Show TAFT AND SHERMAN w H HT ON FIRST T BALLOT ROOSEVELT DELEGATES REF REFRAIN AIN FROM VOTING AND CONTEST IS ONE Roll Call Cati Shows Only Delegates Supporting Policy of Former President President dent While La Follette Gets 11 M Votes Taft Receiving Chicago William Howard Taft and ind James Schoolcraft Sherman ale ais the tho I regular Republican nominees t f fi t V president Ire and vice-president vice of or the th I I United States Following a long and arduous session ses ses- ses- ses sion sian fon of of the Republican ican national conventIon con con- P President Taft was at 9 25 o'clock Saturday night EIght and less than an hour later Vice dent Sherman was by the convention I Both nominations were made on the theist fist st ballot Senator La I ji 1 9 I 1 I I c 4 I I i i WILLIAM i. i TAFT I varne wa was the only name presented to I the convention for the presidential nomination besides that of Taft Shermans Sherman's Shermans Sher Sher- mans man's was the only name presented for the vice A motion made mado to tomake male make his nomination unanimous mons was was objected to and a ordered The yO vote to for the presidential nomi- nomi cation was Taft Tart Roosevelt La IA Follette 41 Cummins 17 Hughes 2 Present and not voting 48 Absent 2 The rho vote on the vice presidential nomination atlon was was Sherman I Borah 21 Merriam Merrian 20 Hadley 14 Beveridge 2 Gillette 1 Absent 71 I Not lot voting T The e convention adjO 1 at 10 1029 p. p m. m There were two wo e. e of the long session which began at 10 in ill the morning and continued till till nea nearly rl midnight Two hours before th the nomination of Taft the personal personal boom of Theo Theodore Theodoro ore Roosevelt gave its last expiring gasp in a mInute five demonstration The second incident was a near riot ilot I in Inthe the Massachusetts delegation precipitated pre pre- by Chairman Root Wh When n the delegates from the Codfish I state tate their minds minds' made up to tC have no nond hand nd in the matter refused to vote when heri their names were called Root ordered that the names of the alternates alter alter- nates be called This caused a n near riot in the Mas- Mas delegation but presently they hey ey quieted down and voted They The ost LOSt four votes but hut they gained one point of more importance Chairman Root did not again during the insist on the call of alter alter- r. r nate Once or twice they were called but they never voted against ag their principals principal's desires Votes were c cast st for for Colonel Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt elt La Follette Cummins and andI I Hughes although only the names of I P President Taft and La Foll tle were presented to the convention Many of tho the Roosevelt men following follow follow- ing lug the instructions of Colonel Roose- Roose relt Tell sat silently In their seats scats while the votes were bein being cast taking laking no part at all in the proceedings Walter G. G Harding of Ohio presented present present- ed the name of the president to the convention John Wanamaker and Nicholas Murray Butler Dutler were among those who made seconding speeches M. M B. B of Wisconsin made the chief nominating speech for or La Fol Pol- Pol lette Big de demonstrations followed the presentation of each name Earlier Inthe Inthe in inthe the evening g the tho Roosevelt forces led lcd In a prolonged outburst rt for tor their can ena Tho nominating of or candidates fol tot followed followed lowed the adoption of ot the platform re re- ported to the convention b. b by the tho platform platform plat plat- form committee This platform favors ravon ravona I a protective tariff but says that there thero should be bo some Borne reductions declares that the recall of ot judges is 18 unnecessary unnecessary sary favors treaties with Russia and other countries to protect American citizens abroad promises an inquiry into the high cost of or living and urges laws to increase the safety of ocean tra travel Tho The reading of ot the Roosevelt statement statement state state- ment asking his friends to to take tale no part In the proceedings was the ono one incident of the day A Adem dem occurred which lasted at least twenty minutes Utah's eight votes were cast fo to President Taft Arizona Wyoming Montana and Nevada delo gates were vero also a unit for the Ule pres dent while seven of Idaho delegate voted for Cummins and one for Taft Washington cast fourteen votes foi the president Oregon eight for Roosa Roose Roosavelt veiL velt and two refused t to o vote Two California's delegates voted for tor Taft Tatt while twenty four refused to vote President Taft received of or the 1078 votes In the convention or ty-one ty more than a majority Shermans Sher Slier mans maus vote was I I I I The Tile decision of the Roosevelt peo pee people people I pie under direction of their leader to refrain from voting left no other candidate near the president The announcement of the Taft Tart victory was WIS greeted with cheering from his adherents and groans and hisses from I the opposition All others dropped from the race I and Mr Sherman was tl the e only candidate candi i date for fir vice president regularly placed before the convention A mo motion trio nb tion from New Hampshire to make the nomination by acclamation was declared de- de out of order There were many scattering votes o on the that ensued The re o revolt t of the many Roosevelt de- de in the convention was open from the moment th the permanent roll containing the names of contested delegates was was as approved d. d A valedictory valedictory valedictory tory statement was yas read in behalf of of Colonel Roosevelt asking that his name be not presented and and that his delegates sit in mute protest against all further proceedings A great majority of the Roosevelt delegates in the Illinois and all in the Missouri and Idaho del delegations declined de- de to follow this th's advice but Colonel Col onel Roosevelt's sway over I I from California Kansas Maine t Minnesota Nebraska New Jersey I j Pennsy Pennsylvania vania South Dakota and Vest Virginia was all but all but absolute Most of the delegates tes from these states announced their purpose of ot I I I r. r i ip p 1 v I I tin In James S. S Sherman helping give Mr 2 Roosevelt an Independent Inde lade pendent Dt nomination at another er hall l later ater in the evening Immediately upon the formal Cormal as ai by Senator Root noot or th nomination of President Taft the roll call for nominations for vice president was announced J. J Van Vechten Allcott of New New York nominated VIce-President VIce Sherman and C. C Tyson Kratz of Pennsylvania nominated Boise Dolse Penrose but ed received no second There were no other nom nom- i nations The roll call resulted as follows Sherman New York Governor Hadley Missouri 14 Senator Borah Dorah Idaho 21 former Senator Beveridge Indiana 2 Charles E. E Merriam Chicago Chi cago cage 20 Howard Gillette Chicago 1 not voting absent 71 Idaho Idaho's eight votes were cast for Governor Hadley of Missouri A resolution appointing Senator Root chairman of oC the committee to nott notify tho the president of othis his nomination and naming Thomas Devino of Colorado Colo Cole rado chairman of or the committee t to notify the vice-president vice was adopted while the delegates hurried from the hall hail |