Show SHERMAN ON FOR VICE PRESIDENCY L' L it f. 2 Chicago Convention Chooses l. l New York Congressman With Votes CHEERED ALONG STREETS t. t ti i Wild Enthusiasm at Empire J State Headquarters Over Selection I IDY BY DY L L. J J. J LANG L. Chicago o Juno 1 lt James S S. Sherman Slier Sher man maii was selected for fOl or vice JCl pi president evident after Dolliver cl had hall declined Fairbanks b had announced that under no stances lances would he lie We lIo Tafts Taft's running running- I mate and Cummins of Iowa Jo or of New Jersey ey Guild of Massachusetts ss L had Imd been distanced Until nearly neaily daylight Frank Franl II H Hitchcock tho Taft TaCt manager manag-cr the Taft TaCt brothers Congressman Littauer Sherman's Shermans Sher Slier r mans man's manager National Committeeman Committee Committee- man mall Waid Vaid artl and anti Speaker Cannon held i conferences During DurIng- the 1 night ht Cummins of Iowa Io who after tho the withdrawal lawal of or was made nade 1 the choice of the Hawkeye tate state delegation del del- announced that he was out of it H. Then the New ew Yorkers went vent t to work vork with renewed vigor Some Sonic of or the thc state state men L then su suggested g-e g that another New Xe Yorker bo be e selected James B. B Ile Her Her- was most strenuous in his a ad ad- ad of the thc choice of Seth Low r A Timothy L L. L Woodruff who up p to the moment he lie left the time platform after placing placing- Sherman in nomination while 2 pretending to be lie fiSh fighting tinS tinS' hard for 01 the Utica congressman kept hoping that t he himself would be Tafts Taft's companion I General Stewart L L. Woodford too has hns aspired to succeed Fall Fairbanks banks from the moment he headed c the Hughes league ii I for fUI I By S 8 o'clock the till news new end out New ce York hea headquarters were Jammed with a yelling crowd prepared to get sel selIn In iii on the boom Two han bands s hired an and also o a gico clu club were Yere turned loo loose e shouting shouting- for ur Sherman Sherman Sher Slier man through h megaphones and bearing portraits of the candidate ato and wavIng waving way way- ing lug lags Sherman himself elf who was wasat wasat wasat at Ills his room at the Auditorium u AnI Annex An An- I- I nex hotel blushed as us red as a peony peon when wilen find and Ward iVard ard came caine dashing dash dash- In ing in and exclaimed Its all r right Jim You arc aro to be the thc next V I J 4 of oe Jr United St a t TIm a ar I r I pIll pia In Iii n 1 th J w it k Ila- Ila 1 tolt tol- tol t I i cl J 0 i 0 on Michigan n avenue a marched archel up uj and down until just before the time hour I for Ol the n convention to reconvene Former Former Fornier For For- mer nier man Charles F Montgomery Mont Mont- gomery um y hired a U carriage c In which he l hoisted nil an portrait of Jf Slier Slier- man itman The Thc delegates did a lumI nuke dance ance rr i about It even Senator Chauncey M. M 1 teemed seemed to be Dep Depew whoso hoH legs leg pi pretty city limber er yet et d Joining in the prank The Fhe convention hull hall was reached Just before fole 1 10 0 The delegation elc allon hea headed e by OO Woodruff Parson Mes I Hazard Hazar and amI Butler Buller of the BI Big FOUlI Four FOUl I and Senator Page Pae Governor Hughess Hughes's e was compelled to wait walt outside the Hie hall haJJ until the minister ha had delivered ere prayer When hen th this Is en ended e Chairman Lo Lodge re hearing that the thc Empire tate state men were outside shouted houle ret Let them In an and they came caine In lii pell pelt moll mel the thc band ban playing 4 chanting Dixie and anti over every man mall Sherman wo want Sherman I Place Picture m OIL Platform A A. huge of or the candidate i. i was lifted to time the platform an and this cause caused vociferous hurrahs in which 3 delegates from riom Pennsylvania Ia 11 Illinois I In Indiana lann anti and other states Joined While the baud band was as playing la illS Therell Be a aHot aHot i Hot Time in lii the Old Town Tonight the thc New York delegation wheeled into k its seats still cheering and waving 4 their Hags flags call to the candidate cank can call E When on roll roil name k Ji t for vice president It vas woJ vo announced an an- pounced that Delaware yielded to New NewYork ew York there was more yelling This z i was re redoubled when former Lieutenant Lieuten Lieuten- ant Governor Woodruff mounted the lie platform to place Sherman in nomination nomi nation Later Luter when hen Speaker Cannon f appeared upon the lie stage c and proceeded pro ro- ro A. 4 Ao to second the nomination of oC r Sherman wore were wll wild shrieks for L J Uncle Joe and he was told he was all right Amid splitting ear shrieks Go Governor Cover Gover r- r nor 1101 II Wilton on of Kentucky got ot a n rousing rous rout lug ing cheer when he told why wilY his state wanted Sherman The New Yorkers ers a Continued on ago Pago Seven Se 4 I It t I f J 4 fit p 5 4 Ip c 4 j ji i fr t At A Q r 4 JA JAMES IE S S. L SHERMAN ON FOR VICE-PRESIDENCY VICE Continued from Page Pigo One Otic listened Impatiently while Murphy of New Jersey Guild of ot Massachusetts and Sheldon of or Nc Nebraska were svere placed In n nomination Tho The howls of delight were renewed on hearing heerin it announced that hat Alabama had led off with 19 votes otes for tOi or their favorite After Arter Arkansas California and Colorado had followed suit there herc were cries of or dismay disma and protest when Connecticut declared for or 1 Murphy The Thc disappointment was forgotten tors-otten ahen Delaware Florida Georgia and Idaho cast t their solid ballot allots for fOl Sherman 1 cr 1 Votes roWs 4 to tu j II e whoop war followed fO I Iou i m ot 6 U. U dU st 1 uld nl Il h h 1 1 Lu had hafl hada a candidate candidate- Sherman Sherman- h 1 was WU nominated long before New York wm- wm vu i reached cached thore was a tempest of cheers when Chairman Woodruff uttered the tile voice New York c casts her entire j 78 8 votes otes for James S. S Sherman Shelman the time next vice pr president of the United States Finally as tho the chairman announced that Sherman had received SIC votes the New Yorkers Y forgot for all aU other o b In in- in terest In time the convention con and ana began U to file tHe out for fOl a a. parade back bacle to Sherman's Shermans Slier Sher I mans man's headquarters All along Michigan avenue they were vere greeted with warmth by thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of spectators A great throng had gath gathered red In front of the Auditorium As the New YlI Yorkers halted Sherman aided by a couple of ot policemen suddenly wedged his way through the multitude pranced pram ed over to Chairman Woodruff and wrung his hand The delegates no sooner discovered his presence among them than they clustered about and Jubilantly cheered again As AB Sherman Sherman Sher Slier man maim his face beaming with happiness hugged this delegate almost kissed another and was about as ne asIf asif If he were In a football scrimmage there were cries At At last we ve have havo havea a live lIvo one Long voi It to tho 1110 Fore FOrC While litHe Sherman Shelmon was embracing and being embraced by his follows fellows Congressman Con Con- gressman Nicholas Longworth the Presidents President's in law in fought his way through the crowd and seized Shermans Sherman's Sherman's Shermans Shermans Sherman's Sher Sher- mans man's handI hand I congratulate you old man with all my heart said eald Longworth Sherman Sherman Sher Slier man returned the grip and expressed his thanks After being almost pummelled pum pum- m nod on the pavement Sherman Shelman was dragged to the rooms of or the tho New York Tori delegation where for an hour ho lie held helda a 11 levee Over a thousand wrung his hand while a glee club made things the tho merrier with ditties like me this Mr Sherman is a 0 friend of mine I IA A friend of ot mine yes es a 0 friend of oX i mine I IU His me U s nomination it is very fine fino He is all the candy cand Here's Heres H res re's to Sherman lies he's a a. great old boy A great old boy a u. great old boy Yes he's hes a wonder wondel I I i KIt May he io live to be a hundred Jim Sherman Is lis a friend of mine Sherman was so tickled with the song that he asked to have havo it repeated again and again General Gell ral Stewart L L. Woodford Senator Depew and oven even Seth Low joined In the tho chorus Thanks rOt for Uncle Joo After the tho levee Sherman went to lunch with and Ward to whom ho expressed eternal gratitude for the tho t f six ls b months' months campaign they have havo waged for fOl his nomination He also called to thank Speaker Cannon for his great Influence in corralling the Illinois Indiana and other Western West em ern states delegates The vice presidential candidate left for his home in Utica along with the Now ew York delegation at ut C 6 j o'clock In inthe tho the afternoon As tho New v York Tori delegation was wag about to depart Chairman Woodruff said The Time nomination of Sherman in insures in- in 8 the electoral vote of New York to the Republican ticket theiSt Had Bad a Now New Yorker not been selected I should have regarded New York n as ce doubtful ou Now No we wo are arts going soing to wage a u. mos roost most t vigorous campaign Mr Sherman simply said I feel fei flit I most highly complimented and I 1 am ant antmore more than grateful for tho the services service rendered by hi my friends In procuring my nomination I 1 nuver was vas an aspirant aspirant as as- for tor the nomination in the sense of or fighting to get it Now that it has come to me with such unanimity I 1 Ishall Ishall shall Shan certainly accept I would add that I 1 am proud Indeed to bo o osso asso- elated on the ticket ct with William II H. Taft fart Senator S Senator nat r Depew said said- New York l Is no lonc longer r a Joke at ati She i r rr it lf tod tudy b by nominating r Ii a J hI will win In |