Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-07-28

Cincinnati, Ohio, July 2S.--The sun
broke from a cloudless sky today when
the early morning haze lifted and was
shining undmmed when the Taft no
tification program was begun with a
salute of bombs fired from the hill
tops and exploding high in the air.
Never has this city been so profusely
decorated. The American flag has
been almost exclusively used in the
decorations.
At $3.50 O'Clock a huge American
flag, the gift of the people OF Cincin-
natl to the Taft family was raised
to the top of the fifty foot mast In
the front yard of the historic old
Taft mansion on Pike street. This flag
will be- raised whenever William II.
Taft is in the city. being lowered dur
ing his absence. The yard and streets
were thronged during the flag raising
ceremonies and America was sung
by the large assembly.
NOtIIICdtIOH OTCdN'dSIs
Breakfast, devoid of all ceremony
was served to members of the noti
| fication committee and such members
of the national committee as had
come to the city to attend the cere-
monies at the Taft home.
Standing on a flag draped platform
in front Of the colonial portico of his
brothers home, Judge Taft at Il
o'clock noon, accepted the nomination
of the Republican party to be its can
didate for the presidency. Political
leaders from far and near had gather
ed to give the affair its political sig
nificance while friends from neighbor
ing cities and admirers of Judge Taf
among his townspeople, turned out ir
countless numbers without regard Il
party affiliations.
Taft Given Great Ovation.
United States Senator William Fl
Warner, of Missouri, past command
er-in-chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic, headed the notification com
mittee which consisted of the mem
bers of the national Republican com
mittee from every state, territory ant
island possession of the nation There
were also present many members o
the national campaign committee. in
cluding Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock
Senator Warmers speech was brief
There was a great outburst of cheer
ling when Judge Taft stepped forward
and began the delivery of his speech
Without emitting any of the importan
declarations of his speech as printed
Taft eliminated many of the explana
tory and detailed statements 50 as t,
bring its delivery within an hour. H
began the delivery of his speech a
exactly 12:14 o'clock and concluded a
l1:25 o'clock, holding the closest atten
ton of the vast assemblege through
out the hour in spite of the almost IN
bearable heat. The cheering at tn
close of his speech continued for som
time. Judge Taft spoke in part as fo
lows:
i Synopsis Of Speech.
Senator Warner and Gentlemen O
the Committee:
Il am deeply sensible of the homo
which the Republican National Cor
vention has conferred on me in tn
nomination which you formally ter
der. I accept it with full appreciation
Of the responsibility 1t imposes.
Gentlemen, the strength of tn
!, Republican cause in the campaign a
hand is in the fact that we represen
the policies essential to the reform O
known abuses, to the continuance 0
liberty and true prosperity, and tha
} we are determined, as our platform
unequivocally declares to maintain
them and carry them on. For NOR
than ten years this country passe'
J through an epoch of material devel
opment far beyond any that ever oe
J Cured in the world before. In it
course, certain evils crept in. Som
prominent and influential members Q
the community, spurred by financia
success and in their hurry for great
er wealth, became unmindful of tn
! common rules Of business honest
and fidelity and of the limitations i'm
!, Iposed by law upon their action. Thi
, became known. The revelations 0
the breaches Of trust, the disclosure
as to rebates and determinations b
railways, the accommodating evidenc
! of the violation of the antitrust Lax
by a number of corporations, the oN
erissue of, stocks and bonds on inter
state railways for the unlawful enrich
ling Of directors and for the purpos
Of concentrating control of railway
In one management, all quickened tn
conscience Of the people, and brough
on 9 moral awakening among ther