The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-19

Chicago, June 18.-FOr pTeSlQeuI u
the United States, William Howard
Taft Of Ohio. Taft on the first ballot;
Taft by 7o2 votes, Taft by the unani-
nous choice Of the convention.
Such is the record Of the cu1minat-
ing day OF the republican national
national convention Of 1908, effected
amid scenes Of Sumu1tuous enthust-
asm and after nerve-racking con-
tinuous session lasting nearly eight
hours. With the president named and
platform enacted, there remains only
the nomination Of the vice president
to complete this momentous work. To-
night the whole city is given over to
wild exultation in honor Of the new
candidate whose name goes echoing
through the country.
Scare In Convention Hall.
The picture within the walls Of the
vast amphitheater as the presidential
candidate who was named today was
one truly grandeous in Its magnitude.
Ii front, to the right and left, below
and above the billowing sea Of hui
manity, restless after hours OF watt
ing and stirred from one emotion to
another, was In q fever Of expectancy
for the eliminating vote. The favor
tie sons Of other states had been
named save Knox and LaFollette and
now on the roll call came Ohio.
AS the Buckeye state was reached,
the tall gaunt form Of Theodore 3.
Burton. with student,like face and se-
we're clerical garb, advanced to the
platform to nominate Ohio's candi-
date. He spoke fervently, with the
singing voice OF an evangelist. which
went ringing through the great build
Ing. 3#8 a Y. saas
The close of his speech Of nominar
tion which was the signal for the
long pent up feeling Of the Taft le-
gions. Instantly the Ohio delegation
were on their feet. while the conven-
ton hosts In gallery and on door
i broke into q mad demonstration.
Demonstration for Taft.
.aTaft, Taft, W. II. Taft" came IN q
roar from the Ohioans. Megaphones
\ seemed to spring from concealed
I places and swell the Taft tumult into
thunder. All semblance Of order had
been abandoned and the delegates
were maelstrom Of gesticulating men.
The guidons Of the states we're
Z snatched up by the Taft enthusiasts
( or borne under by the storm Of dis.
\ order. The band was inaudible, 9
mere whisper above the deafening vol.
ume of sounds. For 10, is, yes, 20
minutes, this uproad continued. II
was a repetition Of the scene Of yes
terday when the name Of Roosevelt
brought the convention into q frenzy
Cheers for LaFoilette and Roosevelt
It was late in the afternoon before
the convention, now literally swelter
ing with the intense heat and weary
after nearly seven hours Of contin
uous session, reached the end Of the
food OF eloquence and the decks
were at last cleared for the secondtns
speech for LaFollette, had died away
like cyclone from q clear sky burst
LaFollette demonstration, which
I swept the convention from its bear
ings. It was the same deafenine
y wave Of sound that had greeted
Roosevelt yesterday, and Taft q little
while before. intense and maddeninl
with the vital ring Of genuine enthu
slasm. It seems as though Wiscon
4 sin had suddenly peopled the CALLER
les. The delegates sat calm ant
waiting except the frantic Wiscon
sins, but the convention for the tim,
being was IN the possession OF th'
galleries. ss
Now singular transformation oc
Cured. Gradually the whirlwin'
veered from LaE'ollette to Roosevelt
"A banner bearing the Roosevelt pol
trait and waved from the gallery va
4 the signal for the change, but N tn
confused babel OF voices there was n
distinguishing where the LaFollett