Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-05
Presidents Trip Through State
Makes People His FriendSi
Delivers Speeches at Chey-
enne, Laramie and RawIinS,
ASSURED OF HEARTY
WELCOME IN CALIFORNIA
Governor Johnson to Meet Par
ty On Border and Accompany
Chief Executive On Trip
Through Commonwealth.


iBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire. |
Rswlins, Wyo., Oct. 4.-President
Taft spent the day in Wyoming and
left Rawlins after ten-minute stop
tonight, for Salt Lake city. Utah,
where he expects to spend tomorrow.
During the day the president stopped
at Cheyenne and Laramie. At chey-
enne, Charles Irwin. of the reception
committee, had arranged a miniature
production of the stunts made ia
nous at the annual frontier day cele-
brations. Mr.. Taft watched the buck
ing broncos. the races between cow
boys and the roping of wild horses
with great interest He reviewed sew
eral thousand soldiers at Fort ID. A.
Russell, inspected the town from an
automobile and spoke on his tariff
vetoes in .ts opera house.
Governo. Carey. who accompanied
the president across the state, told Mr..
Taft that he would be backed by the
Wyoming delegation at the next re-
publican national convention and
that he would receive the electoral
vote Of the state In November, 1919.
This announcement was OF particular
interest, because Governor Carey was
elected as an independent, defeating
candidate of the so-called regular
machine"
Another item Of political interest
today was the receipt OF telegram
by President Tar announcing that
Governor Hiram As 'nson, the insur-
gent governor ELK 8 alifornia. would
meet the Taft ,rr KY the California
line and aceo any =, through the
state. Govern Johnson will be ac-
companled by party of state Off
clals.
In his speech at Laramie President
Taft called out enthusiastic applause
by declaring that he was going to see
to 1t that the interior department at
Washington gives quicker action here
after on all matters affecting the
public domain.
I'VE have had an unfortunate con-
dition In the department" said the
president. ''The controversies be-
tween the extremists on both sides of
the conservation question:" he added.
brought about bitter attack on the
secretary of the interior and really
interfered with the administration Of
the laws.
you can not keep officials under
fire, under criticism, under the muck
raEing system which unfortunately
prevails, without paralyzing efforts
towards the administration of the law.
They become tlmd.
at is a good deal easier, gentlemen.
to do nothing and to assume no re-
sponsibility than II Is TO go ahead and
do things and then take the shafts OF
and the charges Of bad mo-
tlves. II takes courage to do that and
human nature Is frail sometimes and
pie OF the country over are now taxi
ing much more sensible and phllos-
optical View of the future"
Mr.. Taft said that one result Of his
trip through the west and of the re-
cent tours of Secretary of the Inter-
ior Fisher, and Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wilson, would be to stimulate de-
partmenis at Washington to rid them
selves of that red tape and delay
which Is the resort of those who are
timid In administering the law.
Senator Warren promised the presi-
dent today to support the peace trea-
ties In the senate. He declared that
the presidents speech on the subject
had met the approval
Of the people.
At Laramie the president was taken
for short automobile ride, after
which he made q brief speech. and ut
Rawllns he made another short talk
from the rear platform of his car
The Frontier Day show at Cheyenne
was as near a reproduction of the an
nual affair as Charlie Irwin could
make It. There were about sixty
cowboys, cowgirls, bronco busters and
less important persons connected
with ii,
Mr.. Taft watched the performance
from the judges stand with United
States Senator Warren and Governor
Carey and appeared to enjoy exceed
Ingly the riding Of the bucklng and
outlaw horses The stands had only
A few thousand persons besides sol
1iers from Fort Russell near by.
Charlie Irwin renamed some of the
ponies entered In the bucklng contest.
There was one called Billy Taft
another named "Archie Butt" third
that bucked ferociously was named
Schedule X" and another that the
residents of Cheyenne claimed was
nnrideable that Irwin put down on
the program as Teddy Roosevelt"
Then there were Reciprocity" "Gin
Tizz,. "Old Steamboat and few
others under names Tess important.