Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-10-18
DESP 0TISM OF A KING
PEOPLE OF THAT STATE SHOULD
DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT
THEY DESIRE MEASURE.
CALLS IT A fine LESSON
In the Meantime, Oceans of Westerns
ers Greet MIR. Taft As lie Begins
His ilomcward Journey.

CHICAGO, oct. t7,-Bitter critic
ism of President Taft marked tho
opening OF the campaign of the pro-
gressyo element of the Republican
Party, as It styles itself, to nominate
Senator Robert NJ. LaFollette as the
Republican candidate for president.
Clapp Chief Dcnouncer.
Senator c app of Minnesota
brought the denunciation of Presl-
dent Taft TO its sharpest climax after
Senator Crawford of South Dakota
had been interrupted by dissent into
the audience, and had been forced to
quit speaking by the assistance given
him by his audience in quelling the
one-man Instruction.
Calling the chief executives action
In the Arizona statehood matter tho
"blackest chapter in all tyranny and
despotism of an unbridled king"
Senator Clapp said In part:
Arizona Should Have Choice.
Now, whether you believe in tho
recall or not, / think you will agree
with me that 1t is not for you to say
whether the people of Arizona shall
have the recall. We had this ques-
ton up in Congress We said tho
people of Arizona must vote on the
question again. and whatever way
, they vote they would be allowed 90
come into the United States. Again,
the president of the United States ve-
toed against the recall. though they
can put II into their constitution al
ter admission.
Blacklist Tyranny, He Says.
"A fine lesson this was to teach the
people on the Threshold of their
admission to the union. What do you
think the people of that state would
say If this union was to stultify the
electorate Of the individual state.
II want to say that this is tho
blacklist chapter in all tyranny out
side of the absolute despotism of an
unbridled king. And remember.
whom the gods would destroy, they
first made mad"
Senator Crawford and George Lori
mer of New Jersey also were speak
ers. Senator Lorimer came In for 4
deal of enthusiasm.
President Leaving West.
SAN BARNARDINO, Calf, Oct. II.
President Taft bade adieu to Cali
ifornia late today and his special train
headed for the north and east The
sixty hours run begun tonight will
take him to the snow-clad hills of
Montana on Thursday morning and
his first scheduled stop is at ogden.
Utah.
Surprised nj the Crowds.
The big crowds deeply impressed
Mr. Taft At Eiv,ryide he said:
Il am surprised to see such oceans
Of people"
He also had a parting word for the
women for their newly granted right
of the ballot in this state.
Women Trying an Experiment.
ut won't do" he declared. for YOU
to say: oh well, We will not go down
to those awful polls where those aw-
full persons stand around You have
got to become a part of those awful
people, and make those awful per-
sons better. You are trying an ex-
pertinent. Go ahead with 1t. You
have energy and enterprise and II you
make a mistake, you can retrace your
steps. Meanwhile. we, OF the slow
and more conservative east, will
watch the things you are going to try
and follow you and avoid the pitfalls
that you may encounter"
Forecasts Chalrmanship for Hilles.
While the president was motoring
to Long Beach this morning. Mr.
Hilles, Mr. Taft's private secretary,
stayed I'm Los Angeles to visit rela-
tives.
Mr.. Hilles has received pledges of
support from various sections. and
Mr.. Taft predicts that he will be the
next chairman OF the Republican
party.