The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-27
ROLL CALL OF STATES

ROLL CALL OF STATES
Such a call. under such circumstances
of intense confusion, has proba bly,
never before occurred in the history
of national conventions. A ballot was
taken TO nominate a candidate for
President, while the convention was
cheering frantically for man whose
name had not been presented to the
convention. The votes were being
counted for Taft when the people were
shouting for Roosevelt. The delegates.
however, cast their votes uninf1uenced
by the clamor of the crowd. More
than this, the first states on the call,
Alabama and Arkansas, had been so
relied upon by a few Roosevelt enthu-
siasts to start the stampede for the
President that they held by their in
structions while the stampede ragged
| all about them. The Secretary was
powerless to make his call of the states
| heard above the deafening clamor.
Selling a magaphone he shouted the
roll of states-"Alabama, Arkansas
but his voice was swallowed up in the
mad uproar. Gradually, however, the
controversy of the multitude conquer
into relief to hear the roll call. A
hush of expectancy hung over the as
sembly as the call proceeded. A hasty
summary showed that Taft was
FAR IN THE LEAD.
When New York was reached the Taft
column was 427. Ohio carried the |
Taft total to 511, or twenty more than
enough to nominate. Still the call went |
on until the final result was announc-
ed by Chairman Lodge.
For Theodore Roosevelt, three votes. |
For Joseph Foraker, of Ohio, sixteen
votes
For Charles w. Fairbanks, of In
diana, 40 votes.
For Joseph G. Cannon, of Illinois, 81
votes
For Robert La Toilette, of Wiscon-
sin, 25 votes.
For Charles T. Hughes, of New
York, SO votes.
For Philander F. Knox, of Pennsyl-
vania, IS votes.
For William H. Taft, of Ohio, ZOE
votes. +
A great shout went up as Mr.. Lodge
concluded his announcement and with
one accord the cohorts of Cannon,
Knox Hughes and the other heroes,
Joined in e common tribute to the cam
ddate for the party. General Stewart
Woodford, for Governor Hughes, leap
ed upon a chair and moved to make
the nomination of Taft unanimous. |
Senator Penrose for Knox, Congress
man Boutell, for Cannon, Congressman
Henry of Georgia, for Foraker, and
Congressman Cooper, of Wisconsin, for
La Toilette, seconded the movement for
a unanimous vote to the candidate.
The vote was given with a ringing
cheer, and then, with shouts of ex-
ultation over the new candidate, the
adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning, when the nominas
ton of Vice President will be made.
Earlier in the day the battle over
the platform had occupied the close
attention of the delegates and specta-
tors The platform as framed by the
committee on resolutions was read by
its chairman, Senator Hopkins, of H.
linois, while the minority report, re-
flecting the views of the supporters of
Senator La Toilette, was presented by
Congressman Cooper, of Wisconsin. 1t
was on one hand the sledge hammer
blows of the Wisconsin delegation
against combinations and monopoly,
and on the other hand the warning
of Senator Hopkins against the So
cialistic doctrines of Wisconsin. The
platform was adopted by an over
whelming vote after many separate
planks in the Wisconsin plan had been
hurled under adverse votes.
1t was not until four hours had been
spent over the platform that the con-
vention was ready to proceed with the
speeches for President.
First car1e the nomination of Speaker
Cannon by Representative Boutell, of
seconded by Representative
Fordman, of Illinois. The nominating
speech for Vice President Fairbanks
by Governor Hanly, of Indiana, was
made amid intense confusion and con-
slant Interruptions. Smarting under
the discourtesies toward the Governor,
Mayor Bookwalter of Indianapolis, be-
gan his speech seconding the nominal
ton of Mr.. Fairbanks with a cutting
alluSion to the steam roller which was
crushing out all opposition. The con-
vention gave an enthusiastic welcome
to the name of Hughes, as General
Woodford presented the Governors
candidacy in fervent words. The name
of Senator Foraker was placed in NOM
ination by Judge NJ. c. Mccoy, of Ohio,
and seconded by the eloquent negro
delegate from Georgia. Mr.. w. o.
Emery, the latter winning a true ova-
ton as he closed the splendid tribute
to Foraker in the name of two million
black voters. The call of Pennsyl-
vania brought the Keystone delega-
ton to their feet in a wild demon
stration for Senator Knox, and a little
later Wisconsin's delegation. for Sem
ator La Toilette. The speeches conclud-
ed. the time for balloting arrived, with
the results already given.
FORAKER TnvAT, Tn TAFT