The Calumet news., 1912-06-24
HADltY TO STAY IN PARTY
Fighting Governor Will Not Join
New Roosevelt Movement
LIKE COURSE IN NEBRASKA
Gov. Aldrieh Declares Proeressives
Are Already in Control
There.

Chicago June zI.-Powell Clayton
Republican national committee man
| from Arkansas, the Oldest member OF
the committee, was made temporary
chairman of the Republican national
committee when that body convened
today The meeting adjourned after
the appointment Of committee to
confer with TAFT and ascertain his
wishes regarding the naming Of a
chairman aud the conduct of the cam
paign.
The committee decided 20 meet next
Monday in Washington to confer with
Taft. The national committee author
lied a committee 10 make the selec :
ton of a Republican national chair
man and name a secretary after a con-
ference with Taft.
Hadley Not to Quit Party.
Jefferson city, Mo-, June 24.--Govcr-
nor hadley, on his return yesterday
from the Chicago convention, declared
his determination not to join Colonel
Rooseyclts third party movement.
II believe | can render more service
to the people as "a member of the Re
publican party than by joiune I'm the
formation OF third party" he saic.
while / have in no way changed my
mind as To- the correctness of that for
which | have contendod | hesitate tu
say that no political party ever did or
ever will exist in which at times men
Will not use authority unfairly and to
accomplish selfish and improper ends.
I'm my opinion, the best way success
fully to night such men and also the
best way in which to fight for correct
principles of government is within the
party, rather than by leaving II.
Praises the Taft Platform.
There were some planks which
were omitted from the platform. which
| should like to have seen adopted, but
there will be found. | believe. in the
platform nothing that is Objectionable
to any Republican, and on tho whole
it is the most progressive platform We
people"
No New Party in Nebraska.
Lincoln, Neb., June 24-In the opin.
ion OF Governor Aldrich. expressed to-
day, there is no occasion for the or
ganlzation of Roosevelt purity in Ne
braslka. He said the progressives All
ready are in the majority here and to
organize a new party would be simply
to throw the Republican machinery i'm
10 the hands of the reactionaries."
President Re.Nominated
With 21 Votes 10 Spare.
Chicago ILL.,, June 24.-With nearly
$50 OF The Roosevelt delegates declin
ing TO vote and fastening away at adj
journment time 10 tender to Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt the nomination of
new party, the fifteenth Republican
convention, at the end of long and
tumultous session. Saturday night re-
nominated William Howard Taft of
Ohio for president and james School
craft Sherman OF New York for vice
president.
President TAFT received SCI Of the
LOIS votes in the convention or 81
more than a majority.
The decision of the Roosevelt peo-
rle under the direction of their lead
ers 10 refrain from voting, left no
other candidate near the president.
The announcement of the Taft victory
was greeted with cheering from his ad-
herents and groans and Kisses from
the opposition.
ON the voting for president the
Roosevelt delegates as q rule remain
ed silent. The detailed vote was:
Taft. sci; Roosevelt 100; La Toilette,
Al: Cummins, IL; Hughes, 2; not vot
ing. IA: absent, s.
when IL became absolutely certain
early I'm the day that Mr. Taft would
be nominated without great difficulty,
the leaders In control of the conven
ton decided to give him as a running
mate his companion on the ticket in
1905. The announced result of the roll
call on vice president was:.-Vice
President sherman. New York, 597.
Governor Hadlcy, Missouri, IA; Sen
ator Borah Idaho, 21 former Senator
Reveridge. Indiana. IL: Charles Il.
Merriam. Chicago, 20; Howard Gil
Iette, Chicago. l. Not voting, 1852; alb
sent. n.
Great Victory Won For
the G. o. r., Says Taft.
Washington, d. c., June 24.-Presi
dent Taft In statement SATURDAY,
night said
~ national convention OF one of
the great parties is ordinarily i'm