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Show 0H10AN NAMED BY REPUBLICANS M Fairbanks, Hughes, Cannon, Knox and Foraker Given Only Com- jjlimentary Vote for Presi- M dential Nomination. H 4. 4. 4- 4- 4- - - 4 H 4- THE VOTE. 4 B 4-Taft 702 4 H Knox 68 4 Hughes 63 4 m 4- Cannon CI 4 H 4- La Follett 25 4 H 4- Fairbanks 40 4 4- Foraker 16 4 M 4 Rooievelt 3 4 4 Absent 1 H -4- Total 030,4 H 4.4.44.4 4 4 H H ' Chicago. On the first ballot, taken H on tho third day of tho national con- B rentlon, William II. Taft of Ohio was H named by tho delegates assembled as H' ' their choice for piesldent of tho Unit H ed States, to succeed Thcodoru Hoose- H It was 12:4G p. 111. when Senator H 1 Lodge,' chnlrninti of tiro convention. Hv ) unnounccd that nomination) for can- H 1 dldntes for tho presidency were In M Representative Houtell of Illinois fl ' nominated Speaker Joseph O. Cannon. H Representative Forbes of Michigan M ? mado tho BCCondtiiR speech for H J Spenker Cannon, taking tho platform fa immediately after Mr. Houtell had con- t eluded his tribute to tho candidate of i Illinois as "tho strongest and bravest ally of President Hoosovelt." Governor Frank J. Hanly of Indiana, who nominated Vice-President Fair-bsnks, Fair-bsnks, 'whb Interrupted continually during his speech, tho chair threatening threaten-ing nt times to call tho police and clear tho galleries unless tho spectators specta-tors remained more quiet. Mayor j Itookwaltcr of Indianapolis seconded H, 2 tho nomination of Fairbanks, saylnc M-L, I that tho Indiana delegation camo Into 2sL I tho convention ns Republicans from Hh"" Y ' einto which' tins ofectorat votes to Rive. r- 1 ' to n Hopubllcan president, realizing that n large percental f ts wlr0 rofiiBO to listen camo from stntes that Ik havo novor In twenty years done any r. thing and novor will unless thoy Ret fit- a little political courage. h When Mr. Hookwnlter had nnlithoil ,' tho call of tho states was resumed fife'i and there was no roaponso until New BvV" Vork was reached Then General jL fitownrt L. Woodford aroso to noml IF nato Governor Hughes. IIo wiif I cheered lustily by members of the I Now York dclcRation. In which sov Mx 1 eral sections of tho hall Joined, The nomination of Oovemor Hushes was Bocondcd from tho floor by II. T L tit. Adams. deleRato from tho Fifth Viral Vir-al MK clnla district. f . When Ohio was called tho Ohio del- Kir'' epates gavo n yoll, tho neighboring lfiN ' allegations, except Illinois and Indl Iffflmff tho uproar was deafening. Tho Ral l$ttf lcrleH J01'10'1 '" wllh enthusiasm, and leSBBI 1 tbo cheers ranR from ono ond to tin- IfttH b, ' othor of tho bulldlnR. I viral I 'rll llrst montlon of tnn nnmo nf lAHf?' Tnft l'y tno "Pcnkor l,aRSCl1 n"ost ST without notice Ono Ohio deleRato SWj, mado a fcoblo flicker with a flai; and Wm said "III!" thoro were n fow hand SB clappings from tlm gnllerles. but thot fM was all. Tho namo was uttered and Jf' tha orator, sweeping on boforo the K. convention seemed to reallzo that the )S. namo had been uttered. When thoy yS realized tho fact that tho inomont woh cono Mr. Hurton was ono hundred &.. words further along In his nddross. Mk As Mr. Hurton neared tho end of his K epcocli a purfect stlllnoss pervaded Kr tho chamber. Ho nssured his hearers HP ' that, whether In war or In peace. See- K . 1 rotary Taft as chief magistral would m! Kuldo tho destinies of tho nation with ,W a firm lmnd and with a gentle, pa- B j tdotlc heart. IV, ' "And so," said ho. "today In tho K; 1 presence of ten thousand persons and S"j' f JOSEPH Q. CANNON. i LBbi Jl $ - , tho Inspiring thought of tho well nigh ten thousand times ten thousand who dwell within our borders, I namo for tho presidency that perfect type of American manhood, that peerless rep-iL-ncntntlvo of tho noblest Ideals In our national life William II. Taft." The demonstration that followed tlm namo of Ohio on the roll was not a drop to a deluge compared tn tho toar that broke out as Mr. Hurton concluded. On their chairs, with waving wav-ing lings, hats, and handkerchiefs, XV rii CT'7 .V'lill4J( VHUiOSMBlK.AJTnillBSHABBHB. )mllMBiiJKIsm!StMMMSBBK9KBm. HkasIBhSvHBBbHsb .sLLLLLvLm HBLLLHsmlLwiLslLKiHsLLLKLv .inlUHnBnaLBVBBBBiBvS asssssssVv-BBsssssBBBsHBssssssssssssssss mKm0iSfimK BBsssssWBHWkrMKvTsVlsWBMaihw ''f)nnWmBBBm!KiBm9mMilKSm WILLIAM 11. TAFT. REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT. stood tho men from Tnft's homo, khoutlUR at tho top of their voices. Other delcRatlons camo In on tho wnvo and 11 roar of laughter followed wlion a flagpole to which was attached attach-ed a pair of trouscrH of most generous gener-ous proportions was hold aloft by tiro members of tho Toxus delegation. Across the consolidated portion of the trousers, faro and aft, wcro attached llueards bearing tho Inscription: "As punts tlio hurt for cooling streams, so Texas pants for Taft." The bluo banner with tho picture I Tuft wna quickly raised by the Ohio delegates, who whooped and yelled like n batch of Comanche. Indians. In-dians. After holding It aloft fur 11 while they bnro It down tho aisle, followed fol-lowed by others. When tho demonstration had been under way twenty-llvo minutes, Chairman Chair-man IOdge, with the assistance of tho BtMKoant-at-arms and Taft floor man-tigers, man-tigers, managed to quiet tho bubbling enthusiasm of tlm delegates and In tioilticeil Mr. Knight to second tho Taft nomination. Ills speech was. brlof. Chairman lodgo Introduced O. H McCoy of Coshocton, Ohio, tn pl.ict Pi nomination tho name of Senator I'ornkor. Tho seconding speech war, made by W. O. Kmury of Maeon, (Ja Itot.ett S. Murphy of Pennsylvania luehfiited tho namo of Senator Knox in the convention, James Sarlott of I'anWlle, Pa., seconding tho nomlna tiuu. - j Henry V. Cochems of Milwaukee 1 nominated Senator I. a Follotto, uoj speaker of tho day receiving more nt tontlon than did Mr. Cochems. The ' iiomlnntlon of Senator I. a Follette v. as secouded by C. A. McUeo of Wisconsin. Wis-consin. A wild cheer greeted Mr. MeCloo as ho closed and the demonstration that followed oxceeded In Intensity that which had greeted tho presentation of any other namo oxcept Taft. n i - -v., - ' "" 1 Thu cheering rapidly Increased when a man named Sclfcrt, who Is a messenger In tho United States senate, sen-ate, held up a plcturo of Roosevelt. Tho cheering developed dellnltoly into a Hoosevelt demonstration, and, encouraged by Its continuance, the man on the stage lifted again tho lithograph lith-ograph of tho president which had previously been lowered nt tho com-mnnd com-mnnd of tho sergoant-at-arms. Tho scene was absolutely unique In American political history, tho vote being taken during a terrific uproar In behalf of a man whoso namo was not Iwforo the convention. South Carolina demanded that her oto bo taken by delegates. Tho vote wus: Taft, 1:1; Foraker, 2; Fairbanks,1 "; absent, 1. South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, all went for Tnft. 1 West Virginia, which was supposed to bo the breeding placo of the Itoose-' ult boom, went for Taft, while, Ia I'ollctto lost a vote In Wisconsin, it being cast for Taft. Tho territories went solidly for Taft and tho llnal result re-sult was: I Taft. 702; Cannon, 01; Knox, CS; La Follette, 25; Hughes. 03; Fairbanks, 10: Foraker, 10; Hoosevelt, 3. A considerable delay was occasion- Mff$SS miu ROBERT M. LAFOilETT. f-d by Bonin confusion among tho uc-rountants uc-rountants who Uept tho tally of the ballot, and It was fitlfi beforo Chairman Chair-man Lodge read out the vote as given cbovc. A roar greeted the announcement announce-ment of tho Tnft vote. Hcprescntatlvo Houtell of Illinois, who nominated Cannon, was ono of tho first delegates to mount a chair pnd call "Hurrah for Taft!" (Icneral Woodford of Now York was recognized and said: "Mr. Chairman: On request of Gov ernor Hughes nnd of tho united Now York delegation, I movo tho nomination nomina-tion of William II. Taft be made unanimous." Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania nnd Houtell of Illinois both clamored lor recognition. Penrose was given the first chance, nnd ho moved to make the nomination unalmous. Mr. Houtell seconded the motion, and Indiana, with othors, followed butt. Tho motion was put by tho chairman, chair-man, nnd carried with 11 shout. "I declare tho vote to be unanimous," unani-mous," said tho chairman, and the last cheer of tho day was Given In response. re-sponse. It was on motion of Senator Fulton of Oregon that tho convention took n leccss nt C:22 p. m. until Friday it 10 o'clock. S fi w''i ,K$J WW? ' PHILANDER C. KNOX. |