The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-26
WILL HAVE HOT SPRINGS IN GUIDED IN HIS NEXT TIMER
 ARY FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
Crowds Going to Benton to Greet Ma tioPs Chief Executive Was Big
 Event for city's Future.

Hot Springs again without paying a visit of at least several days to this most interesting of all the govern ment's reservations.
 This expression is authorized from those who had the honor and the pleasure of being one of the presi- dents guests after the presidential hain had passed through Benton, where Hot Springs folks waved an en- thusiastic welcome to the smiling president late SuDda yevening.
 The importance of visiting this re- sort had not been properly brought before MT Taft In the arrangement of his itinerary, but most of the peo- pie he met between the border on the southwest and northeast we're Hot Springs enthusiasts, and they talked much of the value of this resort.
 So overwhelmingly fn the majority were the Hot Springs forces at Ben- ton that the greeting was almost like one from Hot Springs, and this fact also served to impress Mir. Taft fay cFably.
 In the hurry-up of a quickly arrang. ed itinerary like that Mir Taft is following there is little time for speechmaluing at every point, but at Benton the president had time to meet some of the committees and to say a few words to these gathered | about ahe rear car of his train. His personal impression is an en. dorsement for pronapt attention for one expects a pleasing word after that pleasing smile Mir Taft was poor of voice because of the heavy strain l that has been made on it recently, and had to exert care, but after be. .ag presented formally by Senator l Clarke he said.
 Ladies and Gentlemen:
 The senator, MT. Clarke, promised me to explain to you, but he forgot 1t. that left my voice in Texas The fact is that though I had lost it en- sirely until tie cordislity and enthus. iasm of the welcome developed it. am greatly indebted to Senator Clarke and your distinguished governor and to other prominent citizens of your state for having met me at the state line at Texalkana and honpred me by their company through the state, and roneotfs views about the people of Ar. kansas they have been removed by their presence today in such numbers and by the explanations that ] have had from their representatives who are with me. Everything concerning Arkansas has been in the superlative. The truth is I am coming again in or, der to verify the statements that have been made to me. ana nothing but tue good character Of the gentlemen who have made them would--shail say lead me to believe them.
 1 But, testing aside. my dear friends, am deeply touched by this welcome, am Republican and most of you are Democrats, but you are receiving me as the president of the United States, and 1 am speaking to you as loyal American citizens whom I love.
 Amid the cheers of the crowd, which was very enthusiastic. the pres dents train left for Little Rock. l The members of the reception com. mittee were as follows:
 | H. L. Remmel, Captain w. G. Akers, J. D. Arnold John w. Blackwood, l |. s. BEatton, R. C. Bright, George R. Brown, United States Senator James P. Clarke, Morris M Cohn. Guy W. Caron, General Powell Clayton (Eu- reka Springs). H. K Cochran, W. w. Dickinson, Colonel u A. A. Deane, Governor George W Donaghey. w. P. Field. John Fletcher. General B. w. Green, Ad Hamberg, J c. Hollenbeck j. N Heiskell. ] F. Harrod. A. NJ. , Heiseman D, A Hegarty, B P. Kidd, , c. j. Kramer Thomas Lafferty, L. n
 Leigh, Gus Lyons, w E. Lemon, w. S. Mitchell. John +. Martin, Harry H Meyers tHot Springs). w. c. Nor. man, P J. O'Brien George W. Rogers, Judge F. R. Ratteuree, E. T. Reaves. Walter F Reischardt Dr. O. P. Rob- : inson, Fred Roesner. George B. Rose c. N. Xix (IIct Springs), Harry M Ramey. A C. Remmel c. F. Smith : Judge Jaocs Trieber. \ w. Tucker w G Whipple Frei ericlS IIotze clsudius Jones. w sI Holt, T. P,
 Murrey