Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-06-20
proceedings OF
The CONVENTION
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cyclone from a clear SKY DurSL Tue
La Toilette demonstration which
swept the convention from its very
bearings. 1t was the same deafen-
ing wave of sound that greeted
Roosevelt yesterday, and Taft a lit
tie while before. 1t seemed as If
Wisconsin suddenly peopled every
foot of the galleries. Delegates sat
calmly waiting, except the frantic
Wisconsins, the convention for the
time being in possession of the gal
leries. Now a singular transforma-
ton occurred. Gradually the whirl.
wind veered from La Toilette to
Roosevelt. A banner bearing Roose-
velt's portrait, waved from a gallery,
was the signal for the change, but in
the confusion and babel of voices
there was no distinguishing where
La Toilette cheers ended and those
for Roosevelt began. Amid this pan
demonium, with the galleries in fun
control, Chairman Lodge decided
upon heroic action In order again to
make the convention master of its af-
fairs. He ordered the rollcall Of
States to begin for vote on President
Such a call under such circumstances
probably never before occurred in
the history of National conventions.
The secretary was powerless to make
his call of States card above the
deafening clamor. Selling a mega
phone he shouted the roll of States
Alabama "Arkansas'-but thu
voice was swallowed up in the mad
uproar. Gradually, however, the
curiosity of the multitude conquered
their enthusiasm. They lapsed into
silence to hear the RESULT from the
call. A hush of expectancy hung over
the assembly as the call proceeded.
Hasty summaries showed that Taft
was far in advance. When New YORK
was reached the Taft column totalled
427. Ohio carried the Taft total to
Sill, or twenty more than enough to
nominate. Still the call went on un-
til the final result was announced by
Chairman Lodge.
The vote stood: Taft, 702; Fair
banks, 40; Hughes. 60; Foraker, Is;
Knox, Ga; La Toilette. IS; Cannon,
Gil; Roosevelt, 3; absent, 2.
A great shout went up when Lodge
concluded the announcement, and
with one accord the adherents OF
Cannon, Knox. Hughes and other
heroes Joined in the common trib-
ute for the candidate of the party.
General Stewart Woodford, for Gov
n Hughes, leaping upon a chair.
moved to make the nomination of
Taft unanimous. Senator Penrose,
for Knox; Boutelle, for Cannon, and
several others, seconded the move
ment for a unanimous vote to the
candidate. The vote was given with
a ringing cheer, and the convention
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. when nominations for Vice
President win be mad.
The platform, which occupied sew
aral hours of time, was finally adopt
ed by m overwhelming vote after
many planks in the Wisconsin plan
had been buried by adverse votes. AZ
ter this procedure was accomplished
the convention was ready to proceed
with nominating speeches for Pres:-
dent. First came the nomination Of
Cannon by Representative Boutell,
seconded by Representative Fordney.
which awakened a welcoming yell
for the Grand Old Man Of Illinois. ;
Fairbanks's nomination by Gov
ernor Hanly was made amid intense
confusion and constant Interruptions.
Smarting under %discourtesies toward
the Governor, Mayor Bookwalter, OF
Indianapolis, began a speech second
ing Fairbanks, with cutting illusions
to a steam roller" which was ~.
ting out all opposition.
The convention gave an enthusiast
tic welcome to the name of Hughes
as General Woodford presented the
Governors candidacy.
Senator Foraker was placed In
nomination by Judge Mccoy, second
ed by the ~eloquence of a negro dele
gate from Georgia. w. G. Emery, the
latter winning an ovation as he closed
a splendid tribute to Foraker in the
name of two million black voters.
The call of Pennsylvania brought
the Keystone delegates to their fee
in a wild demonstration for Knox.
A little later Wisconsin folIowed
with an enthusiastic tribute to Wis.
consin's candidate, Senator La Fol,
lette. The speeches concluded, tn
time for balloting arrived.