New-York tribune., 1908-06-20


from whatever locality or of whatever shade OF
What then. of our candidate? Born of the best
Of native american stock. find him in the year year
home to enter the Union Army. where he served
with credit for three years and until the war ,d Wa
ing Antetam Charlottesville and Gettysburg, ana
1 w5s sv t e e this
united nation. whether veterans or recruits; one
more chance-quite possibly in the nature of things
their last opportunty-to vote for one of the boys
1ad-he embarked In manufacturing in small way,
an occupation which he has from that day to v ts ms
dustry and by skill he has developed his INDUSTRY
featuring concerns Of the country. the merit OF
whose finished product is known both at home and
Dor of half the continent with it's in Boston
and chcaso thus rs he as become m Veil known to
al the commercial and financial interests ease d "a
There is in the state of Michigan popular auto.
advertising of what is to me very striking trace
/ say to you ask the employees of Franklin Murphy.
old or young. what they think of him. NO iaoor
lisnnent: on the contrary those who work for him
are his best friends and his greatest admirers .
has likewise always found time to stand for what
he Ives the state @ Of hs birth ond the nation
loves. He has served on numerous boards of nlu-
of the board of managers of the National Soldiers
Home In 1901 he was elected Governor OF OF New tns
state of its clesnest and most effective admin
His work for the party has been conspicuously
successful as has been his business and d. civic 1--WE
sey being transformed from rock,ribbed
Democratic state to permanent place in the te ,.
helm. as chairman Republican state Com
seys representative on the committee. and
for the last two national campaigns has served
Mckinley victory 1900 and to the Roosevelt land
Tn YnOlifi
but conservative. In his Republcanism he is is
friend of the colored race 1 assert with conf
dence that his nomination will he most accepta t e1s
which the Republican party has lahored so hard
and b 5S o life the Of
Chief Magistracy should devolve upon him. ne is
fbm IN manner creditable alike to party and
nation. In short he combines an 'ns ereIr,emos ,
Twelve years ago our party went to Ohio and
made mistake then and we shall make no mis-, mis-,
k no to Ohio 81 saGr snd xeW and our
Tai! and MuFPhn Murphy Of FG New jersey
NEW Jersey CHEERS FAvoRITE SON.
New Jersey Loyalty cheered the name of ex-
Governor Murphy.
Harry Skinner, delegate from North Carolina
while standing the convention floor spoke
briefly seconding the nomination Of Sherman
Ohio was passed over without response. and then
Dennis Flynn of Oklahoma, added the second OF
that state to the fast growing Sherman candidacy.
He spoke from his place on the floor
Pennsylvanias secondng Of Mr.. Sherman called
out great cheering from the New York delegates.
as they regarded this is conclusive promise of VIC
tory for their candidate Representative Olmsted'
of Pennsylvania, made the speech for the deesa-
ton.
when Tennessee was reached another second
was. given to Sherman by II. Clay Evans. and c.
B Slenp. of Virginia. put his state In line for the
New York man with the simple statement that
the state was for him.
The call proceeded. and was completed when
number of Louisiana delegates pressed forward TO
the front Of the speakers platform asking lndt
their state be called again :n order to allow e1-
Governor warmoth to deliver a secondins speech
The chairman refused to allow this, saying
.aThe clerk will call the roll.
Alabama"
"AIabama casts 1 vote for Guild. for Murphy
and 19 for Sherman 49,
Arkansas gave her solid vote to Sherman, as did
California and Georgia llhnois saSe 0iie "
out of 81 votes.
The Sherman tide continued steadily to rise ana
when Louisiana had cast her split vote IN favor
of the New York candidate there was no longer any
doubt.
Maine gave to Guild and the remainder OF her
votes to Sherman
Massachusetts went solidy for Guild. but the tide
Of Sherman votes rolled steadily along until Mon
tana split. giving to Guild
Ohio realizing that the contest was settled. split
her vote giving 10 Murphy, 10 to Guild and 20 10
Sherman.
When New York called Timothy L. Woodruh
and said:
New York casts her 7s votes for the next Vice
President of the United States-James S. Sherman
THE BALLOTING ENTHUSIASTIC.
The issue was settled and New York cheered
the victory The baIloting throughout was marked
ly enthusiastic
Wisconsin split her vote among Sherman. Guild
and Murphy. and also gave 10 TO Governor Sheldon
of Nebraska.
All the territories cast their votes for Sherman.
and the result of the ballot was announced by
Chairman Lodge to be: Sherman. S16: Guild 90;
Murphy n; Sheldon. 10: Fairbanks 1; absent, T.
The big picture of Sherman raised when
the result announced, and for fVe minutes the
convention in an uproar
professional cheer leader, with flag and mega
phone rushed to the front OF the platform He had
made quite aSreputation at the convention Of four
years ago. but to-day Chairman Lodge grabbed the
Young man and sent him whrling back to his place.
Shall the nomination be made unanimous?" said
Chairman Lodge. and he recognized Senator Crane,
of Massachusetts, who made a motion in accordance
with the chairman's question in behalf of Gov
ernor Guild. New Jersey and Nebraska quickly
traed in and when the motion was put it was
carried with a shout of approval
Senator Galinger. of New Hampshire. offered
the usual recommendation to appoint the perma
nent chairman, Senator Lodge, chairman of
the committee 10 inform the Presidential nominee,
and that the temporary chairman. Senator J. C.
Burrows. be appointed to head the committee to
inform the Vice-Presidential nominee.
Chairman Lodge, who is going abroad during
the summer. requested that Senator William War.
ner, of Missouri. past commander in chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, be substituted in
his place The resolution unanimously
adopted with this amendment.
The usual motiens of acknowledgment to the
officers of the convention and to the city In
which it held passed.
Judson w. Lyon, of Georgia, recognized to