The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-29
Election Officers Tell
Him He Has Not
Qualified.
WONDERING WHAT
OUTCOME WILL Be
President Feels Keenly Probable
Loss OF His Vote, but Will
Not Let 1t Interfere With
Visit to Cincinnati-Will
Go to New York and
Review Fleet.

Chicago, October 2s-President Taft,
who frequently refers 10 himself as
the "titular head of the Republican
party" was In a quandary tonight.
The President does not know whether
he Is a qualified voter any more. He
does not know whether the election
authorities in Cincinnati. his home
city. intend to let him cast u ballot
in the city elections next Tuesday.
More than two weeks ago MIR Taft
made out his registration papers. mail
ed them from the Pacific coast, ana
thought no more about the matter.
y few days later the President was
notified by the Cincinnati electoral
board that he had failed to have the
proper affidavit made out to accom-
pany the papers. AT Newcastle, Wyo.,
Were he was the guest Of Congress-
man Mondell. the President worked
until late at night making out new
papers and the necessary affidavit. The
mails from Newcastle that night car
ried the papers to Cincinnati.
To-day Secretary Hilles was notified.
evidently on good authority. that the
President had failed to register prop
day in Chicago convinced that while
he might visit Cincinnati on election
day he could not vote.
Later in the day word came from
Cincinnati that the whole matter had
been put up to Secretary OF State
Graves. of Ohio, and that it was not
definitely settled. Tonight Mr. Taft
is wondering what will be the outcome.
He is going to Cincinnati. anyhow.
but he would like to vote II possible.
Spends Busy Day.
President Taft spent a busy day in
Chicago. He spoke TO the American
Nst,4r ~,
dorsing the speech made by Secretary
of the Interior Fisher here last night;
told the members OF the Chicago Bar
Association that he was and expects
always TO be opposed TO the recall of
the judiciary; rode sixty miles by spe-
cial train to dedicate the new naval
training station a North Chicago, and
tonight addressed the Chicago AS
ISOLATION OF Commerce on peace and
arbitration.
The President came near politics
once to-day. That was when he spoke
to the Chicago Bar Association. With
out using his name. Mr.. Taft referred
to the remarks of United States Sena =
tor Clapp, of Minnesota, in this city
recently, in which the Presidents veto
of the Arzona-New Mexico statehood
bill was called 1.-The blacklist act of ty-
ranny ever committed on free peo.
Pile"
II knew l was guilty OF a good deal"
the president said. but L never knew
1 was guilty of conduct that could be
described by such lurid terms. I was
determined that when q new State en-
tered the Union II should start with a
knowledge of some things. 1 was con-
WINGED that 1t should start with a
proper appreciation of the independ.
ence of the judiciary. The people OF
that State may not be convinced yet,
but a least they know what think.
Congress has approved my action, for
, once, and has gone further. 1t has
passed a law directing-and this is
really more like an act of blacklist ty-
ranny-the people to take back their
, ideas about the judiciary.
Record of Bench High.
Il am lawyer and judge and if
had acted differently from the way ]
did 1 would have been unworthy cf
either title. While the judges here do
not measure up to the high standar
elsewhere. still the record of the
American bench as whole is
high. What defects there are are
due not to the weaknesses OF the
judges. but to the weakness of the
people. | sometimes think that the
Socialists and anarchists and the dis
contented ought to hire lawyer 10
pick out flaws in the system of attack -
AT the naval training station the
President watched for half an hour a
drill by several hundred sailors The
men who will man the American bat
tleships later performed the Setting
up exercise, showed how they wigwag
from one ship to another at sea. and
marched in review before the President.
In the wigwas drill each student pulled
rad nr flo
and when thSy began waving them in
unison TO make the letters OF the alpha
! bet, The crowd burst into cheer
MIR. Taft dedicated the station after
Secretary Meyer and Rear-Admiral
Ross and f. n. Delano, president OF
the Chicago Commercial Club. had
J spoken.
MIR. Taft discussed the political stu
! alton In Illinois day with Colonel
Frank l. Smith. of Dwight, collector
of internal revenue. In a talk after
leaving the President Colonel Smith
declared frankly:
Some one has got to organize tho
! Taft forces for the 1912 campaign and
do 1t In a hurry. If Mr. Taft expects
to carry Illinois. his supporters must
do some hard work for him. am hop
/. ing that by the time the Presidents
day in Chicago is over something will
| be decided upon"
| Colonel Smith conferred with Sec
setary Hilles after leaving the Presi-
dent. The colonel reminded Mr. Hilles
| that Senator La Follette's campaign
managers are to open headquarters in
| Chicago on Monday. and that as yet
no move has been made for the Presi-
dent
Roy Owens, chairman of tho. Repub :
| llcan State Committee. was another
political caller upon the President.
VIII Welcome Fleet.
| Mr.. Taft decided to-day to cut down
| his stay at Hot Springs at the end of
! this trip, so that ne can officially well
! - Tront{nna ~, Sarond DC % n