Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-06-19
TAF I AND
SHERMAN

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REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TICK
ET NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
STAMPEDE TO ROOSEVELT
DID NOT MATERIALIZE-NO
ENTHUSIASM FOR TICKET.
Chicago. ILL.,. June 1S.-James s.
sherman. OF Utica. n. Y, was nom
mated for vice president on the Re-
publican ticket on the first ballot.
Chicago, ILL.,. June 19.-"Time,
shake hands ana wind-up." Those
are not the exact words used by
the referee. permanent Chairman
Lodge. when the gavel fell this
morning for the opening OF the last
days session OF the Republican con-
vention OF 1908, but they express
the thought. 1t only remained to
name the tail of the ticket. do a lit
tie shouting for It. and go home.
Chicago, ILL.,, June 19.-The
speech nominating Jas. s. Sherman
was made by Speaker Cannon. Shnr.
mans nomination was made unani-
nous on motion OF the Massachu-
setts delegation. Gov. Fort OF New
Jersey seconded the motion to make
the nomination unanimous. A mo-
tion was made to name Lodge chair
man OF the committee to notify
Taft. Burrows was appointed chair
man to notify Sherman dates to be
arranged. Lodge announced that 1t
was impossible for him to serve and
retired in favor OF Senator Warner,
OF Missouri. The correct official
vote was: Sherman, SIG: Murphy,
II: Guild. rs; Gov. Sheldon. OF
Nebraska, 10; Fairbanks, /. Total
979 One delegate absent. The
Chicago. June 19.-Wm. Howard
Taft, by the grace of Theodore
Roosevelt and the acquiascence OF
the Republican national conven-
tion. is the nominee of the Repub-
lican party for president OF the
United States.
The "favorite sons" were all
placed in nomination and the ora
tors permitted to- work OFF the great
load OF talk that Uncle Joe Cannon
had refused permission to work off
on congress-for most OF the speak
ers were congressmen-but the an
ticipated stampede to Roosevelt
failed to materialize. The steam
roller got in its work and the "al-
lies" were left a little natter after
the roll call OF states than they had
been before.
Long before the roll call was
completed 1t was apparent that
Taft would be nominated on the
first ballot. The vote stood as fol
lows:
Taft, 10; Cannon, ca; Knox, 6S;
Foraker, 16; Fairbanks, 40;
Hughes ca; LaFollette. 27; Roose-
welt, 3.
Scenes of the widest enthusiasm
marked the roll-calI. and when the
various states votes showed that
Taft had been nominated on the
first ballot, pandemonium reigned
supreme I'm the convention hall.
The candidates placed in nomi-
nation before tn convention were
Taft, Cannon. Hughes, Fairbanks.
Foraker and Knox The "favOrite
sons" and their allies. the "reac-
tionaries," knew the futlIity Of op-
position to Taft. but still they pur-
sued their course and allowed
their names to be presented before
the convention. The seconding
speech for Hughes was never made
The Ohio rooters began early
preparing for the Taft Victory.
During Congressman Boutell's
speech in which he nominated Can
non, flags containing a picture OF
Taft were scattered among the del
egates. The Ohio flags were gen
orally waved for Cannon, but the
Ohioans did little cheering. The
yelling for Uncle Joe came from
the galleries and the Illinois dele
CATION
Hanly Kissed.
When Gov. Hanly arose to nomi-
nate Fairbanks there were many cat
calls. and II was many minutes be-
fore he was allowed 70 place the
name OF the Indiana man in nomi
nation. Every allusion TO the vice
president was greeted with cat calls
and jecrs. when Hanly nkened
Fairbanks to a pure marble shaft,
the great assemblage went into con
vulsions Of mirth.
Mayor Bookwalter. Of Indianap-
oils. who seconded the nomination
Of Fairbanks. was literally Kissed.
That reused his Hghting blood