The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-24
TAFT AND SHERMAN
HEAD TICKET At
CHICAGO
President and Vice President
RenOminated BY C. 0. P.
vALEDlCTORY BY ROOSEVELT
Henry Allen of Kansas Also Gives
Formal Notice Of Revolt Against
Convention Methods.

Chicago, June 2S.-William Howard
Taft of Ohio, at 1925 o'clock last
night was renominated for president
of the United States by the Republic
can national convention.
James S. Sherman OF New York,
was named for vice president
The revolt Of many Of the Roose-
welt delegates in the convention was
open from the moment the perman'
ent roll containing the names OF con
tested delegates was approved. A
"valedictory" statement was read IN
behalf Of Colonel Roosevelt asking
that his name be net presented and
that his delegates sit in mute protest
against all further proceedings A
great ajority OF the Roosevelt deie-
gates in the illinois and all 10 tie
Missouri and Idaho delegations 1e-
clinei to follow this advice. Du. Col
onel Roosevelt's sway over the dele
cations from California, Kausls,
Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania South Dakota,
and Virginia was all but lbsolu-e.
Most of the delegates from these
states announced their purpose OF
helping to give Mr. Roosevelt IN IN
dependent nomination at another hall
later in the evening.
The split in the convention occas-
Toned no surprise. 1t was only a full
illment of the predictions that had
been made during the last several
days
The closing scenes Of the coaven
ton were marked by counter demon
STATIONS for President Taft and Col
Roosevelt.
The first test vote after the an
nouncement Of the Roosevelt valedic
tory came on the adoption of the par
ty platform. The affirmative vote
was 666. Roosevelt delegates pres
ent and not voting numbered 3f3
There were SO nos, SO Of them from
the La Toilette states OF Wisconsin
and North Dakota.
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette OF
Wisconsin was placed before the cor
vention, but Colonel Rooseyelt's wish
es were carried out by his follower.
and they remained silent during th'
call of the states for nominations
Many of the delegates, however
carried out their primary instruction.
and voted for the colonel
On the voting for president, IN,
Roosevelt delegates again as a rul
remained silent. The detailed vot
was
Taft, SCI; Roosevelt, 1O7; La Fol
lette, Al; Cummins, II: Hughes ?
not voting 344; absent g.
At times during the balloting tn
convention was in great confusion
Warren G. Harding of Ohio place
the name of President Taft befor
the convention for the nomination
and in doing so he referred repeat
eddy to the internecine strife that Al
most convulsed the convention
Harding concluded at 1854 p. m
with the name of Taft Another dc
monstration started. but the chat
stopped IT, and introduced John War
amaker OF Philadelphia TO secon
Tafts nomination Mr. Wanamake
was courteously heard and applaude
as he closed He pictured the cha
acter of the government as a greg
business enterprise. for the condu,
OF which he said Taft had show
marked fairness
Nicholas Murray Butler OF New
/ York followed, secondng Taft.
The call OF states proceeded unt
Wisconsin was reached. Michael
0ldbrich CT Madison presented N
name of United States Senator RO
! ert La Toilette. Wisconsin gave At
\ mighty cheer
Oldbrich closed after forty minut,
of talking and a demonstration fc
lowed which was noisy and Ion
continued
Robert NJ. Pollock Of North Oak
! tn seconded la folette's romiuatio
There were 70 other nominations
Massachusetts was challenge
> When delegates refused 10 vote Cha
man Root ruled that their alternate
9 names should be called This ava
cned the widest disorder all ov
the hall. Tine Roosevelt men In Il
Massachusetts delegation s,ood
their chairs hrandishmg heir 6s' N
selltng at the chairman.
\ The leader OF the Roosevelt ml
i shouted: Massachusetts "a IN
! abiding state and will stand for
such ruling This was the m
time this ruling had been made.
: That's hierarchy" shouted de-
gate Uigeo by the police and Il
sergean' at arms. the angry Mass
chusetts men slowly took their sea
but the hall sill rang with protcs
and shouts Of Robbers st IA
q. quiet supervencd
Is Immediately after the formal d
e rouncemor ny Senator Root of 1
n nomination II presdcn, raft. g
n roll call for nomination. for vi
presidcn. was announced
m Alabama yielded to New York a
k. ]. Van Nechten Alcott took the pl
IN form TO renominate Vice Preside
IL Sherman
ID Alcolts speech did not last thr
~ minutes and Il was received witht
enthusiasm Harry naughcrty
s Ohio. merely moved second
OF Sherman's nomination
mr. Following tho annrnvat nf thr