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Show VILLAGE CHEERS 1 FOR ROOSEVELT Vice Presidential Nominee Is Greatly Moved By Loyal Greetings at Home. IIVHF PARS, N. V. July 14. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic vice presidential nominee was given a noisy and affectionate greeting l his townspeople here yesterdny. upon his arrival from San Francisco Democrats Dem-ocrats and Republicans Joined in the welcome Mr, Roosevelt informed bis neighbors neigh-bors that the ceremonies attending his official notification of the nomination would be he'd here the first week In August. The date win be determined at a meeting of Democratic lenders In Dayton, i 'hio, e-irlv next week. i he nominee arrived here shortly uftrr .. p in. and was met by a reception recep-tion oinrnliteo Which consisted of I Mayor R, F Butts, pi Poughkecpsle, and other lending citizens. Mi Koosevclt and members of his party were taken tn automobiles to "BprlngWOod," the Koosevclt home, where Milage band and several hundred hun-dred villayeiK wi-iu waiting. After greeting his mother, Mrs. I James FtOOSOveil, he was led to thej from veranda by former Stat? Senator Sena-tor Thomas Newbold, who presented I J him with tin brief introduction: Hen 'a your boy." "NeighbOra l am more moved by j this than by anything else In my life, declared Mr. HoOsevelt. "1 am more I moved than I was in San Fruncloco, Where the unexpected happened. Andi j the unexpected did happen at the last) minute. "I Was sent from the floor of the convention to meet a man under the I speakel s platform. The man u'hom 1 was supposed to meet was not there. Some one niihed up to me and ynld I They are nominating ou.' i replied j '. 'Quit your kidding.' No one was more; '.surprised than 1 was to get the vice I presidential nomination." There Is one thine that I want to j tell you." he added, and that la thru , the national Democratic convention, was run in the open. All my Hie l( have tried to do things In the open. Where every one could see and nothing noth-ing v.us concealed. That was the spirit ! of the convention and I hope that will j be the spirit of the campaign. I hope . thai there will be no mud slinging and! I thai the issues will be presented fully, clearly and hnnently " o,i ' |