The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-06-28
TAFT NOMINATED.
Roosevelt is Busy Trying. to
Start a Third Party.
Hot Times at Chicago Ended Saturday
Night in Victory for Taft
and Sherman.

Chicago, June 24.-With the
party admittedly facing the great
est crisis in its history, William
Howard Taft, of Ohio, at 9:25
o'clock Saturday night was renomi-
mated for President of the United
States by the Republican National
Convention.
The revolt of many of Roosevelt
delegates In the convention was
open from the moment the per-
manent roll containing the names Of
contested delegates was approved. a
"yaledictory' statement was read
In behalf OF Col. Roosevelt asking
that his name be not presented,
and that his delegates sit in mute
protest against all further proceed
ings.
A great majority OF the Roosevelt
delegates in the Illinois and all in
the Missouri and Idaho delegations
declined to follow this advice, but
Col. Roosevelt's sway over the dele
cations from California. Kansas,
Maine. Minnesota, Nebraska. New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Dakota
and West Virginia was all but abso-
Lutte.
-he closing scenes Of the co1-
vention were marked by counter
demonstrations for President Taft
and Col. Roosevelt.
The first test vote after the an
nouncenent of the Roosevelt vale
dictory came on the adoption OF the
party platform The affirmative vote
was 666. Roosevelt delegates pres
ent and not voting numbered 343.
There were SO noes. 36 of them
from the La Toilette States OF Wis
consin and North Dakota.
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette,
of Wisconsin. was placed before the
convention, but Col. Roosevelt's
wishes were carried out by his fol-
lowers and they remained silent
during the call OF the States for
Many of the delegates, however,
carried out their primary instruc-
tions and voted for the Colonel.
Taft Received 501 Votes.
Nearly $50 of the Roosevelt del
egates declined to vote, and hasten
ed away at adjournment time to
tender to Col. Theodore Roosevelt
the nomination of a new party.
President Taft received SCI of
the l,07S votes in the convention,
or twenty-one more than a major
lty.
The decision of the Roosevelt |
people, under direction of their
leader to refrain from voting, lett |
no other candidate near the Presi-
dent. The announcement OF the Taft |
victory was greeted with cheering
from his adherents and groans and
Kisses from the opposition.
When it became absolutely cer-
ain early in the day that Mr.. Taft
would be nominated without diff
,ulty the leaders in control OF the
convention decided to give him as
! running mate his companion ON
he ticket in 1908. |
Sherman Only Candidate.
All others dropped from the
ace, and Mr.. Sherman was the
'nly candidate regularly placed be-
ore the convention. A motion
rom New Hampshire to make the
nomination by acclamation was de-
Jared out OF order. There were
many scattering votes on the roll
all that ensued.
The convention, amid much CON
usion, adjourned sine die.
In the confusion Just before ad- {
ournmen; resolution was adopted I
living the National Committee pow
r to declare vacant the seat Of
ny man on the committee refusing !
support the nominees OF the re-
ular convention Of 1912.
sherman's vote was 5s7.
Former President TheodoreRoose-
elt was nominated for President I
n an independent ticket in the b
ying hours of the convention in S
hich he had met defeat, Il
The followers Of Col. Roosey II Q
altered in Orchestra Hall sld