The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-27
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS/
FOR TUESDAYS CEREONY
RsIsIug Of Flag Sent By Fill
pInOs VIII Mark Begin
ming Of Function

Cincinnati. Ohio. July t--Notifca
tion day seemed Suddenly TO become
realization in this city upon the ar
rival Of William Howard TAFT The
work Of planning and OF general prep.
aration for the event has been going
steadily forward for some time, out ii
took the presence Oh the candidate
to exhiliarate the unfurling of flags,
the draping ef bunting and the gen
eral breeziiess Of tne h,ssiiii.y .s.rnes
phefe, all of which is to culminata
5aesday In official functions for the
few and unofficial festivities for tho
many.
At the G. r. TAFT residence on pike
street there is decided evidence OF
thecoming event Two large temporar 5
porehes just being completed on eth
er side Of the pillared entrance SHOW
the necessity for providing for III,
notification committee and the llca
reception and arrangements commit
tees. Directly In the center Of the
stone steps protrude speakers plat
form, which looks oh the right and left
to the spacious lawns where standing
room for 1900 people win be eagerly
sought Tuesday and perhaps many
times during the coming campaign
On the sonth lawn Is a sleek nev
fiagpole on which Is mounted a gilles
eagle, erected 10 bear the flag which,
Mr. Tafts enthusiastic Filipino
friends have sent to be raised daily
throughout the campaign. Wnen it is
raised for the FIRST time Tuesday
morning amid a general salute Of guns
aud whistles throughout the city, it
IS to be the occasion OF brief ad.
dress of acceptance by Mr. G. p,
Taft. This flag raising begins the
cefamonics OF the day
Speech Less Than an Hour.
The cscortlng Of the committeeman
from The Hotel Sinton and an IL
O'Clock breakfast in their honor will
follow. The breakfast over, the com
mltteemen viii take their places on
the two platforms, Senator Warner.
chairman Of the notification commit
Zee Of the national republican conven-
tion. will escort Judge Taft to the
speakers platform, viii there, in q
brief speech, communicate to him the
fact OF his nomination for the presi.
dency, and then win follow the speech
Mr.. Taft has so carefully prepared
and for the approval OF which by
President Roosevelt nc has just ma le
II pilgrimage TO Oyster Bay. Although
the speech 10 detail Is long. Mr. Taft
has hit upon what he believes win BIZ
an approved idea of condensing Il for
Teading 50 that It's delivery may bC
accomplished IN less than an hour
Then viii reviewing stand pe
thrust quickly through the gates OF
the mansion and for an hour aud a
iaalf Mr.. Taft viii witness the en-
tlusiasm OF marching club after
marching club, as 1t proceeds merrlly
by in the streets with bands and
Shouts and campaign yells as the aux
iliaries % uniforms aai banners An.
tomoDiles viii follow the parade to the
Taft mansion. and the members of tn
committees viii be driven throughout
the city ana suburbs. bringing up al
she Cincinnati Country club on the
Grandin Foaa for something substan-
tai 20 eat Mr.. Taft win join the
committees at the club and mis- an
tomohie VIII head the procession lat
ef which leads 10 the river through
TIE famous lsdcn park.
Night Excursion on River.
When The parsy boards the steam
or island Queea after dark for a sail
upstream the night display Will be-
GIN Ono hundred and sixty tiny
craft eli ahler WITH illumination
win escort tAa Queen on her journey