Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-25
Has Another Busy Day
at Yale University.
Ne Pays Eloquent Tribute TO
Late EX-Pres. Cleveland.
Attends Various Exercises and
Functions Twill Leave Today.

ceremonies at Yale William H. TAFT
Wac notified of the death of Mr.. CleVe-
land as the faculty and graduates were
forming to march to the hall in which
the commencement ceremonies were
held He expressed his deep regret at
Mr.. Cleveland's death and said:
president Cleveland was one of the
very great men of the country His
death is a distinct loss to the Amer
lean people"
Later in the day at the Commence
mcnt dinner, the secretary paid
beautiful and eloquent tribute to the
memory of the dead President.
News of the death of Mr.. Cleveland
spread rapidly among the members
and facuIty of Yale with whom Mr..
Cleveland had sustained cordial rela-
lions.
At the conclusion of the Commence
ment exercises, Sec. Taft announced
that on account of the continued i'll
ness Of Rep. Sherman, his running
mate on the Republican national tick
ct, he had decided to postpone for one
week the meeting of the sub-commIt-
tee Of the national committee which
was appointed to meet him in confer
cnce 20 select a national chairman. The
adjourned meeting was to have been
held in Washington Wednesday, July
!. By Soc. Taft's decision it will not
be held until Wednesday. July g. in
Washington The secretary late today
sent a telegram to his private secre-
tary in Washington. Frederic w. Car
pentcr directing him to send kilograms
to each member Of the subcommittee,
,,ot;fy;pu tbarp of tho change in the
date of the conference.
"Mr Sherman said Sec. Taft. sis
anxious to be present at the confer
ence ana it seems likely now that he
will not be physically able to be in
Washington next "Wednesday. 1t is de-
sirable. therefore, that the conference
be pOstponcd.'
Former GOV of Ohio Myron r. Her.
rick today telegraphed Sec. Taft that
Mr. Sherman's condition had improved
materially. but that he is yet very
sick man.
At the Alumni dinner after the formal
Commencement exercises, Sec. Taft de-
livcrcd an address. He made only cas-
ual reference to politics in his speech.
that being when he begged to advise the
Young alumni of Yale that the term
democrat" is mere historical descrip-
ton"
ITO what was regarded as significant
text he outlined his own position when
he said he had come to Yale to be filled
with Yale spirit which was a spirit of
progressiveness without the spirit of de-
structiveness"
Secretary Taft sat between President
Hadley and Senior joaquin Nabuco. the
Brazilian ambassador. who Was here to-
day to receive a Yale degree. He vas
not permitted to take his seat. however,
until he had been given ringing shout
of welcome and the Chautauqua salut"
by the great assemblage of alumni. J.
Pierpont Morgan was seated next to the
Brazilian ambassador. He received tho
degree OF doctor of laws, but was obliged
to leave the dining hall before the speech
making began in order to return early to
New York. He has planned to depart
for Europe tomorrow.
In the course of a felicitous introduce
tion of Sec. Taft President Hadley said:
'The fourth speaker. in a certain sense.
occupies the place of prominence. There
was a man who had the luck Of being
put down fourth on the list of after
dinner speakers He said 1t always SEEM
ed to be n reflection because he could not
help remembering the historic. incident
when Peter asked Ananias to stand forth
Oaughter). So we have to take special
pains. rs the fourth man is liable to be
struck by some kind of lightning"
"Bil! Taft does not belong to the club,
yelled one of the rs men.
Az n hn address.
which he delivered in fine voice. the vast
assemblage sang Everybody Takes His
Hat Off to Taft" He said:
Mr. President. ladies and gentlemen,
men OF Yale: l join in an expression OF
sorrow--deep sorrow-at the death of
Grover Cleveland. CApplauseo He was
a great man and great President. CAP
plause) He had the highest civic ideals,
he had q rugged honesty, he had high
courage that makes him now happy in
his death as he leaves this life highly
respected and loved by all of his coun-
trymen (arplause). and there is no more
fitting place to pronounce an culoglum
on MIN than in Il meeting of Yale men
actuGted and inspired with Yale spirit.
And now. Mr.. President, I ask leave
to enter & protest which l began at the
last Commencement with reference to the
failure of the management OF the Com
mencement proceedings to get out of
those upon whom we have conferred hon
orary degrees today at the expense of a
great deal of humor and wit by the ora
tor Of the university and great deal OF
leg muscle or the part of tie corporation.
in not Insisting that those who receive
degrees, except the poor Scotchman OF
whom we have taken advantage. should
state why the degrees should have been
pronounced upon them. (Applause)
Last year I was compelled to take the
place of Senator Knox ard this year of
Senator Snooner. Now it has been my
experience with members of that distin-
guiS.,ed body that they were sometimes
willing to speak when the country did not
desire to hear them. and why. now that
we are al! aching to hear from them,
that they each desert their posts I don't
President Hadley's speech was confined
chiefly to a reference to the manner In
which the university had weathered the
financial disturbance.