The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-14
Former President of the United
States Guest of the Chamber
Of Commerce of Connecticut
City at It's Annual Banquet.
G0V.-ELECT BALDWIN
DECLINED TO ATTEND
Great Cheering When the Pre-
decessOr of President Taft
Rose to His Feet to Give His
Views Upon Political Issues,
LOOSE TALK DEPRECATED

Anew HAVEN. Conn. Dee. H.
~ Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. -
the guest Of che Chamber Of
Commerce 90 ifr annual banquet to-
niuht, made MS first public address
since the recent elections Hc was cor
daily greeted By n gathering Of 500
men rrrrc-entnttNe OF the business nnd
commercial Interests and the profess
sion- Of the state.
The banquet had more thna ordinary
significance through che presence Of
~ guest. who recently was I'm coufro-
vrr-y with judge Sftucpn o.. Baldwin,
E"Vrrnor-circt. who had been invited
90 aft~nd.
Judge baldwin was not present aud
the piarr assigned 90 him 10 the guests
table bore mute evidence Of his ab-
scncc.
Colonel Roosevelt was escorted from
New York by committee Of the
chamber and upon his arrival at the
station "a large and enthusiastic crowd
was Watkins win a. wave Of bis
hand fhe colonel ackuow eds cd their
greeting and with a hearty laugh and
happy remark To- those who reached
forth to shake his hand. hc edrcd his
way through the crowd to an auto
mobile. Colonel Roosevelt was driven
fo Ihe home OF Colonel. T. ~. TTilman.
mcrco. where friends were waiting TO
colonel Roosevelt coming had giv-
rr rise to speculation as to whether
Judge Baldwin would nffrrunf to- serve
Iaucre ,u 81 suit ne said be- would. fue
while thc former was iu this state.
At Judge Baldwin, office BE- was said
there was no reason to believe any
such step would be taken.
Governor Not Present.
Dc was noticeable that Governor
Weeks was not present ~ tho banquet
fn represent the state. nor was ans
member Of the congressional delcga
fion present but their absence was due
Co other cnEa gcncuts.
The governor attended "a reception
az Mcridcn to the national commander
OF the g.. a. r.
The dinner was served in the dining
bail 81 Yale university known as
Al tic table with Colonel Roosevelt
were President Illmau. Charles =.
Iulin. secretary Of the chamber. Pres
idcnt Hadlcv ard Secretary Arson y.
Stokes OF Yale. chief Justice Frank B.
Hall OF the state supreme court Of err
rors. Mayor Rice 81 Ncw Haven and
former Governor Woodruff and former
Governor Lounsbury.
Among the other guests we're Rear
Admiral W. S. Cowlcs, U. s. n; Fran :
T.. Hire. president Of the New York
bic. vice president Of ire Merchants
association OF New York City.
Colonel RooScveIt's Address.
Colonel Roosevelt was greeted with
cheers. which lasted fully "a minute.
when he rose 60 speak
ut seems 90 me that nothing could
De- a better augury OF the future 81
this country ne said. than that a
Republican president should appoint
an cN-Confcdcratc of opposite political
faith chief Justice OF the United states
Supreme court and receive the unani-
r.ous applause Of his Countrymcn. With
the permission of your president
shall propose two toasts. First 20 Pres
fdenf Taft. and. second. 20 that learned
furfEt. chief Justice White"
After The toasts had been drunk
Colonel Roosevelt said De was glad
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