The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-19
TAFT NOMINATED
AMID ENTHUSIASM
The Delegates and Spectators Had Be.
come Tired BY the Long String Of
Speeches and Let 1t Be
Known.

Chicago, June l9--Tlle nomination OF
Secrrtary William III. Taft of Ohio for
president late yesterday was accolnpa-
MED BY great outburst Of enthusiasm.
I In front, to the right and left, below and
above. the billOwing sea of humanity,
restless after hours Of waiting and stir
red from one emotion to another, was
in fever of expectancy for the cuImi-
mating vote.
The favorite sons Of other states had
been named, save Knox and LaFollette.
and now on the roll cali came Ohio. AS
the Buckeye state was reached, the tall,
gaunt form OF Theodore L. Burton, with
student like Ease and severe black cleri-
cal garb, advanced to the platform to
nominate Ohio's candidate He spoke
fervently, with the ringing voice Of an
evangelist which went ringing through
the great building The closing Of his
speech Of nomination was the signal for
lo0sing the long pent-up feelings OF the
Taft legions Instantly the Ohio dele
gates were on their feet, other TAFT
states following, while the convention
hosts, Ia gallery and on floor, broke into
mad demonstration.
Taft, Taft, wv II. Taft" came Id d
roar from the Ohioans.
MeQaphones seemed To spring from
concealed places and swell the Taft tu.
multi into thunder "A huge blue silk
banner bearing the familiar features of
the statesman secretary was swung be-
fore the delegates, awakening fresh
whirlwind eli enthusiasm.
All semblanee Of order had been aban-
doned and the delegates arena was
maeistrom OF gesticulating men; the
gilidons of the states were snatched up
by the Taft enthusiasts or borne under
by the storm of disorder. The band was
inaudiblea mere whisper above the
deafening volume Of sound For ten,
fifteen, twenty minutes, this uproar con
tinued 1t was repetition of the scene
Of yesterday when the name Of Roosevelt
threw the convention into a frenzy, re-
peated in intensity and almost in dura-
tion. But there il 4 limit to the physical
resources of throats aud lungs. Relays
had not been established, and at last the
tired voices died down to hoarse shout,
aud at last subsided
The Roll Can.
Amid this pandcmonium and with the
galleries in full control, Chairman Lodge
decided upon heroic action 70 again make
the convention master OF its affairs. He
ordered the roll call of states to begin
for the vote on president. Such call
under such circumstances of intense con-
fusion has probably never before oc-
CURED in the history Of national conven-
tion. The secretary was powerless TO
make his call of the states heard above
tne deafening ciamor. Selling mega
phone he shouted the roll OF states
Alabama, Arkansas-but his voice was
swallowed up in the mad uproar. Grad
ually, however, the curiosity OF the mul-
titude conquered their enthusiasm, and
they lapsed into silence to hear the
roll call.
A hush of expectancy hung over the
assembly as the cali proceeded Hasty
summaries showed that Taft was far in
the lead. When New York was reached
the Taft column totaled 427 Ohio ear
rieu the Taft total to 5ll, or 20 more
than enough to nominate. Still the call
went on until the final result was an
nounced by Chairman Lodge;
For Theodore Roosevelt, votes; for
Joseph b. Foraker Of 0hie, Is votes; fer
Charles w Fairbanks of Indiana, 40
votes; for Joseph g. Cannon Of Illinois,
81 votes; for Robert LaFollette Of Wis
consin, 25 votes; for Charles Z, Hughes
of New York, 6S votes; for PhnandeT
6. Knox Of Pennsylvania, IS votes. and
for William II. Taft Of Ohio, 702 votes.
Gen. Stewart L. Woodford. for Gov
eruor Hughes. eapinQ upon q chair,
moved to make the nomination Of TAFT
senator Penruse for Knox
and Congressman Boutell for Cannon and
Henry Of Georgia for Foraker and Wis
eonsin. for IaFollette, seconded the
movement for a unanimous vote to the
candidate. The vote was given Nith a
ringing cheer.