The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-28

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Chicago, June 24.-William Howard
Taft for a second time was made the
presidential nomIne Of the republi-
can party in a riotious conclusion Of
the party's national convention Satur-
day night.
james schoolcraft Sherman once
more was selected Is his running mate,
receiving 597 votes.
In spite of the determination of the
majority Of the Roosevelt supporters
to take no part in the proceedings
the final roll call for president was
marked by many violent scenes that
we're quelled only by prompt police in
reference.
Delegates who had good-naturedly
met the rapid advance of the steam
roller with laughter during the earlier
part of the day Indignantly protested
at rulings by Chairman Root during
the final vote.
Roosevelt Men Split.
The Roosevelt men seemed hope
lessly split when it came to q final
decision as to whether they should
refuse to vote, support their candt-
date, or taking advantage of the re-
lease from their pledges he had given
them, vote for one of the other two
progressive candidates.
A "valedictory" statement was e
in behalf of Colonel Roosevelt, asking
that his name be not presented and
that the delegates who desired to re-
main with him sit in mute protest
against all further proceedings.
A great majority of the Roosevelt
delegates in the Illinois delegation and
all in the Missouri and Idaho dele
cations declined to follow this adj
vice, But Colonel Roosevelt's sway
over the delegations from California,
Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Da-
kota and West Virginia was all but
absolute.
Aid Promised Colonel
Most of the delegates from these
states announced their purposes OF
helping to give Mr.. Roosevelt an in
dependent nomination.
West Virginia announced that the
states sixteen delegates were not vot-
ing. This brought cheers from the
Roosevelt supporters. Wisconsin's
twenty-six votes went to LaFollette,
Wyoming gave Taft six, Alaska and
the District of Columbia each cast two
for Taft and Hawaii cast six for the
president. The Philippines and Porto
Rico finished the call, each giving Taft
- Result Of Roll Call.
The announced result of the roll
call was.
Absent. g.; Hughes, 2; cummins, IT;
LaFo1lette, Al; Roosevelt, 107; not
voting, 344:I Taft, SCI.
The delegates had kept tab on the
voting and realized Taft had won the
nomination before an announcement
was made. The Taft delegates stood
on chairs n cheered wildly.
The last part Of the list vas called,
but there was little interest in 1t. The
great battle, 81 far as this conven-
ton was concerned, was over.
Immediately upon the formal an
n~ouncernent by Senator Root Of the
nomination of President Taft the roll
call for nominations for vice president
was announced.
Before 1t began. however, delegates
and spectators stood while the band
played America, and the Star Spangle6
Banner.
with much difficulty sufficient
quiet was restored to hear the chair
mans announcement.
Sherman Is Nominated.
Alabama yielded to New York anC
j. Van Vechten Allcott took the plat,
form to renominate Vice Presidenr
Sherman.
Mr.. Allcott's speech did not las
three minutes and it was received
without n demonstration. Harry
Daugherty of Ohio merely moved {
second to MIR. Sherman's nomination
The call of states went on withou
further nominations until Pennsyl,
vania was reached Then c.. TysoI
KratZ ros in his place.
ION behalf of Pennsylvania / nomi
nate Boles Penrose," he shouted. There
was no second.
There were no other nominations ant
the call of the roll on the vice persi
Dental nomination was begun at ga
p m.
idaho was the first state that fai1eC
to support Sherman. It's eight vote
went to Governor Hadley of Missouri
Delegates Start Out.
While the roll call was in progress
the spectators and many of the dele
gates, taking Sherman's nomination
for granted, crowded into the aisle
and started for the exits. In the nois
of their moving out 1t was not pos
sFble to hear the roll call and Roo
pounded in vain for order.
When the roll was called on Illinoi
r.. R. Mccormick voted for Howar,
Gillette, a Chicago banker.
"Jnst q matter of friendship sait
Mr.. Mccormick when asked who Mi
GilIette was. "Efe's a friend OF mine.
q told him il Taft was nominated