Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-10-28
TAFT FAILED
To REGISTER
Therefore He Cannot Vote
On Election Day, No.
vember 7
He AGAIN CHANGES ITINERARY
From Morgantown to New York
and from Thence Goes to
Hot Springs.

tBy Special Leased Wire to New McxicanJ
| Chicago, Ill. Oct. 2S.-President
/ Taft again today changed his plans
for his travels after leaving Pittsburg
on Tuesday and incidentally learned
that he had failed to qualify as a
voter at the election TO be held on No
/ vember Z, He failed to register and
received word from Cincinnati today
while entering on the arduous duties
of his first day in Chicago, that he
will not be eligible to vote this fall.
New Itinerary.
The presidents new itinerary will
take him from Pittsburg to Morgan,
town, w. Va, instead of direct to
/ Hot Springs, Va. From Morgantown,
Mr. Taft will go direct to New York
city to review the Atlantic fleet on
November 2. The president then will.
go to Hot Springs to stay until No.
vember when he will proceed to his
hcme in Cincinnati despite the fact he
cannot vote
Not Attested BY Notary.
he PieSlueul sent HIS registration
papers from the west a couple of
weeks ago but dod not have them at.
tested by notary. He later received
word that his unsealed signature
would not be acceptable under the
law. He then made new affidavit at
New Castle, Wyo swore to his sig.
nature before a nortary and forward
ed it to Cincinnati. The postoffice
department did not deliver it in time
land the president cannot vote.
Taft Defends Veto Message.
Chicago, H., Oct. 2S.-In his talk
at the luncheon at the Chicago Bar
Association. President Taft reiterated
his ideas against the recall of the judi
Ciary. He denied that it had required
any special courage to veto the state
hood bills of Arizona and New Mexi.
co as such action was only plain
judicial duty. Neither was the veto an
act of tyranny, he said, for Congress
had passed provision that virtually
sustained the veto, which was meant
ito apply only to the recall feature OF
the constitution.
Il wrote my heart into the veto OF
tho .tateAoad bill that allowed the re-
call OF judges and wfii-ncver fail 10
fight for free and untrammeled judi.
ciary," he declared with feeling in
closing.
Naval Station Dedicated.
Among those who accompanied Pres.
ident Taft to North Chicago to dedi.
cate the naval training station at
Lake Bluff were secretary of the Navy
George Won L. Meyer, secretary of the
Interior Fisher, and Senator George
c. Perkins of California. The school
cost s4,000,000. The station. which
| is to be the federal training base of
the Great Lakes covers 1872 acres and
including 80 buildings.
Approves Fishers Plan.
Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 2S.-President
Taft, addressing the American Min
| ing Congress, took considerable pains
10 make it clear that he fully indorsed
the speech last night of Secretary OF
| the Interior Walter L. Fisher, who out.
lined the governments plans for Alas
ka. "And if Secretary Fisher can
straighten out the Alaskan situation"
said the President "you can believe he
will win by undying personal graft.
tude, as we'll as official approbation'
Still Hone for Taft.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 2S.-The Gin
cinnati board Of elections has not def
nitely determined that President Taft
is barred from voting here on Novem
Der Z. The matter has been referred
to Secretary of State Graves.