The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-06-24
DOOMED TO DEFEAT
Chicago by the Machine Faction
of a HOpeIessIy Divided Party

Chicago, June 23.-With nearly $50
of the Roosevelt delegates declining to
vote and fastening away at adjourn
ment time to tender to Col. Roosevelt
the nomination of a new party. the
fifteenth republican national conven-
ton, at the end of long and tumult-
Gus session Monday night renOmjnat
ed William Howard Taft of Ohio for
president and James SchOOlcraft Sher-
man of New York for vice president.
President Taft received SCI of the
1.O7S votes in the convention. or p
more than a majority. Vice President
sherman received 597.
The revolt of many Roosevelt dele
gates in the convention was open from
the moment the permanent roll con-
tanning the names of contested dele
gates was approved. y 'valedictory"
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
proceedings.
\ great majority of the Roosevelt
delegates in the Illinois and all in the
Missouri and Idaho delegations de-
clined to follow this advice. and Col
Roosevelt's sway over the delegates
from California, Kansas, Maine. Min
nesota, Nebraska. New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, South Dakota and West Nir-
ginia was all but absolute.
Most of the delegates from these
states announced their purpose of
helping to give Mr. Roosevelt an inde-
pendent nomination.
Taft Named on First Ballot
The split in the convention occasion
ed no surprise. 1t was but a fulfill
ment of predictions that has been made
during the last several days.
The closing scenes of the convention
were marked by counter demonstra-
| tions for President Taft and Col RooSe-
Welt.
The first vote after the announce
ment of the Roosevelt valedictory came
on the adoption of the party platform.
| The affirmative vote was 666. Roose-
welt delegates present and not voting
| numbered 343. There were 50 noes, &c
| of them from the LaFollette states of
Wisconsin and North Dakota.
| Senator LaFollette was placed before
| the convention, but Col Roosevelt
| wishes We're carried out by his follow
| ers, and they remained silent during
| the call Of the states for nomination
on the voting for president the
| Roosevelt delegates as a rule remain
ed silent. Taft received Sol. Roosevelt
| 1O7, LaFollette Il. Cummins Il
| Hughes >, while 344 did not vote and
6 We're absent.
| When it became absolutely certain
that Mr.. Taft would be nominated
without great difficulty the leaders in
| control of the convention decided t.
give him as running mate his com
| panion on the ticket in 1908.
| All others dropped from the race
and Mr. Sherman was the only candi-
date placed before the convention. :
motion from New Hampshire TO make
the nomination by acclamation wa:
declared out Of order. There Were
many scattering voters on the rOl
call that enSued.
The convention, amid much confus.
ion, adjourned sine die.
| At no time was there an indication
of walk-out of Roosevelt delegates
lThey expressed their revolt by silence
| In the confusion just before ad
ljuurnment a resolution was adopted
giving the national committee powe,
Ito declare vacant the seat of any maj
on the committee to support the nom
Iinee of the regular convention of 1912