The Penn's Grove record., 1912-06-28
TAFT AND SHERMAN
TICKET NAMED
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL coNVEN.
TON RENoMINATES OLD CAN.
DIDATES ON THE FIRST
BALLOT.
RooSeYGlt'S New Party Born

tory, William Howard Taft OF Ohio,
was nominated for President of the
United States by the Republican Ma.
tional Convention.
James S%choolcraft Sherman of New
work was renominated for Vice-Presi-
dent. His vote was 597. The conven.
ton adjourned at 1890 o'clock p. m.
The platform adopted by the Re.
publican National Convention ignores
the leading policies of the progress
sives, but advocates currency reform,
an adequate navy, amendment of the
criminal clause of the Antitrust act.
the lowering Of some import duties
and simplification of civil litigation
and the procedure for impeachment of
judges.
The revolt of many of the Roosevelt
delegates in the convention was open
from the moment the permanent roll
containing the names of contested
delegates was approved.
A "valedictory" statement was read
in behalf of Colonel Roosevelt, asking
them that his name be not presented
and hat his delegates sit in mute pro-
test against all further proceedings.
A great majority of the Roosevelt
delegates in the Illinois and all in the
Missouri and Idaho delegations declin-
ed TO follow this advice, but Colonel
Roosevelt's sway over the delegations
from California, Kansas, Maine, Min
nesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Penn
~sylvania, South Dakota and Virginia
was all but absolute.
Most of the delegates from these
States announced their purpose of
helping to give Mr.. Roosevelt an in
dependent nomination at another hall
later in the evening.
The split in the convention occasion
ed no surprise. 1t was but a fulfill
ment OF the predictions that had been
made during the past several DAYS.
The closing scenes of the conven.
ton were marked by counter demon
STATIONS for President Taft and Col
onel Roosevelt.
The first test vote after the an
nouncement of the Roosevelt va1edic-
tory came on the adoption of the par
ty platform. The affirmative vote was
666. Roosevelt delegates present and
not voting numbered 343. There were
So votes, SO of them from the La Fol
lette States of Wisconsin and North
Dakota.
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette of
Wisconsin was placed before the con-
vention, but Colonel Roosevelt's
wishes were carried out by his follow
ers, and they remained silent during
the call of the States for nominations.
Many of the delegates, however, car
ried out their primary instructions and
voted for the Colonel.
The detailed vote was: Taft, 561;
Roosevelt, 107; La Toilette, Al; Cum
Minis, IT; Hughes, 2; not voting, 344;
absent, 6.
The vote for NONRESIDENT was:
Sherman, 597; Borah, 81; Hadley, IA;
Merriam, 20; Beverage, 2; Gillette, l.
Absent, IS.
Present, but not voting, 33S.
In the confusion just before adjourn
ment a resolution was adopted giving
the National Committee power to de-
clare vacant the seat of any man on
the committee refusing to support the
nominees of the regular convention of
1912.
Secretary Hilles wired the Presi-
dent the following as soon as he was
nominated:
HVour vipdiootioo hoe anna ~ tho
close of the fifth day of the most i'm
portant national convention held since
the Civil War. Hundreds of your
friends have asked me to fellcitate
you"
Nearly one-third of the convention.
at the behest of Theodore Roosevelt,
refused to vote on the nomination.
The same portion and it's supporters
in the galleries shouted jeers and cat
calls at the mention of the Presidents
name. 1t interrupted the speech of
nomination several times, once COM
polling a threat to clear the galleries
if the disturbance did not cease. When
Senator Root at another time tried
to restore a semblance of order the
galleries turned on him and twitted
him with the fact that he once served
as counsel for the notorious Tweed.
That was the one side of the affair.
The other was a 15-minute %outburst
of enthusiasm when Warren G. Hard
ing, in his nominating speech, first
mentioned President Taft's name. The
fact that the Roosevelt men ostenta-
tiSusly refused to cheer, remaining in
their seats and trying to look bored,
did not interfere with the Taft men.
They cheered and applauded, shouting
and throwing their hats into the air.
State standards were wrenched
loose and a parade started around the
hall. the marchers yelling -Four years
more for Taft AS if by magic there
appeared a big. red silk banner with
the Presidents picture and the legend
Our Candidate" on it. Presently that