Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-11-06

| SAVANNAH, Ca. Nov. 5-President
Taft, up until nearly o'clock this morn
ing as a result OF an elaborate banquet
served In his honor last night at the Desoto
hotel, slept late today and delayed the
start of the program of sightseeing ar
ranged for his last day in Savannah by
nearly an, hour The president left at 2
o'clock this afternoon for Charleston.
The Gordon residence, where the presi-
ident stayed during his visit here, was
guarded throughout the night by de-
tachment Of police ard this morning while
| Mr.. Taft slept the tide of traffic was
turned down other thoroughfares. A crowd
/ of several thousand persons gathered as
near the residence as the police would
permit them, to catch glimpses of the chief
executive.
The river trip ended the president was
| taken for fast ride over the automobile
course where the Grand Prize races were
run last fall. The ride ended at Thunder
| bolt Casino, where luncheon was served.
On the way back to the station to take
the train for Charleston the president
passed before all the school children Of
the city.
Mr. Taft made a very happy speech at
! the banquet early this morning. He was
A
during his speech there were cries Of
second term" ana the old Cleveland yell
Of -four years more" The president said
he had the same friendly expressions from
another audience-in the District of CO.
lumbia.
'Therefore," he added. amid laughter.
I accept such demonstration as an evil
dence OF profound good fellowship and well
| come and appreciate It, and / pass over
the matter Of judgment and power"
The president made a great hit with his
audience by referring to "Ty' Cobb, the
famous batsmsn OF the Detroit American
league base ball team, as one Of the dis
tinguished citizens OF Georgia.
Lauds Army and Navy.
The president paid a tribute to the
United States army and navy and agreed
with Rear Admiral Sperry, who had re-
sponded to a toast to the navy, that there
was no act '1n the wonderfully useful
inspiring administration OF Theodore Roose-
welt to which we are more indebted than
the sending Of the sixteen battleships
around the world"
Referring to the Panama canal the presi-
dent repeated the promise he made before,
that 1t will be completed by January 1,
1915. The president said It took a strong
man to supervise the work as secretary
of war so he chose q southerner, Mr..
Dickinson, a man of wonderful ingenuity
and steam engine in breeches" 1t was
when the president said he hoped the
Panama canal could be hurried to com
petion during his term of office that the
cry of -four year more" came from the
banqueters.
"I don't wonder that every smile ! see
in Georgia is broader than when 1 was
here in January" said the president.
with 15-cent cotton you can be enthusi-
astic to the point Of exuberance and people
will understand why.
II cannot help feeling (perhaps my head
is little bit swelled and l am too prone
to that sort OF thing), there is some
thing personal in the reception l have re-
oeived in Georgia and In this city, and that
1t grows out Of my expressed wish to do
what little can as the chief magistrate
OF this nation to show to Georgia and her
sister southern states that in the admins
tration of the government at Washington,
she is as much part as the state Of Ohio"