The Ketchikan miner., 1908-06-27
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s. sherman, congressman from the state of New York has just been nominated is the republican candidate ! for vice president. sherman was named before the convention hy Tim othy Woodruff of New York. who himself had been a candidate for vice president. The New York delegation ! in caucus united on sherman and bis name was greeted by wild cheers when l Woddrulf placed him in nomination.
 The nomination was supported in a ] laudatory speech hy Speaker Cannon. Governor N. Curtis Guild of Massa- lcbusetts and Governor Murphy of New Jersey were then named, where, uron the delegates proceeded to vote,
 the result being an overW rWhelhling vic ] tory for Sherman. who received SIG votes. Guild getting 76 and Murphy
 r. Cries of Taft and Sherman arose at once and the frantic cheering of yesterday was repeated for several minutes. sherman has been in con- i gress for twenty years and has the full
 confidence oi the party leaders. His
 home is in Utica. New York.
 1 Chicago, June l9. The q tailed l vote of the first ballot. which resulted in Taft's nomination yesterday after- noon was as follows: Taft 7o2; Can non, s; Fairbanks, 10; Hughes, 6I; l Foraker, It; Knox, ds: La Toilette. 1 D. Roosevelt } One delegate was ab
 sent In the compii nentary vote fol- i lowing the announcement ot the re- suit, Indiana was the only state refus- l ing to cast is vote for Tatt. \ split l iu the Pennsylvania delegation Is re- sponsibie for the three votes tor Roos- egelt, Taft gaining one vote by the same move. It iS generally conceded ] that the wishes of Tait will be fully
 accepted regarding the man who is to ! be selected IS bis running mate on tie ticket. The New York delegation has agreed or sherman fof vice -preSi- ] dent and iS urging bis eandidaes. u
 is reported that Tait has not expressed 1 lis choice as to the seoend place ex- cApt that it is taken for granted that i he does not sant Fairbanks. As
 result of this rumor, it Is probable that Fairbanks eill not receive any further consideration. Since the ptes l'identiai nomnati1n, the attention oi l the delepations has been fuliy occu- i pied with the various candidates fer
 second place Ihe teHplt that Roose- velt preferred either Governor Cum- nins of Iowa or Senator Deliver from
 ,he same state has advanced the chances of thes two men until the pre- yailiug sentiment indicates ihat they have distanceG all others al present.
 The convention hail vas crowded and
 packed yesterday, every available iFeh being occupied.
 Seattle. 9qne l9. Judge Reid today freely discussed conditions in Alaska.
 Bigh speeiat reference to the eiosing
 of tho danea hails in the second di-
 vision. ana the evils thaF lollom ths
 openiag of salUons in temporary fail-
 tdad camps. Judge Reid spoke oi the
 Iact that such places are beyond the
 reaeh oi the ieoeral officers as rule.
 and any liberty soon becomes unhridI-
 ed license with disastrous results to
 ooth men and employers. lie stated tnat hs @oal LOT tolerate what he
 termed "hJfraa gta4 hich in-
 gariahly iendef u ths segsadati0n oi all concerned. He aa ed tnat he must
 not be understood as >iaedlng as a pc sgcutor Of tie jiq9or business, but
 that he noulo deal har,iily with iquoi
 mea @ho RItemptsd 10 oyef-ran the taH. Aai ny tay same rule, such liqooc men as pfUteeied their patfons from llss eiasS 0 pata-ises ah ch iu-
 isss io@ dives, anG aii t..ose Ahl were careful 10 olise.ee ius iaas, aouid re- esiYe consideration ard protection
 from the court. Judge Reid lett iolay
 for Chicago.
 " "HtiftI E tAi-. o btsS 4@- - l u IT ci - 10
 tion of Secretary oi War Tait was
 haudeo to the President today, asklnp to be relieved op the first cay Of July
 rajt sgys that he will clean up all tie hu>ircs. rev beiore his otf.ce teiole t5at 6aie ard tlat be viii leave @ilh the slate wiped clean.
 Eufala, Alabama June l9-Cou- gfessmau Cia3tcu, ctailuan If the
 house caucus, has anpouacei today
 that il is rhs intention Of John Sharp
 Williams, congressmaD iom Missi.
 ppi 10 retire from rbe position of
 aieorty lender. Williams has madc
 ereaL rseo.a ia -hs house and Il~
 made bis cau9be sit and stinging re-
 partee leatupe U every clash since ie has lead tie Democratic minority.
 Wasbintgon. June l9--As soon as
 She Presidept received the notifes-
 tion of Tait's noiaiaatjon todHg be is-
 sued a public statement which was
 most mpIimentary 10 the present Secretary oi War. Roosevelt declared
 that the country was 10 be congratn-
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