The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-06-26
TAFT and SHER-
MAN The TICKET.
Each Named by Overwhelm:
ing Majority.
WIND Enthusiasm Reign at the
Time Each Candidate is
Named,

Taft on the first ballot; Taft by 7O2
votes: Taft by the unanimous choice
,uf the convention.
Snch is the record of the culminat-
ion day of the Republican National con
veption of 1908 effected amid scenes
of tumultuous enthusiasm and after
a nerve-rackng continuous session last
ing nearly eight hours.
With President named and platform
enunciated, there remains only the
nomination of the Vice President TO
completh TINS momantous work. To-
might the whole city is given over TO
wild exultation Il honor of the new
candidate, whose name goes echoing
through the country.
The picture within the walls of the
vast amphithea.er - the Presidential
candidate was named to-day was one
truly grandiose ~ its magnitude. In
front 10 the billow,ng sea orhumanity
restless after hours. of waiting and
stirred from one emotion 20 another
was in favor Of expectancy for the
eliminating vote.
The favorite sons of other States
had been named, save Knox and La
Follettee. and now on the roll call
come OHIO. As the Buckeye State was
reached the tail, gaunt form Of Theo-
dore Il. Burton, with student-llke face
and severe black clerical garb, adj
Nanced to the pl1tfJrm to nominate
,Ohio's candidate
He spoke feIvently with the ringing
voice of an evangelist which went
through the great building. The close
of his speech If nomination was the
signal for loosing the long pent-up
feeling of the Taft lgeons.
Instantly the OHIO delegates were o
their feet, other Taft States following
while the convention hosts in gallery
and on floor broke into mad demon
stration.
Taft Taft w. II. Taft" came in
roar from the Ohioans.
Megaphones seemed to spring from
concealed places and swell the Taft
silk banner bearing the familiar feature
of the statesman-Secretary was swung
before the delegates awakning a fresh
whirlwind of enthusiasm.
All semblance of order had been
abandoned and the delegates arena
was amaelstorm of ges;iculating men;
the guidons OF the States were sntch-
ed up by the Taft enthusiasts or
borne under by me storm of disorder.
The band was inaudible-a mere
whisper above the deafening volume Of
sound. For ten, fifteen. then TWEEN
~ minutes this uproar continued. It
was a repetition OF tne scene of yes
terday wnen the name of Roosevelt
threw the convention into a frenzy
repeated in intensity and almost in
duration.
But there is 4 limit to the physical
resources OF throat and lungs; relays
had not been established and az last
the tired voices died down to hoarse
shout. and finally subs.ded.
TINS lull now gave the opportunity
for the speech secrading Taft's nomi-
nation by George II. Knight, Of Cali
f0rnia his big. rJund face beamlng
forth on the sympathetic multitude
and his splendid biri;one voices we'll
ing forth Ike ne tones of a great
church organ.
Cahfornia's tr.bujc 20 Taft was brief
and fervid. Now there was another lull
IN the Taft movement while the re-
manning candidate, were placed in
nomination.
Il was LATE in the afternoon before
rhe convent ON DOW literally swelterin
with the intense 1eIt and weary after
uaerly seven hours Of continuous ses-
5 on reached the end If the flood Of elo-
luance ana the decks We're AZ last
cleared for the eliminating act.
But no. just IS the last swell of
Iratory -He seColdlug speech for La
y fl4f 'h"f .af'A u'Hu Nv y Int Il iNtlDut
from a clear sky burst La Toilette
demonstration when nearly swept the
convention from it7 very bearings.
!. Was the same delfenlng wave of
sound that nad gcee.cd Roosevelt yes
terday intense and madden /
ing and WIN me vital ring
of genu ne enthusiasm III
seemed as though Wisconsin mad sud-
denly peopled every foot Of the gal
Ieries.
The delegates sat calm and waiting
except the frantic Wisconsin, but the
convention for the time being was in
the possession of the galleries.
Now a singular transformation oc-
Cured. Gradually the whirlwind veer-
ed from La Toilette to Roosevelt.
A banner bearing the Roosevelt por-
trait and waved from the gallery was
the signal for the change. but in the