The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-08-05
CHARLES MARRIED SHOW,
BIG BILLS" RICH BROTHER
BUNGLED NOTIFICATION
DAY PLANS.

BUNGLED NOTIFICATION.
DAY PLANS.
Backers of Notification Exercises
Had to Sell Buttons to Exc Out
the Requisite Fund.
Cincinnati Correspondence Philadel.
phia Record.
Taft's surprise" party, notifying
the candidate formally of his nomi.
nation for the presidency, and giving
him the opportunity to declare for
a continuation of the Roosevelt poll
cies, had an outcome today Of a very
humiliating character for the hero OF
1t all, and brought out so plainly as
to be visible to the naked eye a great
disafection In the Republican organ
ization. There was too much "Broth-
er Charlie" in it, and in the character
OF a marplot, at that. Not only were
men upon whom Taft must rely to
carry Ohio thrust into outward bit
terness and away from the glories
and pomp OF today's event, but the
occasion itself was lowered to the
dignity OF street vendors fair by
the peddling Of Taft buttons to NEE:
expenses when 1t was found "Broth-
er Charlie" 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." however. today drove too far his
ambition to succeed George B. Cox
as Cincinnati leader and to gain a
seat in the United States senate, and
bad feeling was shown without re-
gard for consequences. There was
q forerunner of today's demoraliza-
ton yesterday when Judge Taft and
Cox appeared simultaneously in the
lobby OF the sinton. but didn't speak.
Cox Is conceded to have the power
Of delivering Hamilton county to
he pleases. But he
hasn't forgotten what Taft. when still
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 today's exercises
became a necessary inspiration in
order that the expenses Of the cere.
mony might be met. Had Garry Herr
mann. Rud Hynicka or any of the
other local leaders been named as
chairmen of some ok the numerous
appointedsfor the notih-
exercises. the local or
would not have been
placed in the embarrassing position
Of being obliged to confess that
thers is 8 deficit In the notification
day fund.% With Garry Hermann
chairman OF the finance committee,
or even only a member Of it, the
$4,000 asked to defray the expense
Of the surprise party would have been
subscribed and paid over in less
than half a day. But as it was, only
$4,000 was raised after two weeks of
hard work and begging.
Many heretofore loyal Republicans
when asked for a contribution re-
piled: What for? C. p. TAFT
seems to be running the whole thing.
He's got plenty Of money, so let him
pay for his own thunder"
The finance committee, as a last re-
sort, hired several thousand men and
Toys to sell buttons and badges in an
effort to make up the remaining So.
600 needed.
1T has come to a pretty pass when
an organization like that we have
here, and I'm a city like Cincinnati, has
to go out and sell buttons to raise the
expenses OF a presidential notifica-
tion," said one Of the prominent
members Of the Blaine club this after
noon.
All the preliminary details of the
notification-day ceremonies we're
worked out in Brother Charlie's"
editorial sanctum sanctorium, and
when the list Of committees for the
day emerged therefrom not one OF the
names Of men who have long been
the recognized leaders in Republican
politics In Hamilton county was fouri
on 1t. The list OF honorary vice pres
idents was so long that It might have