The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-06-20

| the house Of the Lord than to dwell
| in the tents of wickedness," he be
gan, and cheers and laughter greeted
| the remark
Mr.. Cannon then declared the plat
! form adopted by the convention was
| true TO the hopes, the aspirations and
principles of the country Next he
paid tribute to Secretary Taft as the
| nominee of the party, saying of him
| that he was broad, cultured, judicial
| minded executive official who had an
| swered every draft made upon him
with unfailing zeal and fidelity to the
public service
He then entered upon an earnest
eulogium upon Mr.. Sherman, sketch.
| ing his services to the country as a
whole and describing him as man
| eminently qualified to act as vice pres
| ident
'The Middle West, that stands first
! In population, first in agriculture, first
| In manufactures and first in mineral
wealth, has the first place upon the
ticket and now the great Empire state
| honors the party and honors itself in
presenting the name of James S. Sher-
man for the vice presidency"
Governor Wilson of Kentucky was
| recognized in his place on the floor
"On behalf of Kentucky" he said, 81
| want to second the nomination of Mr.
Sherman. With him on the ticket we
| are bound to win. The knocking is all
| over now and we are solid and united" !"
Lodge Nomnates Guild.
Chairman Lodge then left the chair
| and presented the name of Governor
Guild of Massachusetts for vice presi-
dent. Guilds nomination was sec
onded by Chase III. Osborne of Mich
igan.
New Jersey sent to the platform
Thomas N. McCarter to place In nom
| ination former Governor Franklin Muir
ply of that state. The New Jersey
| delegates loyalty cheered the name OF
Governor Murphy.
Harry Skinner, a delegate from
North Carolina, while standing on the
| floor, spoke briefly, seconding the
| nomination of Sherman.
Ohio was passed over without re-
| sponse and then Dennis Flynn of Okla
homa added the second of that state
to the fast growing Sherman candi-
dacy. He spoke from his place ON the
| floor
Pennsylvania's seconding of Mr..
Sherman called out great cheering
from the New York delegation, as
| they regarded this as conclusive proof
of victory for their candidate. Repre-
sentative Olmsted of Pennsylvania
made the speech for that state.
When Tennessee was reached an
other second was given Sherman by
H. Clay Evans and G. B. Slemp of
Virginia put his state ia line for the
New York man with the simple state
| ment that the state was for him.
The balloting then began and was
| marked throughout by great enthusi-
| asm. The result was announced by
Chairman Lodge to be:
Sherman SIC, Guild rs, Murphy II,
| Sheldon 10, Fairbanks 1.
The big picture of Sherman was up
| raised instantly when the result was
announced and for five minutes the
| convention was in an uproar.
| A professional cheer leader with a
flag and megaphone rushed to the
| front of the platform He had made
quite a reputation at the convention
of four years ago, but Chairman Lodge
| grabbed the young man by the scruff
of the neck and sent him whirling
back to his place.
| Senator Gallinger of New Hamp.
shire offered the usual resolution to
| appoint the permanent chairman, Sen
ator Lodge, as chairman of the COM
mittee to notify the presidential NOM
inee, and that the temporary chair.
man, Senator ]. G. Burrows. be ap
pointed 10 head the committees to no
tify the vice presidential nominee.
Chairman Lodge, who is going
abroad during the summer. requested
that Senator William Warren OF Mis-
souri,. past commandments of the
G. A. r., be substituted In his place
The resolution was unanimously adopt
ed with this amendment. The usual
motions of acknowledgment to the Off
GERS of the convention and to the city
In which it was held were passed and
the convention adjourned.