The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-27

Taft by John wanamaker of Pennsyl
vania and DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler
of New York. Senator La Toilette:
name was presented by Michael 3. Of
brich of Wisconsin and the nomination
was seconded by Robert NJ. Pollock OF
North Dakota.
The great event for which not only
thousands crowding the convention
hall had been waiting, was the taking
of the ballot on the question of nomi-
mating candidate for president. The
venom, in the feeling of Roosevelt's
enthusiastic supporters was exhibited
time and again during the calling OF
when his name was called on poll Of
the delegates, stood on chair and
shouted, Massachusetts is law-abid-
ing state and will stand no such steal
ing" He refused to vote.
Root Causes Eruption.
Chairman Root then raised an erup-
ton by directing that the roll call Of
MISUNDERSTANDING from Massachusetts,
be called, the delegates-at-large having
refused to cast their votes. Advancing
to the front of the platform, Mr.. Root
pointed his gavel to the faces of the
Massachusetts delegates and ,ex-
claimed: IF any delegate from the
state of Massachusetts sitting in a
Republican convention refuses to per
form his duty his alternate will be
asked to perform II for him.
Il defy this convention to make me
vote for any man." shouted the dele
gate who had made the declaration
about stealing quoted above.
Sherman 10 Renorinated.
The denomination of Vice-President
Sherman was the most uninteresting
event of the entire five-day program.
As soon as the roll of states was
called the crowd began to leave, and
before the predetermined result was
announced there were few spectators
left.
Sherman was the only real candi-
date in the race, and the only surprise
in the result was that Sherman's vote
was 597, in contrast to Taft's SCI. The
only other interest aroused resulted
from the complimentary" votes given
five men.
The delegates and spectators crowd.
ed closely around the rostrum as
Chairman Root conducted the closing
business of the convention. There
were the usual resolutions of appreci-
alton. Then the band struck up
Praise God From Whom All Bless
ings Flow" as the remnant of the big
crowd filed out, and the convention
was at an end.
Reads RooseveIt's Statement.
The determination of Colonel Roose-
welt not TO participate in the conven-
ton was made by Henry J. Allen of
Kansas.
He read a statement from the col
onel in which he set forth that the
convention had no claim to represent
the voters of the Republican party,
that the convention represented moth
ing but successful fraud in overriding
the will of the rank and file of the
party. Mr.. Roosevelt urged the men
elected as delegates for him to decline
to vote on any matter before the con-
vention.
With the mention of Roosevelt's
name bedlam broke loose on the
Roosevelt side of the convention.
Cries for Teddy"
we want Teddy, We want Teddy"
was the cry from thousand threats.
The storm of cheers rose and fell in
deafening waves. Then, with a sudden
increase OF volume In the din, the
march of the standards started. Soon
there was long line of standards cir
cling the hall and bobbing above the
heads OF Roosevelt delegates, yelling
like maniacs.
The demonstration lasted twenty
one minutes.