PUBLISHES fUU ASSOCIATED RI6S REPORT
"OVERS THE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA
33rd YEAR. NO. 139
ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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CONVENTION HALL, Chicago,
June 18. W. II. Taft was nominated
lor President on the first ballot by
the National Republican Convention,
Total delegates, 980; Taft, IQi;,
Hughes, 67: Cannon, 61; Fairbanks,
40; Knox, 68; La Follette, 25; For
aker, 16; Roosevelt, 3; absent, 2.
5:18 P. M. When the vote was an
nounced to the convention another
wild outburst occurred.
5:20 P. M. Pennsylvania moved that
the nomination be made unanimous.
General Woodford seconded the
motion, was followed by Mr. Bou-
tell, of Illinois, the Indiana and Wis-,
consul delegates.
The nomination was made unani
mous. Following is the vote by states:
Alabama Taft 22.
Arkansas Taft 18.
California-Taft 20.
Colorado Taft 10.
Connecticut Taft 14.
Delaware Taft 6.
Florida Taft 10, x , . "
Georgia Taft 17, Fairbanks 1, For-
aker I.
Idaho Taft 6.
Illinois Taft 3, Cannon 51.
Indiana Fairbanks 30.
Iowa Taft 26.
Kansas Taft 20.
Kentucky Taft 24, Fairbanks 2. ,
Louisiana Taft 18.
Maine Taft 12.
Maryland Taft 16.
Massachusetts Taft 32.
Michigan Taft 27, Cannon 1.
Minnesota Taft 22.
Mississippi Taft 20.
Missouri Taft 36.
Montana Taft 6.
Nebraska 16.
Nevada Taft 6.
New Hampshire Taft 5, Falrbankt
3.
New Jersey Taft 15, Cannon 3,
Fairbanks 2, Knox 4.
New York Taft 10, Hughes $5,
Cannon 6, one absent.
, North Carolina Taft 24.
North Dakota Taft 8.
rU! T.fi At T7.ikanl 4
Oklahoma TaftJ4.
Oregon Taft 8.
Pennsylvania Taft 1, Knox 64.
Rhode Island Taft 8.
South Carolina Absent
banks 2, Foraker 2, Taft 13.
South Dakota Taft 8.
Tennessee Taft 24.
Texas Taft 36.
Utah-Taft 6.
Vermont Taft 8.
Washington Taft 10.
Virginia-Taft 21, Hughes 2, For
aker 1. '
West Virginia Taft 14.
Wisconsin-Taft 1, La Follette 25.
Wyoming Taft 6.
Alaska Taft 2.
Arizona Taft 2.
District of Columbia Taft 1, For
aker 1.
Hawaii Taft 2.
New Mexico Taft 2.
Philippines-Taft 2.
Porto Rico Taft 2.
1, Fair-
Taft's total 702.
Foraker 16.
La Follette 25.
Fairbanks 40.
Cannon 61.
Hughes 67.
Knox-68.
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MORE INDICTMENTS.
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i Tn Connection With the Umatilla
Frauds.
PORTLAND, June 18,-Two more
indictments in connection with the
Umatilla reservation land frauds were
returned today, but United States
District Attorney McCourt refused to
make public the nanVes of the indict
ed persons until bench warrants have
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT.
Nominee of the Republican Convention at Chicago, Whose Hection
to Succeed Theodore Roosevelt as President Is Virtually Conceded
Cleveland 3, Phila-, San Francisco 4.
Northwest League.
been served. Because of the fact that
in the past district attroney's office
have always been willing to make
public the names of the responsible
persons, when indicted,, and have
withheld the names only of those
likely to make an effort to evade ar
rest, it is inferred that two of the
people indicted today are not promi
nent one?
BASEBALL GAMES.
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American League.
At Detroit Detroit 0, Washington
At Cleveland
delphia 2.
At Chicago Chicago 6, Boston 5.
At St. Louis St. Louis 12, New
York 6.
National League.
At New York-New York 6. Chi
cago 7.
At Brooklyn Brooklyn 6, Pitts
bur? 8. "
At Philadelphia Philadelphia 0,
Cincinnati 1.
At Boston Boston 11, St. Louts 2.
Pacific Coast League.
At Oakland Oakland 5, Portland 3.
At Los Angeles Los Angeles 5,
At Spokane Spokane 0, Vancou
ver 3. ' ; .,.
At 'iacoma Tacoma 0, Seattle 3.
BIG FIRE AT SEATTLE.
Completely Destroyed Plant! of the
Seattle Box Company.
SEATTLE, June 18. A fire short
ly after midnight destroyed the Scat
tie Box Company's factory at Spok
ane and Fourth Avenue.
The fire spread to the highway
trestles and to the treaties of the
Northern Pacific and the firemen, on
accos nt of the lack of water, had a
hard battle. Large sections of the
trestles were burnt out and the plant
of the American Pile Driving Comp
any also suffered. The loss is estimat
ed at $175,000. A watchman at the
bo factory is missing.
EDITOR SENTENCED.
SEOUL, June 18. Editor Bethel
got three weeks' imprisonment
sedition.
for
j CHICAGO, June 18. -For the
j President of the United States, Wil
j liam H. Taft of Ohio. Taft nomi
' nated on the first ballot, Taft by 702
votes.- Taft by unanimous choice of
the convention. Such is the record
of the culminating day of the Repub
lican convention of 1908, effected
amid scenes of tumultuous s enthus
iasm and after the nerve racking
continuous session lasting nearly
eight hours. With the President
named and platform enunciated there
remains only the nomination of the
vice-president to complete the ma
nentuous work.
Tonight the whole city is given
over to the wild exultation in honor
of the new candidate whose name
goes echoing through the I country.
The picture within the walls of the
vast amphitheatre, as the presidential
can lid.tc was named was truly grand
in magnitude. In front, to the right
and h ft, above and below the billow
ing sea of humanity, restless after
the seven hours of waiting was in a
fever for culmination. The favorite
sons of the other states have been
named, save Knox and La Follette
and now, on the roll call Ohio cane.
As the buck-eye state was reached
the tall gaunt form of Theodore E.
Burton advanced to the platform to
nominate Ohio's candidate.. He spoke
fevervently with the singing voice of
an evangelist which went ringing
through the great building. The close
of his speech was the signal for the
great demonstration. Instantly the
Ohio delegates were on their feet
with the other Taft states following,
whilethe convention hosts in the gal
lery and on the floor broke into the
mad demonstration. All the sem-'
blance of order was soon lost. Guid
ers of the states were snatched up by
the Taft enthusiasts or were borne
under by the storm of disorder. The
band was inaudible and was a mere
whisper amid the deafening volume
of sound. For 10. IS yes, 20 minutes
this uproar was continued. But there
is limit to the resources of the throat
and lung, and at last, the tired voices
died to a hoarse shout and at last it
was subsided. In the lull that follow
ed George A. Knight of California
delivered the seconding speech and in
another lull which came as he con
cluded, Knox and La Follette were
placed in the nomination.
When the .cheers following the
speech seconding La Follette died
away, like cyclone from a clear sky,
another burst of the La Follette dem
onstration which swept he conven
tion from its very beanngs. It was
the same deafening wave of sound
that greeted Roosevelt, yesterday and
Taft a little while before. It was in
tense and maddening and- with the
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MEN NOW WILLING TO
GO TO WORK.
SAN FRANCISCO, June
18. The Shipowners' Associa
tion of this city received a tele
gram from their agent at Ab
erdeen that the longshoremen
were now willing to load all
'ships regardless of whether
they carried a union or non
union crew, providing the em
ployers would agree not to cut
wages. The shipowners, believ
ing that the longshoremen ean
not be trusted to keep their
agreement, wired their recom
dation that millowners proceed
on lines previously mapped out
and form an independent asso
ciation similar to that at Hum
boldt Bay.