West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-06-25

af Fame the Nominee Republican
Ticket With Sherman of New York, Weep President

seemed AS though Wisconsin had sud.
denly pcopled every foot OF the CALLER.
les. The delegates sat calm and wait.
ing except the frantic wisconsins. but
the convention for the time being was
in the possession OF the galleries.
Now singular transformation oc-
CURED - gradually the whirlwind
veered from LaFollette to Roosevelt.
A banner bearing the Roosevelt por-
trait and waved from the gallery was
the signal for the change. but in the
confused babel OF voices there was no
distinguishing where the LsFollette
cheers ended and these for Roosevelt
began.
Lodge Orders RollcalI
Amid this pandemonium and with
the galleries In full control Chairman
Lodge decided upon heroic action I'm
order again TO make the convention
master OF its affairs He ordered the
rollcall OF states TO begin for the vote
on president Such call under such
circumstances OF intense confusion has
probably never before occurred I'm the
history of national conventions. The
secretary was powerless to make his
call OF the states heard above the deaf
ening clamor Seizing a megaphone.
he shouted the roll OF states-Ala.
bams. Arkansas-but his voice was
swallowed up I'm the mad uproar
Gradually, however. the curiosity OF
the multitude conquered their enthu-
siasm and they lapsed into silence TO
hear the result of the rollcall
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 totaled 427.
Ohio carried the Taft total TO 51l. or
20 more than enough TO nominate.
Still the call went on until the final
result was announced by Chairman
Lodge:
Lodge Announces Result.
For Theodore Roosevelt. 3 votes:
for Joseph b. Foraker OF Ohio. 16
votes: for Charles w. Fairbanks OF
Indiana, 40 votes: for Joseph G.. Can.
non OF Illinois. 6l votes: for Robert
LaFollette OF Wisconsin. % votes: for
Charles T.. Hughes OF New York. G3
votes; for Philander c. Knox OF Penn.
sylvania. 6S votes. and for William II.
Taft OF Ohio 7O1 votes"
Ohio gave Taft 40, Foraker g.
West Virginia gave her entire vote
OF IA for Taft.
Pennsylvania gave Knox ca. Roose-
welt g. Taft /.
great shout went up as Lodge
concluded his announcement and with
one accord the cohorts OF Cannon and
Knox aud Hughes and the other he
roes Joined in a common tribute for
the candidate OF the party.
General Stewart l.. Woodford for
Governor Hughes. leaping upon
chair. moved TO make the nomination
unanimous: Senator Penrose for Knox
and Boutell for Cannon and Henry OF
Georgia for Foraker and Wisconsin
for LaFollette seconded the movement
for a unanimous vote for the candi-
date The vote was given with a ring.
ing cheer and then with shouts of exul.
tation over the new candidate the
convention adjourned until 10 o'clock
this morning. when the nomination OF
vice president will be made.
Contest over the Platform.
Earlier in the day the battle over the
platform had occupied the close atten.
tion OF delegates and spectators. The
platform as framed by the committee
on resolutions was read by it's chair
man. Senator Hopkins OF Illinois.
while a minority report. rejecting the
views OF the supporters OF Senator La
Toilette. was presented by Congress-
man Cooper Of Wisconsin. II was on
one hand the sledge-hammer blows OF
the Wisconsin men against combina-
tions and monopoly. and on the other
hand the warning OF Hopkins against
the "socialistic doctrines OF Wiscon-
SON. The platform was adopted by an
| Overwhelming vote after many sepa-
rate planks I'm the Wisconsin plan had
been buried under adverse votes
Get Down TO Real Work.
II was not until four hours had been
spent over the platform that the con-
vention was ready to proceed with the
nominating speeches for president.
| First came the nomination OF Cannon
/ by Representative Boutell OF Illinois.
seconded by Representative Fordney
I OF Michigan. which awakened a vel.
coming yell for the grand old man"
| OF Illinois. The nominating speech for
/ Fairbanks by Governor HanIy OF Indi-
ana was made amid intense confusion
and constant interruption Smarting
under these discourtesies toward the
governor. Mayor Bookwalter Of indian.
apolis began his speech seconding the
nomination OF Fairbanks with cut.
ting allusion 10 the steam roller"
which was crushing out all opposition.
Foraker's Name Presented.
The convention gave enthusiastic
welcome 10 The name OF Hughes as
General Woodford presented the gov.
ernor's candidacy in fervent words.
The name Of Senator Foraker was
placed in nomination by Judge G. y.
Mccoy OF Ohio and seconded by the
eloquent negro delegate from Georgia.
w. o. Emery. the latter winning a
true ovation as he closed the splendid
tribute to Foraker in the name OF two
million black voters The call OF Penn.
sylvania brought the Keystone delega.
tion 10 their feet in wild demOnstra.
tion for Knox and a little later wis.
cOnsin followed with its enthusiastic
tribute 20 Wisconsin's candidate Sen.
ator LaFollette.
Candidate Disappears.