The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-27
Will End Last Leg of His
Swing Around the Circle
Tonight
THREE STRENUOUS DAYS TO
Be SPENT IN CHICAGO
Forty-One Days Have Been Spent on
the Trip and More Than Two Hun.
dred and Fifty Speeches Have Been
Delivercd-Reccption in Wisconsin,

Milwaukee. Oct 27.-with his de-
parture from Milwaukee for Chicago
today President Taft practicable
brought to an end the last leg of his
swing around the circle as it was orig.
inally planned at Washington and
beverly, Tomorrow the president will
start in on a strenuous three days pro-
gram at Chicago and on Tuesday he
will wind up the original trip at Pitts
burg.
In the forty-one days Taft has been
on the road he made, according to the
official stenographers, more than $50
speeches.
President Taft received as cordial a
welcome in Wisconsin as in any part
he has Travelled. Mr.. Taft did not at
tempt to analyze his reception nor to
make political capital out of it. AS a
matter of fact he steered as far away
from politics as he could. At Oshkosh
he drifted into a discussion of his
tariff vetoes. but he did so with the
explanation that he felt the people at
large had right to hear from a presi-
dent his reasons for an Important exc
cutive veto.
Gov McGovern met the president at
Oshkosh with the declaration that
wisconsin was glad to welcome him
and felt honored by his presence.
Senator Stephenson also met the presi-
dent early this morning and accom-
panied him to Milwaukee.
Not the least interesting event of the
day was the presidents visit to Fond
Du Lac. That city had once with
drawn its invitation to the president
when 1t was announced that his time
there would have to be somewhat cur
tailed. Mayor Wolff sent the telegram
cancelling the invitation and suggest
ed rather sharply that the president
c eri1 oil nf h;
to Appleton and Oshkosh. Then the
invitation was renewed and again ac-
cepted. The controversy evidently
heightened interest in the presidents
coming, for today the entire city turn
ed out to bid him welcome. Business
houses and residences were profusely
decorated and the crowd the president
addressed in front of the court house
was one of the largest he has ever
faced. Mr.. Taft made no reference to
the invitation incident, but there may
nave been more or less significance in
his selection Of a topic-peace and the
treaties of arbitration. Mayor Wolff
rode in the presidential automobile.
General E. S. Bragg, presided at the
Fond Du Lac meeting. He was very
feeble. In the belief that he might
not be able to attend the court house
gathering, President Taft had motor
ed by the Bragg home and had alight-
ed to pay his respects to the general
and to Mrs Bragg.
Mr. Taft's first speech of the day
was at Green Bay where a great
throng turned out to hear him. His
subject there, as at Fond Du Lac, was
peace. Next came Appleton and
there. in the heart of a big paper
manufacturing district. the president
frankly answered d series of questions
put to him in writing by the local
Commercial club. asking an explana-
ton of his course in favoring the
print paper and pulp agreements in
the Canadian reciprocity act. The pa
per clause became law with the apss-
age of the act by the American con-
gress and did not require ratification
by the Canadian parliament. The
president defended his course with
some spirit. The crowd which heard
him numbered several thousand.
At Oshkosh the president was en-
tertained at an elaborate luncheon
and made two addresses, one in the
opera house and another to an over
flow gathering in front of the Hotel
Athearn.
Senator Stephenson has announced
himself as in favor of the arbitration
treaties.
Mayor Seidel, the socialist executive
of Milwaukee. was on the reception
committee which greeted the presi-
dent on his arrival here.