Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-19
TEMPORARY ROLL CALL
ALL THAT IS NEEDED
TO NAME CANDIDATE
7O2 Delegates Cast Their Ballots for Secre-
tary of War When Names of
States Are Called
Hughes Cannon Fairbanks Knox, La Toilette and Foraker
Draw Votes from Their Own States and Pennsylvania
Casts Three for Roosevelt but Taft Is Only
One to Figure from First to Last

the speeches that you make today and
the work done for our country's fu-
ture. Here in this great amphithea-
ter the Republican party is in counsel
with ITSELF Its work is to shape and
fashion uniform procedure for the
future peace and well being Of 100000
900 souls. eve will be this number be-
fore what we do here today becomes
oEsolete.)
This assemblage is an impressive
one beyond power of words and it's re-
sponsibilities beyond comprehension of
any people save Americans. Four
years ago in this coliseum we met and
nominated our candidate for president.
His strong individuality, unimpeach-
able integrity and recognized ability
made him the popular idol Of the peo-
pie and the invincible leader. He has
directed the course of our country
through troubled waters as variable as
human action and thought. His ad-
ministration has been as vivid and
meteroic as the firing on Fort Sum-
ter and 1t has done as much for the
stability of our government as the
pienteous products of the mill, farm
and mine. Today we choose his sue
cessor with voices and hearts in unison
with the prayers of the hour. 1t is the
same Republican party that has never
sacrificed principle for popular favor
and never surrendered to any opposing
force through fear of defeat, that in
storm and sunshine has fought the
good fight for personal liberty and the
continuance of permanent union found
ed upon constitution, the best and
only one ever written by free men, who
had won that liberty on the fields of
awful war; that believes In the equal
and uniform administration Of all laws
regardless of class, creed or social con-
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under the flag all the rights and privi-
leges ne inherits as an American. 1t
Is the same party that places the name
of Loncoln with that of Washington
and found no cloud in the high heavens
of just comparison.
''The cedars In the garden of God
could not hide him, the fir trees were
not like his boughs and the chestnut
trees were not like its branches, nor
any tree In the garden Of God like un-
to him In hi beauty.
Like sprinetime Morning
His presence is here today, like the
breath of springtime morning and
the memories of his labors are as fresh
as the dew on the hillside flowers. Yes,
yes. thousand times yes.
1T is the same old permanent. pro-
gressive force that has held the world
in awe for near unto half a century
and put the eternal baptism of mans
capabilities for self-government beyond
the danger of national decay. And
now. the time has come for this his
toric organization to again choose an
executive officer whose fitness Is up to
the high standards of the past. 1t Is
not often that the occasion calls upon
experience to walk the path of high
official life in true companionship, but
forceful circumstances write at a most
opportune time of William H. Taft as
a leader of men. His personal charac-
ter, blended with ability and experi-
ence, is a trinity of power that make
him fit successor of those who have
enriched our history with their patrf-
otto lives. California accords in the
nomination of William H. Taft, cole
gian, lawyer, judge. diplomat and true
American, commended as our ideal
leader of the party that shall ever be
aggressive in the cause of individual
liberty for the enforcement of all laws
and the great advocate of the principles
of the party of union and progress.
With such leader we know that the
scepter shall not depart from Judea
until Shiloh come.'"
Now there was another luli in the
Taft movement. while the remaining
were placed in nomination.
1t was late in the afternoon before
the convention, now literally sweltering
with the intense heat and weary after
nearly seven hours of continuous ses-
sion, reached the end of the food of elo-
quence and the decks were at last
Gle Il for the second speech for La
Toilette.
When the cheers following the speech
had died away. like a cyclone from g
clear sky burst La Toilette demon
stra:ion which swept the convention
from its very bearings. 1t was the
same deafening wave of sound that had
greeted Roosevelt yesterday and Taft
a little while before, intense and mad
dening, and with the vital ring of gem
uine enthusiasm. 1t seemed as though
wisconsin had suddenly peopled every
foot of the galleries. The delegates
sat calm and waiting, except the fran
tic Wisconsins, but the convention for
the time being was in the possession of
the galleries.
Whiriwind for Roosevelt
Now a singular Transformation oc-
CURED. Gradually the whirlwind veered
from LaFollette to Roosevelt. A BAN
ner bearing the Roosevelt portrait and
waved from the gallery was the signal
for the change. but in the confused ba-
bel of voices there was no distinguish
ing where the LaFollette cheers ended
and those for Roosevelt began.
Amid this pandemonium and with
the galleries in full control, Chairman
Lodge decided upon heroic action in
order to make the convention master OF
its affairs. He ordered the roll call of
states to begin for the vote on presi-
dent.
Such call, under such circumstances,
has probably never before occurred In
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