The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-06-24
VIM. H. TAFT AND
JAS. A. SHERMAN
Candidates for President
and Vice President
ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET
The Name of Vice President
Fairbanks HOOted, Hiss
ed and Jeered.

Ihe Republican National convention
at Chicago nominated William H. Taft
for President on the first ballot, the
nomination being made unanimous af-
ter The call of States was finished.
The Roosevelt enthusiasm was pre-
dominant in the galleries and the
lions share of the shouting, cheering
and demonstration was for the Presi-
dent The nominating and seconding
speeches were made under great diff
ficulty, the galleries keeping up a
continual fire of interruptions. Gov.
Hanly, OF Indiana, while puttingVice
4 IPresident Fairbanks, name before the
convention, was hooted, Kissed and
jeered until he was compelled to cut
his speech short and leave the plat
form. The treatment accorded Gov.
Hanly moved Mayor Bookwalter, Of
indianapolis, while making a second
ing speech, to sharply oriticise the
@'steam-roller' methods prevalent dur
ing the convention. Gov. Hanly's ex-
perience was similar to that of sew
I eral other speakers, the spectators be-
, ing impatient with the longdrawn7out
oraotry. r.,.-
The platform was adopted by the
convention after brief arguments. A
minority report was submitted con-
tanning several planks in line with
the views of Senator La Follette, but
these planks were quickly voted down.
The bitter fight in the Kentucky de-
agation over the election of Nation
al Committeeman ended in the selec-
ton of Judge A. r. Burnam, of Rich
mond The quarrel had been so in
tense between r. P. Ernst. of Coving-
ton, and F. NJ. Fisher, of Paducah that
a tie vote had resulted. So much
spleen developed that the entire del
egation's mission to the convention
went for naught. In fact, the Ken
lucky delegation cut little figure in
the proceedings of the convention out
side of Gov. Wilson, who gained some
distinction in making a strong speech
against the reduction of the South's
representation in the National coun-
ellis of the Republican party.
With Congressman James S. Sher-
man, of New York, chosen as the Vice
Presidential candidate and running
mate of Secretary Taft, the RspD)lic-
an National Convention of 1908 passed
into history. The final session lasted
less than two hours. 1t was practic-
ally certain that the Vice Presidency
would go to Mr.. Sherman. A large
number of States had Endorsed his
. candidacy in caucus, and it spread like
wildfire. The New York delegation
stood solidly back of Mr.. Sherman and
when the voting began there was
rush of delegates to fall into line, vic
tory being assured to the New York
Representative long before the roll
had been half completed.
Gov. Curtis Guild, of Massachusetts,;
former Governor Franklin Murphy, OF
New Jersey and Mr.Sherman were the
only candidates for the Vice Presi-
dercy formally placed In nomination.
There were scattered votes, however,
flor Vice President Fairbanks andGov.
Sheldon, of Nebraska, from two of the
State delegations.
Mr.. Shernian's victory was an over
whelming one, SIG votes being the to-
tai before his nomination was made
unanimous. Delegates and visitors to
the convention were rapidly leaving
for their homes.