The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-27
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Taft will be formally notified of his
nomination as the Republican candi.
date for president at noon tomorrow,
and Cincinnati has completed arrange
ments for making the event one of the
most noteworthy of it's kind ever held.
Members of the notification commit
tee are arriving today and scores of
leading politicians will be the guests
of Cincinnati at tomorrow's ceremony.
Senator Warner of Missouri, will
make the notification speech, and it
will be so brief that it will not require
more than ten minutes for it's delivery
Mr.. Taft's speech of acceptance will
lcontain about $500 words, and in it
he will touch upon all the issues in
the Republican platform.
OF all the planks in the platform
that relating to injunctions will re-
ceive greatest attention, inasmuch as
critism from Democratic sources has
been made on his record while on the
bench, and the two parties having
| adopted planks on that subject. Mr..
Taft, it is said, will declare his po-
>sition on this important question in
forceful and unmistakable terms.
| Mr.. Taft will assert his independ-
ence by including in his speech of &C.
ceptance a personal plank on publicity
of campaign contributions, a PROPOSE.
ton which stumpjeda Republican Con-
gress and which was ignored as an is.
sue by the Chicago convention.
In doing this Mr.. Taft will also &C.
cept the Bryan challenge to make pub
licity one of the leading issues in the
coming fight, and when his speech of
acceptance has been delivered there
will be no doubt in Mr.. Bryan's mind
or in anybody else's how Mr.. Taft
stands, on this question.
|, Mr.. Taft, it is understood, is a little
hot over the charge in the Democratic
platform that the Republicans intend
to conduct the present campaign with
vast sums of money wrested from the
favor seeking corporations" and he is
| prepared to challenge the Democrats
to show their good faith by coming
in, as the Republicans have, under
the operation of the New York State
publicity law.
In voluntarily subjecting themselves
10 that law Mr.. Taft and other Re-
publican leaders feel that they have
scored point on the Democrats which
will have to be met in some way than
in platform promises.
Following the oratorical fireworks.
there will be flag-raising in honor of
Mr.. Taft, in which those who will pull
the halyards will be men who as boys
went to school with Mr.. Taft. The
flag was made from materials supplied
by the Republicans of the Philippines.
great fireworks display will be
held at night from a bluff on Mount
Adams, overlooking the river. This
will be the main fireworks display and
will include the illumination of the
big water tower and the park. A sup
Elementary display will be given. on
the bridges and public landing. River
craft of all kinds on the Ohio will
also be supplied with lanterns. A flo.
tilla of about 200 launches will accom-
pany the Island Queen when she makes
the trip with Mr. Taft and his wife
the national notification committee
and distinguished visitors. Each launch
will be Illuminated. A daylight fire
works exhibit will be given in the
afternoon on Fountain Square, togeth
er with a band concert. The musical
program will be elaborte, Cincinnati
being alive with concerts at various
points throughout the day.