The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-19

Republican Nomin
said the chairman. THE second must
dividuaL"
South Dakota came to the front with
a second TO the motion. and the roll call
was accordingly ordered.
| The calling Of the roll resulted IN the
usual storm OF noes until Indiana was
/ reached. Twice The state was called. but
a discussion was in progress.
Pass Indiana for a time requested
| Senator Beveridge
Missouri split with , ayes and 80 noes.
! Nebraska gave y ayes, 4 noes. New
| FORK. ayes and - noes; Pennsylvania.
| ayes and "a noes.
South Dakota. the seconding state. cast
Wisconsin split again, with p ayes and
/ 1 no.
Indiana finally voted 5 ayes ana %
The physical valuation plank was lost
/ by 81 to GO.
Election Of Senators.
The final roll call ON the amendments
was or the section calling for the election
| of senators by direct vote of the people.
! Nebraska asks a roll call" said the
chairman, is there "A second o"
I There was none forthcoming for a few
seconds and the chairman had com
menced asking that the question be de-
/ cided by a viva vOce vote. when the de-
mand was seconded by Wisconsin.
A volley of no. no accompanied by
/ a few grOans. was fired at Wisconsin. but
/ the chairman ordered the roll call.
There was more splitting of state dele
cations in the voting on the senatorial
proposition than an those that had gone
before. Idaho began the breaking away
! from solid ballots of no" by casting
3 ayes and noes. Illinois gave one
vote to the affirmative and Iowa another.
Indiana was divided as usual this time
with II ayes and "a noes. Nebraska voted
solidly in the affirmative as did Okla
homa and South Dakota Kentucky.
Maryland, Michigan. Missouri. Ohio.
| Pennsylvania. Washington and West Vr-
ginia gave scattered votes in the affiTma-
tive and Wisconsin again went . ayes
and I nay. The popular election plank for
senators went down and ont by S56 to
ia. Hawaii split. I TO !.
THE question now is. said Chairman
Lodge, ION the adoption Of the majority
report
The adoption of the resolutions was by
viva VOCe vote. no voice being raised
in the negative.
Cannon Placed in Nomination.
The next business is the presentation
of names of candidates for the office of
president of the United States said
Chairman Lodge at 12:i5 p. m, and there
was a great cheer.
The clerk will call the roll"
The clerk ran rapidly down the list of
states, and there was no response until
Illinois was reached.
Then Representative Boutell of Illinois
was swept to the platform 10 nominate
Speaker Cannon The enthusiastic cheers
were quickly hUshed as Mr.. BOutell held
up his hand for attention and began his
address.
just as Mr.. BouteH commenced to
speak. Chairman Lodge handed the gaVel
to Senator Hepburn of Idaho. The men
ton of the name of President Roosevelt
by the speaker called out a burst of
cheering which soon, however died away
The mention Of the name of Cannon was
the signal for an uprising Of the Illinois
delegation. They mounted their chairs for
a few seconds. cheered and sat down in
side Of a few seconds. Here and there
throughout the Eall. a flag or kerchief was
raised. six or seven of the New York del
egatiOn joining in. Illinois cheeTed in
loyal fashion. but its following was scant
and the entire demonstration was over IN
almost exactly two minutes.
While Mr.. BOu;ell was i'm the most i'm
passioned periods of his speech. the Taft
and Fairbanks men, who occupied seats
almost at his feet, were busy in prepar-
small bundles of small flags. distributing
them throughout their OW1 delegations
and TO all others who would agree TO wave
them at the critical time.
The convention finally broke in on the |
speaker with cries of time" and Chair |
man Lodge was compelled to interpose |
with loud whacks of his gayel
Illinois was up again as Speaker Can |
non was formally placed in nomination, |
and Ohio and few delegates from New |
York who paid the tribute of cheers and |
the waving of their flags. This explosion |
of enthusiasm, however, lasted only about /
a minute.
Representative Fordney OF Michigan |
made the seconding speech for Speaker !
Cannon. taking the pla form Immediately (
after Mr.. BOutell had concluded his trib- /
of as h.
strongest and bravest ally of President /
Roosevelt
Mr.. Fordney's speech was brief but he /
did not escape interruption BY the ex-
CARNATIONS OF the galleries.
Mr.. Fordney concluded amid some ap
plause. Silence soon was restored.
Fairbanks Put Up.
Indiana" called the clerk. and with
an upshot of colored bunting the dele
gates of that state were on their feet with
cheers for Vice President Fairbanks. A
delegate in the Connecticut delegation was
practically all the outside moral support
that was given the HOosieTs.
Governor J. Frank Hanly OF Indiana.
who was 10 present the name of the vice
president to the convention, mounted the
rOstrum and was greeted by Chairman
Lodge, who asked him what his name
was. The governor introduced himself
and the chairman presented him TO the
Governor Hanly is tall. black-haired.
man. with clear. ringing
voice. His words were deliberate and
clear He drove home the points of his
addrt SIS by tanning the air with the first
finger Of his right hand and by nervous
sharp jerks of his head
After Governor Hanly had been speak
ing for few minutes. the gallery again
grew FESTIVE and begun to cry:
Nominate him-name him.
Chairman Lodge raped for order and
when II was restored, the speaker re-
sumed