The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-19
OHIO MAN NOMINATED
BY THE REPUBLICANS
Remarkable Display of Bitterness in the Treat
ment of Speakers for Other
Candidates.
Kisses and HOotS for the HOOSes Which Governor Hany
Promised to AVenge in November

Chicago. June 1S.-For president of
the United States. William H. Taft of
Ohio. Taft on the first ballot. Taft by
7O2 votes. Taft by the unanimous choice
OF the convention.
Such is the record of the eliminating
day OF the Republican national conven-
ton of 1908, effected amid scenes of tu-
multuOus enthusiasm and after nerve
racking continuous session lasting near
ly eight hours.
With presidential candidate named
and platform enunciated, there remains
only the nomination of the vice presi-
Dental candidate TO complete this mo-
mentous work Tonight the whole city
is given over tC wild exultation in honor
OF the new candidate. whose name goes
echOing through the country.
Fever of Expectancy.
The picture within the walls of the
vast amphitheaIre as the presidential
candidate was named today was one
truly grand in its magnitude. In front,
10 the right and left, below and above,
the billowing sea of humanity. 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 Fol-
lette. and now on the roll call came
Ohio. AS the Buckeye state was reached
the tall, gaunt form of Theodore Z.
Burton, with studentlike face and Sc
we're black clerical garb, advanced to
the platform to nominate Ohio's eandi-
date. He spoke fervently. with the
singing voice of an evangelist. which
went ringing through the great build
ing. The close OF his speech of NOM
ination was the signal for the long pent
up feeling of the Taft legions Instant
~ the Ohio delegates were on their feet
other Taft states following. while the
convention hosts IN gallery and on floor
broke into a mad demonstration.
Uproar at the Windup.
Taft, Taft. w. H Taft" came in a
roar from The OhiOans MegaphOnes
seemed TO spring from concealed places
and swell the Taft tumult into thun-
Der A huge blue silk banner. bearing
the familiar features of the secretary
OF war, was swung before the delegates
awakening a fresh whirlwind of enthu-
siasm.
All semblance of order had been aban-
doned. and the delegates were a mael-
strom Of gesticulating men. The guidOns
OF the states were snatched up by the
Taft enthusiasts or borne under by
the storm of disorder. The band was
inaudible-a mere whisper above the
deafening volume of sounds. For ten,
fifteen, twenty minutes this uprOar con-
tinued. 1t was a repetition of the scene
OF yesterday when the name of RoOse-
welt brought the convention 10 fren-
~. repeated in intensity and almost in
duration.
But there is a limit TO the physical
resources of throat and lung; relays had
not been established. and at last the
tired voices died down to a hOarse shout
and at last subsidized.
This lull now 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 I
baritone voice going forth like the tones
OF a great church organ. CALIFORNIA;
tribute 10 Taft was brief and fervid /
Now there was another lull in the Taft /
movement. while the remaining candi- /
dates were placed in nomination.