Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-08-01
TAFT TOLD OF
NOMINATION
Notification Ceremonies Took
Place In Cincinnati.
WAS An ALL-OAY PROGRAM

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William II. Taft was Tuesday for
mally notified. on the spacious lawn
OF his brother. Charles = TAFT AT
Cincinnati. O., Of his nomination for
president OF the United States by
special committee appointed by the
Republican national convention. The
exercises attending the notification
was on a magnificent scale. a holiday
had been declared. and the city is
decorated and illuminated as never be-
fore. MANY excursion trains un,oaded
thousands upon thousands OF people at
their stations. and almost every Re
publican politician OF any standing in
Ohio is here and many OF national
reputation.
There are large delegations here
from Indiana Kentucky Illinois. West
Virginia and neighboring states.
The program started IN the morn.
ing. when statutes were fired from
big guns stationed on MI lams Nj.
Lookout. Fairyiew llcig ana Price
Hill. as welcome to Cincinnatis first
citizen
Bands stationed in the parks squares
and al prominent corhets rem 'ered
concerts all day
The city Of Cincinnati presented a
flag To Charles = TAFT ana il was I'M.
furled over the TAFT residence on Pike
street The tlas raising was marked
by ceremony OF Invocation singing
q speech OF presentation and a speech
OF acceptance
The notification ceremonies took
place on the lawn which was covered
with an immense platform. The rccep
tion committee of citizens escorted the
notification committee 10 the Taft
home judge Taft was then escorted
to the platform and United States Sen
ator William Warner Of Missouri. g.
liyered his speech notifying Mr. Taft
Of his nomination for the presidency
When Judge TAFT arose TO deliver
his speech OF acceptance he vas greet
ed with tumultuous applause He out
lined the party's policies and sounded
the keynote OF the campaign lie
praised the administration and rol.
cies OF President Roosevelt and re-
buked the Democratic stand on Philip
pine Independence. He promised steps
toward tariff reform Immediately after
his Inauguration il elected and be-
lieyes in an income tax by statutory
law If necessary FOR revenue only
rather than By amendment 10 the con
stitution On the labor question he
said the rights OF both organized and
unorganized labor should be- impair
TALLY upheld and favors notice and
hearing before injunctions are issued
MIR Tart declares for physical val
uation OF railways and says II prop
erly used il Will not generally impair
securities ana concluded by pointing
out the difference between the domi
nant political parties
Following the notification the march
ing clubs formed and passed in review
and then a public reception was he'll
on the lawn. and Judge TAFT shooh
hands with thousands This was FOL
lowed By a luncheon to the notification
committee. given by Charles = Taft
After luncheon the visiting committee
was taken In automobiles over the
city and suburbs. the objective point
being the Country club where there
was a dinner and a smoker
At 5 o'clock several thousand bal
looms were sent up. and at s o'clock
an immense display OF fireworks from
the river bridges and craft IN the har
Dor took place.