The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-23

the exact STATUS OF the DdllOtI COulu
be preserved He asserted that he
would ANNOUNCE at first only the votes
OF delegates
Oregon Causes Trouble.
When the Oregon roll was challeng-
ed and roll call started, Charles W.
Ackerson of Portland, the first dele
gate called refused to vote. The clerk
started to call the second name, and
Root angrily demanded that the alter
nate for Ackerson be called. The
reading clerk stammered and looked
ratified.
why don't you call the alternate?"
shouted Root. angrily.
Because there isn't any, replied
the clerk equally ratified.
An investigation OF the permanent
roll of the convention showed all blank
Oregon alternates. Root smiled at his
predicament and the roll call contin-
ued. Justice Chas. Evans Hughes ap-
| peared on the presidential ballot list
when Pennsylvania delegation was
polled.
Even before the result was an
nounced delegates who had kept check
on the ballot set up a mighty shout
A band in a passage way played some
thing-nobody knew what, as the
music was drowned out by the APP
plause.
Upon the speakers platform the red
banner showing Taft's picture which
I figured in the demonstration earlier
in the evening was once again unfurl-
led, and swung by the Taft supporters.
Meanwhile the delegates nearly all
] stood on their chairs awaiting the
official vote The actual demonstra-
stion of triumph by the Taft cohorts
did not come until Secretary Gleason
announced this. Then it was that the
victorious delegations leaped to their
feet and voiced their JOY in widest en-
thusiasm.
1t was noted that no one voted to
make Tafts nomination unanimous.
/ Delegate Wadsworth of New York
called Chairman Roots attention to
the omission of this customary trib-
ute to the leader of the party-but
no one made any such motion.
Meanwhile a band started up the
stirring strains of the national anthem
Everyhody-Taft, LaFollette Roose
welt, Cummins and non-voting dele
gates all joined in applause standing
on their seats
: The demonstration however. lasted
but a few minutes, Chairman Root
aiding in curtailing it by pounding for
order, and evidently the delegates
: were too tired too enthuse any fur.
the:.
Root declared Taft formally the
h choice of the convention.
: Vice President.
Ex-Representatiye ]. Van Vechten
Olcott, of New York, then nominated
the present vice president. James S
Sherman, TO be Taft's running mate
consuming scarcely fifty words in
, the task.
! Harry Daugherty Of Ohio, seconded
! Sherman's choice on behalf of Ohio
There were no other nominations
except that presented by delesat.
t from Pennsylvania who suggested
/ Senator Bots Penrose, ex-boss of TIL,
g keystone state, because he coult
= carry his own state Root disre
g garded the nomination.
n A New Hanmshire delegate attempt
e ed to head off the roll call. moving t.
n make Sherman the vice presidential
L choice by reclamation, but there va
mighty shout of angry protests from
Wisconsin, California and Mary Ian
ID delegations and Root ignored the re
n quest.
n As the roll call started, the noise @
~ visitors and delegates leaving the hai
D. practically drowned out the clerk
De voice. Root begged for order, but tn
~ delegates We're plainly anxious to &c
'ir away, and either tramped about biz
ne Ding goodbyes or sat in knots talkin
ne over the Taft victory The gallerie
ne We're half emptied in zen minutes
II. The roll call resulted as follows:
Alabama Sherman. %, not votin
ed q Arizona Sherman, G; Arkansas