Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-19
.TAFT'S EASY VICTORY
Beat OUi All ihe Other CaDdl-
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Secretary Taft was named op the first ballot in the Coliseum in a great wave of enthusiasm with more than POO votes to spare, Although some of the great northern strongholds of the party went on record against the Ohioan, the power and popularity of the presiden. tial support had fattened out all the opposition. Pennsylvania gave Senator Knox second place, with GS votes; Governor Hughes was third. with CT votes from New York and from yir. ginia: Speaker Cannon ran fourth, with 5S votes from Illinois, New York and other scattered sections, and Fairbanks had 40 supporters. La Toilette, though he had received warm and even riot ous tribute of the gallery. got nothing but the loyal p of his own Badger State. Foraker got 16, and 3 votes were cast for President Roosevelt by delegates from Pennsylvania who re- fused to be driven off by the stigma that no friend of his would propose his nomination.
 Immediately on the announcement of the vote the beaten opponents of the secretary of war hastened to make the partys action chorus of approval General Woodford, who in nominating the governor of New York had made what many called the best speech of the exciting day. was quickly on his feet to propose that the choice of the convention be made unanimous. Fol lowed other supporters of favorite sons, even Wisconsin replying to the majority's fling at the La Toilette men as Socialists by secOnding the mo- ton. From Indiana no voice was rais- ed by the Fairbanks men in affirma- tion, although the record shows that the nomination was made unanimous.
 Vote on the Nomination. 9.
 The following is the vote on the nom- ination for president:
 Taft-Alabama, p; Arkansas, IS; California, 20; Colorado, 10; Connecti. cut, II; Delaware, 6; Florida, 10; Geor- gia, IT; Idaho, 6; Illinois, 3; Indiana, O; Iowa, 26; Kansas, 20; Kentucky, 24; Louisiana, IS; Maine, P; Maryland, 16: Massachusetts, 32; Michigan, 27; Minnesota, p; Mississippi, 20; Missou- ri, 36; Montana. 6; Nebraska, 16; Ne vada, G; New Hampshire, ,: New Jer- sey, 15; New York, 10; North Carolina, 24; North Dakota, 8; Ohio, 42; Oklaho- ma, 14; oregon, 8; Pennsylvania, l.; Rhode Island, 8; South Carolina, 13; South Dakota, 8; Tennessee, 24; Texas, 36; Utah, 6;;"Vermont. 8; Virginia, 21; Washington. 10; West Virginia, IA; Wisconsin, 1; Wyoming 6, Alaska, 2; Arizona. ?: District of Columbia. l.; Hawaii, ?; New Mexico. ?; Philippines, 2; Porto Rico. 2-total. 702. ...
 Cannon-Illinois, 5l; Michigan, +; New Jersey, 3; New York, 3-total, s.
 Fairbanks-Georgia, 1; Indiana, 30; Kentucky, 2; New Hampshire, 8; New Jersey, 2; South Carolina, 2-total, 40.
 Hughcs-New York, 65; Virginia, g. total. 6T.
 Foraker-Georgia, S; Ohio, 4; South Carolina, 2: Virginia, l. District of Co., lumbia, 1-total, 16
 Knox-New Jersey. I; Pennsylvania, 64-total 6S, a.. a
 La Wisconsin, 25-totaI, 25.
 Roosevelt-Pennsylvania, 3-total 3.
 Absent-South Carolina, 1.
 Total number of delegates, 9S0.
 Majority. f9l.
 A ballot was taken to nominate a candidate for president while the con. vention was cheering frantically for a man whose name had not been pre- sented to the convention. The votes were being counted for Taft while the people were shouting for Roosevelt. The delegates, however, seemed to cast their votes uninfluenced by the clamor of the crowd. More than this, the first states on the call, Alabama and Arkan- sas, which had been relied upon by a few Roosevelt men to start the stam- pede for the president. held by their instructiens while the clamor ragged all about them.
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