The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-06
1t Is His Fifth Visit to the
Southern Metropolis.
TILLMAN WAS THERE
His First Presidential Reception
in Many Years.
The Chief Executive Will Spend
Sunday at Augusta, Ga.

Charlestown, S. c., Nov. 6.-After
enjoying long nights rest at the
home of Mayor Rhett, where he was
entertained during his stay here,
President Taft left this morning for
Coium bia, S. c.. to spend several hours
there this afternoon and then go to
Augusta, Ga, to stay over Sunday.
The president is looking forward
with great deal of pleasure to his
stay in Augusta and to the renewal
OF many acQuaintances he made there
last winter when he was waiting to
take the oath of his present office.
Realizing the recent hard strain on
the presidents powers of endurance
the banquet given in his honor by the
city OF Charleston last night was ar
ranged with view to his comfort
and pleasure. The only set speeches
were the introduction of Mr.. Taft by
Mayor Rhett and the presidents re-
sponse. The banquet broke up early.
Governor Ansett. United States Sem
ators Tillman and Smith and other
noted citizens of the state were in
accompanied him to Columbia this
morning.
Mr.. Taft is no stranger in Charles
ton He has been here five times in
recent years and said in Savannah
that he was going home to Charles
ton" His reception was a repetition
of the cordial welcomes the president
had received elsewhere throughout
the south and which have made his
stay in this section one of the pleas
antest features of his trip.
This is the first presidential recep-
ton in which Senator Tillman has par
ticipated in good many years. Until
Mr Taft was inaugurated. Mr.. Tillman
lad not even been a caller at the
White House for a long time.
The presidents train reached
Charleston at $50 D. M Mr.. Taft
stopped for few minutes at the
Charleston Orphans home. At Mayor
Rhett's residence he held an Informal
reception before the banquet.
President Taft had a busy day in
savannah. before leaving at 9:20 D. m.
for this city. During a sail down the
river to Fort Screven in the morning
lie witnessed an accident in which It
was thought at first that two men had
been killed. AS matters turned out
one man, negro, lost his arm and
snother his eye.
Witnesses an Accident.
The two men were firing salute to
The president from a small cannon
drawn up at the water front A pre-
mature explosion occurred as the
negro was rammfng home a charge of
rowder and in the cloud of smoke
Ion the president saw a man flying
through the air The man fell into the
river. The ramrod, which he had
held, shot across the bow of the reve-
L
which the president was standing.
Mr.. Taft called attertion to the ac-
o1dent at once. The man struggling in
the water was rescued, however, and
when the president landed and made
inquiries as to the accident he was re-
lieved to find there had been no loss
OF life The president participated in
parade through the streets and parks
Ct Savannah during which he must
have been greeted by practically the
entire population of the city He then
vent for fast spin over the automo-
J lie course over which the grand prize
race of 400 miles was run last fall.
The automobile ride was interrupted
to permit the president to stop for a
few minutes at the Bethesda Orphans
home, where he made a little speech
to the boys. The president stopped
once, too, to address a body of students
from a negro school, and returning to
the city, he passed in review of ali the
public school children of the city. 1T
was with their little cheers ringing in
his ears that he boarded his train and
left for CharleStin