Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-01
TAFT's PROCLAMATION.
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for Cincinnati in time to vote, Tues
day morning.
Col Daniel NJ Ransdell,' sergeant-at
arms of the Senate, at the direction o.
Senator Bacon, today, began makine
arrangements for the Vice President.
funeral. AS many senators as can gee
to Utica by Saturday are to attend. Il
was planned to have the Senate at
tend in a body but it will be impos,
eible for the Far Western members t.
get across the country in time The
Senate will take charge of the Vice
Presidents funeral and bear the ex-
pense, as it does for a senator.
james A. Fowler assistant to At
torney General Wickersham, appear
ed at the bar of the supreme court in
behalf of his chief and moved tine ad-
journment of the court. This was dip
loraatic day at the state department
The visiting ministers came to ex-
press their sorrow. Several of them
win attend the Vice Presidents flu
neral though unofiicially.
Formal Proclamation.
Shortly after noon president Taft sign
ed the formal proclamation announcing
the Vice Presidents death, providing for
observanees, and paying a tribute to Mr..
Sherman's life and work. Colonel Dan
iel NJ Ransdeli.. sergeant-at-arms of the
Senate. transmitted it to the senators as
the official notification of the death OF
their presiding officer.
The text of the proclamation follows:
ITO the People of the United States:
flames Schoolcraft Sherman, Vice
President of the United States, died at
his home in Utica, y. Y, at a.42 O'Clock
ON the evening of oct. 30, 1872. In his
death the nation has lost one of its most
illustrious citizens and one of its most
efficient and faithful servants. Elected
at an early age to the mayorship of his
native city, the continued confidence of
his community was shown by his election
for 10 terms ias. a representative in the
National Congress. As a legislator he
at once took and retained high rank and
displayed such attributes of upright and
wide statesnIanship as to commend him
to the people of the United States for
the. second highest office within their
gift AS presiding officer of the Senate
he won the respect and esteem of all for
his fairness and impartiality. His pri-
vate life was noble and good. His genial
disposition and attractiveness of charac-
ter endeared him TO all whose privilege
IL was to know him. His devotion TO the
best interests of his native land will en-
dear his memory 10 his fellow country
men.
I'm respect to his memory and the
eminent and various services of this high
official and patriotic public servant. / di-
rect that on the day of the funeral the
executive offices of the United States
shall be closed and all posts and stations
of the army and navy shall display the
national flag al half mast, and that the
representatives of the United States in
foreign countries shall pay appropriate
tribute to the illustrious dead for pc
Rod of 40 days.
I'm witness whereof, | have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
thirty-frst day of October, in the year
of our Lord One Thousand. Nine Hun
bred and Twelve, and of the Indepen-