Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-06-25
TAFT. HOLDING FAST
To ROLLER,
RIDES To VICTORY
With $50 of the Roosevelt
Delegates Declining to Vote
ReceiVeS-56l Votes on First
Ballot
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With nearly 800 OF the Roosevelt
delegates declining to vote and has
tening away at adjournment time, to
tender to Colonel Theodory Roose-
welt the nomination of a new party,
the fifteenth Republican national
convention at the end of long and
tumuItuous session tonight renomi-
mated William Howard Taft, of Ohio,
for president. and James Schoolcraft
Sherman. of New York. for vice
president.
TAFT GETS SCI VOTES.
President Taft received SCI of the
LOTS votes in the convention. or 21
more than a majority.
The decision of the Roosevelt peo-
pie, under direction of their leader,
70 refrain from voting, left no other
candidate near the president The
announcement of the Taft victory
was greeted with cheering from his
adherents and grOans and Kisses
from the opposition
When It became absolutely certain
early today that Mr.. Taft would be
nominated without great difficulty,
the leaders. in control of the conven-
ton decided to give i'm as a running
mate his companion on the ticket in
1908.
All others dropped from the race
and Mr.. sherman was the only can
didate regularly placed before the
convention. A motion from New
Hampshire TO make the nomination
by reclamation was declared out of
order There we're many scattering
votes on the roll call
The convention amid much con-
fusion then adjourned sine die.
NO TEDDY WALK-OUT.
At no time was there an indica-
ton OF a walkout of Roosevelt dele
gates. They expressed their revolt
by silence.
In the confusion Just before ad-
journment a resolution was adopt
ed giving the national committee pow
CT TO declare vacant the seat of a man
on the committee refusing to support
the regular nominee OF BIZ
In the closing moments OF the conven-
R4GcE4
gavel, giving the national committee the
power to III all vacancies and. empow-
ering the committee to declare vacant
the seat OF any members who refuse to
support the nominees OF this conven-
ton"
Former Representative Hemenway, Of
Indiana. introduced the resolution
Such OF the delegates as had not left
the hall crowded closely about the plat
form while the resolutions. announce
ments and customary routine OF the
closing hour was gone through with.
BAND PLAYS PRAISE GOD"
At 1850 Delegate Estabrook. OF New
Hampshire, moved that the convention
adjourn with delay, and the motion
was adopted. The delegates fled out in
absolute silence. AS the last OF the del
egAtes left the hall. the hand playd,
Praise God. from Whom All Blessings
Flow"
VOTE BY STATES.
At s:25 p. m. the call OF the states
and the voting began.
Alabama votel Taft. %; not voting. q
Arizona voted Taft S.
Arkansas voted IL for Taft. 1 not vot-
ing. VIZ
CALIFORNIA; went for Taft. "a not
voting.
Colorado voted IL solid for Taft. and
Connecticut IA for Taft
Delaware voted s for Taft and F1ori-
ia gave Taft Il.
Georgia went into the Taft column
solid with Is votes
Idaho voted for Senator Cummins
and I for Taft.
ILLINOIS FOR TEDDY.
When Illinois was called. Gov. De-
neen announced that many Of the dele
gates felt that under the Illinois pri-
mary law they would be bound to fol-
low their instructions and vote for Col.
Roosevelt The roll Of the delegation
was called.
The result in Illinois was: Taft. 2;
Roosevelt, 50; not voting. 2; absent. ?.
Indiana voted: Taft, 20; Roosevelt.
3; not voting, Z.
Iowa voted Taft 16: Cummins 10.
The eighteen Roosevelt delegates
from Kansas refused TO vote.
Taft received 2
Kentucky voted Taft p; Roosevelt, 2.
Louisiana voted 20 for Taft
Names ~ refused TO vote.
roll call Of the Maryland dele
cation gave Taft /. Roosevelt 9, not
voting 8. absent /.
When Massachusetts, was reached a
roll call was demanded AS the Roose-
welt men recorded themselves, present
and refused TO vote. Chairman Root or
'dered that their alternates be called IN
their stead. This ruling broke the storm.
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