The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-20

wide open, revealing a crumped shirt,
 and the sleeves of his black alpaca coat
 curled up above his dangling cuffs to
 his elbows as his waving arms empha-
 sized his ringing words for his colleague
 and friend, James s. Sherman of New
 York.
 From the outburst of enthusiasm which greeted every mention of Sherman's name
 it was plain that the mind of the con
 vention had been made up and that the | decision was only to be recorded
 Halt for a Moment. But for moment there was a halt in the Sherman movement as Senator Lodge, leaving the presiding officers chair, ad- vanced to nominate Governor Guild of Massachusetts for the vice presidency. The senator's voice was strained with the exertions of recent days, but he spoke eloquently and forcibly for the Massa- chusetts candidate. Michigan, through Charles E. O. Brien, added her voice for Guild, and New Jersey brought forward her favorite son in a speech by Thomas N. McCarter. nominating ex-Gov Murphy of New Jersey for the second place on the ticket
 The steady advance of the Sherman
 movement now began again, as state
 after state fell into line-North Carolina,
 in a ringing speech from the floor by Harry Skinner; Oklahoma, by Dennis Y. Flynn; Pennsylvania by Congressman Myron Olmstead; Tennessee by H. Clay Evans; Virginia by c. B. Slemp. Now began the vote, taken amid confu- sion at first, which increased as the totals climbed upward to the nominating point. The result was never in doubt as the totals of states were heaped one upon another. There were scattering votes, but
 the great body of delegates swelled the total of Sherman until 1t touched S16 With keen appreciation of the effect of climax, Chairman Lodge announced the
 result, reserving Sherman's huge total ! until the last.
 Vote Announced.
 "vice President Fairbanks gets one vote; Governor Sheldon of Nebraska 10, Governor Curtis uuild of Massachusetts 75 votes; Governor Murphy of New Jer- sey IT, and James Schoolcraft sherman of New York S16 votes.'
 Again the flood-gates of wild enthu-
 siasm were let loose as loor and gallery joined in a pandemonium Of demonstra- tion for the nominee.
 The nominations completed, final details were now quickly perfected. Committees from the various states to wait upon the various candidates for president and vice president and formally notify them of the action of the convention in nom- mating them; prospective meetings of the national committee to per- feet plans for the coming campaign; and thanks and congratulations to the Chcagoans who had given con venton of such perfect equipment. And ], then, just before noon, amid cheers still echoing and the inspiring strains of the l national anthem, the national convention 1 finally adjourned and the multitude dis l persed.
 ! The action of the convention touched a l sympathetic chord throughout the city. l ard tonight the party spirit of republican 1 enthusiasm runs high The nominee TOT 1 vice president, MT Sherman, Is among | those who witnessed these scenes of en- 1 thuslasm He remained at his hotel dur l ing the ballotng today and quickly re-
 ceived a message announcing his nomin- i aton. Later the delegates arriving from ] the convention flocked about him in a continuous ovation lasting throughout the l afternoon. Many of the delegates and ] the great mass of strangers in the city 1 are hastening homeward tonight m
 crowded trains. and tomorrow there will ! be only the nucleus Of leaders 10 marx
 the historic gathering left
 The Vacant Chair.
 i Attention is now being directed to the | election of the chairman or the national {; committee, the general in chief who will
 have supreme command of the republi- ;, can forces in the approaching campaign. | The national committee, after session i today named a subcommittee of eight i members, which left tonight for Cincin-
 nati, where 1t will confer with Secretary ,Taft tomorrow on the selection of the !. campaign manager and the details Of the
 campaign. The names of Frank H. Hitah-
 cock, who. has been prominently identified with MT. Taft's interests up to this time, i and of Arthur I vorys of Ohio, who is
 credited with turning the tide in Ohio
 sentiment at time when it was not set l ting so strongly toward Taft, are ire <, nuentlv mentioned A considerable num- 1 Der of the members of the national com mittee have united in signed declaration
 in behalf of Hitchcock. The name or ex- , Gov Myron T. Herrick of Ohio Is also l mentioned among the members Of the