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On This Day: May 22 1903 President Roosevelt Hit The Campaign Trail In Chehalis WA
From HistoryLink.org:
Teddy Comes Callin'On May 22, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt hit the campaign trail in Washington, beginning with a speech in Chehalis from atop the McKinley Stump. The platform had been built in 1901 for President McKinley, who had to cancel his visit after his wife took ill. Not long afterward, McKinley was assassinated and Vice President Roosevelt ascended to the office.
Roosevelt's visit in 1903 was the first stop on a whirlwind tour. The next day in Seattle, he signed in as the inaugural guest at the Washington Hotel atop Denny Hill and visited Fort Lawton. Two days later he briefly visited North Yakima before heading off to Walla Walla, where he spoke at Whitman College.
From HistoryLink.org:
Teddy Comes Callin'On May 22, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt hit the campaign trail in Washington, beginning with a speech in Chehalis from atop the McKinley Stump. The platform had been built in 1901 for President McKinley, who had to cancel his visit after his wife took ill. Not long afterward, McKinley was assassinated and Vice President Roosevelt ascended to the office.
Roosevelt's visit in 1903 was the first stop on a whirlwind tour. The next day in Seattle, he signed in as the inaugural guest at the Washington Hotel atop Denny Hill and visited Fort Lawton. Two days later he briefly visited North Yakima before heading off to Walla Walla, where he spoke at Whitman College.
Kathryn Lister Founder NWN Blog
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