Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-19
SHERMAN NOTIFIED AT
UTICA OF NOMINATION.
Able Notification Speeches and Eloquent Accept
anCe by Candidate City in Gala Attire and
An Immense Crowd In Attendance.

Utica, ~ Y, Aug. 1S.-The last for
NAL ceremony attending the official
launching of the Republican national
ticket of 1908, was held today when
James SchoOlcraft Sherman was ten
dered and accepted the nomination of
his party for the Vice Presidency. In
doing so, he subscribed heartily, he
declared, to the declaration of prin-
ciples adopted at the Chicago conven-
ton in June, to the every utterance of
Sec. Taft in his Cincinnati speech, and
to the policies of President Roosevelt
Mr.. Sherman asserted that the APP
prevail of the Roosevelt administra-
ton was the real issue of legislation
about to be undertaken. The Bryan
question: Shall the people rule?"
was declared to be no issue at all.
Surely the people shall rule" he
said, Surely they have ruled; surely
they do rule Shame on the candidate
who insults the American people by
suggestion or by declaration that a
majority of it's electorate is venal'
Mr. Sherman's speech was unusual:s'
brief and he did not attempt to dis
cuss in detail any of the questions
touched upon by Sec. Taft, saying he
could not hope to persuade anyone not
convinced by the Presidential cand-
dates presentation of the platform and
the issues. He did enter into a brief
discussion of the tariff, and his declar
alton Il am a protectionist," brought
spontaneous applause response. The
candidate then went on to explain that
he thought the time had arrived for d
revision of the tariff from the protec
zionist point of view. Mr. Sherman
paid tribute to the record of the Re
publican party and in contrasting 1t
with the Democratic organization re-
ferred to the latter as an aggregation
of experimental malcontcnts, whose
only claim to a history is a party
name they pifercd.'
Senator Julius Burrows of Michigan,
chairman of the notification commit
tee, whose members gathered here
from the various states of the Union,
made the tender of the nomination. In
his speech he, too, resented what he
declared was a thinly yelled accusa-
ton by Mr.. Bryan that a Republican
administration did not represent the
rule Of the people.
Secretary of State Root, speaking as
a ncighbor and lifelong friend of the
candidate, paid glowing tribute to Mr..
Sherman, politics having no place in
his brief address. President Stryker
of Hamilton College, from which Mr..
Sherman was graduate, also paid a
personal tribute to the candidate and
there were addresses of welcome from
Mayor Thomas Wheeler and Chairman
Charles S. Symonds of the local re-
ception committee.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies.
Mr.. Sherman was presented with a
magnificent golf link silver loving cup,
a. gift from his colleagues in the Ma
tiona House of Representatives.
large number of congressman were
present at today's exercises. The
brief speech of presentation was made
by Rep. Serene Payne of New York.
Mr. Sherman also received lengthy
telegram from Mr. Taft and the mayor
of Utica sent a congratulatory mes
sage from the mayors office.
The ceremonies of notification took
less than two hours and was held on
the lawn surrounding the Sherman
residence on upper Geneesse street.
An uncovered fag-draped platform
had been erected in front Of the 1-ath-
er quaint old residence, and on this
the speakers and more distinguished
guests were gathered. The day was
well nigh ideal. All of the speakers
were literally applauded, but the
cheers were reserved for Mr.. Sherman.
His voice carried farther than any of
the others and his short. emphatically
uttered sentences seemed continually
to strike responsive chords.
National Chairman Frank II. Hitch
cock arrived early this morning and
occupied a front seat on the speaker $
platform. OF state leaders there were
present Chairman Timothy L. Wood
ruff, Rep. Herbert Parsons. Geo. M.
Aldridge, Senator Horace White and
Senator Harvey T. Human. Of con-
gressmen there were Messrs. Bennett.
Dwight Fairchild. Payne and Cocks
of New York; LouenSlager of New
Jersey, who succeeds Mr.. Sherman as
chairman of the Congressional cam
paign committee, and Barchfeld of
Pennsylvania.
Holiday throngs filed the streets
from early morning until late tonight,
band concerts and an electrical illirnl-
nation being the last features Of the
DAYS celebration. Mr.. Sherman. who
was i'll for time, appeared today t.
be in vigorous health. He will under
take a long campaign trip in the West
in October.