The Washington herald., 1912-06-23
President and Members of His
Family Receive News of
denomination.
"PARTY STILL A POWER"
Republican Nominee Breaks Silence
and GiYss Out Optimistic State
msnt of the Party'S Future

In the seclusion Of the living rooms
at the White House. and surrounded only
by the members OF his family. Presi-
dent Taft received the news OF his re-
nomination.
No duIler scene than the Executive
Mansion could be imagined while the
account OF the voting was coming over
the wires. No one would have suspect.
ed that under the same roof was the
man who had been named as candidate
of the ruling party.
An hour after the news had been re-
ceived the President was at his desk,
at work upon a statement which he gave
out TO the press late last night At first
he was determined TO maintain the sill
ence he has persisted in ever since the
convention assembled, but later decided
that he would speak. Assistant Secre-
tary Forster aided him in the prepara-
ton Of the following statement
Taft's Statement.
"A national convention Of one Of
the great parties is ordinarily i'm
portant only as a preliminary to a
national campaign for the election OF
a President The Chicago Conven-
ton Just ended is more than this,
ana Is llkEH ILlG emu OA pre-
convention campaign producing a
crisis more threatening and issues
more important than that of the
election campaign, which is to fol-
low between the two great national
parties.
The question here at stake was
whether the Republican party was to
change its attitude as the chief con-
servator in a nation Of constitutional,
representative government, and was
to weaken the constitutional guaran-
tees OF life. liberty, and property,
and all other rights declared sacred
in the bill Of rights, by abandoning
the principles OF the absolute indie
pendence OF the judiciary. essential
to the maintenance Of these rights.
The campaign carried on 20 seize the
Republican party and make it the in
strument Of reckless ambition and the
unsettling OF the fundamental prin-
ciples OF our government was so sud
den and unexpected that time was
not given clearly to show to the peo-
pie and the party the dangers which
confronted them.
1T was sought to break the wise
and valuable traditions against CIV
ing more than two terms to any one
man in the Presidency, and the dan
measured.
The Importance of the great vic
tory which has been achieved can
not be overestimated. All over this
country patriotic people tonight are
breathing more freely that a mbst
serious menace to our republican in
stitutions has been averted by the
action Of the Chicago convention.
1T Is not necessary tonight to
speak Of the result in November, or
of the issues which will arise between
the Republican and Democratic par
ties in the Presidential campaign to
follow. II will be time enough to do
that after the action OF the Balti-
more convention- II is enough now
TO say that whatever may happen in
November, a great victory for the
Republican party and the people Of
the United States has already been
won. The party remains as a great.
powerful organization for carrying
out its patriotic principles as an
agency OF real progress in the de-
velopment Of the nation along the
constitutional lines upon which II was
constructed, and has ever been main
tanned; and Its future opportunity for
usefulness Is as great as its achieve
ments in the past
Wilson Hears the News.
"Tama jim Wilson. Secretary Of Ag-
riculture, was the sole member Of the
Cabinet who appeared at the executive
offices at any time during the evening.