The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-19
WILD UPROAR OVER DECISIVE VOTE
Kisses Greet State Delegates
 Who Vote for Taft
MANY WANTED ROOSEVELT
Galleries of Auditorium Are Filled With Roosevelt Shouters, Who Tried To Start a Stampede
 For the President.

Chicago, June 1s.-The demonstration that followed the final speeches exceeded in intensity that which had greeted the presentation of any other candidate ex- cept Taft. The Wisconsin delegates and alternates went frantic. The cheering rapidly increased when a man named Seifert, who is a messenger in the United States Senate, held up picture of Roose- welt. The uproar was so great at the time the picture was shown that it was impossible to tell exactly where the La toilette enthusiasm ended and the Roose- welt cheers began. The Wisconsin men took full charge of the outburst and led 1t with vigor and increasing every min ute as the time went on. Sergeant-at-Arms Stone directed one of his assistants to go to Seifert and order him to take down the picture of Roose- welt. It was promptly done, but the cheering went on undiminished, the tu- mutt being so great that no human voice nor the strokes of the chairmans gavel were able to penetrate 1t and bring order out of the vocal chaos.
 The excitement was entirely in the galleries, the delegates, with the excep- tion of the Wisconsins, remaining quiet ly in their seats. The cheering developed definitely into a Roosevelt demonstration and encouraged by its continuance the man on the stage lifted again the ltho- graphs of the President, which had pre- viously been lowered at the command of the sergeant -at-arms. Then in the bal cony there appeared an immense Amer ican flag bearing a picture of the Presi- dent.
 Cheering Begins Anew.
 Two men marched across the balcony platform in the rear of the stage and the cheering was taken up anew. Chair man Lodge abandoning all efforts to still the crowd ordered Secretary Malloy to continue the call for the delegates.
 The chairman then announced in tone which could be heard only few feet away: "That completes the roll of states and the roll call will now be had for the vote. We will not wait minute longer"
 The scene was absolutely unique In American political history. the vote being taken during terrific uproar in DSndil ol O iiinh VhOSS ANs--S ''NN -'NN before the convention.
 Alabama" shouted the reading clerk.
 There was roar of yells and misses from the crowd. The chairman of the delegation made his way to the edge of the platform and called:
 -.labama casts her 22 votes for Taft"
 The vote was repeated by the clerS and there were cheers from the dele gates sent to mingle with the tumult of the gallery browd.
 Kisses For Taft. Kisses, cheers and cat-calls continued to come from the galleries as tho states of Arkansas, California, Colo rado and Connecticut cast their solid votes for Taft.
 Pay no attention to the crowd" said Senator Lodge, directing the clerks to proceed.
 q shall not have the President nom mated by a Chicago mob. shouted Senator Lodge in anger.
 AS the roll call proceeded, the chair men of various delegations. unable to make their voices heard, continued to come up to the platform and yelled the ! CONTINUED ON PAGE s1