Evening journal., 1909-11-05
TAFT HAPPY
IN SAVANNAH
His Guests Start a Boom For
Him For a Second
Term
HOPES TEAT TY COBB WILL
GEE OUT OF TROUBLE

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
SAVANNAH. Ga. Nov President
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 boom for
second term for the Ohio statesman.
Il ali happened at the banquet given
the President by the citizens OF Sa-
vunnah which lasted so long that Il
was o'clock this morning when the
president was reached. After COM
plimenting the city and the army and
navy the President declared the Pan
anna canal was his especial pride OF all
public improvements. And / selected
j. NJ. Dickinson 60 be my secretary OF
war because I wanted a steam engine
In breeches to see n / couldn't get the
canal finished before my term as Pres
ident ends"
I'VE will give you another terml
-Four years more for Bill" went up a
united yell from the banqueters.
The President stopped and laughed
heartily. IN reply 10 that" he nm
ally said, still chucking II make two
remarks: "A bird IN the hand Is worth
two In the bush, and the other is that
I have received similar expressions OF
good will frem the residents OF the
District OF Columbia. who have no vote
while you" and heer It was the turn
OF the audience to chuckle. as II re-
membered that the vote Of Georgia was
counted for william J. Bryan.
TlraefTattf fTn Ff fhnrr atrnIuHnaT fw fhr
colonels and their guests that the Jap
anese are a great race inasmuch as
there are a few American expressions
that they Ike. In fact he declared that
| the Mikado can say How" fully as
at II o'clock at night.
Japs Made Hit With Taft.
con my way back from tho Philip
pines" said the President. ITO accept
the position OF secretary Of war, ! wal
the guest of the Emperor OF Japan anS
he was good enough to entertain a
luncheon at which were a number o
military aud naval dignltaries. Il wa
just on the eve OF the Ruasinn-Japan
csc war and 20 my surprise I hear'
after the champagne had been hrougf
on q number of ezprcaai0Ea. one /,
winch MNM-iNAiNMEH ny NNAN part
1.-THE ceremony that makes the expires
sion interesting made O lit with m
II came from Count Kodama, chief q
stan OF the Japanese Army IN IN
war. II seemed 20 have a contagiou
Ieffect ebfore IL passed from mouth G
Imout hto mostly military men at III
table until It reached the Emperor
who Joined IN the spirit OF u. / founs
that It had been communicated 20
Count Kodama in the Island Of For
mosa when he was entertaining thi
military attache Of America. a colone
of engineers who let him into the
secret"
Prfase For Ty Cobb.
"The President then showed him
self a thirty third degree ball far
by praising Ty Cobb the prize package
OF southern baseball
The President breakfasted in the
home Of General W. w. Gordon sur
rounded by a select party Of GeorgiI
State officials. He went from there L
the river where the revenue cutie
Yamacraw in waiting to convey hin
about teh harbor
Returning he was taken in an auto
mobile for a sixty mile an hour spi
lover the Grand Prize race course. afte
(which he had another Georgia lunch
leon" at Rhunderboit Casino.
President Taft left this afternoo
and will spend tomorrow IN Augusti