Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-24
Taft and Sherman Renom-
mated at National Repub-
Iican Convention.
ONLY ONE BALLOT TAKEN
ON EACH NOMINATION
No Motion Made to Make Choice
Unanimous-An Unprece-
dented Incident.

1Ill1AdOt JuI6 4 lhCPob-
llcan national convention has renom-
mated President Taft and Vice-Presi-
dent Sherman.
Only one ballot was taken on each
nomination.
For President, Taft received SOL
votes; Roosevelt, 107; Cummins, II;
La Toilette, Al; Hughes, 2. Six dele
gates were absent and s44 refused to
vote.
For Vlce-President, Sherman re-
ceived 597 votes. many of the La Fol-
lette and Cummins men giving him
their support.
nomination OF Taft unanimous. an un-
precedented Incident.
Senator Root was made chairman
of the committee to notify the Presi-
dent of his nomination, and Thomas
II. Devine of the committee to notify
Sherman.
The Roosevelt program as deter
mined upon was carried out after the
convention had received the last of
the credentials committees report
and had become permanently organ
lied.
Roosevelt Men silent.
There Was no bolt, but in accord
ance with the program no roll call
was demanded and after the perma-
nent organization was completed the
Roosevelt men did not vote. This
was in obedience to the request of the
colonel contained in a statement read
to the convention at 3:15 o'clock In
the afternoon. In this he asked the
Roosevelt delegates not to vote on
any matter after the report of the
credentials committee. on the ground
that the convention did not represent
the real Republican party.
The colonel's statement was read
by Henry j. Allen, of Kansas. MI.
Allen supplemented it with a state
ment of his own, which, he said,
represented the views of a majority
of the Roosevelt delegates.
The convention had been in ses-
sion four hours and a half when
Mr.. Allen got up to read Mr.. Roose-
velt's statement right after the re-
port of the committee on permanent
organization had been received and
adopted and Mr.. Root had become
permanent chairman. The
ment by Mr.. Allen that he had q
statement to make from Roosevelt
led to a noisy demonstration by the
Roosevelt men lasting twenty min
utes and in which the scenes of
Wednesdays session were repeated to
some extent. 1t did not have great
lasting power, however; for one thing
the delegates, particularly the Roose-
Welt ones, were utterly worn out.
Result of Vote.
The La Toilette speeches ended the
preliminaries and at 1923 p. m. the
call of the States n the voting on
the nomination of the candidates for
President began.
Alabama voted Taft 90, not voting 2.
Arizona voted Taft 6.
Arkansas voted II for Taft, 1 not
voting.
California's vote was registered 2
for Taft, "a not voting.
Colorado voted 10 solid for Taft.
and Connecticut IA for Taft,
Delaware voted 6 for Taft and Flor
ida gave him II. Georgia went into
the Taft column solid with % votes.
Idaho voted I for Senator Cum
Minis and 1 for Taft.
When Illinois was called Governor
Deneen announced that many of the
delegates felt that under the I'LL
nois primary law they would be
bound to follow their instructions and
voted for Colonel Roosevelt. The
of the delegates was called.
The result In Illinois ascertained bv
the roll call was: Taft, 2; Roosevelt,
81; not voting, 2; absent, 2.
Indiana voted Taft 20, Roosevelt 3,
not voting Z.
Iowa voted Taft Is, Cummins 10.
The Is Roosevelt delegates from
Kansas refused to vote. Taft re-
ceived 2.
Kentucky voted Taft %, Roose-
welt 2.
Louisiana voted 20 for Taft.
Names IL refused to vote. .
a roll call of the Maryland delega-
ton gave Taft 1, Roosevelt 9. not
voting 5, absent 1.
When Massachusetts was reached
a roll call was demanded. AS the
Roosevelt men recorded themselves
present and refused to vote. Chair
man Root ordered that their alter
mates be called in their stead. This
ruling broke the storm. The Roose-
welt men sprang to their feet and
roared. Massachusetts is a law
abiding state and will stand for no
such stealing" shouted one of the
Howl from Raw state
delegates.
Root advanced to the front of the
platform and said: IF any delegate
sent here by the State of Massachu-
sets refuses to do his duty his alter
nate will be called on to do it"
That's piracy" shouted a delegate.
Urged by the police and the SER
geant-at-arms. the angry Massachu-
setts men slowly took thei- seats.
but the hall still rang with protests
and shouts Of Robbers "Thieyesl"
At last quiet s~upervened and Fos-
dick. of Massachusetts, asked for an
explanation of the chairs ruling.
Chairman Root replied that the
challenge of the vote, and the indi-
vidual delegates not answering, re.
quired the calling of the a~lternates.
eff l say present is not thai suffi-
%cient?" asked Fosdick.
1.-THE chair thinks not"
Fosdiek tried to appeal from the
decision of the chair. Chairman
Root ruled hat the appeal was out
Of order, until the roll call was COM
plete, He said that before the result
was announced there would be op-
portunity to pass upon the appeal.
In Massachusetts the a~lternates of
the delegates-at-large, elected at the
nrimarieS were all nledped m Taft