The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-06-27
TAFT IS NOMINATED.
Roosevelt Adherents Bolt and Nom,
mate Rough Rider" Who signI.
fes Willingness to Accept

The most acrid and disgraceful
campaign for presidential n0mina-
ton aud the stormiest convention
ever witnessed in this country, came
to a close last Saturday night at
Chicago with the nomination Of
President Taft aud his former run
ming mate, Vice President sherman,
for "A second term. Mr.. Taft re-
ceived j6l votes on the first ballot,
u more than IA bare majority; Col
onel Roosevelt received l07 votes,
Senator La Toilette Al, Senator
Cummins II, and Judge Hughes >;
refusing to vote or to be bound by
the action of the convention, TA
Roosevelt delegates.
During the expiring hours of the
convention the adherents Of Colonel
Roosevelt met in another hall and
nominated him for President on an
independent or new party ticket.
Colonel Roosevelt expressed his
Willingness to accept the nomlna-
tion with an appeal to the people re-
gardless Of party aiiiliatiOn to stand
with the founders of the new party,
one OF whose cardinal principles he
declared was to be "Thou shalt not
steal" This informal nomination
IT the Trough Rider" Is said to be
chiefly for the purpose of effecting II
temporary organization and Inter
calling anatiOnal convention to meet
early in August. In accepting the
nomination Colonel Roosevelt said
hc did so on the understanding that
he would willingly step aside If it
should be the desire of the new par
ty, when organized, to select anoth-
or standard bearer. The boiling
convention nomination resolutions
follow:
I'VE, delegates and alternates to
the Republican National COnven-
ton, - reads the Roosevelt nominal.
ing resolution, representing a clear
majority of the voters of the Repub.
lican party in the nation and repre-
senting n clear majority Of delegates
and altcrnates legally elected to the
convention, in meeting assembled
make the following declaration:
1--WE were delegated by IA majority
Of the Republican voters Of our re-
spective districts and States to nom
mate Theodore Roosevelt in the Re-
publican National Convention as the
candidate of our party for President.
and, thereby carry out the will Of
the voters as expressed at the pri.
marics W" have earnestly aud
cOnScicutiously strivcu to execute
the commission entrusted to us by
the party voters.
"Fnr five days we have been de.
MED justice in the National Conven-
ton. This result has been accom-
plished by the action of the now de.
funct National Committee in plac-
ing upon the preliminary roll Of the
convention, and thereby seating up
ph III" NOON "a ca" IOu' ,..- =,
sufficient number of fradulcutly
elected delegates to control the pro-
'cediugs OF the convention.
These fraudulent delegates, once
seated, have by concerted action
with one another placed themselves
on the permanent roll, where they
constitute an influence sufficient to
control the convention aud defeat
the VIII of the party AS expressed at
the primaries.
I'VE have exhausted every known
means 20 hold off this conspiracy
and to prevent this fraud upon the
popular will, but without success
I'VE were sent to this convention
bearing the most specific instruc-
tlons To place Theodore Roosevelt
IN nomination uS the candidate Of
our party for President, and we
therefore deem il our duty to carry
out these instructions in the only
practicable and feasible way remain
Ing open to MS.
"Thcrcfurc, hc II resolved That
We, representing the majority of the
voters OF the Republican party and
pi the delegate, aud alteruates log
ally elected Ia the National Republic.
ran Convention, IN compliance with
our instructions from the party
voters, hereby nominate Theodore
Roosevelt as the candidate of our
party for the office of President Of
che United States, and we call upon
him to accept such nomination in
compliance with the will of party
voters.
And, be it further resolved, That
committee b" appointed by the
chair 70 forthwith notify Col. RuOse
vclf of the action here taken, aud
request him to appear before us in
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