The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-19
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CHICAGO. June 19.-New York's
delegation which up to yesterday aft
efnoon gave a prize -Mollycodular.'
demonstrntlonE at the Republican ma;
tional convention Is In saddle to-day
booted and Fspurred and fully deter
mined to rope the vice presidential
maverick for ECongressman".JIm" sher-
man. Up to the hour; Of opening the
Hna1sday.s session IL looked as though
New workers. had q pretty good
chance to round up man. Through.
out the night Hitchcock conferred
with the delegates In effort to cut and
dry the matter OF selection for second
! place for Dolliyer. before assembling
the convention today. Washington
wants DollIyer and wants him badly
When it could not get him 1t become.
testy and according to report repre-
tentative ordinarily thoroughly trap-
ped; HI teheock became SO ssuperheated
4 a number OF: times during the early
Hours Of the sda ny that he was on i
point sot tsbnaI encounter with dele
gates. i.i Is 8; 4 !s}
Aiding and q betting washington in
ITS serort5 BarklsIze DolllyerS was with
entire GummIns faction. Opposing 1t
was the entire Dolliver5 faction. At
one clock this morning before a.
split became SO bad that Hitchcock
gave up all hope OF affecting a deal
and turned his face elsewhere. He
only lyneedelS ID step out of the room In
which he Ind been comforting into the
Annex corridors to rum into the New
York boom which Tim Woodrufr and
hts gang, resembling New York night
riders. were spreading ell over the
session Hitchcock Immediately got
Into telephonlc communication with
WashlnE Eton to apprise the White
House dt the growing strength of the
Sherman boom. What the reply was.
was a mystery prior to the opening.
ts10.s1 Lodge formally announced
Tatts snomInatIon for the presidency.
1888 NewY FORK delegation filed into
the hall with the band playing AMI
IA large banner with the picture of
Sherman held aloft. There was great
cheering when Sherman appeared Mt
f1o:a4 AT 10: :s5 C. F. Burnham was
nnnounced as having been chosen the
member OF Kentucky for National COM
mltteeman. At 1885 roll call fo-
denominations! for vice presid ency start
led: When Delaware was called at
10. SO she yielded: to New York and
Tim Woodruff placed Representative
Sherman In nomination. woodruff
cpnclude led at 10:46G. aunc1e Joe"
Cannon then took the platform and
Z was ID ven an ovation. &. K.
At 10 AS Cannon seconds shcrman's
nominat tIon. v 4 4, n x. 4. !,
hen Ice was nominating Guild.
otI ssachnse etts. D. "A. Dennison, col
sored was called to preside over tho
conyent tion All Il: / 9 Thomas N. Nc.
ss Garter, sot New Jersey, nominated ex.
I iGoyernors Franklin Murphy. of New
Jersey. foriyic president. Gov. Willie.
: son seconds sherman's nomination.
North Carolina. Oklahoma and Penn
& sylyania seconda nomination OF sher-
man! i.
Representative Sherman: was nomi.
mated for Vice President on the first
! ballot.
ofielal vote was: to Fairbanks. 1 !;
Sheldon Nebraska. 10; Guild. OF Mas.
sachusetts. as: Murphy. OF New Jer.
seys Sherman. OF New York. Sig.
Sherman's S nomination was made unan-
imous. Lodge formally announced the
nomination. Convention adtourns sine
die ii: $50.
Alabama, Sherman. 10; Guild. /;
4 Murphy. 9.
Arkansas; Sherman, IL.
California, Sherman, 20.
Colorado. sherman. 9: Murphy. /.
Connecticlt, Murphy, IS.
Delaware Sherman, G.
Florida, Sherman, 16.
Georgia. Sherman. 2G.:
Ihado. Sherman. g.
Illinois, Sherman. 81 Z. Murphy, 3.
Indiana, Sherman. :26 Murphy a.
lowe sherman, ,s15 !; Guild II; Muir
phy. III ~ 81
Kansas Sherman, 10 \; Murphy, 4. sF
KentuckySS Sh herman, &c. si.3 ~
.ouisiana. Sherman, rs Guild. i;
Murphy q. d
Maine, Sherman. o; Guild, 8. 4
lIassac chusetts. Guild. 90.
{ AIichigan. Sherman, 20; Guild IS.
Minnesota, Sherman, s22.
Z Misslssipp Sherman. 10 !; Murphy.1.
Missouri, Sherman. 36. 81
Montana, Sherman, -