The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
CAPT. BUTT PROTESTS
Attached Themselves to Special
Before Daylight.
President Accepted Prolonged Hos
pitality smilingIy - Promises TO
Aid in Admission TO Statehood.
Would Prevent Repetition of okla
hOma's Adoption Of Constitution
on for the Grand Canyon.

Prescott, Ark. Oct 1s.-AriEona tried
her hand to-day at imposing on the Pres
ident's good nature. and. like CALIFORNIA;
she got away with It. The President was
scheduled 70 arrive e. Phoenix at Il
o'clock and remain there an hour. Ari-
zona felt that time wasn't long enough
for the President 10 entertain the entire
town. so they protested 10 Secretary Car
penter at washington The secretary de-
clined to alter the schedule. and the Ari-
zonans. with the assistance OF the off,
clals Of the Southern Pacific Railroad,
took matters IN their own hands
Gov. Sloan Blamed.
The Southern Pacific people say Gov.
Sloan ordered them to run the train
ahead OF it's scheduls into Phoenix At
any rate they hauled the President over
the Arizona desert at a clip that filed
his car with dust cloud and landed him
in Phoenix Just two hours ahead Of his
schedule. That meant two hours Of Taft
instead OF one for Phoenix
The governor. most OF the other Terri
tory officials, and Phoenix local COM
mittee attached themselves TO the Taft
train before daylight, but none OF the
( Presidents representatives on the train
knew OF a change IN the schedule until
/ the train was within & few miles OF
I Phoenix.
Then Capt Butt wanted TO know II the
! governor or 4 President was running
T, the train, ar ls Southern Pacific men
seemed unc Capt. Butt then laid
down the the railroad managers
should Z iers from nobody bur
the Pr sentative.
J ART rot even take Car
4 recf York railroad man,
Il W Presidential srain,
AZ They were IN such
U lpped or Z car with
n ~ N It without notifying
y him, after Phoenix had the
Presto >ly in her grasp for e stay
! offered l. I'd a special engine TO pick up
the things that were left II was time.
not money, that Phoenix priced,
Accepted Prolonged Hospitality.
The President however. accepted Phoe-
nix's prolonged hospitality smilingly. as
most other things that have been I'm
posed upon him. His good nature IS a
marvel 20 those who are travelling with
him. His eyes were still sore from his
experience yesterday in Southern Califor-
MAS ffty-mlle dust cloud. but he climbed
into one Of the Phoenix automobiles. and.
Ike a martyr. threw himself upon the
tmercies Of local committees.
They hurried HIM first 10 the capitol
where the President had the pleasure OF
meeting each Of the committeeman. Then
they jumped him TO a park mile away.
There the President promised 10 do
everything IN his power TO have Arizona
admitted TO Statehood, and incidentally
gave the ArizOnans some good advice
about drawing up their constitution.
From the Presidents Phoenix speech
and from the speech he made here to-
night Il was apparent that the chief pur-
; pose Of his visit TO Arizona, and later
, to New Mexico, is TO prevent the people
OF these Territories from following in the
footsteps OF Oklahoma IN the matter OF
adopting constitutions. The President
feels keenly on the subject OF the Okla
homa constitution. He characterized It
hin the last campaign as an embodiment
OF Bryan's ideas.
The President was here only little
/ more than an hour. but he received a
cordial welcome.
Headed for Canyon.
Leaving this city he headed for the
grand canyon Of Arizona. He will arrive
there before daylight in the morning, and
viii be I'D 10 witness the glorious sight
OF the rising sun chasing the shadows
from the great canyon The President
viii spend the entire day at the canyon
He viii not 80 down into the canyon.
but will take a long trip along the rim.
Postmaster General Hitchcock win be
with the President tomorrow, and VIII
: continue on the train as his guest until
he reaches El Paso. Mr.. Hitchcock Joined
{ the Presidential party at Phoenix