The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-23

Lodge ordered the roll call Of States
to begin the vote on the president.
Such call under such circumstances
has probably never before occurred
III the history of national conventions.
~ ballot was taken to nominate
candidate for president, while the
convention was cheering frantically
for man whose name had not been
presented TO the convention. The
votes were being counted for Taft
while the people were shouting Tor
Roosevelt.
The delegates, h' wcvcr, east votes
nninflucnccd by the clamor of the
crowd. More than this the first Sta
lcS on the call---AIabama and Ark
ansan-had been relied upon by
Roosevelt cnthu.% lsts to start the
stampede to the president. but they
held their instructions. while the
stampede ragged all about thcm
Scizing the mcgaphonc the sccrc-
iary shouted the roll call Of States
a--Arknnsas--but his voice
WAS swallowed up in the mad uproar
Gradually, however, the curiosity Of
the multitude conquered their cnthu-
siaSm and they lapScl into silence to
hear the result Of the roll call
A hush Of expectancy hung over
tEc assembly as the call proceeded.
lIastv summaries showed that Taft
WAS far in advance. When New York
was reached the Taft column tntallcd
,l27. Ohio carried the Taft total to
I1l |, or more than enough to nominate
Still the call went on until the final
result WAS announced by Chairman
Lodge.
\ great shout went up as Lodge
ccnolIduc- ?-l"l,ti-llRINN.... .NU..
concluded his announcement. and with
ono accord the cohorts "f Cannon and
Knox and Hughes and the other he
r""S joined in a common tribute for
the randi'ntr of the party.
Gen. Stewart l.. Wnudfurl. for
Governor Hughes. moved tn make the
nomination "f Taft unanimous: Sen
#!nr Prnr"sc for Knox and Bnutc ellie
! Tor Cannon. and Emery. Of Georgia,
and Il member of the Wisconsin dele
cation for Foraker. and Wisconsin
! for l.af"llctte seconded the notion
The vote was given with ringing
cheer and with shouts of rXultation
over the new candidate, the convcn-
ton adjourned until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning, when the vice prcsi-
dent will be nominated.
Earlier in the day the plat from oc-
ruplcd the close attention of the dele
"atrS and spectators. The platform,
aS framed by the committee on rcso-
lutl"nS. was read by Senator Hopkins,
I of Illinois, while minority report,
rrtlrctin" the views Of the supporters
of Senator l.aFnllrltr, WAS present.
rd by Congressman Cooper. Of Wis
! ""nSin. On the one hand were the
>'lrd"" hammer hlnWS of the WiScon-
sin men against combinations and
/ m"n"p"lirS and "n the other hand the
! W"rnin- of Hopkins against the $50
rnllSlir doctrines of Winconsin. -
! The plalIo waS adopted by IN over
Wh"imn" vote. after many separate
| rlank> in the wide plan had been
b"rlrI un,lcr adverse votes.
1t WAS not until four hours had
been spent over the plat form that he
convention MAS ready to proceed with
In" n"mlnatin" speeches for prcSid-
rnt.
First came the nomination of Can
nom. by Representative Doutcllc. of
Illinois. seconded by Representative
f"rdnry. Of Michigan. which awaken.
rh II wc!r"min" yell for the " grand
old man. of Illinois. The nominate
in" speech for Fairbanks by Governor
liaElN, Of Indiana. WAS amid intense
confusion and constant interruption.
Smartiny under the diScnlrtcSicS to-
ward the governor. Mayor Bookwal-
ter. of Indianapolis, began his speech
Sccnntinw the nomination of Fair.
banks with Il cutting allusion to the
! "stcam r"llrr.'' which was crushing
"Nt all "pn"Silion.
The convention give enthusiastic
welcome T." the name "f Hughes is
Cen. W"",lf"rd presented the COVER.
nor, candidacy in fcrvcnt words
The name Of Senator Foraker was
placed in nomination by Judge G.. B.
Mccoy. of Ohio. and seconded by The
eloquent negro delegate from Georgia,
W. q. Emery. the latter winning a