The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-20
Continuous Ovation Given to
 Taft Along His Route
AN ADDRESS AT SYRACUSE
Reception Is Given at Night Where the President and Earl Grey, Governor of Canada, Spoke of Commercial Relations of Countries
By FRANK CHARLTON

Albany, N. r., March 19.-(Special)- President Taft made a triumphal entry into the capital of the Empire state this afternoon and was greeted at the station by Governor Hughes and a. great crowd of people who cheered and waved their hats. President Taft smiled in response to the greeting and did not look at that minute as though he was worrying over the political annihilation of Speaker Can non, which at that moment was occurring
 in the House of Representatives at Wash
 ngton.
 The Presidents trip from Rochester to Albany was one continuous ovation. At Syracuse MT Taft's reception was so en- thusiastic that he made a short speech. Before he started to speak an official in- vitation to attend the state fair at Syra- cuse next September was conveyed to nim. The President expressed his gratih- cation and said that if he were in the leighborhood and the Lord were willing
 he would surely be present. As the re- publican campaign will be on this state next fall it is more than likely that the
 President will be present.
 At the time of President Tafts arrival here two high officials of the Canadian government were hurrying to Albany to meet the President in conference. They
 Ire Earl Grey, governor general of the Dominion government, and Financial Min
 ster Fielding.
 The programme for President Taft in Albany will not leave him much time for leisure. There is a great deal of red tape always observed in meeting digni- taries of other governments and all this was observed this afternoon. The Pres ident was taken direct to the residence of Governor Hughes, while the route over which his conveyance travelled was bril- liantly entwined with English and Amer l lcan flags.
 | Arriving at the executive mansion, MT. Taft immediately began to prepare for | his speech before the University club to- night. He found number of telegrams | rom Washington awaiting him, some in cipher and some not, but all bearing upon the imbroglio which was raging in | he House of Representatives. | Governor Hughes had planned a for
 nal luncheon for the President tomorrow
 in case he wished to avail himself of
 the opportunity of discussing Canadian tariff affairs with the dominion officials.
 That was one of the primal objects of | he trip to Albany, for President Taft hoped that he might be able personally | untangle the muddle of tariff rela- | lions without waiting for the long drawn out negotiations between the state de- oartment of the United States and the Dominion government.
 With the characteristic energy of the resident. MT. Taft, after a two-hours
 stay at the executive mansion, was being yhirled away in an automobile to ad-
 dress the state tuberculosis conference. Following that he was taken to Water vile to inspect the federal arsenal.
 Notes of international friendship were sounded at the speech at the University club tonight. President Taft, on behalf of the United States. spoke of the great and growing friendship between the two governments. He spoke of the inter- course. both social and commercial, which had always been so affectionate and de- clared that all Americans were brothers and would always remain so.
 Earl Grey. speaking for Canada, recip- rocated these sentiments.