The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-11-14
Prest. Taft Visits
Tennessee Battleship
Motors over Hills and Through Val.
ieys Where Over $4,000 Men Laid
Down Their Lives at Battle Of
Chickamaues.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Nov l0.-After
a day spent in travelling through Ten.
nessee, President Taft late this after.
noon was driven thirty-five miles over
the battlefield of Chickamauga, where
one Of the bloodiest conflicts of the
Civil War was fought. For more than
two hours the president motored over
the hills and through the valleys
where General Bragg, at the head of
the Confederate army, and General
Rosecrans on the Union side fought
forty-eight years ago with a total loss
of more than $4,000.
With the president rode former Con-
gresham Grosvenor of Ohio who was
lieutenant colonel of the Eighteenth
Ohio in the battle, and who is now
member of the Chickamauga Nation
al Park commission
The president was whitley by scores
of monuments and paused more than
once to read inscriptions on the shafts
On the summit of Kelley's hill one of
the most holly contested spots on the
battlefield, Mr.. Grosvenor explained
the way his regiment and those with
him defended that point years ago.
Comment on Battle.
Ever since that battle" said Mr..
Grosvenor, we've been trying to con.
vince the rebels that we won"
You hal a pretty hot time of it,
didn't your" said the President.
Mr.. Taft's secretary, Mr.. Hilles.
looked for the spot where his father,
Captain Hilles of the Fifteenth Ohio,
fell wounded. Mr.. Hilles did not sue
coed in finding the place and car
ried back to Chattanooga tonight a
red rose which he had taken with him
to place on the hillside where his
father fell.
Mr.. Taft's second day in Tennessee
came to an end here. He began his
trip across the state at Nashville early
today, addressed the students at the
University of the South at Sewanee a
few hours later and wound up the
days journey with an address in the
Auditorium here.
Peace was the subject of the Presi-
dents address to the Sewanee pupils.
Mr.. Taft praised several Sewanee
alumni for their public service, par
ticularly mentioning Colonel Gorgas,
head of the sanitary commission in the
canal zone.
Defends Judicial Appointments.
Twice today the President declared
that his visit to Tennessee was not
political and to the students of Chat
tanooga university he defended his ap.
pointments to the United States SUI.
preme court.
1T has been my privilege and pleas
IRE while President" said Mr.. Taft,
to appoint men from the states Of
Tennessee. Louisiana and Georgia to
the United States supreme court-the
highest judicial office in the world.
Two of these were Confederate sold
iers and, believe, Democrats.
However, did not appoint them
because they were eX-Confederate sol.
diers, but because they were good men
and brainy lawyers"
plea to President Taft TO say
word for the women while he was
asking support of the people for his
peace treaties was without result at
Nashville last night, for Mr.. Taft did
not read the letter passed into his
hands until after he had completed his
formal address.
The suffrage movement recently in
yaded Nashville and a great crowd
that heard the Presidents talk about
peace also wanted to hear his idea
of the votes for women campaign.