The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-06-26
BALLOT is TAKEN IN DIN OF AN
ATTEMPTED ROOSEVELT
STAMPEDE.
THE VOTE is MADE UNANIMOUS
James 5. sherman, of New York,
Chosen ON First Ballot
as Taft's Mate.

Chicago-For President OF the
United States, William II. Taft, of
| Ohio.
For Vice President, James S. Sher-
man of New York.
Taft on the first ballot. Taft by
702 votes. Taft by the unanimous
choice OF the convention.
Such is the record of the culminat-
ing day of the Republican National
| Convention of 1908, affected amid
scenes of tumultuous enthusiasm and
after a nerye-racking continuous SEES
sion lasting nearly eight hours.
The picture within the walls of the
vast amphitheater as the Presidential
candidate was named today was one
truly grand in its magnitude. In
| front, to the right and left, below and
above, the billowing sea of humani-
| ty, restless after hours of waiting and
stirred from one emotion to another,
was in a fever of expectancy for the
eliminating vote. The favorite sons
of other states had been named, save
| Knox and La Toilette, and now on
the rollcall came Ohio.
AS the Buckeye state was reached
the tall, gaunt form of Theodore e.
| Burton, with student-like face and
severe black, clerical garb, advanced
| to the platform to nominate Ohio'S
candidate. He spoke fervently, with
the singing voice of an evangelist,
which went ringing down through
| the great building The close of his
speech of nomination was the signal
| for the long pent-up feeling of the
| Taft legions. Instantly the Ohio del
egates were on their feet, other Taft
states following, while the convention
hosts in gallery and on floor broke
into a mad demonstration. A huge,
| blue silk banner bearing the familiar
| features of the tatesman-Secretary
| was swung before the delegates,
| awakening a fresh whirlwind of en-
thusiasm.
A lull gave the opportunity for the
speech seconding Taft's nomination
| by George A. Knight, of California,
his big, round face beaming forth on
, the sympathetic multitude and his
| splendid baritone voice going forth
| like tones of a great church organ
| CALIFORNIA; tribute to Taft was br1ef
and fervid. Now there was another
lull in the Taft movement, while the
remaining candidates were placed In
nomination.
1t was late in the afternoon before
the convention, now literally swelter-
| ing with the intense heat, reached
the end of the flood of eloquence and
| the decks were at last cleared for
the seconding of La Toilette. When
| the cheers following the speech had
died away, like a cyclone from clear
sky burst a La Toilette demonstra-
| ton which swept the convention from
| its very bearing. 1t seemed as though
| Wisconsin had suddenly peopled ey-
cry foot of the galleries. The dele
gates sat calm and waiting, except
the frantic Wisconsins, but the con-
| yention for the time being was In the
possession of the galleries.
Amid this pandemonium and with
the galleries in full control, Chair
| man Lodge decided upon heroic ac-
ton in order again to make the con-
vention master of its affairs. He or
dered the rollcall of states to begin
| for the vote on President. Such
call, under such circumstances, has
probably never before occurred in the
| history of national conventions.
The secretary was powerless to
make his call of states heard above
| the deafening clamor. Gradually
| the curiosity of the multitude con-
auered its enthusiasm and it lapsed
| into silence to hear the result OF 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 totaled
APT. Ohio carried the Taft total to
511, or 20 more than enough to NOM
mate. Still the call went on until
the final result was announced by
Chairman Lodge.
For Theodore Roosevelt, votes;
for Joseph b. Foraker, of Ohio, 16
votes; for Charles w, Fairbanks, OF
Indiana, 40 votes; for Joseph G. Can
non, of Illinois, SO votes; for Robert
La Toilette, of Wisconsin, 20 votes;
for Charles h. Hughes, of New YORK,
67 votes; for Philander C. Knox, of
Pennsylvania, 6S votes and for Will
lam II. Taft, of Ohio 702 votes.
A great shout went up as Lodge
concluded his announcement, and
with one accord the adherents or
Cannon, Knox and Hughes and the
others joined in common tribute to
the candidate of the party,
General Stewart l.. Woodford, for
Governor Hughes, leaping upon
chair, moved to make the nomination
of Taft unanimous; Senator Penrose,
for Knox; Boutell, for Cannon;
Henry, of Georgia, for Foraker, and
Cochems, of Wisconsin, for La Fol
lette, seconded the movement for a
unanimous vote for the candidate
which was given with ringing
cheer.
Before the convention assembled