The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-06-19
PARTY STANDS
BY POLICIES
OF ROOSEVELT
0verrides the ReactiOnaries and
Expresses Viii of the
People
George Knight Makes Himself
Heard Above the Din in
Convention
Uses His Massive Voice to Good
Advantage in SecOnding
Speech
By George Van Smith
SPECIAL DISPATCH Tc THE CALL

CHICAGO, June I8.- The
nomination OF William Howard
Taft for president on the first bal
lot and the adoption of the ad-
uinistration platform by viz
tually unanimous vote Of the con-
vention served today only as COM
parative measures of the victory
won by President Roosevelt and
the sscendancy of the Roosevelt
policies.
This day must ike in the an
mails OF the political history OF
America as the real birthday Of
the new era OF our government
incidentally California shared
generously in the glory OF the
event.
Eoosevclts greatest triumph was re-
allied today. Four years ago Roosevelt
won another great victory in Chicago :
Coliseum Tn spite Of the Vaccinations
Of the greatest practical politicians OF
the &c. working hand in hand for the
selfish interests Of The land, the people
demanded and secured the nomination
of Theodore Roosevelt at the hands OF
the republican convention. Today the
same people enforced R0oseVelts de-
mand that their brief for the continu-
alton OF his policies be intrusted to
William II. Taft II was a great victory
Roosevelt won four wears ago; infinitely
greater that he won today.
DOMINATE By PRESIDENT
The marvellous personality Of Roose-
velt was tremendous factor in the
fght four years ago which was really
fight against the party organization.
The people trusted Roosevelt then.
They were anxious 10 intrust their ma
tional affairs TO him. but they would
not have permitted him to choose an
other for that trust. They accepted to-
DAY and gladly. too. the man chosen by
him as best qualified 10 carry on his
work and the fight for the permanency
of his policies, which are peoples poll
cies.
-Four years ago the people enforced
their own demands. Today they en-
forced the recommendation of ROose-
Welt. Nor did they stop with enforcing
their presidents recommendation fOs
his successor. They insisted that Roose-
velt's candidate for the presidency be
nominated on d Roosevelt platform.
That Taft would be nominated on the
first ballot was no longer a moot ques-
zion after the first session of the ma
ttonai committee for the consideration
os the southern states delegate con-
tests. The ascendancy OF the admins
tration was absolute, even over all the
subtle skill Of the practical politicians
on the national committee
CALIFORNIA PLAYS PART
California figured largely I'm the
triumph OF the people and the new re-
publicanism. So California was as
signed the distinguished honor OF sec
onding Taft's nomination, which was
made by Congressman Theodore Bur
ton Of Ohio. George A knight, ma
tiOnal committeeman from California,
was selected to make the single Sec
onding speech for the secretary Of war
That knight did not make a great
speech is beside the question. l have
heard him make many better, but his
speech today, made virtually without
preparation, was delivered under ex-
traordinary disadvantages. Be il said
to the credit of Knight and California
that the speech was entirely audible
In all parts Of the Coliseum.
Fifteen thousand persons seemingly
jammed into one animated mass, had
sweltered and suffered for hours. hun
dreds of taem without seats and all
without either food or water since be-
fore 10 o'clock. They had tired of
speeches long before. They had forced
Governor James Hanly of Indiana to
appeal 10 Chairman Lodge for protec-
ton an hour before. their refusal 10
listen to Hanly's eulogies Of Fairbanks
in inferential attacks on the president
were persisted in until Lodge threat
ened TO clear the galleries. They had
sought relief in an attempt to STAN
pede the convention for Roosevelt and
failed. They had participated in a 2C
minutes demonstration at the conclu-
sion of BurtOn's speech and were un-
willing TO desist for Knight
KNIGHT WINS WITH VOICE
Knight accepted the challenge. H,
oitted his voice against the collective
voice Of the thousands Of jeering OF