the president and tey surged forward the train pulled in eager to grasp his h I 1 and band knowing it probably woul would d be the last time they might chake hands with a president of the country co antry voting as a resident of their village Il lage following their usual custom they formed in line and passed before the president wio shook hands with evey ey one some of the villagers knowing the presidents love of flowers presented him with bouquets As aa ho he drove away to the business part of town and the polling place the crowd applauded the nes resident ident responded by waving his nat enthusiastically ti mrs roosevelt drove to the family home at sagamore Sag amoro hill it was a hi wien lio lie president and his son eon appeared at the polling place in sleets hall ile he shook hands with everybody at the polls and then walked up joaie tabled table the ballot clerk announced theodore Theodo ic roosevelt Roo ballot no the president remained in the booth one minute and when lie emerged carefully watched the clerk deposit the paper in the ballot box tho the president then walked outside tho the railing and chattel chatted with bystanders theodore roosevelt jr wat handed ballot no by the election clerk ho he took twice as long as hla his father to make it arjen he had depo deposited his bis ballot the president greeted him smilingly anil and patted him on OIL the is after secretary laeb had voted the president and his son drove to sagamore hill |
