Show TAFT 1 A AND agaj ahll J A N C fh H 0 OS N OHIOAN M hy fairbanks hughes cannon knox and foraker given only com pi vote for presidential nomination t 4 THE VOTE taft 4 knox 68 hughes 63 t cannon 61 4 la follette 25 f fa abanks 40 foraker 16 roosevelt 3 4 absent i 1 f 4 t total chicago on the first ballot taken on the third day of the national con dention william H tatt taft of ohio was named by the delegates assembled as their choice for president of the unit ed states to succeed theodore roose velt it was 12 45 p m when senator lodge chairman of the convention announced that nominations tor for can dilates tor for the presidency were in order representative boutell of illinois nominated speaker joseph G cannon representative forbes of michigan made the seconding speech for speaker cannon taking the platform immediately after mr boutell had con eluded his tribute to the candidate of illinois as the strongest and bravest ally of president roosevelt governor frank J hanly of indiana who nominated vice president fair tanks banks was interrupted continually during his speech the chair threaten ing at times to call the police and clear the galleries unless the tors remained more quiet mayor bool boot waiter walter of indianapolis seconded the nomination ol 01 fairbanks saying that the indiana delegation came into the convention as republicans from a crate state which has electoral votes to give to a can president realizing that a large percentage of those who refuse to listen came from states that have never in twenty vears done any thing and never neer will unless they get a little political courage when mr bookwalter Bool walter had finished the call of the states was resumed and there was no response until new torr york was reached then general stewart L woodford Wood tord arose to nomi nate governor hughes lie was cheered lustily by members of the new now lork delegation in which sev eral sections of the hall joined the nomination of governor hughes was seconded from the floor by H T L adams delegate from the fifth vir ginia ginta district when ohio was called the ohio del agates gave a yell the neighboring delegations except illinois and andl ena followed and for a brief period p e the uproar was deafening the gal ceries joined in with enthusiasm and the cheers rang from one end and to the other of the building the first mention of the name of tatt taft by the speaker passed almost without notice oae one ohio delegate made a feeble flicker with a flag and said hi 1111 there were a few hand clippings clap pings from the tire galleries but that was all the name was uttered and the orator sweeping on before the convention seemed to realize that the name tame had been uttered when they realized the tact fact that the moment was gone mr burton was one hundred words further along in his address address As mr burton neared the end of bis bris speech a perfect stillness pervaded the chamber he assured his hearers that whether in war or in peace sec see rotary taft as chief magistrate would guide the destinies of the nation with a firm band brand and with a gentle pa heart and so said he today in the presence of ten thousand persons and X I 1 JOSEPH G CANNON y the inspiring thought of the well nigh tn t n thousand times ten thousand who awe I 1 within our borders I 1 name for the presidency that perfect type of Ameil american can manhood that peerless rep of the noblest ideals in our national life william H tatt taft the demonstration that folloN followed ved the name of ohio on the roll was not it drop to a deluge compared to the roar that broke out as mr burton concluded on their chairs with dav ing flags hats and handkerchiefs the cheering rapidly increased when a man named seifert who Is a messenger in the united states sen ate held up a picture of roosevelt the cheering developed definitely into a roosevelt demonstration and encouraged by its continuance the wan on the stage lifted again the lith of the president which had previously been lowered at the corn com fiand of 0 the sergeant at arms the scene was absolutely unique in american political history the vote t 14 4 J F 4 nl U 44 9 04 kv lk ir ta t f 4 F h r als A A 4 ka ai V I 1 I 1 4 0 i r N 4 t aill I 1 1 fg P 4 1 41 71 I 1 1 4 7 4 r 4 N WA 4 4 4 5 ga 1 1 11 4 TT 5 14 V U I 1 9 4 wl 4 4 X PS YA 91 ai ILI 4 4 A A RK 14 an X za itella WILLIAM H TAFT republican NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT stood the men from taft s home shouting at the top of their voices other delegations came in on the rave ave and a roar of laughter followed ft hen when a flagpole to which was attach ed a pair of trousers of most gener ous proportions was held aloft by the members of the texas delegation across the consolidated portion ct of the trousers fore and aft were attached placards lla Ila cards bearing the inscription As pants the hart for cooling streams so texas pants tor for tatt taft the blue banner with the picture cf taft was quickly raised by the ohio delegates who whooped and yelled like a batch of comanche in deans after holding it aloft for a while they bore it down the aisle fol lowed by others when the demonstration had been under way twenty five minutes chair man lodge with the assistance of the sergeant at arms and tatt taft floor man agers managed to quiet the bubbling en enthusiasm of the delegates and in produced trod mr knight to second the taft nomination his speech was as brief chairman lodge introduced G D mccoy of coshocton Cosh octon ohio to place in nomination the name of senator foraker the seconding speech was n ade by W 0 emery of macon ga robert bert S murphy of pennsylvania ted the name of senator knox lo 10 the convention james scarlett of danville pa seconding the nomma nomina tion henry P cochems of milwaukee nominated senator la follette no speaker of the day receiving more at than did mr cochems the romi omi r nation of senator la follette was seconded by C A mcgee of WIs cons n A wild cheer greeted mr as he closed and the demonstration that followed exceeded in intensity that which had greeted the presentation of any other name except taft being taken during a terrific uproar in behalf of a man whose name was not before the convention south carolina demanded that her vote be taken by delegates the vote was tatt taft 13 foraker 2 fairbanks 2 absent 1 south dakota texas utah idaho colorado montana nevada wyoming all went tor for taft west virginia which was supposed to be the breeding place of the roose velt boom went for raft while la follette lost a vote in wisconsin it being bf ing cast for taft the territories went solidly tor for taft and the final re suit sult was taft cannon 61 knox 68 la I 1 lollette ollette 25 hughes 63 fairbanks 40 foraker 16 roosevelt 3 A considerable delav was occasion ROBERT M lafollette ed by some contusion confusion among the ac coun tants who kept the tally 0 of f th the I 1 1 allot a and n d it was was 5 15 before I 1 chair chal uan lian lodge read out the vote as given above A roar greeted the announce went of the tatt taft vote representative boutell of illinois aiho iv ho nominated cannon was one of the first delegates to mount a chair end and call hurrah for tatt general woodford of new york was and said mr chairman on request of gov arnor hughes and of the united new kork delegation I 1 move the nomina t ton on of william H taft be made unanimous senator penrose of pennsylvania and nd boutell of illinois both clamored tor for recognition penrose was given the first chance and he moved to make the romi nation un almous mr boutell seconded the motion and indiana with others follo followed wed suit silt the motion was put by the chair man and carried with a shout I 1 declare the vote to be anant said the chairman and the list cheer ot of the day was given la re it was on motion of senator fulton ot of oregon that the convention took a recess at 5 22 p m until friday at 10 D clock till PHILANDER C KNOX NW JA S RE james S sherman of utica N Y receives nomination as tafts running mate chicago the republicans on fri day nominated congressman james ames Schooler schoolcraft aft sherman ot of utica N Y for the vice presidency when governor hughes was defeat ed for the presidential nomination the new york delegation started an active campaign tor for the naming ol 01 congressman sherman for second place on the ticket and pledged the seventy eight new york votes tor for him then it became only a q question of 0 whether the tatt taft and roosevelt forces support the new yorker the wires between chicago and washing ton were kept hot during the night and early friday morning finally the word was passed around that taft was willing that sherman shot should ild be his running mate and the field was clear tor for his nomination after the result of the ballot had been announced the floodgates of wild enthusiasm were let loose as floor and gallery joined in a pandemonium 0 of f demonstration for the nominee the nominations completed final deti demills its were now quickly perfected corn com from the various states to wait upon the candidates tor for prest dent and vice president deat and formally notify them of the action of the con in nominating them tive meetings of the national commit tee to perfect plans for the coming campaign and thanks and eions to the chicago men who have given a convention of such perfect equipment and then just before noan amid cheers still cheering and the inspire I 1 las ing strains of the national anthem the national convention finally ad mourned and the multitude dispersed governor ex timothy I 1 L woodruff of new york placed the name of mr sherman before the convention and speaker cannon was unanimously ac ae corded the privilege of the floor and made the seconding speech senator lodge nominated governor guild of ma massachusetts thomas M mccarty placed the name of arnor murphy of new jersey before the convention when the vote was taken vice president dent fairbanks got one vote governor sheldon of nebraska ten votes governor govern or curtis guild of mas mar seventy five Go governor murphy of new jersey seventy seen en and james S sherman of new york james schoolcraft School cratt sherman was born in utica N Y october 21 1855 he received an academic and colle glate education graduating from ham ilton college in the class of 1878 he ile was admitted to the bar in fir 1880 and has practiced law ever since he ile was president of the utica trust and deposit company tor for several term terms as well as president of the new hartford panning an ng company he ile ser served aed as mayor of utica in 1884 was delegate to the republican national convention in 1892 chairman of the new york state republican convention in 1895 and again in 1900 chairman of the national congressional committee in 1906 was elected to the fiftieth fifty first fifty second fifty third fifty fourth fifty fifth fifty sixth fifty seventh fifty eighth fifty ninth and six aleth congresses receiving 24 votes at his last election to 19 for tie democratic united labor party and independent league candidates and a majority of 2 over all his opponents combined TAFT HAS RESIGNED president will appoint luke wright as secretary of war washington secretary of war taft on friday tendered his tion effective june 30 the president will appoint general luke E B wright of tennessee as his successor the corres correspondence p ordence between the president and secretary tatt taft relating to the latter s resignation Is very brief secretary taft simply said in his resignation I 1 hereby bender tender my resignation as secretary of war to take effect june 20 next the president in his reply said your resignation Is hereby ac cepter to take effect june 30 fhe rhe resignation was dated thurs day and the acceptance friday it was stated at the white house that a the president so recently as thurs day ay had given out a formal statement concerning his high esteem tor for secretary tatt taft it was not deemed feces sary to repeat what was then said PRESIDENT PLEASED says country is to be congratulated upon nomination of taft washington immediately upon re diving news of the nomination of secretary taft for the presidency president roosevelt sa d I 1 feel that the country is indeed to be congratulated upon the nomi nation of mr taft I 1 have known him intimately for many years and I 1 have a peculiar feeling for him be cause throughout that time we work 4 TAFT HAPPY 4 fin response to a request fop for 4 4 an expression of his views of his nomination for the presidency 4 secretary william H taft when t 1 seen at the off offee cc of the secretary of war said words cannot f nd t themselves at a time I 1 ke this 41 do not deny that I 1 am happy 4 10 ed for the same object with the same purposes and ideas I 1 do not believe there could be found in all the coun try a man so well fitted to be prest dent he lie Is not only absolutely tear fear les absolutely disinterested and upright but he has the widest acquaintance of the nation nations s needs without and within and the broadest thies with all our citizens he ile would be emphatically a president of the clain people as much so as lincoln let et not lincoln himself would be freer from the least taint of demagogy the least tendency to arouse or appeal to class hatred of any kind he dinall a I 1 peculiar and intimate knowledge ot of and sympathy with the needs of all cur people of the farmer of the wage worker of the business man of the property owner no matter what a man mans a occupation or social position no matter what his creed his color or the section of the country from chich be lie comes it if be he Is an honesco honest bard working man who tries to do his duty toward towar d his neighbor and toward the country he can rest assured that he will have in mr tatt taft the most loright i of representatives and the tearless fearless of cha champions milons mr air tatt taft elands against and be lie stands preeminently for the broad principles of american citizenship which lie at the foundation of our national well being had no intention of allowing poss ble defection of strength chicago the taft managers in or der to fully conserve the interests of their candidate early in the day of the third session of the national con bentton placed on the floor of the convention but not in the capacity of ither delegates or alternates a num her ter of the most prominent men in inthe the I 1 arty larty who are attached d to the tatt taft candidacy the duty of these men was to watch the work of the t on candidates and to promptly head off any possible defection of strength and to hasten all decisions these I 1 men were senator fulton of oregon warren of wyoming g burkett of ne no braska long of kansas borah of baho national committeeman chas I 1 i brooker of connecticut powell clayton of arkansas and E 13 C dun e can of north carolina frank H hitchcock the Tat tuman toman ager was also roaming around the convention during the entire day seeking reeking occasion to aid the cause ot of the secretary in all possible I 1 ways 4 NEW YORKERS GET TOGETHER decided on sherman and other states quickly fell in line conferences extending far into the night on thursday had made apparent progress toward clearing ul the situation new rork state early in the evening in caucus characterized by notable enthusiasm suddenly dropped its waiting attitude burled buried the dit dif ferencek teren feren ces which all the week have kept the empire state from being nuch much of a factor in the convention and pressed to the front of the vice presidency sit bation with its solid strength of 78 votes behind congressman james S sherman this action by itself ap parent ly destroyed whatever chance here there has been of the delegation tab tak ing up the candidacy of secretary COP cor lelyou and his name was hardly heard at all thursday night beveridge Beverl dge talked of an interesting development 0 of f alie 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