The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-01
s TWO SPEECHES MADE
Senator Root Broke the News and
Taft Accepted With a Ten
Thousand Word
Address.

Tart learned today that he is the
nominee Of the republican party for
presidential honors. The nationa, re-
publican conventions notification com.
mlttee performed their perfunctory
junction ceremony remarkable for its
formality.
senator Elihu Root, who, as chair
man OF the convention, headed the
notification committee, formally ten.
dered the nomination, In a brief
speech, striking at Roosevelt for his
charge of stolen delegates" and glow.
ingly commencing Taft for his admin
istration.
The president replied with a 10000
word keynote speech, outlining the is
sues of the campaign as he saw them
and bitterly assailing "demagoguery,
fraud and misrepresentation" against
himself and his administration. He
did not mention Roosevelt by name in
thu entire speech, but dubbed the col
onel and his followers as former re-
publicans who have left their party"
He did not couple them with ad-
jectives OF denunciation. The presi-
dent formally accepted the nomination
with profound gratitude to the re-
publican party"
The speech making took place In tie
| spacious east room Of the white house.
The original plan had been for the
president to speak to his audience on
the lawn on the south portico of the
executive mansion. Possibility of in
clement weather led to the change
The notification committee-one rep
resentative from each state-met at
II O'Clock and marched in body to
the big ball room. There they were
met by the president and Mrs. Taft
the president smilingly ready to re-
ceive the expected news of his re-
nomination. Charley" Taft, the
presidents youngest son, was the only
other member OF the family present.
The president and Senator Root then
submitted to battery of photograph
ers and the ceremony began.
The east room held nearly 1000 in
vited guests-cabinet officers, mem
bers of congress, prominent citizens
and personal friends. They were
grouped about informally. Following
the exchange of speeches, a reception
line was started and the president
and Mrs. Taft personally shook hands
with the guests. A buffet luncheon
was then served.
Every move In the notification cere-
monies was perpetuated by four NOV
ing picture machines. The picture
companies were granted special per-
mission to take the movies and their
operators were on the job. They start
ed in with the arrival Of the notifica-
tion committee at the executive office
and ground away vigorously at their
cameras during the parade over to the
white house and through the subse-
quent ceremonies. Four ether cameras
! were set at points Of vantage in the
east room and these clicked away in
dustriously during the greater part OF
the notification and reception.
The president didn't appear to be
surprised when Senator Root told him
he had been renominated, but watched
Root intently, listening carefully to
his speech. When the senator had
concluded, the entire audience arose
amid burst of applause and cheers.
Then the Taft smile was in evidence.
He stood up, quelled the noise and
started on his speech. He was fre-
auently interrupted by hand clapping
and cheers.
One laughable incident Of the cere-
mony was the sudden appearance at
| the white house of the senate serg-
eant-at-arms, sent forth to round up
members, the senate being unable to
secure quorum.
The officers stood beside the presi-
dent and as each senator was called
he was promptly arrested and told to
hustle back to the senate. All missed
Mrs Taft's luncheon.