The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23
Fre<ident Taft and La Toilette were
presented to the convention.
Roosevef Men SEent.

,ar,nr ina instructions of Colonel
poosavaIt sat silently In their seats
yhi,a the votes were bling cast taking
n mar, AT all In the proceedings.
WARREN @. Harding, Of Ohio. pre-
sentes the name OF the president to
fra convention. John wanamaker
80 Nicholss Murray Butler were
go ,noss Who made seconding
speecfes. NJ. - oidrich. q Wisct y
sin, made the cnlei nominating spe'e''
for La tollelte.
Big demonstrations followed the
presentation OF each name Farmer
in the evening the Roosevelt forces
I.a in a prolonged ontbLrst for their
candidate.
~ ror,,tca.trr ~ candidates fol-
,an.aS r. aaoption Of the platform
$3.50 ~ tho convention by the
.,Sa.eor,, commTftee. 7ehts pfuttorrn
s,,..rs rrotective tariff. out saws
frat there should be some reductions
..s,nraaxarv fayors treaties with
Russia and other countries, 10 pro-
tect American citizens abroad, prom,
ises an inquiry into the hleh cost "a
living and urges laws 70 insure '''7
safety az ocean travel
Tho reading OF the RoseeVt sfRte-
r1ent. asking his friends TO take no
mart in the proceedings, WIS the e'f'"
dramatic incident az the day men
every contestng Taft delegation haH
been seated. and Root was mRoe
permanent chairman ny viva Noce
vote. he announced that Henry Alieh'
Of Kansas, an able ana earnest pro
Fre~ive, desires! ia ma Ne a sAA ~
.RoScvtdt Has Nifhdra"h'
y q
~, ~sr around the nall in an
-. shnt,t which swelled above
,,,,,....l dssoraer.
.r,, - ,enat the announcement
,.od "a AZ Allen. square huilt.
- 1atrc6 nrd impressive in man
-. - nv s. l44,S4 Al.e4hai Of
s,.a. Ell n..v he restless crowd.
- - enrr in The galleries, even on
- So, y,,s,, the national COM
~ Vs.. ~8tbered. there WAS
-, n,bts,er.
ava ~ Ioakea ever the crowd and
It'd ~. hand Then he said slow
~.
.r hova statement to make for
r-hrn5nra Eooss,.
x..o,,,v haIlao hroke Ioose. The
s.taasst@s ~ twentv States were on
49, -, ,ait{rg ga II their lives
49, sss making themselves
thn galleries there was
800, to r,, the unroar on the
80 "a g-syy nnti1 ~ seemed
moor 49,, 49, ~ The lois delegates
a,it-e NV loudesf all In one
80, ~, IA all With a lung power
- h,.u
=. roufo,,o-, ha-
soon IRE - e. cut.
san i'@N %" Va rat{ear,,a
HennsS wanna nIs'' s'sn ~ ,',trs,1
then New jersey W" go, >-aTtn
Minnesota, KANSAS ,s5s,,',,,rt aY,d
Saf o!lha' So"th .'t0,t- inc
okla hoHi", "eio -. ~,
crowd, WINE Cl"iI''' ''I6 80 -.
mem ooWn the @en', 80 +t,nir
OF tht piataV'h, u"u -" go ~
7 aces. hafry ~ az .''e ~ IDft ~
iae 1holehA o"i"s '-,l'. - w. ut'as.
the PLATFORM, a,,u 'f.',' 80 vprLsrs
weFth, cohlhaeIoi"S 't'@ -,
Jdst across the WY 49, pl,'', '1i.' I,
EEL. anu ms A''''' - 80 -
,,,.~",. ,s,,
EillS Sooh' VI Ai''l,, 80
the Ity-AiA ftoossVe, ~
that STATE, at'eti'pssu ~ YEA ~
nos sLahoaIo Aiol AAs NO. 'als
IA - nA" @Aci' N'le ae'1a,,
bearer anu d ~. st'ie' .Ii"+' ,,s'ens
Mr. 1ooh very MY ~ ei'' ~ =, ~
was iesh' - ss~,,e
poaicchisA' niau 80 80 -
OF rear "tsn4, W nf.1t 49,,
heia elsil"os ts'e 20 "a
tnFosl oet~e ',ae - ~ 80, .rna
the process'on NV ca 80
banner "hs ietu' nou w 80 go, -
scattered aoout among 'Ile p."'fs 80 ~.
tefa on the "hi'o ei1Nhu We,
spetNs lhnt is'''"'IlS. 90 a."
ses'iF' 70 tue eha VI 'hs ICY - g.,
AZ me emu Oh 'lhtaSh minutes "a ~
mutt iNoo. VINO Hau ne'i ~ 49,
70 cohcesi ms hel Voo"Heas, un@et 80
afo OF ma a hure0 va - y es''l' w.
the e's''ti "i4u o+AA = t1sh4 eI IA 1ne k@l@
way al the feot Va the p'@'i"i u = V
minutes iatef he retu'H ed' @nu ho'4'-
mered thricc WIN ms eaFei'
rms attempt 10 stop the h9f ,
was met with stu more Floleht
oheef' aho SECOND eh"it met WIN
the same result
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