The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-23
TAFT AND SHERMAN
! REPUBLICAN TICKETS
NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN GETS
SECOND PLACE.
Vice Presidential Candidate Won put
Easily-Delegates DESERVING
Windy City.

This is the ticket Of the Republican
party flung to the breeze today as the
national convention concluded with
the nomination Of James S. Sherman,
of New York, for vice president.
Again the vast assembly was swept on
a wave Of wild cxultant clamor as the
multitude, realizing that at last the
work was done and the record made
upon which the Republican party
goes before the country, united in one
last mighty enthusiastic outburst to
the men who will bear the Republican
standard in the struggle now at hand.
An inspiring picture was presented
today as the convention named its
candidate for vice president. The ell
ormous thrones had waited through
an hour Of oratory, sweltering i'll the
heat-laden atmosphere, packed as be-
fore, into solid masses Of humanity,
with only here and there few vacant
spots in the remote gallcrics-the de-
lcgates in the broad -rcna below, the
bright hued lines Of femininity in the
encircling galleries and all over the
,nveloping folds of cold Glory.'
From the outset it MAS distinctly a
lcrman crowd, with galleries already
ned into the choruses cf Sherman
5 and an invading host of Sher-
narchers, bearing huge portrait
New York candidate, starting
nos ringing.
the early arrivals OH the
'pcaker Cannon, yesterday
for president, here as
,rcngth in the Sherman
movement. The widespread affection
for the old war horse Of the party was
shown by the crowds Of delegates
sureing about him tv grasp his hand
and bid him welcome.
T',c prcliminarics were brief, and
ut :c.30 the nomination speeches for
vicc president began with y Emit of
ten minutes to each -pealcr.
On the roll call Of States Delaware
yielded to New York, and former
Lieutenant Governor Timothy T..
Woodruff mounted the platform for
glowing speech, placing in nominal
ton Sherman as New York's choice
for the vice presidency. Now came a
surprise as the venerable Cannon,
with his Lincoln-likc visaga and shag-
gy beard, emerged from the illinois
delegation, and stepping to the plat
%.'r,n. was yielded unanimous consent
:" second the nomination of Sherman.
Such picture Of sturdy, homely,
plain American citizenship as Cannon
appeared as he adv-nced before the
throng who rose to do him homage
has seldom been seen before in a ma
tional convention. His serious face
was beaded with pcrspiration, his col
l?r melted to rag rung lin.p about
his neck. His vest was thrown wide
open exposing a crumplcd shirt, and
the sleeves of his black alpaca coat
curlcd up about his dangling cuffs to
his elbows, as his waving arm cmphas-
lied his ringing words for his collea-
cue and fricnd--Jamcs S. Sherman,
Of New York.
From the outbursrs Of enthusiasm
which greeted every mention of Shcr-
man S name it was plain that the mind
Of the convention had been made up
and the decision was only to be rec
ordcd.
But for a moment there was halt
in the Sherman movement, as Senator
Lodge, leaving the presiding officers
chair, advanced to nominate Governor
Guild, Of Massachusetts, for the vice
presidency. The scrlasor's voice was
strained, but he spoke eloqucntly and
forcibly for the Massachusetts candi
date. Mississippi, through Chase Os-
born added her voice for Guild, and
New Jersey brought Forward her fav-
oritc son in a speech by Thomas e.
McCartcr, nominating former Cover
nor Murphy, of New Jersey.
The steady advance Of the Shcr-
man movement began again as State
:. after State fell into linc---North Caro-
Aas>in ringing speech from the floor
~ Harry Skinner, Oklahoma by Den