Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-23
Ruling of Senator Root.

Senator Root ruled that whenever a
state vote was challenged the rule Of
calling the alternates for delegates who
refused to vote would be followed. The
answer of present and not voting was
received from the states where there was
no. challenge and no roll call of the state.
After the dsorderly roll call had been
completed the vote was announced, Taft,
90 not voting, III.
Michigan voted 20 for Taft, for Roose-
Welt. not voting.
Minnesota "a were recorded not voting
Mississippi voted II for Taft; 3 not vot-
ing.
Missouri voted Taft, Is: not voting, 90
Montana voted for Taft.
Nebraska voted for Roosevelt, IA not
voting.
Nevada gave Taft 6.
New Hampshire voted for Taft.
New Jersey voted : for Roosevelt; 20
not voting.
New Mexico gave Taft I: Roosevelt. l.
New York gave Taft 70; Roosevelt, 81
not voting. 6.
North Carolina gave Taft 1; Roosevelt. l.:
not voting, %.
North Dakota cast the first vote for La
Toilette. Her ten delegates voted solidly.
Ohio gave Taft IA: not voting, "a.
Roll Call for Oregon.
Oklahoma. Taft. 4; Roosevelt. /: not
voting. 10. Oregon was announced. Roose-
welt, s: not voting. 2.
A roll call was demanded and Charles
w. Ackerson. standing on his chair,
shouted:
Il refuse to vote where the cards are
stacked!
Cheering interrupted him and the roll
proceeded in wild disorder.
The Oregon roll call gave Roosevelt
s; not voting, ..
Pennsylvania voted. Taft 8; Hughes. 2;
Roosevelt, >; not voting, 81. These were
the first votes for Justice Hughes.
Rhode Island gave Taft 10.
South Cardinals vote was challenged
and the roll call showed. Taft, IS; not
voting. / absent, L.
South Dakota gave Roosevelt 5; La Fol-
lette, J.
Tennessee gave Taft %; Roosevelt. l.
Texas voted, Taft, 81; absent, /; not
voting, 8.
Utah gave s for Taft.
Vermont gave Taft &; not voting, =
Virginia gave Taft twenty-five; not vot-
ing. one: absent. one.
Washingtons fourteen votes cast at
9:15 pm. swung a majority for Taft and
were greeted with groans and cheers.
Then the rest of the roll went on in con-
fusion.
West Virginia announced her sixteen
delegates not voting, and was roundly
Wisconsin's twenty-six votes went to
La Toilette, Wyoming gave Taft six,
Alaska and the District of Columbia
each cast two for Taft, and Hawaii cast
six for the President. The Philippines
and Porto Rico finished the call, each
giving Taft two votes.
The announced result of the roll call
was: Absent. six; Hughes, two: Cum
Minis. seventeen; La Toilette, forty-one;
Roosevelt, 1O7; not voting. 34I; Taft, J6l.
rh. daln fac had fol
ing and realized that Taft had won the
nomination before an announcement had
been made. The Taft delegates stood on
chairs and cheered.
Roll Call for Vice President.
Immediately upon the formal announce
ment by Senator Root of the nomination
Of President Taft, the roll call for nomi-
nations for Vice President was an
nounced. Before it began, however, dele
gates and spectators stood while the band
played America and the Star Spangled
Banner"
With much difficulty quiet was restored
TO hear the chairman announcement
Alabama yielded to New York and J. Van
Nechten Olcott took the platform to re-
nominate Vice President Sherman. Oh
colts speech did not last three minutes
and 1t was received without enthusiasm
Harry Daugherty. for Ohio. merely moved
second for Sherman's nomination.
The call of states went on without
further nominations until PENNSYLVANIA
was reached. Then c. Tyson kratZ rose
in his place
"On behalf of Pennsylvania, 1 nominate
Boies Penrose," he shouted. There was
no second.
There were no other nominations and
the call of the roll on the vice presidential
nomination was begun at 9:45 pm Idaho
was the first state that failed to support
Sherman Its eight votes went to Gov.
Hadley of Missouri.
Confusion During Voting.