f AFT IS NOMINATED
ON FIRST BALLOT,
Vice-President Sherman is Re
nominated; Roosevelt Men
Refuse to Vote.
Chicago. The fifteenth republican
national convention passed Into his
tory late Saturday night leaving In It
trait a split In the part; unparalleled
sine the break In the democratic
party just prior to the civil war In
I860. After a long, tumultuous clos
ing session, marked by a bitter dis
play of feeling between the Taft and
Roosevelt followers Fresident Taft
and Vice-president Sherman wer re
Dominated. Failing In their efforts to overturn
the work of the national committee
In seating practically all the contested
taft delegates, the Roosevelt people,
upon the advice of Colonel Roosevelt,
took only passive part In the pro
ceedings o" the closing session.
Roosevelt's name was not presented
to the convention and many ot his
delegates refused to vote.
Taft's Majority 21.
President Taft was renominated on
the first ballot, receiving 561 of the
1078 votes in the convention, or St
more than a majority. The result of
the ballot was: Taft 561, Roosevelt
107, La Follette 41, Cummins 17,
Hughes 2, absent 6, present but not
voting, 344.
When It became absolutely certain
early that Mr. Taft would be nomin
ated without great difficulty, the lead-
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ers in control of the convention de
cided to give him as a running mate
his companion on the ticket in 1S08.
All others dropped from the race
and llr. Sherman was the only candi
date resularly placed before the con
vention. The result of the ballot for vice
president was: Sherman 597, Borah
21, Merriam 20, Hadley 14, Beveridge
2, Gillett 1, absent 71, present, but not
voting, 352.
Factional Fight Bitter.
The convention witnessed the cul
mination of the most bitter, uncom
promising factional fight in the annals
of American politics. Preceded for
weeks by a fierce fight for delegates
between President Taft and Colonel
Roosevelt, when the gavel of Victor
Rosewater called the convention to
order no one could foretell the out
come of the struggle for supremacy.
The battle raged around the contest
ed delegates. The Roosevelt forces
demanded that no delegate whose seat
was In question should be permitted
to vote on the temporary organization,
a proposition to which the Taft men
flatly refused to agree. During the
short debate on this question the scene
was the most, turbulent ever witnessed
In a national convention. The speak
ers were hooted and bitised and
boohed, the Taft and Roosevelt parti
sans taking equal delight in smother
ing each others speakers.
The Roosevelt leaders were unable
to prevent the contested delegates
from voting on temporary organiza
tion, and the first test of strength
came on the vote for temporary chair
man. Senator Root, of New York,
who was recommended by the nation
al committee and supported by the
Taft organization, was elected over
Governor McGovern, of Wisconsin, a
La Follette delegate, put forward by
the Roosevelt forces.
Roosevelt Men Propose Substitute Roll
Defeated In their efforts to prevent
Ihe contested delegates going on the
.emporary roll, the Roosevelt leaders
proposed to substitute a roll contain
ing 92 Roosevelt delegates In place of
92 Taft delegates seated by the na
tional committee, before the appoint
ment of the regular committees.
Wednesday's session was consumed
In a fruitless effort to oust the 92 con
gested Taft delegates.
At the close of the debate the first
.Teat .ovation of the convention was
, ;iven to Governor Hadley of Mls
Kuri, Roosevelt's iloor leader. Tha
aemonstration for Hadley started a
running fire of talk on the convention
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loor to make him the compromts
:mlidute for president
When Quiet had been restored and
after Governor Hadley mad a brief
statement, Mr. Watson. Taft's floor
leH.ler, waved to refer to the credon
tials committee the motion to seat the
ti Roosevelt delegates. Governor Pe
neen moved to amend so as to provide
that no contested delegates should
vote on the membership of the com
mitte on credentials cr on Its report.
Mr. Watson moved to table the motion
of Governor Deneen.
When It was anuounced that the mo
tion to table had been carried by a
vote of 564 to 510, the Taft folk broke
Into s cheer.
Thursday Session Short.
Owing to the fact that the creden
tials committee could not make a re
port five minutes was the entire dura
tion of the two sessions Thursday,
with a recess of four hours between.
The first session convened at noon,
lasted four minutes; the second, one
minute.
At Friday's session the Taft forces
further demonstrated their control.
The convention took up piecemeal the
contests from many states and In each
instance the Taft delegates were de
clared entitled to their seats by ma
joritiea ranging from a high-water
Taft vote of 605 to 464 to a narrow
margin of 542 to 529.
The convention was a good-humored
assemblage Saturday. The desire of
the delegates to leave before Sunday
was ushered in, the reaction from the
strain of the week, the determination
of the Roosevelt leaders upon a pas
sive program, all contributed to the
general effect.
Report Confirms National Committee.
The report of the credentials com
mittee confirmed in every Instance the
delegates placed on the temporary roll
by the national committee.
There was no interruption when the
majority and minority reports on
Washington were read. The commit
tee held that the Taft convention was
regular.
Permanent organisation was then
effected by the adoption of the organi
zation report confirming the tempor
ary organization.
"My first act as permanent chair
man of this convention," said Seuatoi
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Vice-President Sherman.
Root, stepping forward amid a burst
of cheering, "is to ask unanimous con
sent that our republican brother Hen
ry J. Allen, of Kansas, be permitted to
make a statement."
Allen Gives Roosevelt Statement.
Allen announced that he would read
a statement just placed in bis hands
by Colonel Roosevelt.
Mr. Allen read the roll of states
in which, he said, majorities given
against Mr. Taft, "went down under
the mere rulings of a political com
mittee," Wisconsin, Maine, Maryland,
South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebras
ka, Oregon, Minnesota, Kansas, Okla
homa, West Virginia and North Caro
lina. "We do not bolt," concluded Allen,
"we merely Insist that you and not
we are making the record. And we re
fuse to be bound by It. We have
pleaded with you 10 days. We have
fought with you five days. We fight
no more. We plead no longer. We
shall sit in protest and the people who
sent us here shall judge us."
Demonstration for Roosevelt
A wild demonstration on the floor
interrupted him. The Roosevelt men
from New Jersey, bearing a standard
pulled from the floor, started a pro
cession. California, Minnesota, Ne
braska, Indiana, West Virginia, and
Oklahoma joined the line. Pennsyl
vania, Maine and North Carolina took
their places. And in a roar of cheering
and whistling the march proceeded
until it encountered a squad of police
In the rear of the hall. It was 21 mln
lt.es before order was restored.
After the platform was adopted Sen
ator Root was made chairman of the
committee to notify President Taft
f his nomination. Thomas H. Devlne,
national committeeman from Colorado,
was named chairman of the committee
to notify Vice President Sherman.
The usual resolutions of thanks to
;he city and the officers of the conven-
.ion were passed, and on motion of
Delegate Eutubrook of New Hamp
hire, the convention 'at 10:30 p. m.
idjourned slue dla,
.i fcw iy
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
ADOPTEDAT CHICAGO
Declares Against Recall; Says
Party Is One of Progress,
Not Reaction.
The platform adopted by the con
vention which renominated President
Taft, s synopsis ot the vital plauka of
which follows, declares Its unchanging
faith In government ot th people, by
the people, for the people. Allegiance
Is renewed to the principles ot th re
publican party and to th cause of re
publican Institutions. It proclaims
that the party ha always been genu
inely a party ot progress, has never
been either stationary or reactionary,
but has gone from the fulfillment of
oue great pledge to tha fulfillment of
another In response to the public need
snd the popular will, and that the par
ty believes In a self-controlled repre
sentative democracy, which Is a gov
ernment of laws, not of men, snd In
which order Is the prerequisite ot pro
gress. While the recall of judges la
declared unnecessary and unwise, such
action as may be necessary to simpli
fy the process by which sny judge who
Is found to be derelict In his duty may
be removed from office Is favored.
Unchanging faith In government by
the people declared.
Authority and Integrity of courts
upheld; legislation against tedious snd
costly appeals and long delays urged.
Monopoly and special privileges op
posed. Federal trade commission com
mended. Belief in protective tariff reaffirmed,
with duties high enough to protect
American industries.
Declares some Import duties now
too high and must go down.
Democratic party condemned for not
providing funds for continuance of
tariff board work.
Democratic tariff bills passed by
62d congress condemned.
Declares high cost of living not at
tributable to protective tariff.
Scientific Inquiry into lilnh cost of
living recommended.
Revision ot banking laws and cur
rency system advised; also better ac
llities for fanners' credit urged. '
- Investigation into agricultural cred
it societies recommended, with state
and federal laws for future control.
Civil service law approved; exten
sion of competitive service favored.
. Equitable retirement of disabled und
superannuated civil service members
recommended.
Laws prohibiting corporation con
tributions to campaist'-s. directly or
Indirectly, of president vice president,
senators or representatives in con
Gross.
Campaign publicity approved.
Established policy of republican par
ty on conservation of natural resour
ces to be continued.
More laws to aid bona fide home
seekers and settlers.
Adequate parcels post favored.
Protection of American citizens
abroad regardless of religion, race or
previous political allegiance.
Condemns action ot democratic
house In refusing to provide for addi
tions to navy.
Merchant marine cited as one of
country's most urgent needs.
Federal government urged to eld
Mississippi flood district in providing
permanent protection.
Reclamation policy continuance re
commended. Liberal system of Improving, rivers
and harbors.
Liberal Alaska policy to insure de
velopment Favors opening of coal lands in
Alaska on proper leasing basis, which
will aid development and supply fuel
for navy and commerce of the Pacific
ocean, while retaining title In the Uni
ted States to prevent monopoly. ,
Philippine policy should remain free
from politics.
Undesirable immigration should be
bridled by appropriate laws; party
pledged to enact such.
More and better safeguards for life
and property at sea.
Republican accomplishments set
forth and approved Include: Panama
Canal, Bureau of Mines, postal sav
ings bank; provision for aged and in
firm sailors and for their widows; ad
ministration of pure food laws.
Greater economy and Increased ef
ficiency of government affairs com
mended. Extravagant appropriations and cre
ation of unnecessary offices condemn
ed as injustice and bad example to
people.
People called upon to quicken their
Interest In public affairs; lynching and
other lawlessness condemned.
Bringing of Arizona and New Mexi
co Into Union approved.
Challenges successful criticism of
republican administration of last 16
years under McKinley, Roosevelt and
Taft, and indorses platform of each as
carried out.
Constructive accompliohments of
President Taft set forth as "unci
ampled" and to which any administra
tion could point with confldeocs.
TAFT NOMINATED
BY W. G. HARDING
Chicago. When Chairman Root or
dered a call of the state for nomina
tions, titer was silence until Ohio was
reached. A cheer went up when War
ren O. Harding ros to nominal Taft,
but It wss suddenly discovered thai
Iowa had omitted to nominate Senator
Cummins. Iowa wss called sgaln, but
stlenc was the answer, for Iowa had
decided not to nominate Cummins, but
to vol for hint.
Then Ohio was called again and
Harding took th platform. Whan
finally he reached th nam of William
Howard Taft, the floor and galleries
burst Into life. The demonstration for
the president lasted 16 minutes.
When Harding resumed, there was
silence until h - named Taft "th
greatest progressiva of his time." At
that a wave ot groans swept through
the progressive states, splashing Into
a fist fight among a knot of Maine,
Oregon, North Dakota and Florida del
tgates. Th Roosevelt supporters "heckled"
Harding throughout most ot his
speech, hurling taunting questions st
him during pauses meant to be effec
tive parts of his peroration. A dele
gale In th back ot th ball tooted vig
orously on a "steam roller" whistle
whenever Harding made referent to
Taft's strength.
John Wanamaker of Phlldelpht sec
onded Taft's nomination, and Nicholas
Butler of New York, president ot Co
lumbia university, followed Wanamak
er In seconding the nomination ot
Taft
Michael Olbrlrh, of Wisconsin, then
placed Senator La Follette In nomina
tion. When he concluded, ther was
a demonstration for La Follette, car
ried on by the Wisconsin snd North
Dakota delegates on th floor and by
many in the galleries.
Robert M. Pollock, of Fargo, N. !.,
seconded the La Follette nomination
In a brief speech of tribute.
PLATFORM PRESENTED
BY EX-VICE-PRESIDENT
Chicago. Ex Vice-President Fair
banks presented the platform. He was
forced to suspend his reading ot th
platform while volleys of cheering for
William Jennings Bryan, w ho attended
the convention as a reporter, rattled
from the gallery, as the democratic
leader made his way from the ball to
leave for Baltimore.
"We hav been greatly honored,"
resumed Fairbanks, "with the pres
ence of some of our friends in politi
cal opposition, some of whom now
have business In Baltimore."
Delegate Cowen, of Wisconsin, of
fered the La Follette platform as a
complete substitute. This was voted
down.
The flhal vote on platform gave Taft
666 ayes, Roosevelt a silent strength
ot 343, 53 noes and 16 absences.
On the roll call on adoption of the
platform, the Oregon delegation cast
four affirmative votes, namely: Smith,
Bynon, Carey and Campbell. McCus
ker and Hall voted no. Boyd and
8wift were absent, while Coe and Ask
erson, though present, refused to vote.
Washington voted 14 solid for the
platform. The Idaho delegation went
on record as opposed to the Roose
velt bolt program. Idaho cast eight
votes for th platform.
OREGON DELEGATES SPLIT
Delegation Votes One as Unit on Cal
ifornia Cass.
Chicago. Both on the ballot for
president and vie president eight
members of the Oregon delegation cast
ballots In accordance with the prefer
ential primary vote of Oregon, and
two, following the request of Theodore
Roosevelt, declined to vote. The two
recorded as "present, not voting,"
were Dr. Henry Waldo Coe and
Charles W. Ackerson.
The remaining eight, besides voting
tor Roosevelt, voted for Senator Bor
ah of Idaho, for vice president.
Throughout the convention, the Ore
gon delegates voted only once as a
unit. This was when they cast a
solid vote to seat the Roosevelt dele
gates from California.
Williams Oregon's Committeeman.
Chicago. Ralph E. Williams, of Dal
las, was re-elected national commit
teeman for Oregon, after the, stormiest
session the Oregon delegation has held
In Chicago. Williams received six
votes, being supported by Campbell,
Carey, McCusker, Hall, Bynon and
Smith. Coe, Ackerson and Boyd re
fused to vote, and Swift was absent,
being in attendance at a meeting of
the credentials committee.
Borah Will Support Taft.
Chicago. Senator William E. Bor
ah, of Idaho, has deserted the stand
ard of Colonel Roosevelt Ho will
support the noinlnea of the republican
national convention. Although refus
ing to discuss the mutter in detail,
Senator Borah made It known thut he
will stay on the furty reservation.
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