Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-06-26
Tact ENJOYS A
GLAD HOMECOMING
CINCINNATI GIVES ENTHuslAs
TIC WELCOME TO REPUBLICAN
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE.
CROWDS ThRoNG THE
DEPOT AND STREETS
Meeting Of the Head of the Ticket will,
His Running Mate Marked by the
Heartiest cordiaIity-Party Goes to
Home Of Brother Charles.

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Home Of Brother Charles.
Cincinnati, June Pit was joyous
homecoming for Secretary Taft. Ar
riving In his native city at $40 o'clock
Saturday morning, he was greeted at
the Central railway station by thou.
sands of his longtime friends and
neighbors. The station was thronged
with admirers of the Republican
standard bearer, who gave him an en-.
thusiastic reception.
One Of the first to grasp the big
war secretary's hand as he stepped
from the Baltimore & Ohio Southwest
ern train was his brother, Charles P,
Taft, who had arrived a few minutes
before from Chicago. The greeting
of the brothers; who are devoted to
each other, was affectionately cordial
AS they clasped right hands. Mr.
Charles P. Taft threw his left arm
over the secretary's shoulder and gave
him a loving embrace. Both were
laughing as If once again they were
boys.
Sherman Greets Taft.
An instant later the beaming face
of James 8. Sherman of New York,
the nominee for vice-president, ap.
peared in the throng.
Hello, Sherman" shouted Score
tary Taft, extending his hand cordial.
" to his running mate. I'm mighty
glad to see you. You don't look as
II you had passed through the siege
Of nominating convention"
Il never felt better" responded Mr.,
Sherman. I'VE had a great conven-
ton and I take this opportunity to
say to you that the result, SO far as
you are concerned, was equally great.
] want, personally, to join with the
country in renewing my congratula-
tions."
Together, behind throng of citizens,
members Of the Blaine and Stamina Re.
publican clubs, each carrying a blue
pennant bearing handsome likeness
of the war secretary, the two candi.
dates, arm In arm, walked to the en-.
trance of the station where they were
received by a committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, headed by
Capt. Thomas P Egan, president OF
the chamber. Mr.. j. G.. Schmidlapp,
q member of the committee, Joined
the secretary on his train about ten
miles from the city. The general
committee OF welcome on behalf of
the citizens of Cincinnati was head
ed by Col. Leopold Markbreit, mayor
of the city.
Streets Lined with Crowds.
An Informal parade was formed on
Central avenue, and, led by a band
proceeded up the avenue to Fourth
street. and thence directly to the resi-.
dence of Charles P. Taft on Pike
street. In the first carriage were
Secretary Taft. Representative Sher.
man. Charles P. Taft and former
governor Of Ohio, Myron T. Herrich
81 Cleveland.
The sidewalks were banked with
people and the windows of business
houses along the route were filled with
men and women waving flags and pen.
nants. The streets We're fairly
a blaze of blue and old glory.
Taft Is Pleased with Welcome.
In an interview before the confer
ence Secretary Taft said:
This homecoming is one of the
sweetest incidents in my life. 1t was
totally unexpected. l had thought ]
would slip into the city without no
tice, but here, with comparatively g
moments notice, i find scores Of
friends present to greet me. So cor
dial has been this greeting that i,
makes fellows heart leap into his
mouth. | am always glad to return
to Cincinnati, but at no time have
been made more happy to reach the
old town than this morning. My OBJ
ject in coming Just at this time is te
meet subcommittee, and after the
business is completed I will leave
for the cast, having an engagement
In New Haven next week | tele
graphed Mr.. Sherman to come on, an6
of course he will attend all sessions Of
the committee"
Washington, June 22.-Mrs. Taft
will go-to New Haven Monday to en-
joy with Secretary Taft the reunion OF
his class. There they will be Joined
by their son Robert A. Taft, who had
a few days vacation spent at the Chi
cago convention Miss Helen TAT,
went to East Greenwich, Conn, Fri
day to visit Miss Poelker.
FORAKER WISHES TAFT SUCCESS