Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-18
HECRET TARY TAFT NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT ON THE FIRST BALLOT

the majority report was signed by So
Of the SO members of the committee.
at is only a question" he said,
whether you will stand by your COM
mittee or adopt the Socialistic Demo-
cratic doctrines of Wisconsin"
No, no." shouted several dele
gates. Separate ballots were demand
ed for the several planks in the min
ority report and voting then began.
The minority report on publicity of
campaign expenditures was defeated
by vote of "a to $50: the minority
report favoring the physical valuation
of railroads was defeated by 63 to 917,
the minority plank providing for the
election of senators by direct vote of
the people was defeated by ia to
S66. The entire minority report with
the exception of these three planks
was defeated by "a to $50.
Following the defeat of the minority
report vote was taken on the plat
form as 1t was reported by the ma
jority report of the committee and 1t
was adopted by a big majority.
The clerk then began calling the
roll for the presentation of the names
of presidential candidates. The first
to be presented was that of Speaker
Cannon, who was nominated by Con-
gresham Moutelle and was seconded
by Congressman Fordney Of Michigan.
In order to save time 1t was decided to
limit the nominations to only one sec
onding speech.
Governor Hanley Of Indiana then
presented the name of Vice President
Fairbanks and this was followed by
the nomination of William II. Taft,
which was made by Congressman
Burton. Lieutenant Governor Murphy
of Pennsylvania nominated Senator
Knox and Henry +. Cochems present.
ed the name of La Toilette.
When New York was reached in the
roll call General Stewart Woodford
nominated Governor Hughes.
When Ohio was reached the con-
vention broke into cheers and when
Congressman Burton nominated Taft
at 2:40 great demonstration began,
the delegates rising and starting q
march around the hall.
While Governor Hanley was nomi-
mating Fairbanks, he was interrupted
at times by cries from the audience
who had become impatient and want
ed him to name his candidate without
making a speech. The governor had a
habit of striking his hands together
al times and the crowd catching on to
this movement, struck their hands in
unison with his and mimicked him in
other ways Hanley appealed to the
chairman for protection but the chair
man could not control the galleries,
although he threatened to have the
pI IA
cluded his address Mayor Bookwalter
treated In a discourteous manner by
| the crowd and at one time there was
even some Kissing.
The speaker accused the Ohio dele
| cation of being responsible for the
demonstration, but declared Indiana
would be for the ticket nevertheless.
This statement brought forth cheers
General Woodford was given re-
spectful hearing in nominating
Hughes and his speech was brief.
Mccoy of Ohio nominated Foraker
in brief speech.
After the Taft demonstration con-
tinued 25 minutes Lodge raped fol-
| order, but the semblage was not
quiet when he introduced Geo. knight
OF aClifornia to second Taft and hi.
wonderful voice soon brought silence
knight concluded at $40 and c. II
Mccoy was recognized to nominate
Foraker.
The greatest demonstration of th'
convention began at the conclusion o
McGee's speech nominating La Fol
lette, the last of the speeches. Som'
believed 1t a La Toilette dem onstra
ton and others thought II was du'
TO the exhibition of a picture of Roos
evelt. 1t lasted several minutes, whel
roll call was ordered.