Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-19
FAMILY AID FRIEND, WITH A|x|
Party Spent Day in Secretary's o.
fee, Receiving Bulletins and Await
dng the Final News With Suppress
ed Excitemcnt-Given Ovation Upon
His Return Home last Night.
(By Associated rress.)

my HSSotiat'u iSS''
WASHINGTON June is. - Words
DO not find themselves At 4 time like
this | ID not deny that am very
happy"
This was the response Of Secretary
w. II. Taft 70 a request for an eX-
preston of his views on his nomi-
nariGn for the PreSi !ency. The sen
noes did not come easily. Through
ont the afternoon preceding the an
nOuncrment of the nomination the
secretary had been labSfng under
suppressed nervous tension
The atmosphere of his Office was
lrce,ric with excitement. Throughout
the afternoon his private Office and
the Office of his privat" secretary, Mr..
Frederick Carpenter. were thronsei
with men. members of his family. in
imate personal ana of cial friends
and newspaper men.
Shortly before II O'Clock Mrs Taft
arrived at the war department. She
scanned carefully the bulletins which
had been received from the conven-
''li iiNt
pleasure at the result OF the action
OF the convention regarding the plat
form. She is close ami accurate
observer OF things political and is one
of the best advisers the secretary has
had throughout the preliminary cam
raign for the Presidential nomination.
Mrs. Taft on Hand.
Mrs. Taft remained! In the Srcre-
iary's private office throughout the
afternoon.
Accompanying her was her son. lit
lie Charlie, whose special function IL
was 10 carry the bulletins received
from the convention from the tele-
graph operations TO the secretary'S
desk
Shortly after O'c1ock-beforc the
nominating speeches Of the Presiden-
tial candidates had been concluded
Miss Helen Heron Taft. the secre
tary's daughter. joined the group in
Mr.. Taft's private office
s crctary Taft had arranged to visit
the war college with Secretary Root
at : O'Clock, but at the last moment
be naturally concluded TO await the
result Of the baliOt which was about
10 be taken in Chicago.
Something went wrong with the or
fetal dispatches The first announce
ment was tina. Massachusetts, cast 80
votes for Taft. Then the announce
ment from Michigan was made with
it's ore vote for Cannon
Peiief from the Strain.
At this moment Secretary Carpen-
'er's telephone jngled and Williar,
Pannel. Secretary Tafi's personal
messenger. RECEIVED flash from the
Associated Press tn. Taft had been
nominated. Mrs. Taft rose from her
seat at the secretary's desk and turn
cd 10 her husband. who was standing
at her right. I; was ap eloquent hand
clasp they gave each ether
Mrs. Taft was bubbling over with
vouS strain which hai been in her
face during The entire afternoon had
disappeared. The secretary himself
laughed with the Joy Of n boy.
Around both tn" secretary and Mrs.
Taft Their friends crowded 10 offer
their congrs,ula; IONS II was happy
sccne-the reaiizafiops OF months of
labor and tribUiarion.
Secretary Root WaS the first cabi-
not officer TO nN.cnd 20 Secretary
and Mrs Taft his cougra,uIat inns He
rrmarscd ,riotSIv to secretary
Taft while tho halter was shaking
hands Wit some Of his newspaper
friends. thu: h. probably would find
- iiffi-uli IN shake" these men.
either during his campaign or after
his election. Secretary Taft respond
ID that hc Rad no Idea Of shaking
them ~ an inc
Turning To- Secretary Root Score
;Gry Taft inqnirrd: Shall sc now 20
tr ihc war college
y"S."' replied Secretary Root
'LH''s 60 Immediately"
Secretary TafS WIS already IN his
riding cloihrs aud. he and GencraI
Edwards made the trip IN the war
college on horseback. While Secretary