The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-24
Leaves Lone Star State Early
This Morning for St. Louis,
From Which Place He Will
Sail Down Father Of Waters
PRESIDENT H0ARSE, so
TALKING is CURTAILED
Brief Little Car-End Speeches
Made at Several Stations
Through Which the Train
Passed in Spite of Bad Voice
AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT

Dallas, Texas, Oct ss.-Presidsnt
Taft arrived here from Houston at 80
o'clock this afternoon. He was take
Immediately to the state fair grounds
where he spoke.
Mr.. Taft was so hoarse that he could
be heard only a short distance. despite
heroic efforts. He spoke briefly to
night at a banquet at the Oriental
hotel, and returned to his train,
preparatory TO leaving early tomorrow
morning for ST. Louis. From st.
Louis on Monday afternoon the Presi-
cent VIII begin a pilgrimage Of four
days and five nights down the Afissis-
sippi river to New Orleans.
President Hoarse.
The Presidents voice began to grow
husky after his speech at Corpus Cristi
yesterday, and broke down completely
during his address at Houston this
morning when he tried to make him
self heard by a crowd which filled four
intersecting streets for two blocks in
either direction. According to DR..
Richardson, the Presidents physician,
the hOarseness Is due in large part to
the let-up in speechmaking, which
came during the Presidents visit to
his brothers ranch. and he predicted
that the vocal cords viii round to IN
q day or so. Up to this time the
Presidents voice has kept in splendid
shape.
On account Of hoarseness, the Presi-
dent did not attempt to make a long
speech either at the fair grounds or
the banquet. and confined himself IN
each instance to an expression Of his
appreciation Of the warmth of his re-
ception in Texas. He completed, on
arriving here, his eighth day in the
state.
Greatness Of Texas,
II was asked today" said the Presi-
dent at the fair grounds, If I had any
doubt by this time about Texas being
a part Of the Union. I replied that the
only doubt / had was whether the
Union was not part Of Texas"
On his way from Houston today the
President Travelled in the most pOpulOus
section OF the state, and the succession
of osperOus-looking towns and cities
was in striking contrast to the long
stretches of barren cactus and mesquite
brush plains in the west At each sta
ton through which the train passed
there was a large crowd to cheer the
President. He made several brief lit
tie car-end talks, and at those places
where no stop was scheduled he ap-
peared on the platform to wave a re-
Spouse to the cheers sent up in his
honor. At Hampstead the President
spoke to several hundred pupils of the
Prairie View Colored State Normal
school, and at College Station addressed
the students from the Agricultural and
Mechanical college who were drawn up
in uniforms.
Visit Marred by Tragedy.
An unfortunate incident of the Presi-
dents trip TO Dallas was the bayonet-
ing of Deputy County Clerk Louis
Reichtenstein by one of the militiamen
on guard at the fair grounds Reichten-
stein is said to be fatally injured. He
was operated on tonight at st. PauTs
sanitarium, and it was said he could
not live. The stabbing occurred just
before the Presidents train arrived at
the fair grounds. and it is presumed
that Reichtenstein was trying to force
a way through the crowd, although it
Is said he was behind the wire cable
holding the crowd back when the sol
der used his bayonet. The matter Is
in the hands of the authorities.