The Detroit times., 1910-03-17
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
eight-day trip of $500 miles with both
social and political features was DC
gun by Presiden; Taft when he icft
Washington at . 10 this morning. he
will visit Chicago Rochester, Albany.
y. Y. New Haven and Providen e.
The seeth.ng political sea OF New ioi X
slate is really the objective OF the
TIN. A speech IN Rochester anu two
,peeches IN Albany are 10 be the presi'
dentlaI contribution 10 the confused
New YORK situation and whether lac
viii endcayor 10 pour oil on the
troubled waters or Viii come out plai"'
IN for the RootHughes reform elemea;
Is matter that puzzles politicians 20
day. The president let II be knowh
before pe left. however. that he w'l
talk politics in New York and that
what he says viii lie worth recording.
The first stop will be at CE;cago'
where the president will celebrate ST
PatrIcks day win the Irish Feilow'
shin club tomorrow. In the morning
he will be the guest or the ChieasJ
Newspaper club AZ ne Lasaiie hotSI
later he will visit the Traffic CLUB. Al
neon he will lun-h with the irish Eel
Iowship club.
An address 10 the conservation
meeting al the Auditorium and re-
ception a. the Hamilton club VIII
occupy the rest NJ the afternoon anu
IN the evening he will attend the o.
patrick's day dinner Of the irish fel'
iowship CLUB
The president viii leaye Chicago late
tomorrow night 10y special train ior
Rochester. Arriving there late frluas
afternoon. he will attend the Chamoet
of Commerce dinner at convention
hall and will spend the night at hoch'
ester. on Saturday he Will leave iof
,lbany. reaching there early that al'-
ernocn.
He will be met at the Albany station
pv Gov. Hughes and Mayor McE"au
and a cavalry escort which Will tahe
him 10 the executive mansion Where
he will be the guest OF the governor
while in the state capital. That after
noon he will attend the tuberculosis
congress AT Harmanus Blocker hall.
and deliver a speech. In the evening
he will be the guest OF honor at the
University club dinner. where another
speech will be in order.
On Sunday the president VIII lunen
informally with Gov. Hughes and then
il is expected the big pow WOW on
New York state politics will be held
for a few friends have been invited
10 the luncheon.
Late Sunday night the president Will
leave for New Haven by way or New
York. AT New Haven he will attend
the Yale corporation meeting Monday
leaving for Providence late that afteT'
noon. In the evening ut Providence
he will attend the banquet OF the New
England Manufacturing jewelers. and
Silvsrsmiths' associations and vii
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. Tar
His engagements in New York INCLUDE
lunch with Henry w Clews, at the
Clews home; a visit To the new HON.
of the New York Press club; the ban
quet OF the American Peace and Arol
tration League at the Astor Hotel AM
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 Charlie:
Wagner and a messenger complete the
party. Mrs. Louis More, sister OF Mrs
Taft is staying at the White Housl
with Mrs. Taft during the president
absence