The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

Chicago, June 19.-Taft and Sher-
man. This is the ticket of the repub-
lican party lung to the breeze today
as the republican national convention
concluded with the nomination Of
James s. Sherman OF New York for
vice president amid q final roar Of
tumultuous demonstration. Again the
vast assembly was swept with wave
on wave OF wild, exultant clamor, AZ
the multitude, realizing that at last
the work was done and the record
made upon which the republican party
goes before the country, one last
mighty outburst Of enthusiastic trib-
ute to the lei who will stand for the
success Of the party.
Another inspiring picture was pre-
sented today Is the convention
named its candidate for vice presi.
dent. The enormous throngs had
waited through an hour Of oratory,
sweltering in the h%eat-laden atmos-
phere, packed as before into solid
masses Of humanity, with only here
and there 9 few vacant spots in the
remote gallery, the delegates in the
broad arena below the bright lines Of
femininity in the circling galleries
and W all the enveloping folds Of
"old glory"
Crowd Was for Sherman.
From the outset 1t was distinctly a
Sherman crowd, with galleries already
trained into choruses Of Sherman
songs and an invading host Of sher-
man marchers starting the echoes,
ringing with a huge portrait Of the
New York candidate.
Among the early arrivals on the
floor was Speaker Cannon, only yes.
terday q candidate for president but
today here q pillar Of strength in the
Sherman movement. The widespread
affection Of the old war horse Of the
party was also shown by the crowds
OF delegates surging about him to
grasp his hand and bid him welcome.
The preliminaries were brief and at
1880 the nominating speeches for
vice president began with a limit Of
10 minutes to each speaker. On the
call Of states Delaware yielded to New
York, and Ex-Governor Timothy L.
Woodruff mounted the platform for a
glowing speech placing in nomination
Sherman as New York's choice for
the vice presidency.
Cannon Surprises Convention.
Now came q surprise, as the vener-
able Cannon, with his L%incoln.like
visage and shaggy beard, emerged
from the Illinois delegation and step
ping to the platform was yielded
unanimous consent to second the nom.
ination Of Sherman. Such a picture
Of sturdy. homely. plain American
citizenship as Cannon appeared as he
advanced before the throng which
rose to do him homage has seldom.
been seen before a national conyen-
ton.
His face was beaded with sweat,
his collar had melted to a rag which
hung limp on his neck. His vest was
thrown wide open, exposing a crum.
pied shirt, and the sleeves OF his
black alpaca coat curled up about his
dangling cuffs to his elbows as his
waving arms emphasized his ringing
! words for his colleague and friend
James s. Sherman Of New York.
Other Candidates Named.
From the outbursts Of enthusiasm
which greeted the very 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 mo
ment there was a halt in the sher.
man movement, as Senator Lodge,
leaving the presiding omcer's chair,
advanced 60 nominate Governor Guild
q Massachusetts for the vice presi.
dency. The senator's voice was
strained with the exertion Of recent
days but he spoke eloquently and
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