The Washington herald., 1912-06-23
Outcome Of Voting on Nomination
Demonstration of Presidents
Real Strength.
CONTESTS INSTITUTED
TO CLOUD ISSUES
Third Party viii Have Small Show
If Wilson Is the Nominee of
the Democrats.
py sTAFF coRREsPoNpENT.

Chicago, Ill. June zz.-wIlliam Howard
Taft Of Ohio. was nominated tonight
on the FIRST ballot as the Republican
candidate for President. and James s.
Sherman, OF New York. was named as
Vice President. Il Is the old ticket over
again.
President Taft received 5sl votes. or
twenty-one more than were necessary
for q majority. Roosevelt received IO7
votes, but this does not represent his
full strength, inasmuch as SH delegates
pledged or instructed for him refused
TO be recorded. thus obeying his instruc-
tons.
Senator La Toilette received forty-one
votes. Senator Cummins OF Iowa seven
| teen votes. Associate Justice Hughes two
votes, while six delegates were absent.
The outcome shows that Mr.. Roosevelt
did not have at any time a majority of
the convention. He endeavorsd to secure
this majority by instItuting contests
among the delegates, and then, when his
claimants were not seated. he declared
that he had been defrauded. As a matter
of fact. he was q beaten man when he
came to Chicago q week ago to-day. and
the only manner in which he could cover
his defeat was 70 make charges which
had no foundation in fact
No Votes in Six States.
President Taft received the votes of
one or more delegates in every State in
the Union save six, Maine, Minnesota
North Dakota, South Dakota, West vir-
ginia. and Wisconsin. The first four of
these States he lost through his advocacy
| OF reciprocity, and Wisconsin gave its
| vote to a favorite son, Senator La Fol-
| lette. II is true that he did not have
| a majority OF the delegates from states
whose elecoral votes will be essential to
his election, but in some OF these States,
like Idaho and Missouri Il is certain that
| there viii be no bolt.
The attitude OF the Republicans in the
other States is now a matter OF immense
political Importance. It may be said that
II Woodrow Wilson is nominated at Bal
timore there will be no third party. The
Roosevelt Republicans will support him.
II Clark. GaynOr. Harmon, OF Under
wood is nominated the so-called Progress
sive Republicans will nominate Roose-
welt and Wilson at Denver about the
FIRST Of August II Bryan is selected as
the Democratic candidate the Republicans
will be in a Quandary.
They have voted against Bryan so often
that they do not want to vote for him
now. 1t may be, however, II their third
party does not materialiZe that they will
accept Bryan. II is said not TO be likely
that the Democrats will nominate Bryan.
but a combination of Roosevelt Repub-
licans and Bryan Democrats would GER
tainly be a unique chapter in political
history.
Nomination the Climax.
The nomination came as the climax
OF a day which marks a crisis in the
existence Of the Republican party. In
the early morning there was much ap-
parent friendliness and good humor. The
I a
the diminutive Victor Rosewater was
discovered amid the Pennsylvania dele
cation he was lifted in the arms Of a
gigantic Keystone citizen and applauded
as he squirmed in the air. Then the
reports Of the credentials committee went
through without a hitch, there being
no contest even upon the seating OF the
delegates from Wisconsin.
AS the day wore On, however, the feel
ing became more tense and reached its
climax when Henry J. Allen. chairman
OF the Kansas delegation, read ROose-
velt's bitter confession of defeat. Then
the opposing passions Of the audience
were disclosed. Mr.. Roosevelt's asser-
tion that the nominee Of the convention
would be the beneficiary Of a success
full fraud provoked a storm Of Kisses,
50 loud and sibilant that the noisy dem
onstration of the Roosevelt followers
could not drown II. AS Mr.. Allen pro-
ceeded, adding his own heated words
TO the formal statement OF Mr.. Roosevelt,
the disorder increased. There were cries
OF Put him out" and defiant howls
which the Roosevelt adherents answered
with triumphant yells.
Decline to Vote on Platform.
In his statement Mr. Roosevelt asked
bis delegates not to participate In the
Proceedings because he had been de-
frauded OF the nomination by the seating