Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-08-07
Cincinnati Correspondence of Phila-
delphia Record.)

Cincinnati Correspondence of Phila-
delphia Record
Taft's surprise party, notifying the
candidate formally of his nomination
for the presidency, and giving him the
opportunity to declare for continue
ton of the Roosevelt policies, had an
outcome of very humiliating charac
ter for the hero of it all, and brought
out so plainly as to be visible to the
naked eye great disaffection in the
Republican organization. There was
too much "Brother Charlie" in it, and
in the character of marplot, at that.
Not only were men upon whom Taft
must rely to carry Ohio thrust into
outward bitterness and away from the
glories and pomp of the event, but the.
occasion itself was lowered to the dig
nifty of street vendors fair by the
peddling of Taft buttons to meet ex-
penses when it was found "Brother
Charlien did not intend to "pay the
freight"
1t had been known for some time
that there was disaffection, but it was
not kept on display. 'Brother Char
lie,n however, drove too far his ambi-
ton to succeed George B. Cox as Gin
cinnati leader and to gain a seat in the
United States Senate, and bad feeling
was shown without regard to conse-
quences. There was forerunner OF
the decentralization the day before when
Judge Taft and Cox appeared simulta-
neously in the lobby OF the Sinton, but
didn't speak. Cox is conceded to have
the power of delivering Hamilton
county to whomsoever he pleases. But
he hasn't forgotten what Taft, when
still Secretary of War, said about him
in his speech at Akron two years ago.
All this was supposed to have been
smoothed over, but the minute Cox
saw Taft approaching him with his
hand outstretched he withdrew from
the notification headquarters and was
soon lost in the crowds in the street.
Cox is not the only leader angered
by the Tafts, and because of that the
button feature of the exercises became
necessary inspiration in order that
the expenses of the ceremony might be
met. Had Garry Hermann, Rud
Hynicls, or any of the other local lead
IRIS been named as chairman Of some OF
| the numerous committees appointed
for the notification-day exercises, the
local organization would not have been
placed in the embarrassing position OF
being obliged to confess that there was
a deficit in the notification-day fund
With Garry Hermann cairman OF the
finance committee, or even only
member of it, the $3.50 asked to de
fray the expenses of the surprise party
would have been subscribed and pait
over in less than half day. But as i
was, only S15, 600 was raised after tWt
weeks of hard work and begging.
Many heretofore loyal Republicans
| when asked for contribution replied
"What for? G. P. Taft seems to b'
running the whole thing. He's go
plenty of money, so let him pay for hi
own thunder"
The finance committee, as a last re
sort, hired several thousand men ant
BOYS to sell buttons and badges in al
effort to make up the remaining $40,
600 needed.
cit has come TO pretty pass whel
an organization like that we have here
and in city like Cincinnati, has to g
out and sell buttons TO raise the eXpen
SEES of Presidential notification, sale
one of the prominent members of thu
Blaine Club.
All the preliminary details OF thu
notification-day ceremonies were work
ed out in 'tBrother Charles" editoria
sanctum sanctorum, and when the lis
of committees for the day emerged
therefrom not one of the names of mef
who have long been the recognized
leaders in Republican politics in Ham
ilton county was found ON it. The list
of honorary vice-presidents was so long
that it might have been taken for 8
copy of the city directory, but the
copyists had managed not to see any
of the names of the real leaders in go
ing through the big book. The result
was that the really big men in the Local
organization were not much in evidence
at the notification feast They ignored
it as much as possible without laying
themselves open to the criticism thai
they showed an utter lack of civic
pride.
Absolutely all packet teas and mos
bulk teas show the grocer a larger pro
fit than "Salada," but none give the
consumer as much satisfaction.