St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-06-24

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Ohio.
For Vice President-James S. Sherman
of New York.
This is the ticket with which the Re,
publican party enters the national cam.
paign of 1908. Secretary Taft was
nominated late Thursday afternoon or
the first ballot, receiving 702 out OF CSC
votes. Friday morning tie ticket was
completed by naming Congressman
Sherman by an Overwhelming majority
also on the first ballot, complimentary
votes being cast for Governor Guild OF
Massachusetts and Ex-Governor \ urphy
Of New Jersey
The picture within the walls of the
vast amphitheatre as the presidential
candidate was named Thursday was one
truly grandiose in its magnitude In
front, to the right and left, below and
above, the billowing sea OF humanity,
restless after hours of waiting and stir.
red from one emotion to another, was in
a fever of expectancy for the eliminating
vote. The iavorite sons of other states
had been named, save Knox and LaFol-
lette, and now on the roll came Ohio.
AS the Buckeye State was reached, the
tall gaunt form of Theodore E. burton,
with student-ike face and severe black
clerical garb, advanced to the platform
tonominate Ohio candidate. He spoke
fervently, with the ringing voice OF an
evangelist, which went ringing through
the great building. The closing of his
speech of nomination was the signal for
loosng the long pent-up feelings of the
Taft legions. Instantly the Ohio dele
gates were on their feet, other TAFT
states following, while the convention
hosts, il gallery and on floor, broke into
mad demonstration.
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 thunder. huge blue silk
banner bearing the familiar features OF
the statesman-secret was swung
before the delegates, awakening a fresh
whirlwind of enthusiasm
The name OF Gov. Charles E. Hughes
OF New York as candidate for president
was presented by Gen, Stewart L.
Woodford. The name of Senator p.
{. Knox of Pennsylvania, was presented
ed by Lieut. Gov. Robert S. Murphy.
The name of Senator Joseph B. Foraker
of Ohio was presented by c. B. Mccoy.
Congressman Boutell of Illinois nomi-
mated Speaker Joseph G. Cannon. Gov.
]. F. Hanly of Indiana nominated Vice
President Fairbanks. The name OF
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin was
presented by Henry F. Cochens,
The result of the vote was: Total
delegates, $50. Taft, 702; Hughes, 81;
Cannon So; Fairbanks, 40; Knox, IS;
LaFollette, 25; Foraker, 16; Roosevelt
8; absent l. Taft's majority, 491.
When the roll call of states for the
vice presidential nominations began
there was no response until Delaware
was reached. Delaware yielded to New
York and Timothy L. Woodruff, chair
man of the New York delegation. placed
Sherman's name before the convention.
A seconding speech was made by
Speaker Joseph 6. Cannon, whose APP
pearance created great enthusiasm.
Senator Lodge nominated Gov. Curtis
Guild of Massachusetts, which was sec
onded by c. S. Osborne of Michigan.
Former Governor Franklin Murphy OF
New Jersey was named by Thomas Nc.
Garter of that state.
The New England states delegations
voted for vice president as follows:
Massachusetts, Guild, 80; Connecticut,
Murphy, IA; New Hampshire, Sherman,
s; Vermont, Sherman, 8; Maine, Sher-
man, 8; Guild, 3.
The event of Wednesday was the great
Roosevelt demonstration. In the course
of his speech accepting the position OF
permanent chairman Senator Lodge ex-
claimed:
The President is the best abused and
most popular man in the United States
today"
This was the long awaited signal. In
stantly shout broke. from the galleries
and was echoed back from the floor at
first only tempest of detached yells and
cat-calls and shouts of Teddy" but
gradually gathering force and volume
until it swelled to a whrlwind of sound
and motion, as delegates and spectators
rose en- masse, mounting chairs, waving
banners, hats, handkerchief, flags, news
papers, anything which could be seized
upon to add turbulence to the scene.
Amid the tumult the band struck up, but
the crash of the brasses and drums was
completely lost in the babel of sound
which welled up from IA, 900 threats.