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TAFT NOMINEE
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vital ring of genuine enthusiasm
Then single transformation occur
red Gradually the whirlwind veered
from La Toilette to Roosevelt. A
banner bearing the picture Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, waving from the gall
lery was the signal for the chance but
m the confused babel OF voices there
was no distinguishing where La Fol-
lette cheers ended, and where the
Roosevelt cheers began Amid this
pandemonium and with the galleries
IN full control, Chairman Lodge de-
eided upon heroic action in order to
again make the conventin master of
its affairs. He ordered the roll-call
OF the states to begin for vote on
the President. Such a call, under
such circumstances, has probably
never before occurred in the history
OF the national conventions. Ballot
was taken to nominate candidate for
relief upon by few Roosevelt enthu-
frantically for man whose name had
not been present to convention Votes
being counted for Taft while people
were shouting for Roosevelt. Dele
gates however, cast their votes unin-
fuenced by clamor OF crowd. More
than this, first states in CALL Ala
bama and Arkansas which had been
relied upon by few Roosevelt enthu-
siasts to start stampede for Presi-
dent held by their instructions, while
tempest ragged all about twenty min
utes. The secretary was powerless to
make himsef heard above the deafen-
ing damor Selling a megaphone he
shouted the roll-call of the states,
Alabama" and Arkansas" but his
voice was swallowed up in the mad
uproar but gradually the curiosity of
the multitude conquered their enthus-
iasm and they lapsed into a silence
to hear the result of the call. The
rush of expectancy hung over the
assembly as the call proceeded.
Hasty summaries showed Taft to be
far in adavnce When New York
was reached the TAFT column totaled
Z47. Ohio carried the Taft total to
511 or 20 more than was enough to |
nominate him. Still the call went on
until the final result was announced by |
Chairman Lodge: "For Theodore
Roosevelt, 3 votes; Joseph Foraker,
I6; Charles w. fairbanks, 30; Joseph |
G. Cannon, 81; Robert La Toilette,
Is; Charles F. Hughes, 63; Philander
G. Knox, 68; William II. Taft, 702"
A great shout went up as Lodge |
Cncluded, and with one accord the
adherents OF Cannon, Knox and
Hughes and the others joined in the
common tribute for the candidate ofl
the party. General Woodford, for
Hughes, leaped upon chair, moved
to make the nomination unanimous;
Penrose for Knox, Boutell for Can
non, Henry of Georgia for Foraker
and Cochems for La Toilette second,
ed the motion unanimous vote to
the candidate. The vote was given
with ringing cheer and with shouts
Of exultation over the new candidate
The convention then adjourned until
10 o'clock tomorrow when the nomi-
nation for the vice-president will be
made. Earlier in the day the battle
over platform occupied the close at
tention of the delegates and specta
tors. The platform as was framed
by the committee on resolutions was
read by its chairman, Senator Hop
kins, while the minority report re
fecting views of the supporters of La
Toilette was presented by Congress
man Copper 1t was on one hand the
5ledge hammer blows of the Wiscon- {
Sin men, against combinations and ;
and on the other warning
of Hopkins, against the socialistic {