The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-30
TAFT GREETED
in NORTHWEST
President Is Now in
Seattle.
WILL VISIT THE EXPOSITION
Entertained at Club by Mrs.
Eallinger.
viii start Soon On Trip to Los An
xeies and Thence Will Turn
Face to the Ris-
WILL VISIT THE EXPOSITION

Seattle, WASH, Sept. 2s.-President
Taft reached the Pacific Coast to-
night, just two weeks after his start
from Boston.
When he leaves Seattle for Tacoma
Friday afternoon, and leaves that city
at midnight. his course will be south
until Los Angeles Is reached and then
comes the turn once more to face the
rising sun.
The President and his party were
met at the union station here on their
arrival at Sis o'clock by q reception
committee of two dozen members.
Tho visitors and the reception COM
uaittee entered automobiles and pre-
ceded by a troop of mounted police,
proceeded to the Rainier Club. where
a reception in honor of sthe President
was given by Mrs. Richard A. Ballfn-
ger. wife of the Secretary of the In
terror.
After half an hour at the club, the
President and his escort went to the
Hotel Washington, which will be the
home of the visitors until their de-
parture for Tacoma Friday after
noon.
A great throng waited for the Pres
tdent at the station and along the
brilliantly lighted streets through
which he passed and there was cheer
ing at every point on the way.
The visit to the Alaska Yukon Pa
cific Exposition will begin at $3.50 q
N. tomorrow. and Mr.. taft first will
tour the grounds. After luncheon he
will make an address in the Natural
Ampitheatre. The President also will
speak at banquet at the exposition
grounds during the evening, SO his en-.
tire day viii be devoted to the fair.
The President on his way to Seat
tie passed through another section
which displayed its marveis In the
way of fruit raising. AT North Yak
ina, where he passed the entire fore
noon, the President saw one of the
oldest irrigated fruit districts in the
par West. The great yield OF apples.
especially attracted his attention
The President met an old Cincinnati
sweetheart at North Yakima. She IL
Mrs, Betty Hodges. formerly Miss
Betty Evans, and Mr. Taft was hes
man at her wedding The President
told Of the meeting in the course OF
hts speech. ~
In his Yakima address, the Presi.
dent also took occasion to pay a tri-
butte to Senator Wesley L. Jones, OF
Washington. who Joined $the party at
Spokane yesterday.
Governor Hay of Washington, IN in
trouucinh the PRESIDENT. declared that
It was through him that the Pacific
Coast had recognition In the national
cabinet and for vice president In sHI2
he placed In nomination Wesley Jones.
In nominating Senator Jones for y
place on the ticket" said the Preai-
dent, Il do not see why Governor HAY
should not name him for the presiiien.
cy for you arc not in the habit OF
taking back seat out here You on
~ want the best. Wherever YOU put
Senator Jones. he can be counted m
to do tho right thing at the right
time, and that, too, without any bra ss
band or fireworks to tell that he IA
doing 1t. II you nominate him for ,ho
presidency. I shall be glad to go he.
FORE the country and testify to nv
own knowledge of his worth and abii.
n.y. as i am doing here. I Thought T
would go the Governor ona bettsr 80
I think / have" "'1