Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-19
NOTIF|CAT|0l!
CEREMONIlS
At UTICA
SHERMAN FORMALLY
ACCEPTS NOMINATION
Candidate For Vice President in
Brief Speech Announces His
AdheranCe to Chicago Plat
form.
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Utica y. ". Aug. lS.-The last for
NAL ceremony attending the official
launching of the republican national
ticket of 1908 was held here today
when Representative James school
craft sherman was rendered and ac-
cepted the nomination of his party for
the vice presidency.
In accepting he subscribed heartily.
he declared, to the declaration of prin-
ciples adopted at the Chicago conven-
ton in June, 10 the every utterance
of Secretary TAFT in his Cincinnati
speech and to the policies of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Mr., sherman asserted
that the approval OF the Roosevelt
administration was the real issue of
the campaign to be undertaken. Mr..
Bryan's question, "Shall the people
rule?" was declared to be no issue at
/, all, surely the people shall rule"
Mr. sherman said; surely they have
ruled; surely they do rule. Shame
on the candidate who insults the
American people by suggesting or de-
clarlng that a majority of its elector-
ate is venal."
Mr.. Sherman's speech was unusual
| ly brief and he did not attempt to
discuss in detail any of the questions
touched upon by Secretary Taft, say
! ing he could not hope to persuade
anyone not convinced by the presiden-
] tial candidates presentation of the
/ platforms and the issues. He did en-
ter into a brief discussion Of the tar
itf and his declaration, Il am a pro-
/ tectionist." brought spontaneous re-
sponse from his hearers. The candi-
! date then went on to explain that he
thought the time had arrived for n
revision of the tariff from the protec-
! ZIONIST point of view Mr. sherman
praised the record of the republican
party and in contrasting it with the
democratic organization referred to
the latter as an aggregation of ex-
perimental maleontents and theorists.
whose only claim to a history is a
party name they pilfered."
Senator Julius c. Burrows of Mich
| igan, chairman of the notification
committee whose members gathered
here from the various states Of the
Union, made the tender of the nomi-
nation.
In his speech he, too, resented what
he declared was a thinly yelled accu-
sation by Mr.. Bryan that a republican
administration did not represent the
rule Of the people Secretary of state
Root, speaking as a neighbor and a
lifelong friend of the candidate. eulo-
gl2ed Mr.. Sherman, politics having
no place In his brief and elaborate
address.
president Stryker of Hamilton coll
lNge, from which Mr. Sherman was
graduated, also paid a personal trib-
ute to the candidate, and there were
addresses of welcome to the visiting
committeeman and slghtseers from
Mayor Thomas Wheeler and Chairman
| c. S. Symmonds of the local reception
| committee.
At the conclusion Of the ceremonies
Mr.. sherman was presented with a
magnificent gold-llned loving cup. a
gift from his colleagues In the nation
al house of representatives. The cup
stands nearly eighteen inches. high
and Is mounted upon base of ebony.
The inscription reads:
| presented to James s. Sherman,
M, c.. by his associates. August is,
1908"
A large number Of congressman
We're at today's exercises The brief
speech of presentation was made by
Representative Serene Payne OF New
York. Mr.. Sherman also received a
lengthy telegram of Fluctuations from
Mr.. Taft, and the mayor of Utica re-
ceived congratulatory messages from
the mayor of Cincinnati.
The ceremonies OF notification oc-
cupled a little less than two hours
and were held in the shade Of the
half century old elm trees which sur
round the Sherman lawn on upper
Genessee street
! Mr. Sherman, who was m for q
time, appeared today to be In vigor.
Gus health He will undertake Ions
campaign trip through the west In
october.