Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-19
AFT HEARS OF
HIS NOMINATION
ceives News While Sitting in His
Office in Washington

sHINGT0N, June 19.-"Words
find themselves ar time like
do not deny that / am very
4"
was the response Of Secretary
In H. Taft to a request for an
sion of his views on mis- rom
for the presidency. The
ces did not come easily.
ghout the afternoon preceding
nouncement OF his nomination,
eretary had been laboring Under
sssed nervous strain. The at
ere of his Office was electric
excitement.
withstanding the personal in
which he had in the proceed
0E It Chicago, 1000 miles away,
IA airy Taft did not permit poll
interfere a moment with his
ction of Official business as
hry. In the intermissions be-
bulletins from the convention,
cretary disposed of several inn
Iii departmental questions, and
his nomination for president
nnounced his desk was practic-
cared Of important ofiicial bus
Office is Thronged.
oughout the afternoon the Of
III Secretary Taft and the Office
Oh private secretary, Frederick
hter, were thronged with MEM
~ L his family, intimate friends.
friends and newspaper men.
Nj Taft remained in the secre-
private Office throughout the
pom. She was attired in be-
suit of pure white, and wore
picture hat of pea green straw,
ID with seal brown and pale
ostrich plumes. Accompany
pr was the young son of the
AIRY and Mrs. Taft, Little Char
81 bose special function it was to
=, the bulletins received from the
ation from the telegraph oper-
the secretary's desk.
was the busiest person in the
apartment. While awaiting
ming of the bulletins. he stood
desk of the telegraph operator
ng anxiously to the fateful
Is of the instruments. He wore
te of khaki knickerbockers, with
On and white striped waist. As
ri bulletin came from the opera
II typewriter, he, scanned 1t quick
rushed with it into his fathers
II was to Mrs. Taft ordinar-
n at he presented the bulletins
I'm than to Secretary Taft, and
ened while his mother read the
ms to the secretary's assembled
rtly after four o'clock-before
minating speeches of the presi-
! candidates had been conclud-
iss Helen Heron Taft, the
H. ary's daughter. Joined the
60 in Mr.. Taft's private Office.
ecretary laughingly explained
nj he probably would have been
sooner If she had not been too
us to withstand the strain.
Taft was inclined to resent this
emit, but it was apparent that
as affected with nerves, as
one said.
I'LL Williams had the convention
IN the long-distanee telephone,
account of the confusion in
Oliseum was unable to confirm
y rvs for minute or two. After
bulletin from the Associated
confirming the nomination was
ed and was followed soon after
oy confirmation from other
ers.
rely had this news been con-
to Secretary Taft when over
heial wire came the fash. Taft
minated" Mrs. Taft rose from
eat at the secretary's desk and
to her husband. who was
ing at her right 1t was an elo-
hahdeiasp they gave each
Mrs. Taft was bubbling over
happiness. All evidence of tbs
Is strain which had been in hel
9aring the afternoon had dis.
led, The secretary himself
81 with the joy of a boy
q both the secretary and Mrs
1aear friends crowded to offel
A1lAnons. IL was a HAPPY
-tAe realization of months o.
and tribulation.
: vas leaving his once Mr.
s@nsd over the desk OF the tel