The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-22
SHERMAN FOR VICE PRESI-
DENT,

Republican National Convention
Names James SchooIcraft
Sherman, of New York, as
Running Mate for Taft.
Chicago Dispatch. 18th.
Taft and Sherman.
This is the ticket of the Repub-
lican party, flung to the breeze
to-day as the national conven-
ton concluded with the nomina-
ton of James S. Sherman, of New
York, for Vice President. Again
the vast assembly was swept
with wave on wave of wild exul-
tant clamOr, as the multitude,
realizing that at last the work
was done and the record made
upon which the Republican party
goes before the country, united
in enc last mighty outburst of
enthusiastic tribute to the men
who will bear the standard in the
struggle now at hand.
An inspiring picture was pre-
sented to-day as the convention
named its candidate for Vice
President. The enormous throngs
had waited through an hour of
oratOry, sweltering in the heat
laden atmosphere, packed as be-
fore into solid masses of humani-
ty, with only here and there a
few vacant spots in the remote
galleries-the delegates in the
broad arena below, the bright
hued lines of femininity in the
encircling galleries and over all
the enveloping folds of "old
glory" From the outset it was
distinctly a Sherman crowd, with
galleries already trained into the
choruses of Sherman songs and
an invading host of Sherman
marchers, bearing a huge por-
trait of the New York candidate,
starting the echoes ringing.
The preliminaries were brief
and at 1890 the nominating
speeches for Vice President be-
gan with a limit of 10 minutes to
each speaker. On the call of
States, Delaware yielded to New
York, and former Lieutenant
Governor Timothy L. Woodruff
mounted the platform for a nomi-
mating speech, placing in nomi-
nation Sherman as New York's
choice for the vice presidency.
From the outburst of enthusi-
asm which greeted every mention
of Sherman's name, it was plain
that the mind of the convention
had been made up, and that the
decision was only to be recorded.
But for a Omant, there was a
halt in the Sherman movement.
as Senator Lodge, leaving the
presiding officers chair, advanc-
ed to nominate Governor Guild,
of Massachusetts, for the vice
presidency. The Senator's voice
was strained with the exertions
OF recent days, but he spoke elo-
quently and forcibly for the Mas
sachusetts candidate. Michigan,
through Chase Osborn, added her
voice for Guild, and New Jersey
brought forward her ia vorite
son in aspeech by Thomas E. Nc
Carter, nominating former Gov
ernor Murphy, of New Jersey.
Now began the vote, taken
amid confusion at first, which
increased as the totals climbed
upward to the nomination point.
The result was never in doubt as
the ballots of the States were
heard upon one another until
they reached 816. Chairman
Lodge announced the result as
follows:
Vice President Fairbanks
gets l vote; Governor Sheldon. of
Nebraska, 10 votes; Governor
Guild, of Massachusetts, Is votes;
Governor Murphy, of New Jersey,
n votes, and James Schoolcraft
Sherman, of New York, 816
votes"
Again the floodgates of enthus-
lasm were let loose as floor and
gallery joined in a pandemonium
OF demonstration for the nominee
The nominations completed.
final details were now quickly
perfected, committees from the
various States to wait upon the
candidates for President and
Vice President, and formally
notify them of the action of the
convention in nominating them;
prospective meetings of the ma
tlonal committee to perfect plans
for the coming campaign, and
thanks and congratulations to the
ChicagOans who have given a con-
vention of such perfect equip
ment. And then, Just before
noon, amid cheers, still echoing,
and the inspiring strains of the
national anthem, the convention
finally adjourned.
At the fourth district congress
sion convention held in Raleigh
Thursday Hon. Edward w. Pou,
OF Johnston county, was nominat-
ed for the fifth time for Congress-