Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-19
TAFT NAMEDFOR PRESIDENT
FIRST bALLOT BY 7O2 VOTES

band was audible, but like a mere
whisper above the deafening volume
of sound.
For ten, fifteen, then twenty min
5utes, the uproar continued.
Exhausted Their Powers.
1t was a repetition of the scene
yesterday when the name Of Roose-s,
welt threw the convention asintoa "a
frenzy, repeated in intensity and al
most duration. But there is q limit
TO physical resources Of throat and
lungs; relays had not been estab-s
slished, and as the last tired voices
died down to a hoarse shout, the.
tumult finally subsid ed.
California Seconds Taft.
This lull now gave an opportunity
for the speech seconding Taftss nom
sination by Geo. "a. Knight Of Cali
fornia, his big round face beaming
forth on: the sympathetic multitude,
and his splendid baritone voice
swelling forth like the tones Of
great church aorgan. The Galiforn-
ian's tribute to Taft was brief and
feryid.s Now there was another lull.
in the Taft movement, while the re-
naming candidates were placed in
nomination.
It was late in the afternoon before
the convention, now literally swelters
ing with the intense heat, weary
after nearly seven hours of continu-
Gus session, reached the end Of the
food Of eloquence and the decks
were at last cleared for the culmin
ating act.
Demonstration fos LaF gillette.
But nov, Just as the last swell or
oratory, the seconding speech of La
Toilette, had died away, like a cy-'
clone from a clear sky, burst a La
Toilette demonstration which swept
the convention from its very bear
ings. 1t was the same deafening
wave of enthusiasm that had greet
ed Roosevelt yesterday and Taft a
while before: intense and madden
ing and with the vital ring Of gen
uine enthusiasm. It seemed as If
Wisconsin had suddenly peopled
every foot Of the galleries The del
egates sat calm and waiting except
the frantic Wisconsins, and the con-
vention for the time being was in
possession Of the galleries.
Cheers for Roosevelt.
Now transformation occurred as
gradually the whirlwind veered from
LaFallette to Roosevelt. "A banner
bearing Roosevelt portrait was
waved from gallery and was the
signal for a change, but in the con-
fused babel of voices there was no
distinguishing where the LaFollette
cheers ended and those of Roose-
welt began.
Lodge Gets Strenuous.
Amid this, and with the galleries
In full control, Chairman Lodge de-
cided upon heroic action in, order
again to make the convention master
of its affairs. He ordered roll call
OF states to begin for q vote on pres
ident. That such call under such
circumstances Of intense confusion
was possible never before occurred
in the history Of national conven.
lions. The secretary was powerless
to make his call Of states heard
above the deafening clamor. Seiz-
ing q magaphone he shouted the
troll call Of states: Alabama, Arkan-
lsas. But his voice was swallowed
lsup In the mad uproar. Gradually,
However, the curiosity Of the null
titude conquered their enthusiasm
and they leaped into silence to hear
the result Of the roll call.
- 0S1uMS0 AAOmak1y
The ballot was taken to nominate
the candidate for president while the
convention was cheering frantically
for q man whose name had not been
presented to the convention. Votes
were being counted for Taft while
the people were shouting for Roose-
yelt The delegations, however, cast
their votes uninhuenced BY the clam.
or Of the crowd More than this
the iirst states on the call, Alabama
and Arkansas, had been relied upon
by few Roosevelt enthusiasts t.
start 4 stampede for the president
but they held BY their instructions
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