The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-08-06
TAFT IS NOTIFIED
OF HIS NOMINATION
DAY SETS HioH-WATER MARK
FOR FUTURE PRESIDENTIAL
NOTIFICATIONS.
HE RECEIVES PLAUDrTS
OF AOMlRiNG FRIENDS
WHO Wed With Those Who Came
From Afar in Paying Tribute to Him
From Dawn Until Festivities Ended
In Blaze Of Pyroteehnies.

Cincinnati, July 29.--Annour cling his
high resolve TO continue the policies OF
the administration OF President koose.
welt, II elected TO succeed aim. VIII.
lam Howard Taft. Tuesday formally
accepted the nomination of he Repnb-
hoan party as It's candidate and took
into his hands the standard OF leader.
ship.
In the history OF political parties Ia
America there never was similar
duty discharged under more auspicious
and inspiring circumstances. Tho city
of the nominees birth honored itself
In honoring him by making the occa.
sion both brilliant and imposing.
Partisan politics was effaced by civic
pride. and for this particular function
the dividing lines OF political feeling
we're buried from sight beneath the
garlands of courtesy.
Dressed In holiday attire. the Queen
bf the West was Il generous hostess
90 all who came bearing their homage
10 her distinguished son. Graybeards
whose recollection OF these ceremonies
goes back for decades declare that for
public spirit for munificence OF dis.
play and for numbers. that OF Tues.
day easily exceeds those that have
Lone before.
II his fellow-citizens werc Kind TO
him nature was nonetheless gracious.
The clouds that overhung the city for
days were banished by the storm OF
the preceding night with them went
the torturlng humidity that attended
their stay. and IN the place OF both
discomforts came sunshine and breezos
that made life endurable to the throngs
that densely packed the thoroughfaics
that led TO the now historic porch ON
euiet .decorous Pike street.
Throughout the great hive 81 indus.
try the holiday spirit relgned. Work
was laid aside for the hour while mer.
chant. artisan and clerk went out TO
Join In the general tribute to one OF
their number who had been honored
In so great a measure IN the nation
From the honr that the thunder OF the
guns and the bursting OF bombs ush.
cred In the day OF public rejoicing
until the midnight bell cleared the
streets and the tired crowds went
homeward. success attended the con.
summation OF the program laid out
With so much care.
Impressiyencss marked the greater
functions OF the day. The first OF these
was the raising Of the American Tag
upon the stan In the garden OF the
Taft homestead. which Is to denote
the presence or absence OF the candi-
date. Encircling the stan were the
Yale and Woodward schoo,mates.
Presented, after beautifully " ord
ed invocation by Bishop David H.
Moore. OF the Methodist Episcopal
church. by Judge Jacob II. Cromwell
as the gift OF home friends. Il was
received by Charles p. Taft ON behalf
Of his brother. In his remarks there
were sentiments that caused the audi.
ence to repeatedly cheer him for thcii
utteraRce.
Equally inspiring was the visit in a
body OF the survivors OF the civil war.
officers and men. 10 pay their respects
To the nominee. At their head was a
fife and drum corps OF grayhaircd sol
diers, veterans OF many n march and
charge. On the right OF the line Was
the Loyal Legion, rs a guard OF nonor.
The FIRST squad OF fourB was a dis.
tinguished one. being composed OF
Gen. Frederick ID. Grant. son OF The
great commander; Lieut.. Gen. Henry
c. Corbn. u. S. A., retired. Gen.
Grosyenor and Gen. Thompson.
Laying aside his purpose TO rennin
indoors until summoned TO meet the
members OF the notification committee.
Judge Taft came down upon the lawn
and met the halting and hobbling line,
hs wing 10 the tattered battle flags
that were carried south beyond the
Ohio by Cincinnati regiments when he |
was a lad on the shady streets OF MI. |
Auburn. with more elastic step cane
swinging down the street the youthful |
veterans of the Spanish war and the
sous OF veterans Of the civil war. To |
these he gave a general greeting frow
beneath the marquee at the entrance |
90 the grounds.
The climax OF the day was ro-~ned |
Shen ~ the bells wera sounding noon |
the members OF the national committee |
ard their brethren OF the notification |
committee ranged themselves upon the |
bread veranda. and Senator Warner. |
dLgnk;ied aud impressive. stood ~ TO |
deliver his message from the party to |
the candidate and 10 await his re-
Spouse.
The ceremony ended, the nominee |
took his wifc's arm. and together they |
proco eded TO the gate. where, with |
Senate. warner and Gen. Grant. they |
ieviewec the parade OF honor.
The finale was the gorgeous pyro- |
tenn cal display at night In Eden park |
and along the shores OF the Ohio. At
ended by his brilliant escort OF dis.
'inguished men Judge Taft. the nonn-
zee. entered the chartered steamer |
ard viewed tho beautiful scene from
'avorei place .pon the decF. II was
~eli toward m1iright wher the day Of