Gilpin observer., 1912-08-29
SHERMAN TOLD
OF NOMINATION
UTICA PUT ON GALA ATTIRE TO
WELCOME NOTIFICATION
COMMITTEE.
ACCEPTS PARTY'S CALL
PRESIDENT TAFT, UNABLE Te
ATTEND WIRES WORDS OF
GENERALIZATION
Newspaper Union News Service.

Utica.-Vice President James 8.
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 a Republi-
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 a mandate
l must obey"
Large numbers of people came to
the city for the event was prepared
with an idea of making it a holiday
for the central and northern part Of
the state. About twenty members OF
the committee of notification were
present, headed by United States Sem
ator George Sutherland of Utah, the
chairman. They were escorted to the
Sherman residence on Genesee street
by thousands of citizns. From the
Sherman residence the plan was to go
to Roscoe Conkling park.
Mr.. Sherman was i'll recently, but
has been steadily improving for the
last fortnight, and was fit 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:
''I am very sorry that the public
business prevents my presence at the
ceremonies. I congratulate you and
the party on your nomination. The
Republican party continues to be the
party OF the constitution, the defender
of our guarantees Of civil liberty. pri-
vate property and pursuit of happi-
ness, and other civil rights; the up
holder of law and order, the opponent
of Socialism, the sturdy supporter OF
high compensation for wage earners
and our industrial success through
protective tariff. l am proud again to
be a joint standard bearer with you
for that party of conservatism, sanity
and progress"
Senator Sutherland said in part:
I'VE shall have arrayed against us
in the coming campaign our ancient
and hereditary enemy the Democratic
party. In addition, we shall be called
upon to contend with some former as
sociates who have concluded to
/ abandon their amiable custom of fir
ing upon the flag they have been fol-
lowing, in order that they may engage
in the more honorable but no more
effectual occupation of assaulting it
from the front.
For the next few months our ears
are to be filled with the voice of the
malcontent, strident and many keyed,
calling upon the people to forsake the
tried and beaten paths of constitu-
tional government, along which they
have walked with sure feet for more
than century, and enter upon a per-
sonally-conducted pilgrimage through
the political wilderness to a promised
land as shadowy and unsubstantial as
a desert mirage"
Vice President Sherman in accept
ing, said, in part: Gentlemen of the
committee, you represent the forty
eight states of the Union, and eight
million Republican voters in our wide
domain. You bear the commission of
the convention which, representing
them, met in Chicago in June. The
annals Of American parties do not re-
cord the proceedings of a political
gathering conducted with more open
ness, fairness. deliberation. sobriety
and worthy purpose than that for
which you speak. Not deceived by
the clamor OF those who attempted
to bolster up claims without basis, by
hundreds of contests resting on a
foundation so flimsy that in the light
of investigation most of them melted
away like snow in a furnace heat and
were rejected by quite or nearly
unanimous vote, the convention
adopted platform that rings true
for patriotism and constitutional gov
ernment and worthily bestowed re-
nomination upon our present chief ex-
ecutive.'