The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-24
TAFT AND ROOSEVELT
MANAGERS OUTLINE.
PLANS FOR BATTLE
With Men on Separate Tickets
Great Struggle Is In
Sight
POLITICAL DRAMA
POLITICAL DRAMA
Charles A. Nichols Will Organ
ize Progressive Party In
Wayne Countx
,cFICb1N June 24.-The great
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on every tongue today. BY singular
coincidence the Republicans held
national convention in this city IN
1S6O--soon after the party was form
ed. and Saturday night-52 years al
terwards, William Howard Taft was
renominated for president by the So
called stand-pat element In the dying
moments of the fifteenth national u.
10. p. convention, and Col. Roosevelt
was named for president by the Re-
publican progressives at a rousing
meeting in Orchestra hall. james
Schoolcraft Sherman, the present IN
cumbent was renominated for vice
president as President Taft's running
mate. while the selection of second
man on the Republican progressive
ticket was left for future action.
Managers for both President Tart
and Col. Roosevelt are outlining plans
today to push the battle right up to
November and the struggle promises
to. be even more bitter than In the
past.
before lie iell lOT lIcbiOAe' Shott~S
A. Nicholas said he would call
meeting of progressives for the pur-
pose of forming an organization In
Wayne county to back Col. Roosevelt
as candidate for president.
The stirring finale OF the bitter
fight that preceded and continued
while the national convention was in
session came after a day filled with
momentous events that will make the
pages OF history in glaring fashion.
The crisis was broughth ONE heavily
TO the hearts OF many. for they saw in
the parting of the ways OF the Tart
and Roosevelt wings great blow to
| the party which has had Lincoln and
other great men as its leaders. The
dye had been cast, however, by the
bitter animosities between Taft and
Roosevelt and their followers. Each
side clung grimly to their positions.
Taft was renominated shortly before
10 o'clock Saturday night, receiving
the votes of SCI of the 1,07S delegates
who were entitled to vote. Roosevelt
had instructed his delegates TO refuse
to vote, but 107 OF them cast their
ballots for him, while 344 refused TO
take part in the proceedings. Senator
I.aFollette OF Wisconsin, was the only
other man nominated. He received II
votes. Pennsylvania gave two votes
To Justice Hughes, Of the United
States supreme court. Senator Cum
Minis manager decided at the eleventh
hour not to present his nam.
The Taft managers tried In vain TO
land a western progressive for second
place. They approached Cummins.
Ha0ley and others, but all OF them
rejected the proposal and 1t was final
ly decided TO renomiante Mr.. Sher-
man. He was renominated without
the formality OF rollcall twenty min
utes after the result of the ballot on
the presidency has been announced.
During the entire days session,
which lasted from 10 o'clock In the
night. the feeling was bitter between
the Taft and Roosevelt delegates.
Those in the Massachusetts section
became involved in a bitter wrangle
and the police were compelled to go
to that part of the hall and restore a
semblance Of order.
During the closing moments of the
"stand-pat" convention in the Coli
scum Roosevelt delegates and hun
dreds of spectators were fiocking to
Orchestra hall. The Roosevelt dele.
gates remained in the Coliseum long
enough to show that they refused to
vote on the Taft nomination and then
proceeded to the building where the
National Progressive Party was for
mally launched with the nomination of
Col Roosevelt II was given out ear
ly that Gov Hadley, OF Missouri, had
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