The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-20
SHERMAN CHOSEN
 IN QUICK TIME Timothy Woodruff Makes Speech of Nomination SPEAKER CANNON APPEAR 5 Cannon Seconds Sherman's Nomina- tion In a Housing Address, and the
 Speeches Being Gut Short,
 Work Is Soon Over.
SPEAKER CANNON APPEAR s


 lican national convention of 1908 passed
 into history today The final session lasted less than two hours, adjournment
 without day being taken at 11:47 a. m.
 The committees to notify the candidates
 were officially promulgated, Senator Will liam Warner of Missouri, past command
 er-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, being selected to head the dele gation that will call upon Secretary Taft, and Senator J. c. Burrows of Michigan being placed at the head of the commit tee to notify MT. Sherman.
 Before the convention assembled this morning it was practically certain that the vice presidency would go to MT. Sher- man. A large number of states had indorsed his candidacy in caucus and it
 spread like wild fire. The New York delegation stood solidly back of MT. Sher-
 man and when the voting began there was a rush of delegates to fall into line victory being assured to the New York representative long before the roll had been half completed.
 Speaker Cannon appeared unexpectedly upon the floor of the convention and by unanimous consent was granted the priv ilege of making the seconding speech for MT. Sherman, who had been placed in nomination by Timothy L. Woodruff. chairman of the New York delegation.
 MT. Cannon was uproariously greeted as he stepped to the convention platform and his earnest tribute to MT. Sherman one of his floor leaders in the lower house of Congress, was enthusiastically ap- plaudedl
 Governor Curtis Guild of Massachusetts, former Governor Franklin Murphy of New Jersey and Mr. Sherman were the only candidates for the vice presidency formally placed in nomination.
 There were scattering votes, however, for Vice President Fairbanks and Gov ernor Sheldon of Nebraska, from two of the state delegations. MT. Shermans vic- tory was an overwhelming one, Sl6 votes being the total before his nomination was made unanimous.
 Woodruff's Speech.
 MT. Woodruff, in opening his remarks, called attention to the fact that New York, the foremost of the commercial and industrial commonwealths of the nation, was the state which in the pol itics eof thescountry was the pivotal state of the union. He was not on the platform,
 he said, merely for the purpose of pre- senting a candidate for vice president, but the New York delegation felt that unless you accord our great state, which has unsuccessfully presented to you candidate for president, and is, I un- derstand, the only one of the states which presented a candidate for president now presenting to you a candidate for vice president, we feel that unless you accord to us the second place upon the ticket we will be compelled to return to our vast constituency without that es- sential with which there will be no ques- ton as to the certainty of success for the ticket.
 No republican ticket" he said, "had even been defeated with New York representation on it except once, and that was when our opponents were wise enough to select New York democrat to head the democratic ticket
 MT Sherman," he declared, was not orly known in every portion of the state of New York, but is known and respect ed in every congressional district repre- sented in this convention. Those who know him. he said, respect, aye, and love him by virtue of their association ON representatives in congress which each district has sent there for the past 22 years and even in the democratic districts there will not be a man to say aught against him, no matter how deep or how bitter may be his partisan prejudice. His industry is proverbial He is. recognized throughout the land as one of the best
 qualified men in either branch of congress for the discharge of legislative duties. He ..,1;- ,.;, in, 1,a States. AS a lawyer he is prepared for
 the close and analytical consideration and judicial determination of all questions. As the president of sound, popular financial institution located in the very heart of our state he is conversant with those plain and simple financial methods which are so essential to the safe conduct of the business of the people.
 "Through his long career in Congress he has become particularly conversant with all the diversified commercial and indus | trial interests of the land. He has been largely responsible for much of the legis- lation during the past few years which has had made so much to do with the marvel growth and unparalleled pros perity of the United States. l do not sup pose there are many men In this audience or among these delegates who do not know to whom I thus refer. It Is hardly I ecessary for me to mention him. It will not be case such was called to our attention when the band played From Atlanta to the Sea- but it will be From New York to every sea-.
 "On behalf of the united and solid dele gation of the great Empire state the l state which is known to every delegate 1 here to be the pivotal state of the union, l for as New York goes goes the union I take the greatest pleasure in presenting | to you for what we of New York believe must be your favorable consideration, Congressman James s. Sherman of New York" Cannon's Speech. Sneaker Cannon spoke as follows: MT. Chairman and Gentleman Of the Conventional would rather be door, keeper in the house of the Lord than dwell in the tents of the wicked. (Ap- plause and laughter.)
 '"The republican party, true 10 US policies since it's organization, the party of law and order, walking in the light of wisdom, keeping step with the advance iof civilization has met in its great na- tional convention and has made pat form that is true to the policies, the hopes, the aspirationsfi the progress of the coun- try, (applause), 1t has nominated for its standard bearer and it's great leader Cnio's son, William H. Taft, (applause) broad, cultured judicial minded execu l tive official who has never failed to an swer every draft that has been drawn upon him in the equivalent of the fullest payment with fidelity to the public servlce l for the good of the republic and the people therein. (Applause)
 iI most heartily and cheerfully, without mental reservation, say that William H.