The Detroit times., 1910-05-03
TAFT ARRIVES IN
HIS HOME CITY
Sends Message To Supporters Urging
Them To Fight For Railroad Bill
After We Reaches Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI. o., May 3.-Despite
the fact that congress is chopping
huge chunks out OF his railroad bill,
President Taft came home" today
for the first time since his Inaugural
ton, determined To have "A good time
and forget politics.
A sheaf of kilograms, urging his
supporters in congress to make a
strong fight for such remnants OF the
bill as they can carry, was dispatched
when the president arrived here just
before noon. Thereupon Taft immedi-
ately dismissed the subject and was
citizen BIZ Taft OF Cincinnati.
Il heard that the bill was under
fire over the long distance telephone
at Pittsburg last night said the presi-
dent. but | didn't know enough about
the general situation at Washington
10 talk about it, Wen make a night
for the bill though"
but the dispatches from Washing
ton contain the bill's obituary, Il was
remarked.
Many obituaries are premature,
said the president, flashing the TAFT
smile.
The information that the railroad
bill was under the knife, was given
the president over the long distance
telephone by Senator Aldrich. The
president urged that every effort lie
made TO save as much OF the bill as
possible, but the Rhode Island senator
was not at all hopeful for the meas
ure.
IN rpf, nI "A h. - he. q.
greeted by a biz crowd aud with his
brother. Charles T.. Taft, was driven
10 the Taft home. Count Won Bern
storff. the German ambassador. VINO
accompanied the president from Pitts
burg, end Miss May Anderson. the
presidents niece. were received by
friends, and hurried away.
Wade Ellis, the new Ohio state
chairman OF the Republican party, and
National Committeeman Arthur Vorys,
boarded the Taft train at Columbus
but were not received by the prcsi-
dent who had determined 10 cschew
politics so far as possible, during as
stay here.
The president was soon hurried
from the Taft home 20 reception at
The Mercantile library From there
he went 10 the home OF Lucien Wal
sen, where he was the guest OF homo;
at a formal luncheon
During the afternoon the president
Will attend reception at the hone
OF J. c. Schmidlapp where he ana
Count Won Bernstorf, the German
ambassador will be the guests or
honor Later he will receive the
LOYAL Legion az the Masonic temple
Tonight TAFT will attend the con.
cert OF the May musical festival asso-
citation, and following that will be tto
guest OF honor az the musical festival
supper az the Queen City club.
President Taft ended his two days
stay III pittsburg with a speech at the
Grant Dav dinner OF the Americas
club last night IN which he dealt al.
most wholly with the foreign affairs
Of the nation
The president paid striking
tribute 90 the secretary OF state. Mr..
Knox, who was present He vigor.
ousK defended and justified the sec
rotary and his Nicaraguan policy,
iayed those who invented the phrase
dollar diplomacy with the idea OF
bringing contempt TO policy in
which he said the nation is vitality in
terested. and concluded with the de
claration that the record of the state
department during the first year OF
the present administration was one
to which he pointed TO with the great
est pride