Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1910 — PRESIDENT AT NEWARK, N. J. [ARTICLE]

PRESIDENT AT NEWARK, N. J.

Taft la Given Royal Reception by Jersey School Children. Newark, N. J., gave President Taft • most vociferous welcome. The city was decorated in gala attire, flags* bunting, red, white and blue electriq lights swung in incandescent splendor over the heads of all the multitude who had assembled to do the chief executive honbr. It was “Taft Day." From the time the presidential automobile swung into Harrison avenue In the suburbs, to the time it stopped before the house of Gov. Murphy It was escorted by several hundred wildly enthusiastic boys, and a convoy of automobiles containing state notables. From the Harrison school to Gov. Murphy’s tl.e journey was through the biggest crowd probably that the presMent has seen for many months. At the Murphy house Senators Kean and Briggs, Gov. Fort, Representatives Parker and Loudenslager and several other Jersey statesmen were waiting. The president had to out the reception short, however, for he was almost an hour late. The president made two automobile excursions. The president lunched at his brother’s home. With the First cavalry troop N. J. N. G. as an escort, Mr. Taft started for the banquet from Gov. Murphy’s house In Newark. Chief of Police Corbitt led the procession In an open carriage at the head of the mounted guard. The first troops followed and behind them was the president In an Open barouche, who stood up, waving Ms silk bat to the people along the route. At the auditoriuhm a reception and banquet was held.

It was the first presidential visit to this city since President Grant, forty years ago, who attended the opening ofthe Industrial Exhibition here.