The Ordway new era., 1912-08-30
SHERMAN TOLD
4 OF NOMINATION
UTICA PUT ON GALA ATTIRE TO
WELCOME NOTIFICATION
COMMITTEE.
ACCEPTS PARTY'S CALL
PRESIDENT TAFT, UNABLE TO
ATTEND WIRES WORDS OF
GENERALIZATION

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Ctica.-Vice President James S
Sherman. the first man to be twice
nominated by the Republican party
for the office he now fills. was for.
mally notified at his home here that
he was again the choice OF Rcpubli.
can convention.
This distinction was not sought by
me-" said the vice president. after
United States Senator George Suther.
land OF Utah had delivered the speech
Of notification. but unsolicited 1t is
the more appreciated l can not but
recognize your message as n mandate
must obey"
Large numbers OF people came to
the city for the event was prepared
with an idea OF making It n holiday
for the central and northern part OF
the state. About twenty members OF
the committee OF notification were
present. headed by United States Sen.
ator George Sutherland OF Utah. the
chairman. They were escorted to the
by thousands OF citizns. From tho
Sherman residence the plan was to 60
to Roscoe Conkling park.
Mr.. Sherman was Ill recently. but
has been steadily improving for tho
last fortnight. and was tit to meet the
demands Of the day.
President Taft sent a telegram to
Vice President Sherman congratulate.
ing him and the Republican party on
his denomination. The President
wired:
81 am very sorry that the public
business prevents my presence Mt the
ceremonies. ! congratulate you and
1.-THE party on your nomination. The
Republican party continues to be the
lparty OF the constitution. the defender
lof our guarantees OF civil liberty. pri.
ivnte property and pursuit OF happi-
mess. and other civil rights: the up
holder OF law and order. the opponent
/ OF Socialism, the sturdy supporter OF
thigh compensation for wage earners
land our industrial success through a
protective tariff. am proud again to
f4 q joint standard bearer with you
that party OF conservatism. sanity
I'D progress"
Senator Sutherland said in part:
I'VE shall have arrayed against us
n the coming campaign our ancient
Ind hereditary enemy the Democratic
,arty. In addition. we shall be called
ipon to contend with some former as
'ociates who have concluded to
lbandon their amiabJe custom of fir
ng upon the flag they have been fol-
owing. in order that they may engage
n tho more honorable but no more
,ffectual occupation OF assaulting it
rom the front.
For the next few months our ears
ire to be filled with the voice of the
nalcontent, strident and many keyed,
'alling upon the people to forsake the
ried and beaten paths of cOnstitu-
lonal government, along which they
lave walked with sure feet for more
han a century, and enter upon per-
onally-conducted pilgrimage through
he political wilderness to a promised
and as shadowy and unsubstantial as
desert mirage"
Vice President Sherman in accept
ng, said, in part: Gentlemen Of the
'ommittee, you represent the forty
light states of the Union, and eight
million Republican voters in our wide
lomain. You bear the commission of
he convention which. representing
hem, met in Chicago in June. Tho
.nnals Of American parties do not re-
ord the proceedings of a political
;athering conducted with more open
,ess, fairness, deliberation. sobriety
md worthy purpose than that for
which you speak. Not deceived by
he clamor of those who attempted
bolster up claims without basis. by
lundreds of contests resting on
oundation so flimsy that in the light
f investigation most Of them melted
way like snow in furnace heat and
sere rejected by quite or nearly a
unanimous vote, the convention
tdopted a platform that rings true
or patriotism and constitutional gov
rnment and worthily bestowed a re-
.omination upon our present chief ex-
cutive."