The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-06-24
LaFollette Only Other Candidate For
mally Nominated-Sherman
Not Opposed.
COLONEL NAMED BY ADHERENTS
Accepts But Will Not Run Unless
Third Party Found Advisable
Investigate Sentiment.

ard Taft of Ohio was renominated
for president of the United States,
Saturday night by the convention
at the Coliseum, by SCI votes or 2l
more than the necessary $40.
James Schoolcraft Sherman of New
York was renominated for vice pres
ident with 597 votes.
The nominations were made amid
scenes Of wild confusion and at the
end of the session that was the storm
lest Of the week OF stormy sessions.
Broken and beaten at every turn,
the Roosevelt forces, who had come to
the convention on Tuesday threat
ening physical violence if they could
not have their way, offered only jeers
and noise when the final victories of
the Taft forces were written into the
history of the convention and into the
political history Of the nation.
Three hundred and forty-four
Roosevelt delegates obeyed the colo
nels personal command and refused
to vote, while 1O7 spurned his orders
and put their votes into his column
despite his protest.
For the Taft and Sherman" cam
paign, which is to begin at once, the
convention adopted a platform by
G66 votes, more than were cast for
either Taft or Sherman.
The final result on vote for presi-
dent was announced at 9:35 p. m.
1t was as follows: Taft, SCI; not
voting, 344; Roosevelt, lO7; Hughes,
2; Cummins, IT; LaFollette, Al; abb
sent, 6.
The ballot for vice-president was
as follows: Vice President James S.
Sherman, 597; Governor Herbert s..
Hadley, IA; Senator William E. Bor-
ali, Fl; Charles G. Merriam, 20; Sen
ator Albert J. Beveridge, 2; present,
but not voting, 1852; absent, Il.
Elihu Root was named as chairman
of the committee to notify President
Taft, and Thomas Devine of Colorado,
chairman OF the committee to notify
Mr.. Sherman.
James A. Heminway read a resolu-
ton that the national committee have
power to fill all vacancies and to de-
clare the seat of any member vacant
who it may decide does not support
the ticket. 1t was adopted
In spite of the determination of
the majority of the Roosevelt sup
porters to take no part in the proceed
ings, the final roll call for president
"uo AApA NCu W AuouJ 0CCuC0
that were quelled only by prompt DO
lice interference.
Delegates who had good naturally
met the rapid advance of the steam
roller with laughter during the ear
lier part of the day Indignantly pro-
tested at rulings of Chairman Root
during the final vote: The Roosevelt
men appeared hopelessly split when it
came to final decisions as to whether
they should refuse to vote, support
their candidate or, taking advantage
of the release from their pledge he
had given them, vote for one of the
other two progressive candidates.
A "aledictory" statement was read
in behalf of Colonel Roosevelt, ask
ing that his name be not presented
and that the delegates who desired
to remain with him sit in mute pro-
test against all further proceedings
A majority of the Roosevelt dele
gates in the Illinois delegation and
all in the Missouri and Idaho dele
cations declined to follow this advice
but Colonel Roosevelt's sway over the
delegations from California, Kansas