The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-08-08
Ellllu Root Declares jim His
Notification Of Taft's
denomination.
OR EAT PRINCIPLES
And the Rule Of Law Rather
Than the Rule Of Men
Are Involved.

party 10 succeed himself. The East
room was In the best dress. It's old
qlarteted oak iioor was polished
anew. The long windows were
open to the breeze from the Potomac
and the finest products Of the White
House greenhouse were severywhere
around the wallis.
The president rose early, but his
plans for the day were,n6t elaborate.
Ijnoiaclany the word had gone ont:
that the notification ceremonies
would be as informal as possible and
most OF the Congressman were glad
to lay aside their frock coats and
high hats, Members OF the notif-
cation committee present included
.Eou's d. Lssiin Of Ohio Hugh
BLOCK Of Penhsylyahia. and Meredith
j Sims Of west virginia. q 'ifas
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title to The nomination Is as clear
ana uhimpeachabie as the title Of any
candidate since political conventions
began
That was the keynote OF Senator
Fl;hu Roots address to President
Taft here today when, as chairman
OF the committee Of notification, he
formally advised the president OF his
nomination BY the Chicago convsn.
ton.
Surrounded by the members Of the
committed. and a hundred or 30 In
.yited guests, the chairman OF the
convention III d brief speech delivered
the official announcement.
THE Committee Of Notification"
said Senator Root, here present, has
the honor TO advice YOU formally
that Oh the s2ad day Of June. last.
YOU we're regularly and duly notninat-
ed by the national convention Of. the
Republican party. to be the RepuSli-
Dan candidate for, President for the
term beginning March 4, 1918. H
FOR the second time in the history
OF the Republican party a part Of the
delegates have refused 10 be bound
by the action of1the convention. Now,
as ON the former occasion, the ire
concilable minority declares its In
tention to support either your Demo
cratic opponent. or third candidate.
The reason assigned for this course.
ia dissatisfaction with the decision
OF certain contests in the making up
OF the temporary roll Of the congen-
ton. Those contests were decided
by the tribunal upon which the law
that has governed the Republican
party for more than forty years i'm
posed the duty. Of deciding such con-
tests.
so long as those decisions were
made honestly aud in good faith all.
persons were bound TO accept them as
conclusive in the making up OF the
temporary roll u the convention and
neither IN the facts and arguments
produced before the national commit
tee. the committee on Credentials and
tie convention itself, n0naotherwisei
does there appear just gtouAd for
approaching the honesty, and good
faith of the temporary roll. and the
rights accorded to the persons upon
that roll, whose seats fwere contest
cd. were in accordance with the long
established and unquestioned ruleb
OF law governing the party. and found
cd upon justice and ccmmon-sensc.
Your title to the nomination is as'
clear and unimpeachable as the title
OF any candidate OF any. party since
political conventions began.
Your selection has a broader basis
than a mere expression Of choice be-
tween different party leaders fepre-
sthting the same. ideas. You: have
been nominated because you stand
pfe-eminentiy for certain ixed and.
Essential principles which the Repib-
llcan party maintains. You believe
In preserving the constitutional
government Of the limited estates.
You realize. that the only
safety for nations, as for individuals,
Is to establish and abide by decIaredi
principles Of action. You are in
with the great practical
rnles of right conduct that the Amer
lean people have set up for their own
guidance and selt-restraint IN the
limitations OF the cohstitutlon,--the
Limitations upon governmental and
official power essential to the pre-
servation Of liberty and justice. You
lSnoy that to sweep away those wise
rules Of selt-restraint would not be
progress but .decadence. You know.
that the great declarations of prln-.
nsple in our constitution cannot be
made an efReerual guide to conduct
In any other way than by judicial