The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-06
TAFT IS NOTIFIED
OF HIS NOMINATION
DAY SETS HIGH-WATER MARK
FOR FUTURE PRESIDENTIAL
NOTIFICATIONS.
HE RECEIVES PLAUDITS
OF ADMIRlNG FRIENDS
no Wed With Those Who Came
From Afar in Paying Tribute to Him
From Dawn Until Festivities Ended
in Blaze of Pyrotechnies.

Cincinnati, July 29.-AnnouEcing his
high resolve to continue the policies of
the administration OF President loose
welt, if elected TO succeed him. Will.
lam Howard Taft, Tuesday formally
accepted the nomination of the Repub-
lican party as its candidate and took
into his hands the standard of leader
ship.
In the history of political parties in
America there never was similar
duty discharged under more auspiciOus
and inspiring circumstances. The city
of the nominees birth honored itself
in honoring him by making the occa-
sion both brilliant and imposing.
Partisan politics was effaced by civic
pride, and for this particular function
the dividing lines of political feeling
were buried from sight beneath the
garlands of courtesy.
Dressed in holiday attire, the Queen
of the West was a generous hostess
to all who came bearing their homage
to her distinguished son. Graybeards
whose recollection of these ceremonies
goes back for decades declare that for
public spirit, for munificence of dis.
play and for numbers, that of Tues
day easily exceeds those that have
some before.
If his fellow-citiZenS were kind to
him nature was nOnethelesS gracious.
The clouds that overhung the city for
days were banished by the storm of
the preceding night. With them went
the torturing humidity that attended
their stay, and in the place of both
discomforts came sunshine and breezes
that made life endurable to the throngs
that densely packed the thoroughfarcs
that led to the now historic porch ON
quiet ,decorous Pike street.
Throughout the great hive of indus.
try the holiday spirit reigned. Work
was laid aside for the hour while mer.
chant artisan and clerk went out to
join in the general tribute to one OF
tLeir number who had been honored
in so great a measure in the nation.
From the hour that the thunder of the
guns and the bursting of bombs ush.
cred in the day of public rejoicing
until the midnight bell cleared the
streets and the tired crowds went
homeward, success attended the con
summation of the program laid out
with so much care.
Impressiveness marked the greater
functions of the day. The first Of these
was the raising of the American flag
upon the staff in the garden of the
Taft homestead, which is TO denote
the presence or absence of the candi.
date. Encircling the staff were the
Yale and Woodward schoolmates of the
nominee wearing the class colors Of
the old days.
Presented, after a beautifully Word.
ed invocation by Bishop David II.
Moore, of the Methodist Episcopal
church, by Judge Jacob II. Bromwell
as the gift of home friends, It was
received by Charles P. Taft on behalf
Of his brother. In his remarks there
were sentiments that caused the audi
ence to repeatedly cheer him for their
utterance. From the surrounding
streets and buildings there followed
flag salute, thousands of smaller ban
ners being waved as 4 greeting to the
greater guidOn that flew proudly aloft.
Equally inspiring was the visit in
body of the survivors of the civil war
officers and men, to pay their respects
to the nominee. At their head was
fife and drum corps Of grayhaircd sol
diers, veterans of many a march and
charge. On the righ1 of the line was
the Loyal Legion, as a guard of honor
The first squad of fours was a dis
tlnguished one, being composed OF
Gen. Frederick D. Grant, son of The
great commander; Lieut.. Gen. Henry
G.. Corbin, U. S. A., retired; Gen
Grosvenor and Gen. Thompson.
Laying aside his purpose TO remain
indoors until summoned to meet the
members of the notification committee
Judge Taft came down upon the lawn
and met the hating and hobbling line
bowing 10 the tattered battle flags
that were carried south beyond the
Ohio by Cincinnati regiments when he
was lad on the shady streets of Mt
Auburn. With more elastic step came
swinging down the street the youthful
veterans of the Spanish war and the
sons of veterans of the civil war. Te
hf hn
beneath the marquee at the entrance
to the grounds.
The same compelling courtesy
caused him to stand in the sun at the
gate as the members of the notification
committee, representing every state in
the union and the islands of the sea,
rolled up in stately fashion in their
carriages. Each was warmly welcomed
as he stepped into the little green in.
closure and sent rejoicing into the
cool old mansion.
The climax Of the day was reached
when as the bells were sounding noon
the members of the national committee
and their brethren of the notification
committee ranged themselves upon the
bread veranda, and Senator Warner,
dignifled and impressive, stood up to
deliver his message from the party tc
the candidate and to await his re.
sponse.
The ceremony ended, the nominee
took his wifes arm, and together they
proceeded to the gate, where, with
Senator Warner and Gen. Grant, they
reviewed the parade of honor.
The finale was the gorgeous pyro.
technical display at night in Eden park
and along the shores of the Ohio. At
tended by his brilliant escort of dis.
tinguished men Judge Taft, the nonii
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