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Show V 5HER , a JFairbaolu, Hnjhcf, Cannon, and Fortier Given Onlj Vote for Preii- Nomination. dental Com-plimenU- ry Vtift 4 Knox Hughes Cannon ., U Fqllett .... .X.. 4 4 Total 4 4 -- 4 702 68 4 63 4 61 Foraker. 4 - 4 25 40 4 .... 16 3 4 1 4 4 980 4 4 4 ..4 y -- On the first ballot, taken the third dajr of the national convention William H. Taft of Ohio was '' ta Chicago named by the delegate assembled as their choice for president of the Unit- ed State, to succeed Theodore Roosevelt. It was 13:45 p. m. when Senator Lodge, chairman of the convention, announced that, nominations for can dldates for the presidency were In order, Representative Boutell of' Illinois nominated Speaker Joseph 0. Cannon. Representative Forbes of Michigan mads the seconding speech for Spesker Cannon taking thn platform Immediately after Mr. Boutell had con--- "eluded hla tribute to tbs candidate of Illinois as the strongest and braveat ally of President Roosevelt." Governor Frank J. Hanly of Indiana, Fair-- who nominated Vico President continually banka, waa interrupted during hla speech, the chair threaten- lag at times to eall the police and clear the galleries unlesa the spectators remained more quiet. Mayor Bookwalter of Indianapolis seconded . the nomination of Fairbanks, saying that the Indiana delegation came Into the convention aa Republican from a 4tat which hat electoral vote to git to a Republican president, realizing that large percentage of those who mm maws mast have never In twenty year don anything and never will unless they get a little political courage. When Mr. Bookwalter had finished the-- call of the state waa resumed tad there waa no response until New Then General York waa reached. Btewart L. Woodford aroae to nomiwas He nate Governor Hughes. cheered lustily by members of the New York delegation, In which sevsections of the hall Joined, The eral r nomination of Governor Hughes was seconded from the floor by H. y. L. Adame, delegate from the Fifth Vtr- , "n equipment , FOR PRESIDENT. WILLIAM M. TAFT. REPUBLICAN NOMINEE being taken during- -, terrific Uproar in behalf of whose nam was not before the convention South Carolina demanded that her vote .be taken by delegates. Th rote was: Taft, 13; Foraker, 2; Fairbanks, 2; absent, 1. band-clapping- '8outbHakotarTeias.rtaS.daho. Colorado, Montana. Nevada, Wypnlng, all went for Taft. West Virginia, which waa mjposed to be tbe breeding place of the toose-ve- lt boom, went for Taft, whih La Collette lost a vote In Wlsconfln, It being cast for Taft The territories went solidly for Taft and the Dial result waa: Taft 702: Cannon, 61; Knox,flf; La Follette, 28; Hughes, 63; Fab tonka, 40; Foraker, 16; Roosevelt, J. A considerable delay waa occasion- - - JOSEPH G. CANNON. James Schoolcraft Sherman was born in Utica, NY October 24, 1855. He received an academic and collegiate education, graduating from Hamilton college in the class of 1878nie was admitted to the bar in 1880, and has practiced law ever since. He was president of the Utica Trust and Deposit --company for several terms, aa well as president of the New Hartford He served as Canning company. 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 in national congressional committee 1906; was elected to the fiftieth, fifty-firs- Henry . F. OoChdns of Milwaukee nominated Senator Follette, no speaker of tbe day receiving more attention than did Mr. Cochema. Tbe nomination of Senator La Follette "Was seconded by C. A. McGee of Wisconsin, A wild cheer greeted Mr. MeGe as he closed and the demonstration that lollowed exceeded in intensity that which had greeted the presentation of any other name except-Ta- fl " .t ernor Hughes and of the united New York delegation, I move the nomination of William H. Taft be made seventh, tieth fifty-fourt- h, fifty-thir- d, fifty-secon- fifty and sixcongresses, receiving 24,027 votea unanimous." ab hie last election to 19,757 for the Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania Democratic, United Labor party and and Boutell of Illinois both clamored Independent league candidates, and a for recognition. Penrose wa given majority of 2,984 4ver all his opponents the first chance, and he moved to combined. make the nomination un&lmous. TAFT HA8 RE8IGNEO. Mr. Boutell seconded the motion, and Indiana, with others, fallowed President Will Appoint Luke Wright suit The motion waa put by the chair-maaa Secretary of War. and carried with a shout. - Secretary of War Washington.. "1 declare the vote to be unanl Taft on Friday tendered his resignaand the . said tbe chairman, nous," effective June 26. The president List cheer of the day was given I re- tion, will appoint General Luke E. Wright sponse. It was on motion of Senator Fulton of Tennessee as his successor. The correspondence between the of Oregon that the convention took a recess at 8:22 p. nf. until Friday at president nnd Secretary Taft relating to the latter resignation la very . 10 o'clock. brief. Secretary Taft simply aald in fifty-fiftfifty-eight- - fifty-sixt- h, fifty-nint- h i hlaresignatlon; I hereby tender my resignation as secretary of war, to take effect June t - ftp I R01ERT M. LAFOLLITTI hard-workin- g well-bein- g Had No Intention of Allowing Possible Defection of Strength. Chicago. The Taft managers, in order to fully conserve the interests of their candidate, 6ariy In the day of the third session of the national contention placed on the floor of the convention, but not in. the capacity of ither delegates or alternates, & number of the most prominent men In the party who hre attached to the Taft candidacy. The duty of these men was to watch the work of the opposition candidates and to promptly head off any possible defection of strength and to hasten all decisions. These men were Senator Fulton of Oregon, Warren of (Wyoming, Burkett of Nebraska, Long of Kansas, Borah of daho, National Committeeman Chas. F. Brookes of Connecticut, Powell Clayton of Arkansas and E. C. Duncan of North Carolina.. Frank H. Hitchcock, the Taft manager, waa also roaming around the convention during the entire day. seeking occasion to aid the cause of the secretary In all possible way. -- NEW Y0RKER8 GET - 7 PLEASED. ' Decided on 8herman and Other 8tates Quickly Fell In Line. Conferences extending far Into the night on Thursday had made apparent progress toward clearing up the situation. New Bork state early In the by evening, In caucus characterized notable enthusiasm, suddenly dropped Its waiting attitude, buried the differences which all the week have kept the empire state from being much of a factor In the convention and pressed sitto the front of the uation with Its Bolid 8trength of 78 voter behind Congressman James S. Sherman. This action by Itself apparently destroyed whatever chanco there has been of the delegation taking up the candidacy of Secretary and his name was hardly heard at all Thursday nighL Beveridge Talked Of. An interesting development of the night was the first appearance of the name of United States Senator Beveridge of Indiana. The mention of the young Hoosler senator was received with decided Interest and there were Indications when the conference suspended for the night that his case had not been altogether disposed of. Cor-telyo- Cannon Fell In Lint. Chicago. Before the calling ef the roll call on the presidential nomtha tion had been completed. Speaker Cannon sent this message to Secretary T afti.-eChicago, June 18, Hon. William You have been H, Taft, Washington; nominated as candidate for tbe presinational dency by the Republican convention. I heartily congratulate you. You will be elected by the people in November. Illinois will cast her electoral vote for you. Whatever . I can do for your success and that ol the party will be done. - ' Says Country is to bs Congratulated Upon Nomination of Taft. Washington. Immediately upon reof ceiving news of the nomination Secretary Taft for the presidency. President Roosevelt aald;. I feel that the country la Indeed to be congratulated upon the nomination of Mr. Taft. I have known him intimately for many years, and I have a peculiar feeling for him, because throughout that time we work- - ' TOGETHER. . PRESIDENT w be emphatically & president of the plain peopfuas much so as Lincoln, yet not Lincoln himself would be freer from the least taint of demagogy, the hast tendency to arouse or appeal to class hatred of any kind. He has a peculiar and Intimate knowledge of and sympathy with the needs of all cur people, of the farmer, of the wageworker, of the bus. ness man, of the property owner. No matter what a man's oceupatlon or social position; no matter what his creed, his color or the section of the country from which he comes, if he is an honest, man, who tries to do his duty toward Iris neighbor and toward the country, he can rest assured that he will have in Mr, Taft tbe most upright of repiesentatives and the most fearless of chamnlons. Mr Taft stands against privilege and be stands for the broad principles of American citizenship, which lie at the foundation of our national The president In hla repiy said "Tour resignation la hereby - accepted to take effect Jane 30." Th resignation waa dated Thursday, and the acceptance Friday. It w&w stated at the White House that, as the president so recently as Thursday had given out a formal statement concerning his high esteem for Secretary Taft, it was not deemed necessary to repeat what wa then said. , i nn, t, stood the men from Ttfta home, shouting at the top of their voices. Other delegations came In on tbe wav and a roar of laughter followed a hen a flagpole to which was attached a pair of trousers of most generous proportions was beld sloft by tbe members of tbe Texas delegation. Across the consolidated portion of the trousers, fore and aft, were attached jlaeards bearing the inscription: Aa pant the hart, t or cooling atreama, so Texas pants for Taftv The blue banner with the picture it Taft was quickly raised by the Ohio delegates, who whooped and yelled like a batch of "Comanche Indians. After holding it aloft for a while they bore it 'down the aisle, foltriotic heart lowed by other. In the aald And ao," ; he, "today When the demonstration had been presence of ten thousand persona nnd under way twenty-fiv- e minutes. Chair inaa Lodge, with the assistance of the sergeant-at-arm- s and Taft floor managers, managed to quiet tbe bubbling enthusiasm of. tbe delegates and Introduced Mr. Knight to second the Taft . nomination. His speech was brief. Chairman Lodge Introduced (J. B. McCoy of Coshocton, Ohio, to place In nomination the name of Senator Foraker. The seconding speech was made by W.O. Emery of Macon, Ga. Robert 3. Murphy of Pennsylvania presented tbe faame of Senator Knox to the convention, James Scarlett ef Danville, JPa seconding without notice. One Ohio delegate made s feeble flicker with a flag and s said "Hi!" there were a few from the galleries, but that was alL ' The name was uttered and the orator, sweeping on before the convention' seemed to realize that the earn had bees;, uttered. When they realised the fact that thn moment was gone Mr, Burton wpa one hundred words further along In hla address An Mr. Burton neared the end of hi ' speech a perfect atttlneaa pervaded "the chamber. He assured hla hearer that, whether In war or In peace. Sew retary Taft aa chief magistrate would guide the destinies of the nation with a firm band and with a gentle, pa- -4 4 4 ed for the same object, with the same purposes and ideas. I do not believe there could be found in all the country a man so well fitted to be presto dent. He Is not only absolutely fearless, absolutely disinterested and upright. but he has the widest acquaintance of the nation's needs, without and within, and the broadest sympa- - 816. glnla district. for the . preaidsney Secretary William H. Taft, when 4 seen at th office of the secretary 4 of war, said: Words cannot find 4 4-"- Vice-Preside- When Ohio waa called the Ohio delegates gave n yell, the neighboring delegation!, except Illinois nnd Indiana follow, and for a brief period the uprenr was deafening. The gal leries Joined In with enthusiasm, and . the cheer rang from on end to the other of the building. ' The first mention of the name of Taft by the speaker passed almost 4 themaelvss at a time like this. I do not deny that I am happy." 4 4 4 4 amid And then, just before cheers, still cheering andrthe inspiring strains of the national anthem, the national convention finally adjourned and the multitude dispersed. Timothy IT Woodruff of New York placed the name of Mrr Sherman before the convention, and Speaker Cannon waa unanimously accorded the privilege of the floor and made the seconding speech. Senator Lodge nominated Governor Guild of Massachusetts; Thomas M. McCarty placed the name of Murphy of New Jersey before ' ' the convention. When the vote was taken, Fairbanks got one vote, ten Governor .Sheldon of Nebraska votes. Governor Curtis Guild of MasGovernor sachusetts seventy-five- , Murphy of New Jersey seventy-seven- , and James S. Sherman of New York t ut . 4 4 4 4 4 Chicago. The Republicans on FriJames day nominated Congressman Schoolcraft Sherman of Utica, N. Y for the When Governor Hughes waa defeated for the presidential nomination, tbe New York delegation started an active- - campaign for the naming of Congressman Sherman fpr second place on the ticket, and pledged the seventy-eigh- t New York votea for him. Then It became only a question of whether the Taft and Roosevelt forces would support the New Yorker. The wires between Chicago and .Washington were kept hot during the night and Finally the early Friday morning. nord waa passed around that Taft waa willing that Sherman should be hlB running mate, and the field was clear 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 of demonstration for the nominee. The nominations completed, final details were now quickly perfected committees .from the various stages to wait uion the candidates for presiand formally dent and notify them of the action of the convention In nominating them ; t prospective meetings of the national committee to perfect plans for the coming campaign, and thanks and congratulations to the Chicago men who have given a convention of such perfect 4 Roosevelt Absent .... 4 by some confusion among the accountant who kept the tally of tbe ballot, and It was 8:15 before Chairman Lodge read out tbe vote as given above. A roar greeted the announcement of the Taft vote. Representative Boutell of Illinois, who nominated Cannon, waa one of the first delegates to mount a chair and call 'Hurrah for Taft! General Woodford of New Tork was James . Sherman of Utica, N. Y.; recognized and said: "Mr. Chairman: On request of Gov- Receive Nomination as Tafta Running Mate. , .... .... .. Fairbanks f et 4 THE VOTE. 4 - 4 In response to a request for 4 4 an expression of his view of hi 4 -- - - i the Inspiring thought of the well nigh Tb( cheering rapidly ten thousand times tea thousand who when a man named Seifert, wrj dwell within our borders, I name Mr messenger in the United Statq the presidency that perfect type- - of ate, held up a picture of Roost, t, American manhood, that peerless rep- - The cheering developed defe u resentatlve of the noblest Ideal Itrhnto a Roosevelt demonstration nd, cur national life Wiliam IL Taft." encouraged by its continuance the The demonstration that followed man on tbe stage lifted again tfe littbe name of Ohio on the roll was not hograph of the president whi& had a drop to a deluge compared to tbe previously been lowered at U comMr. Burton mand of the sergeant roar that broke out-a- s Knox Tbe scene was absolutely unique In concluded. On thejr chairs, with waving flags, hats and handkerchiefs, American political history, tbe rote j - 4- - TAFT IjIAPPY. CHARLE8 E. HUGHES. |