Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-26

trousers, fore and aft, were attached
placards bearing the inscription:
"As pants the hart for cooling
streams. so Texas pants for Taft"
The blue banner with the picture
Of Taft was quickly raised by the
Ohio delegates, who whooped and
yelled like a batch of Comanche In
dams. After holding it aloft for a
while they bore it down the aisle. fol-
lowed by others.
When the demonstration had been
under way twenty-five minutes, Chair
man Lodge, with the assistance Of the
sergeant-at-arms and Taft floor man
ayers, managed to QUIET the bubbling
enthusiasm OF the delegates and in
troduced Mr.. Knight to second the
Taft nomination. His speech was
brief.
Chairman Lodge introduced g. 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 s. Murphy of Pennsylvania
presented the name of Senator Knox
10 the convention, James Scarlet of
'Danville. Pa, seconding the nomina-
ton.
Henry F. Cochems OF Milwaukee
nominated Senator La Toilette, no
speaker of the day receiving more at
tention than did Mr.. Cochems. The
nomination of Senator La Toilette
was seconded by G. A. MCGEE of Wis
consin.
A wild cheer greeted Mr.. Niece as
he closed and the demonstration that
followed exceeded in intensity that
which had greeted the presentation of
any other name except Taft.
The cheering rapidly increased
when man named Seifert, who Is a
messenger In the United States SEN
ate, held up picture Of Roosevelt.
The cheering developed definitely
into Roosevelt demonstration, and,
Encouraged by its continuance, the
man on the stage lifted again the 18th.
|ograph Of the president which had
previously been lowered at the com.
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The scene was absolutely unique in
American political history, the vote
being taken during terrific uproar
in behalf of man whose name was
not before the convention.
South Carolina demanded that her
vote be taken by delegates. The vote
was: Taft, 13; Foraker, q; Fairbanks,
Q; absent, 1.
South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Idaho,
Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming,
all went for Taft.
West Virginia, which was supposed
to be the breeding place of the Roose-
welt boom, went for Taft, while La
Toilette lost vote in Wisconsin, 1t
being cast for Taft The territories
went solidly for Taft and the Anal re-
suit was:
Taft, TOP; Cannon, 81: Knox, 6S; La
Toilette, rs; Hughes. So; Fairbanks,
40; Foraker, 16; Roosevelt, 8.
A considerable delay was occasion
ed by some confusion among the &C
countants who kept the tally Of the
ballot, and 1t was 5:15 before Chair
man Lodge read out the vote as given
above. A roar greeted the announce
Iment of the Taft vote.
Representative Boutell of Illinois
who nominated Cannon, was one OF
the FIRST delegates to mount "a chair
Isnd call "Hurrah for Taft"
General Woodford of New York was
recognized and said:
Mr.. Chairman: On request of Gov
lernor Hughes and of the united New
York delegation, move the nomina
ton OF William H. Taft be made
unanimous"
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania
and Boutell of Illinois both clamoret
for recognition. Penrose was giver
the first chance, and he moved t.
make the nomination unanimous.
Mr.. Boutell seconded the motion
and Indiana, with others, followed
suit The motion was put by the chair
man, and carried with shout.
"I declare the vote to be unani
NOUS" said the chairman, and tn,
last cheer of the day was given in re
Spouse.
It was on motion Of Senator Fulton
of Oregon that the convention took |
, recess at 6:22 p. m. until Friday a
, 10 o'clock.
TAFT HAS RESIGNED.