Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-06-26
and they lapsed into silence to hear the

and they lapsed into silence to hear the
Nllcall
a hush of expectancy hung over the
assembly as the call proceeded. Hasty
summaries showed that Taft was far
In advance. When New York was
reached the Taft column totalled 427.
Ohio carried the Taft total to 81, or 20
more than enough to nominate. Still
The call went on until the final result
was announced by Chairman Lodge:
Announcement of the Vote
For Theodore Roosevelt. votes
for Joseph b. Foraker of Ohio, 1G votes /:
for Charles w. Fairbanks of Indiana
40 votes; for Joseph G. Cannon of ILL
nois, 81 votes; for Robert La Toilette Of
Wisconsin. % votes; for Charles L.
Hughes of New York. 63 votes: for Phi
lander c. Knox Of Pennsylvania, 6S
votes, and for William ii. Taft of Ohio,
102 votes"
a great shout went up as Lodge con-
cluded his announcement. and with one
accord the cohorts of Cannon and Knox
and Hughes and the other heroes joined
in common tribute for the candidate
of the party.
Stewart L. WoodSord, for Governor
Hughes, leaping upon a chair, moved
to make the nomination of Taft unani-
nous; Senator Penrose for Knox, Con-
gresham Boutell for Cannon, and
Henry of Georgia for Foraker, and
Wisconsin for La Toilette, seconded
the movement for a unanimous vote to
the candidate. The vote was given
with ringing cheer, and then, with
shouts of exultation over the new can
didate. the convention adjourned I'M
til Friday.
The Platform Fight
Earlier in the day the battle over the
platform had occupied the close atten-
ton of delegates and spectators. The
platform as framed by the committee
on resolutions was read by its chair
man, Senator Hopkins of Illinois, while
minority report rejecting the views
of the supporters of Senator La Fol
lette was presented by Congressman
Cooper of Wisconsin. 1t was on one
hand the sledge hammer blows of Wis
cOnSin men against combinations and
monopoly, and on the other hand the
warning Of Hopkins against the 80
cialistic doctrines of Wisconsin," The
platform was adopted by an over
whelming vote after many separate
planks in the Wisconsin plan had beer
buried under adverse votes.
The Platform
The platform as adopted declares
President RoOsevelt'S administration
an epoch in American history. He has
bravely and impartially enforced the
laws.
Declares unfaltering adherence t.
Roosevelt policies and pledges a con
tlnuance Of them.
Equality of opportunity TO all In thu
development and enjoyment of wealth
Commends the passage of the emer
gency currency bill.
Declares for revision of the tariff i'm
mediately after the Inauguration of til,
next president, maximum and mini
mum rate and the true principle of pro
lection to rule.
Commits the party TO the develop
nent of permanent currency system
every dollar to be based upon and b.
as good as gold.
Liberalization of the Sherman anti
trust law is urged.
Enactment of the railroad rate Law
is approved and congress praised TO
apropriating money for the better en-
forcement of the law.
Legislation favored that will proven
future over-issue of stocks and bond
by interstate carriers.
Pledges the Republican party to con
tinued devotion to every cause tina
ing doubt Of the Taft strength 1t dis
appeared before this decisive actor
which in effect placed upwards of 20
delegates In the Taft column.
Authority and integrity of the court
is upheld, but belief Is expressed tina
the issuance Of the writ of injunctio
| should be more accurately defined b
statute, and no injunction, temporar
or by restraining order, be issued will
out notice, except where irreparable IL
jury would result from delay.
Equal justice to the rights Of the ne
gro asserted. and all devices that hav
as their object the observation-disclosures
of the negro are condemned, and tn
enforcement in letter and spirit of tn
thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteent
amendments to the Constitution
urged.
Favors giving inhabitants of Port
Rico citizenship of the United States.
Immediate admission of New MeXiC
and Arizona as separate states in tn
! ITniOn recommended