The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-06-26
Republican Forces, After
Bitter Convention.
R|OTOUS "OOINGS" RAMPANT
Roosevelt Forces Declined to
Have Any Part in the
Proceedings.
SHERMAN HAD NO OPPOSITION

Chicago, June 22.-With nearly
$50 Roosevelt delegates declining
to vote and Fastening away at the
adjournment to tender to Col.
Roosevelt the nomination Of new
party, the fifteenth Republican Ma
tional Convention, at the end of a
/ long and tumultuous session to-
night, renominated William How
ard Taft President and James
Schoolcraft Sherman Vice Presi-
dent.
Taft received 561 out of 1,O7S
votes, or > more than a majority.
The decision of the Roosevelt
people to refrain from voting left
no other candidate near the Presi-
dent.
The announcement of the Taft
victory was greeted by cheers from
his adherents, and groans and Kisses
from the opposition.
All Of the candidates for Vice
President dropped out of the race,
leaving the field clear for sherman.
The convention proceeded to bus
mess with dispatch after the open
ing. The actions of the national
committee and the credentials COM
mittee on the contests were ratified
by the convention, which seated the
delegates, in accordance with a ma
jority report OF the credentials
committee.
AS soon as the rules were report
ed, Taft delegate moved that they
be tabled. The same action was ia
ken with the majority report, and
under the rules of the 1908 conVen-
ton.
Then former Vice President Fair
banks read the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions, which draft
ed the platform. The vote on this
vas significant. as it displayed the
Roosevelt strength in their determi-
nation not TO recognize the conven-
ton as legal.
The platform was adopted, $50,
aye; l3, no; 343 present and not
voting, and l6 absent.
Quite a stir was caused when
thirty-fOur delegates from Ohio de-
clined to vote. Cummins' ten votes
in Iowa and LaFollette's twenty
six in Wisconsin voted NO" as did
North Dakota's ten. Missouris
thirty-six went AYE"
Those not voting were considered
as supporting RoOsevelt's independ'
ent movement. They included two
in Alabama, twenty-siX in Califor-
mia, six in Indiana, eighteen in Kan
sas, twelve in Maine. nine in ILL
nois. eight in Michigan, twenty-four
in Minnesota, three in Mississippi,
sixteen in Nebraska, overweight In
New Jersey, five in New YORK,
twelve in North Carolina, thirty
four in Ohio, fifteen in Oklahoma,
two in Oregon, siXty-three in Penn
sylvania, three in South Carolina,
ten in South Dakota, ore in Tennea-
see, eight in Texas, two in Vermont,
one in Virginia, fourteen in Massa-
chusetts. and sixteen in West Vir-
ginia.
LaFOlette's draft of the platform
was introduced as the minority re-
port and tabled.
During the proceedings the chair
recognized II. ]. Allen, OF Kansas,
who read Roosevelt's declaration
that he no longer recognized the
convention as legal or nomination
binding. 1t started Roosevelt
demonstration, which lasted twen-
ty-three minutes.
Disorder and fights marked every
step of the proceedings. 1t was evil
dent that the Roosevelt followers
wanted to turn the convention into
. farce. In this they were aided by
TIE fun-loving spectators and La
Toilette delegate, who. with a tin
whistle, gave the correct imitation
OF a steam roller whistle every time
vote started, and frequently some
auditor anticipated the chairman by
shouting, THE ayes seem to have
It," Root smiled frequently at the
sallies.
After the platform was adopted
the chairman called for nomina-
tons for President. The roll of