The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18
SENATOR MARTIN
FILLS PROGRAM
Decides to Follow President
in Addressing Good Roads
Convention
CROWDS THRONGlNG
TO CAPITAL CITY
Hotels Already Are Turning
Guests Away, Visitors are
Still Coming From
North and South

Senator Thomas s. Martin has been
heard from. and has stated his in
tention OF making an address at the
opening session OF the first national
convention OF the American AssocIa-
ton for Highway Improvement,
which will be held In the auditorium
ef the Jefferson Hotel Monday. and
cided upon previously
The statement that Senator Mar
tin has been heard from would indi-
cate that he had not BEEN which is
program -makers were almost IN de-
spair at not hearing from Senator
Martin and were about giving UP all
hope Of hearing from him when he
announced that he would attend the
convention and deliver his address
right after President Taft had
spoken
Senator Martin insisted on speak
Ing after the President. 1t Is taken
for granted that he. as Democratic
leader Of the Senate, may have some
OF Mr. Taft.
Program L. COmple4a
So the program Tor the opening
day In complete. The President will
be met at Eiba Station at 1876 A. NJ
and be driven by Mr.. r.. b. Airport
In Mr.. Carroll H. Montague's new au-
tomobiie TO the Jefferson. OF course
the President will be attended by hi
private secretary. his aities Captain
Butts, and other diGnitAries. and nu.
fnsrous prominent citizens OF Rich.
mond viii be on hand 10 welcome
him. Hut. anyway. he will 30 to the
Jefferson. deliver his address, sil
down to a luncheon along with 29s
toaatm aster.
How he will spend the rest OF the
day IL told in another column, but he
will be the guest of the Virginia Uni
versity Alumni Mt the Commonwealth
Club infhe evening and after the ban
Quet go back to Washington.
Crowds Thronx1ng City.
The president will have quite q
festive day, and judging from the
crowd that are pouring int othe city
there will be plenty Of folks on hand
ito make him believe there Is real
outpouring Of the patriots. The JEFF
fcr10n MOTEL Is AifeadV oyerCroWQe0
and by tomorrow night. according to
the other hotel clerks. visitors viii
be asking II there are any beds to lei
in Richmond.
Two oficial parties from the North
and South are Fastening to Richmond
The ono from the North will get In
Sunday. Tho other from the South
will get In tonight. judging from 8
report received last evening.
Party In Henderson
Especial to The Richmond virginian. }
RALEIGH. n. c.. Nov. 17.-Mr
Leonard TUFTS. of Pinehurst, N. C..
driving the pilot car. In the automo-
bile party en- route from Atlanta Il
Richmond, arrived In the city thi.
afternoon at O'Clock. In the cal
with MIR. Tufts was Mr. W. s. Falls
DIR. Joseph Hyde Pratt Joined hin
here to go on to Richmond.
Mr.. Tufts spoke very enthuaiastfcaf'
~ of the movement for good roads. He
said after reaching the Wake county
roads he found the min much better
condition than they were some months
ago when he passed over them
| After spending a while in the city
Mr. Tufts and his party left for Hen
derson. The party was entertained
at Henderson tonight and State Geo.
| logist Pratt. Mr. Tufts and Others
spoke. 1t was decided to start earl,
tomorrow for Richmond and go b,
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