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Show Ogden, Utah, June 18, VOL XII. NO. 146 190S, WINS ON FIRST BALLOT AT CHICAGO BURTON. THE : Vote Taken Immediately Following Ovation to the Ohioan Which Lasts (or -- Utah. Twenty-Si- x Instructed for Roosevelt. Places Taft in Nomination in Speech That Caused iI Minutes the Greatest Demonstration of the T Fail- - EM vention, Clearly Forecasting Victory tor His Man. ed to Respond to Call. er standards than the rltlaeiia of any Senator Lodge ret ognlsed Congressman T. E. Burton, that gentleman took the platform and said: upon t This convention enter a of selecting responsibility Wlu-.- Secretary William H. Taft, at Ciicago today, was nominated by an i overwhelming major'ty on tho firet ballot. Immediately ofter it become known that tha aocrotary had won, pandemonium broko looeo in 0 the convention, abutting off all poaaibility of a correct count for hour. Tho ranka of the etauneh Taft aupportora wore unbroken and tho Ohioan's nomination followed an ovation from delegatee and alternates, laating nearly half an hour. All offorta to atop tho Taft wave woro ineffectual ho waa fairly awept into tho honor on a aea of balleta, and the nomination waa later made unanimous. e e aev-or- al , I J Bulletin Official vote Ronaevelt, I; Foraker, 16; LafolleUe, 25; Falrbanka, 40; Cannon, 61; Hurhee, 61; Knox, 68; Taft, 702. Total votes cast, 878; absent, 8- June 18. The demonstration of the day came when Congressman Burton waa recognised to nominate William H. Taft for the presidency. The speech waa punctuated with applause. At Ita conclusion the real cheering began. In the midst of the Texas delegation waa raised a square paste board bearing the words. As pants the heart for cooling stream, so Texas pants for Taft." Suspended from the sign waa a real pair of Fat The blue silk banner Mans Trousers. bearing a picture of Taft waa carried to front during the ovation. The Ohio delegation stood upon their chair calling to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New Tork, Indiana and Wisconsin delegatee to get up. nominated Woodford General Hughea, Robert 8. Murphy nominated Senator Knox, Governor J. Frank Hanley nominated Fairbanks, Henry Sherman Boutell nominated Cannon. Henry F. Cochems nominated La Folette. Unlike yeaterdaya demonstration todays cheering came from the delegates CHICAGO, 111., end alternates. In the gallery the people were mostly Impassive. The Ohio h. delegation started 'Glory, Glory, Other atatea Joined in. Regular Taft boomers were stationed In the gallery but had little ffect In arousing their neighbors. A procession headed by Taft banners and the Texas proverb started around the hall. It halted at the Ohio ( delegation. Practically all the atatea except Pennsylvania, New Tork. In ! diana, Illinois, and Wisconsin Joined the ovation by this time. Charles Taft cheered at the top of his voice waving small silk American flag. The ovation lasted 26 minutes. A beautiful Parisian creation waa demolished by an enthusiastic rooter behind Alice Longworth who did not heed her hat. Alice xxiked Nick In the riba during the ovation and waived her husband's cane. Knight of California, seconded Tafta nomination. McCoy, of Ohio, nominated Foraker. W. O. Emery, a colored man of Macon, Georgia, seconded Forakera nomination declaring him the Spartan In the gap of Tbermopelae Hal-U-uJa- cou-tlnuo- ua defending the peoples rights. There were many seconding speeches but the crowd waa weary. When James Scarlet, of Tennessee, left the platform after seconding the nomination of Knox, Secretary Malloy continued the roll call. He pasaed slightly on reaching Utah which waa Instructed for Roosevelt but there waa no response. other country. Tha American people are by no means depraved, liut by reason of their busy amiorptiun in varied pursuits and of the glamour which attends success In great under-takings, questionable methods have been able to engraft themselves upon the business of the country. Rich re- WHr(j( ,gV( too frequently been gained ,y Mnw Who are none too scrupulous, Monopoly, dishonesty and fraud have aaaumed a prominence which calla for the earnest attention and co.slemnatlon th Ke wnr mn w,lu presidential candidate with the serene assurance that the Republican party, wlll continue to rule this people. v hat assembled multitude in any land ha ever pointed the way to such beneficent results for home and for tha progresa of the whole human race, as the re- -; conventions of thl. grand old organisation? Yet we do not rely alone public. Against all these abuses and In tha upon the record of that which It ha tor reatoring old Ideala of hon- even We emphasise, accomplished. and equality, as well as for high- ty more, ita supreme qualification to solve on mn ' rivle the problem of the preaent. man la and that 0 this that It la especially appropriate corrup-veloRoosevelt. Theodore Against gathering ahould be held In thla marIn every form he has set his face city of Chicago, whemw the steel tUn 8rtm determination, prompt and hauda of commerce reach out In every In action and with that .furies. direction, over plain and river and which hue assured the lo almost boundlea distance. a belter era in which of establishment conbringing the richest treasure of a k tt,lk the " " ,th Here feel. at to your tlncnt lay them to the submit Impartial .themselves, it waa that the righteous uprising wutlon of the law. There waa need and Bourho.ila.n, against slavery "tron- fesprung fro... the nations conscience, strain those destructive forces which OF OHIO SECRETARY WILLIAM H. wh-voice raleed Its first triumphant J this time Abraham Lincoln was nominated. Ami have asserted themselves in of Tho h nd here, again, with note of thunden.ua hie achievements will make up one of acclaim, enraptured throngs greeted In the history of the naming of Garfield, of lllulne, of the brightest paxes will prove that and or thle age any Roosevelt. Harrison, and of hour of aticlal critical In as any today, F Again Ohio presents a candidate to man will apthe or of unrest danger, National the Republican convention. can with the emerwho gftapjile In seven stubbornly contested presi- pear gency. eatniMilgns, sons of her sacred Who ao fit to take up the tasks which SAY dential soil have led the embattled Republican wondrous thla generation demands hosts of victory. The Buckeye 8tate and Impartially perbe should wisely of share has assuredly contributed her statesmen and generals for the up- formed aa his great war secretary? Fairbanks Gets Cold Reception Fight for Minority Planks Hopeless building of the nation. But that of Since the day when, In Benjamin Harrison's administration, these two first which we are prouder still la her stalmet, the one as solocltor general, tha From the Galleries bulUncle From the Start Platform wart cltlaenshjp the mightiest other aa a member of the civil service commonIn wark of the Republic every commission, they have been bound toCannon Joe" Popular. wealth made up of America free yeoa Long One. ldeale and alma, by cloee like by gether to the men, ever ready to respond of tlee friendship, and by the exchange tocsin of alarm In days of peril, or to of mutual counsel, each with hla own CHICAGO. 111., June 18, The merrush corruption whenever It raises Its and characteristics keepmenacing head. From thla cltlxenshlp Individuality cury was about SO at 10:17 this mornIn view the ennobling constantly ing In the supreme emergency of the Hie Ohio, ing when the convention waa called to cf,mmittee. read the platform. and a greater Ameribetter of vision a two more than sent for Civil War, order. Taft fan bearing a picture of vfljPe was drowned by the noise. Cries hundred thousand soldiers for our ca. They have not been satisfied that the temple of prosperity should he the secretary on one aide and Tried d ..jjo, no; yes, yen" greated the country's defense, a formidable array decked alone by the jewels of the forFound True on the other were ervnce to injunctions, easily surpassing in numbers the tunate and the opulent, hut have inlegions of Imperial distributed. A great banner reading, Congressman Cooper of Wisconsin sisted that It should still more abound Caesar, and even larger than any army In Let an Injunction issue against lb i trophies which commemorate the presented a minority report protesting ever mustered by Britain for the tented Justice Republican convention to restrain It againet certain sections of the platform field. But transcendent above all Is enfrocenient of opfrom nominating Taft" flared across and of that maintenance and the equal one of a matchoffering a substitute plank on the fact that Ohio which and the street in front of the Coliseum. hope spreads portunity In LaFollette's de less union of states linked together railroads Probably ninety per cent of the dele- - mands. embodying blessing even to the humblest home. The report also de- - everlasting bonds of amity and consti- Blnre the minority read It gates day when, less than thirty wonderful In power Rev. John Wesley Hill of New York mandsed tariff reform along the lines tuting an empire of age, Mr. Taft denounced, with years extent. In Blaine Immeasurable and and almost offered prayer. After prayer and 0n advocated by Hamilton, member of his proWe favor Each sovereign state alone would oc- burning words, a Cooper shouted: of Senator Qhentln George fession who had been guilty of flaIn the tar' cupy but a subordinate place Williams of Oregon, the last survlv- - tle establishment of a permanent vicious practices and had de-commission to pas upon all great current of the world's events, j grantly lng member of Grant' cabinet, waa Senator Hopkins of. Ililinola t,on of the tariff to be appointed but when represented by one of fortyof ranks the from stainless of on President field a the stars six bright Lien read the platform. blue, every one forms part of an emAsked for a statement concerning the c,v,c No party to blem of union and of strength more an plank Samuel Gomp-- 1 The report continued: claim can Interests public aup- - beautiful far than the most brilliant Publ,c I I to , said: era have nothing say. mbued "1th ,h square-thin- g I Itself not does that place constellation In the heavens. dont know that I shall ever have any-- , Prt n record as opposing combination We welcome the friendly rivalry of j to aay about ti." John Mitchell from a desire for the exconstitute at present capital 'as candidates from other eta tee from the never arisen himself. does not regard It as equivalent to any of It lias always Mor now than In 1900 It Is necessary great Empire state, the Keystone state, ploitation plank whatever. He been based Itsel upon Integrity to unswerving the place Republican party said: "It sounds as though It prom- - jfr Indiana, Illinois and W'lsconeln, form- and the as to the combln- truth, courage speak criminal 0,1 record opposing extendbroad Ised something; It may be an opening expanse ing with Ohio a on all occasions, no he understands It, ing in unbroken sweep from old ocean matter how Influential or powerful the (Continued on Page S.) (Continued on Page Five.) to the uppermost bound of the greatest evils which he may attack. of Inland mu. Each of these presents No one has ever yet assumed the a leader among leaders whose achievements and renown are not confined to presidential chair who had received a the narrow limits of a single common- more Ideal preparation for the duties wealth. Today with fervid earnestness of that great office. As Judge In state we wage a contest for the prise. To- and federal courts, as solicitor general, as secmorrow, united for the fray and quick- as governor of the Philippines, ened by a common fiery seal, the cham- retary of war, which has included the work of colonial secretary and direcpions of all the candidates will go forth of national public works, he has to enthusiasm with mounting vanquish tor WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 18. The head of one of the execureceived his training and has always the few. master of the situation shown tive departments, is quoted as saying that the demonstration yesterhimself toThe most perlexlng questions of make more honorable and to day in the Republican national convention was one of the cleverest competent day arise from the bountiful develop- and beloved the American name. There tricks In history. It was termed an evasion for Roosevelt; It was really ment of our material wealth. Such a for Taft, eliminating Roosevelt This man raid: The whole plan waa have been no years of Inaction In hla development can not occur without the career. He has been Taft President between the Lodge, over the 'phone Tuesday arranged continuously encreatlon of Inequalltlea and dangers to and Hitchcock. It waa decided Just how much steam to let off and In and each suc- tasks weighty the social fabric. I most strenuously gaged ceealve service has been characterised the Plug waa opened at the psychological moment. deny that the American business man or the American cltaen cherishes low- (Continued on Page 8.) j The vote of Ohio nomBULLETIN inated Taft. At that stage of the ballot Cannon had 1; Hughes 1; Foraker 12; Falrbanka 16; Knox 88; Taft 511. Con- " pre-emine- nt, us 'h ' ! TAFT J IntelH-mountal- LITTLETO TROTTED OUT j j mre the Republican party In national convention assembled submits Ita cause to the people. Thla great historic organisation that destroyed slavery, preserved the Union, restored credit, expanded the national domain, established a sound financial system, developed the. Industries and resources of the country and gave to the nation her post of honor In the countries of the world, now meets the new problems of government with the same outage and capacity, with which It solved the old. In this, the greatest era of American the Republican party advancement, reached ita highest service under the leadership of Theodore Rosevelt. In no other period since national sovereignty was won under Washington or preserved under Lincoln has there been such mighty progress. . The highest aspirations of the American people Conscience and have found voice. courage In public station and highest standards of right and wrong in private life have become the cardinal principle! of political faith; capital and labor have been brought Into closer relatione; and abuse of wealth, all the evils of privileges end favoritism have been put to scorn by the simple, manly virtues of Justice and fair play. The great accomplishments of President Roosevelt have been, first and foremost, a brave and Impartial enforcement of the law,, the prosecution of Illegal trusts and monopolies, the exposure and punishment of In the public service, the more effective regulation of the rates and service f the great transportation lines, the complete overthrow of preference; the the arbitration of labor disputes, amelioration of the condition of everywhere, the conservation Once evil-do- er wage-worke- rs of the national resources of the country, the forward step In the Improvement of the inland waterways. We declare our unfaltering adherence to the policies thus Inaugurated and pledge their continuance under a Republican administration of the government. Under the guidance of Republican principles, the American people have become the richest nation of the world. The United States now owns of the world's wealth and makes one-four- th ref-an- j I world-conqueri- j ng even-hand- , 1 . Mc-motl- on i ques-seate- d. (Continued on Page Four.) j i ; TAFTS MAJORITY IS RUNNING HIGH June 18. Out of. ballots counted, Taft has 877 votes, Joseph G. Cannon, 51; Fairbanks, 88. and Foraker. 8. Wildest confusion prevailed during roll call. States voting for Taft were: Alabama , Ar kansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia. IlliCHICAGO, 469 nois (8). Iowa. Kansan, Ken- tucky Loulslana,Malne,Maryland Massachusetts. Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi and Missouri. Cannon carried Illlonols, with 51 votes; Fairbanks, Indiana, with 80. and Foraker, Georgia. BULLETIN (5:28 P. M.) TAFTS NOMINATION WAS AND UNANIMOUS MADE ADCONVENTION THE JOURNED UNTIL TOMORTEN ROW MORNING AT OCLOCK. on j ROOSEVELT OVATION ONLY A CLEVER TRICK ed n, |