The Washington times., 1909-11-05
TAFT IS MERRY
WITH GEORGIANS
Full of Smiles and Jokes
at Savannah Ban
quet.
FINDS BOOSTERS
FOR SECOND TERM
Compliment Pleases Him-Is To-
day Inspecting Famous
Southern City.

SAVANNAH. Ga, Nov 5.-PTeSident
Taft is enjoying himself inspecting the
sights OF Savannah today and his smile
is considerably broader than usual, and
all because this Democratic city last
night launched a boom for a second
term for the Ohio statesman.
It all happened at the banquet given
the President by the citizens Of Savan-
nah, which lasted so long that it was
o'clock this morning before Mr.. Taft
spoke.
After cOmplimenting tbe city and the
army and navy the President declared
the Panama Canal was his especial pride
OF all public improvements. And I Sc
lected J. NJ Dickinson to be my Secre-
tary Of War because I wanted a steam
engine in breeches to see II I couldn't
get the canal finished before my term
as President ends"
We wiz give you smother term!'
-Four years more for Biur' went up
united yell from the banqueters.
President Is Humorous.
The President stopped and laughed
heartily In reply 10 that" he finally
said. 'T'-stin chuckling-"I make two
remarks: a bird in the hand is worth
two in the bush,' and the other is that
good VIII from the residents Of the Dis
trict of Columbia who have no vote
while you" and here it was the turn
OF the audience TO chuekle as il remem-
bered that the vote OF Georgia was
counted for William J. Bryan
President Taft then explained that the
japanese are great race, inasmuch as
there are q few American expressions
that they like. In fact. he declared that
the Mikado can say How fully as
well as an exalted ruler of the EIks at
II O'Clock at night.
On my way back from the Philip
pines" said the President, ito accent
the position OF Secretary OF War. I was
the guest Of the Emperor of Japan. and
he was good enough TO entertain me at
Ie iisa together with a number Of
military and naval dignitaries Il was
just on the eve of the Observation-Disclosures
var ana TO my surprise / heard after
the champagne had been brought on. d
n .t1nll,. OF expressions, one Of which
How followed by that part of the
ceremony that makes the expression in
teresting made a hit with me II came
from Count KOdama, chief Of star Of
the japanese army in the war.
Let II On Secret.
TT seemed TO have a CONTAGIOUS ef-
feet because il passed from mouth 10
mouth OF mostly military men at the
table until 1t reached the Emperor. who
Joined In the spirit OF Il. I found that
II had been communicated TO Count
kodama in the Island Of Formosa, when
he was entertaining the military attaehe
Of America, a colonel Of engineers. who
let him into the secret"
The President then showed himself
a thiTty-third degree baII-fan by praisirg
Ty Cobb. the prize package Of Southern
baseball
Georgia peaches are beautiful" de-
clared the Chief Executive, and 1 also
know the colloquial name Of gentle
man who figures much more LARGELY in
Georgia than the President of the United
States-our friend, our hero. Tv Cobb
l saw a public statement that he has
been the victim Of a damnable con-
spiracy- ] haven't seen the result. but
] hope that the bar Of Georgia will r7lsh
20 his defense, and by using the writ Of
l-t5eas corpus, II none other is available
store him 70 the people that he loves
md love him"