The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-11
OBJECT To TAFT's
SUNDAY OUTING
MINISTER'S ALLIANCE OF TACO
MA DOES NOT APPROVE OF
PRESIDENT.
WELCOME IN SEATTLE
MOST BoisTERous GREETING OF
TOUR is OFFSET BY
LACK OF DEMON
STRATION.

TACOMA. WASH, Oct. 10.--After
two days swing through stand-pat
territory in this state, President Taft
comes tonight 10 this city. where in
surgency has foothold. The Presi-
dent found far different sentiment
toward him than was manifested at
Seattle.
Early in the day he had the most
boisterous welcome he has had on
his entire trip from Boston. Here.
instead OF the tumultuous cheering
that greeted him in Seattle. he pass
ed along the streets on the way from
the station with no applause
This city Is the home of Congress
man Warburton. an insurgent OF the
La Toilette type, and Taeoma's SEN
tIment goes strongly towards the pro-
gressse ideas. The Congressman
rode with the President from Seat
tie along with Governor Hay.
The President found on his arrival
here that a rumpus had been kicked
UP because of his automobile tunket
up the slope of Mount Rainier last
Sunday. when he stopped off on his
way to Bellingham, The ministers
alliance strongly denounced the trip
on the Sabbath In resolutions framed
yesterday. saying that mountain
days. Tacoma appeared to be all
worked up over the incident and the
President was under no little embar-
rassment because of II. MIR. Taft read
newspaper the way here which
told OF the fuss the clergy. were max
ing because he failed to 60 to church
and instead went up a snow capped
mountain. He made no comment
seattle Was Encouraging.
bne Of the most encouraging to come
on his long trip. In a two-mile auto
mobile trip through the business dis
trict this morning the President was
cheered until the streets reverberated
with the racket.
Fully 5000 people saw him go
0xt on parade with an escort Of mill
tia, At Dillon Park $1,000 heard him
talk on peace and arbitration. Seat
tie Is the home of r. A. Ballinger.
former Secretary OF the Interior.
whose part Mr.. Taft took in the Pin
chot- Balllnger controversy. and Seat
tie likes Ballinger for his conserva-
ton fight therefore 1t inclines toward
BaIiinger's champion. the President
Mr.. Bailinger rode with the Presi-
dent In the parade, and Mr.. Taft took
luncheon at the former secretarS's
home.
Mr.. Taft left Seattle on steamer
At o'clock this afternoon for sail
here on Puget Sound. stopping on the
way at the navy yard at Bremerton.
On the steamer he shook hands with
Rear Admiral Coltman, who escorted
him to the navy yard barracks.
Want Great Dry Dock.
To 1000 residents of Bremerton.
In the navy yard parade grounds.
the President spoke Of the move un-
der way for third immense dry
dock Tor war vessels at the Puget
G0snd yard. They have one dry dock
there and are building another. but
Warburton wants to make the Puget
Sound yard the greatest launching
place Uncle Sam possesses. They fig
ura that 1t will be necessary to have
such 4 yard on the Pacific after the
Panama Canal Is opened. and war
vessels ply through from one ocean
70 the other. President Taft nrom-
ised to take mp the suggestion with
the Secretary of the Navy. The Pres
ident also took under consideration |
Z suggestion that the battleship Ore |
ron. now at Puget Sound, and which |
made the "trip around the horn at !
the. time Of the Spanish war. be the |
ART war vessel to 80 through the ca |
III.
-. Taft stood on the upper deck