The Detroit times., 1910-03-16
TAFT STARTS ON
EXTENSIVE TRIP.
Will Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in
Chicago and Later Deliver Import
ant Speeches in New York State.

WASHINGTON, March l6.-An
cight-day trip of $500 miles with ooth
social and political features was De-
gun by Presiden; Taft when he left
Washington at $40 this morning. he
will visit Chicago, Rochester, ALBANY
N. Y. New Haven and Providence.
The eeethlng political sea OF New YORK
slate Is really the objective or tue
trip. A speech In Rochester and TWO
speeches IN Albany are TO be the presi.
lentiai contribution 10 the coniuseu
New York situation and whether lac
will endeavor 10 pour oil on tue
troubled waters or will come out plan
Iy for the Root-Hughes reform elemea'
Is a matter that puzzles politicians To-
day. The president let II be known
before re left. however. that he va!
talk politics in New York and that
what he says will lie worth recording
The first stop will be at Chicago
where the PRESIDENT will celebrate 81
patrick's day with the irish reno"
ship club tomorrow. In the nioinl"7
he will be the guest or the OhiSas"
Newspaper club at he Lasaile no',
Later he will visit the Trafnc ciuo' At
noon he will lunch with the irish re''
lowship club.
An address to the CONSERVATISM
meeting at the Auditorium and
ception at the Hamilton CLUB VII.
occupy the rest NJ the afternoon ahi
in the evening he will attend the 81
patrick's day DINER OF the lrlsn Fer
iowship club.
The I.rcsident will leave Chicago late
tomorrow night by special train ior
Rochester. Arriving there late rrlud!
afternoon. he wilt attend the Cnamoer
~ Commerce dinner at Convention
hall and will spend the night at hocn'
ester. On Saturday he will leave ior
.ibany. reaching there early that ar
ernocn.
He will he met at the Albany station
nv Gov Hughes and Mayor McEWau
and a cavalry escort which VIII tahe
him 10 the executive mansion where
he will be the guest OF the governor
while In the state capital Ihat ai'ei
noon he will attend the tuberculosis
congress at Harmanus Blocker hali'
and deliver a speech. In the evening
he will be the guest OF nonor at the
University club dinner, where anothe'
speech will be in order.
ON Sunday the president will iunch
informally with Gov. Hughes and then
IL is expected the big pow WOW on
New York state politics will be heid
for few friends" have been invited
to the luncheon
Late Sunday night the president VIII
leave for New Haven by way OF New
York. Al New Haven he will attend
the Yale corporation meeting Monday
leaving for Providence late that afte7-
noon. In the evening at Providence
he will attend the banquet OF the New
England Manufacturing jewelers. and
Silyersmiths' associations and Will
leave later that night for New York
On reaching New York Tuesday
morning, the president will go TO the
home of his brother. Henry w. Taf'.
His engagements In New York include
lunch with Henry w. Clews, at the
Clews home; a visit 10 the new home
OF the New York Press club; the ban
quet OF the American Peace and Arbi-
tration League at the Aston Hotel and
the dinner to Herbert Parsons at the
Aston.
The president will leave for Wash
ington late Tuesday night.
Capt. Archibald w. Butt, the presi-
dents aide. assistant secretary Charles
Wagner and a messenger complete the
party Mrs. Louis More, sister OF Mrs.
Taft Is staying at the White House
with Mrs. Taft during the presidents
absence.