Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-25
SECRETARY TAFT NOMINATED FOR
PRESIDENT ON THE FIRST BALLOT
LATER HIS NOMINATION WAS MADE UNANIMOUS CONGRESS-
MAN BURTON MADE NOMINATING SPEECH, SECONDED
BY GEORGE A. KNIGHT OF CALIFORNIA.
CANN0N FAIRBANKS FORAKER, HUGHES, KNOX AND lkF0L-
LETTE PLACED BEFORE THE REPUBLICAN CONvEN-
TI0N-PLATF0RM READ AND ADOPTED

Cuitrd States. William H. Taft Of Ohio.
Taft on the first ballot; Taft by 702 votes;
Taft ny the unanimous choice of the con-
Sention.
Such Is the record of the eliminating
nay of the Republican national convrn-
Son OF 1908. effected amid scenes of
tumultous enthusiasm and after a nerve
Eacling continuous session lasting nearly
eight hours.
The picture within the walls Of the vast
emphithcatcr as the presidential candi-
date was named Thursday was one truly
grandiose in its magnitude. In front, to
the right ana left. below and above. the
bilowiug sea of humanity. restless after
hours # waiting and stirred from one
emotion to another, was in fever Of eX-
pectarCy for the eliminating vote. The
saVolitc sons of other states had been
NAMED save Knox and La Toilette and
now on the roll call came Ohio. As the
Buckeye state was reached. the tall,
saunt form of Theodore T.. Burton. with
student-like face and severe black cler-
acal garb, advanced to the platform to
nominate Ohios candidate He spoke
Servenuy, with the singing voice of an
evangelist, which went ringing through
tnc great building. He said in part as
follows:
respon sibility of selecting a presidential
candidate with the serene assurance that
the Republican party will continue to rule
fhis people; What assembled multitude
an any land mas ever pointed the way to
surh benetcent results for home and for
The progress of the whole human race.
as TN" recurring conventions of this grand
old organization? Yet We do not rely
alone upon the record of that which il
has accomplished We emphasize even
more it's supreme qualifications to solve
ehe problems of the present.
Nts4ir ~ in
national Republican convention. In seven
stubbornly contested presidential cam
Paisns. sons OF her sacred soil have led
the emnattled Republican hosts To- vic
Rory. The Buckeye state has assuredlv
contributed her share Of statesmen and
generals Tor the upbuilding of the nation
But that of which we are proudcr still is
her staWart citizenship-the mightiest
wealth-made up Of Americas free ven
men, ever ready to respond to the tocsin
OF alarm III days of peril, to crush cor
head.
From this citizenship Ohio, in the su-
preme emergency of the civil war snnt
1orth more than 100000 soldiers for our
countrys defense, a formidable array
easily Surpa ssinS in numbers the world
conquerinS legionS Of imperial Caesar, and
even larger than any army ever mustered
BY Britain for the tented field. But
0aus"endcnt above all Is the fact thar
Ohio is one of a matChlcss union of states
Nnked together in everlasting bonds Of
enity and constituting an empIre VnndnT
ful in power and almost immeasurablc in
extent. Each sovereign state alone would
occupy but subordinate place in the
SESeat SSad current Of the world erGnt$, but
Wngn rePIoSGhted by one OF !" briSht
Or forms part % Of an 'I4I.iiTS5 ano niu% every every
and of strength more beautiful far than
the most brilliant constellation in the
THE most perplexing questions Of to-
day arise from the bountiful development
OF our material wealth; Such Il develop
ment can not occur without the creation
n laI a nI l4N To, -, 1
3abriG. / most Strenuously deny that the
american business man or the American
citizen cherishes lower standards than the
citizens Of any other country. The Amer
acah people are by no means depraved.
But by reason Of their busy absorption in
varied pursuits and of the glamour which
e1,glaS success in great Undertakings,
questionable methods have been able to
engraft themselves upon the business of
She coui try. Rich rewards have too fire.
quently Dcen gained by some who are
none too scrupulous. MONOPOLY dis
honeSty and fraud have assumed a promi-
HehCe WINCH ais Tor the earnest atten-
eioq and tOndeninatian Of every man who
a Against all these abuses and In the
work for restoring old ideals of honesty
and equality. as Well as for higher Stand ;
ards Of civic duty. one man has stood pre-
eminent aud that man is Thcodorc Ronss-
Yelt Against corruption in every form
he has ST his face with grim ,cterniina
fion prompt and fearless in in ctian and
With that intelligent leadership which has
assured the esta blishuont of a hcttnr nTa
an which the strong and the veal; aIii,a q
must submit thcmtdlves to the. irnparti,,I
.exrr,itirn of the Law " ~
since the dav WI ~ i. IL. M
of age Mr. Taft dan1rnG54' '''yii 1Ii i,V ears
ina SyG-1S a n1.r9Ino ~ Ell win burn
VIZ haG Iaan - 11TyyttD ~ l, ~ Gnia ms profession
sorartircs ana rad derdora @ i?2I f. 10y vicious
91Unfty he has eylar h,,, u i|,u tile com
YI,e "a iisn Of tbe tr,, ~. ~ e "SS"'IditH with
reform which viii not contamt ftljlft it tiiat |
academic dissertatiu or LGlit,ooe i,'oein Win
He has been imbucd win ~ MUruS; ~. Us:
action His advocacy of soInd,r,p rpi!l ndt,,l{ lr ~
tious has never arisen from a dcsiro .''ti Fr
the exploitation of himself II '5i 6n T d9r
ways been based upon unsv;c,.,,i,,, 'in 70 %. a,I
ritv and the courage 10 snaaI. ~ ,,tIT
as lie understands it, on all occasions, no
ntti ai.J I,eu IJ" ahHuentlai or powerful the
Although Of an a aeer@ssiye r,arso,a,t+,,
ne Possesses an infinite good nature, a
charm OF manner ana poise which have
f. tho T,lnl anaiWsis otCn tE iI 80 tl9H s
cials must be Judged az men, ana under