Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-20
NEW YORK MAN
ON FIRST BALLOT,
CANDIDACY OF GOVERNOR CUM
MINIS WAS THROWN OVER.
BOARD LAST NIGHT WHEN THM
ADMINISTRATION MANAGERS
SAID THEY PREFERRED EMPIRE
STATE MAN ON TICKET,

Chicago, June 1s.-Jamea school.
craft Sherman Of New York,
congressman from the Tween.
ty-seventh New York District
and chairman OF the COMMITTEES on
indian affairs In the house Of repre-.
sentatives was nominated at the Chi
cage convention for vice president OF
the United States on the first ballot.
Mr.. Sherman received a16 votes
against II for Murphy and rs for
Guild. The name Of Governor Cum.
minis was not presented to the eonven.
tion.
The ticket had been arranged by the
managers Of the Taft campaign before
they retired last night. 1t was an
nounced at a. M, this morning that
Sherman would be the administration
candidate.
Following the first ballot Senator
Crane Of Massachusetts moved that
the nomination be made Unanimous
which was done.
| CALLED TO ORDER AT 1918,
The convention was called to order
at 1918 by Chairman Lodge. A few
minutes later the New York delegation
marched into the hall bearing banners
for Representative Sherman, preced-
ed by the band. This was the signal
| for the demonstration for the New
York delegation which swung the
states into line for Sherman.
Is Business Man.
James Schoolcraft Sherman, con-
gressman and lawyer; born in Utica,
October "a, 1855, son of Richard W.,
| Sherman and Mary Frances Sherman.
He received an academic and colleg-,
late education, graduating from HAM
ilton college in the class of 1878; was
admitted to the bar in 1880, and has
since been engaged in the practice of
law. He is president of the Utica
Trust & Deposit CO., and president Of
the New Hartford Canning Co. Mr..
Sherman was mayor of Utica, 1884.
delegate to the Republican national
made mastery address, but the
crowd thought 1t was too long and In
terrupted frequently The confusion
became SO great that the official stem
ographer was compelled to go up on
the stage and stand beside the
speaker to follow his address.
4 Congressman Boutell of Illinois
nominated Speaker Cannon and Con-
gressman Joseph w. Fordney made
the seconding speech.
i General Stewart l.. Woodford gave
the address nominating Governor
Hughes and made good impression
on the convention.
The real oratory of the day came
in the last two speeches, both made
IN behalf of Senator LaFollette, Henry
H. Cochems of Milwaukee, a former
star on the football gridiron, was the
first and his speech was gem Of ora
tory until the crowd interrupted it.
Then came the speech by Mr.. McGee
and the closing demonstration.
When the roll was called after quiet
was restored and 1t was seen that Taft
Z had received large mapjority of the
votes cast, it was moved to make the
nomination unanimous and the conven.
ton adjourned with all its work done
except the nomination of vice pres
ident.
A Hot Day.
Another hot sweltering day greeted
the delegates to the national Republl.
can convention when they assembled
: this morning with the task Of nominat
ing a vice presidential candidate con
fronting them.
Weary from the strain of yester
) days session and wild because of the
racket of last nights celebration ol
the nomination of Taft, it was plain
: that the delegates were anxious to get
through with their work as quickly as
possible and were in no mood to coun
= tenance long speeches or protracteG
y contest.
= At 10 o'clock, the hour of assem-
!. bling, the galleries were almost de
= serted. Delegates were very tardy ir
making their appearance.
n Senator Warner of Missouri u.e