The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-16
THEPRES;'lDlIlE|:!|l!'l b u |! .! |! !.
CONTINUES HIS
LONG |!|' JOURNEY / ! ! 4! n / ] I

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! committee Of several hundred ;thoa5
sand Chicagoans. majority Of wnom
were school children, greeted Presi-:
dent Taft upon his arrival hero today.
All the public schools OF the city were
closed for the day that the pupils
might take part in the demonstration
in honor OF the first citizen of the land.
Adult Chicago was also vastly inter-
ested in the coming Of the chief exeeu-
tive and turned out en- nlasse to give
him a glorious reception to the Windy
City. ",
After reviewing the school children
and citizens. the President was enter
tained by the Commercial Club. His
plans for the remainder oftthe day con-
template visit to the Art Institute to
| view the plans for the improvement
| and identification of the city, attend
ance at ball game between the Cubs
and the Giants. dinner at, the Annex
as the guest OF the Hamilton Club AMI
ball at the Auditorium Theatre. The
latter event has ben arranged in honor
OF President Taft by the American
Bankers Association. now holding its
| annual convention in the city.
The Nationa! League schedule. pro-
vidinE for: game here today between
the Chicago Cubs and the New York
Giants, was, changed at the, request of
President Taft
When invited by the Hamilton Club
to visit Chicago. the President told the
committee that he would like to see
the Cubs play the Giants. via
An entire tier of boxest has been re-
served for the Presidential party, Man.
ager Chance has promised that "Mtr-
er" Brown and Ed. RMelbach, his star
twirlers. shall both pitch In the game.
Arrangements will be made with Nc
Graw to have Christy Mathewson pttcn
for the Giants. This will insure M-..
Taft seeing I great exhibition OF the
national game.
From Chicago the President will
proceed to Milwaukee, where he will
visit the Wisconsin State Fair tomo:-
row and make an address. It is evil
dent this early In the trip that Mr..
Taft has adopted economy as his wath
Taft has adopted economy as his watch
fers from those made to the Pacific
coast by his three Republican pr de-
coast by his three Republican prele-
rison. These three presidents all went
on handshaking and speeclimaking
iaunts. and IL they left anything IN.
done in either line tho newspapers OF
their day failed to record the fact.
Every milestone along the transconrt-
mental lines, and every coyoto and
prairie dog between the Mississippi
and tho Great Divide gotta view of at
lcast one OF three perambulating Pres.
idents.
Those registering fellows. Vain Show
and Needless Expense. who were on
the Harrison, Mckinley and Roosevelt
trips to the coast, have been left be.
hind. No matter how strenuonBly they
may endcavor to climb aboard when
the President isn't looking, they will
not be permitted under any circum-
stances to set foot on tho executives
car. This Is Official. and also remark
able. for who on earth ever heard OF
public official travelling before at the
public expense without taking one or
both OF these old favorites along?
Quito often. 1t Is true. Vain Show has
been left Off on iunkets planned and
executed on the quiet, but never in
history has Needless Expense been
given SUCH cruel blow by public
servant s,
Ono item will convince. the most
skeptlcal OF Mr.. Taft's intention to-
hold expenses down to bed rock. The
The trip he Is making will cost the
TREASURY no more than $4,000: the
Roosevelt coast trip burned up s50.090
welt had train OF five. Taft travels on
one-half cars at his disposal; Roose-
welt had atrain OF five. Taft travels on
regular trains: Roosevelt "ran spe-
cial'' from Washington to Bellingham.
from Belltngham to Los Angeles and
from Los Angeles hack to Washington
again Taft will he accompanied py
only a sinnll stan Roosevelt had a
lretsnue ;ot, 20 in9his wake.
Es4ll.; ;fmgally as Taft will proceed to
the Golden Gate and back. his going
and coming will cost the Unitel States
Treasury more than the Journey Of his
predecessor six years q go,
rs The Pennsylvania n allroad 'Compa-
ny paid the bill for the entire journeY