Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-24
RESULT OF FIRST BALLOT.
FOR PREsIDENT.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

CONVENTION HALL. CHICAGO, June
2S--With nearly $50 Roosevelt delegates
declining to vote and Fastening away at
adjournment time to tender to CoIone.
Theodore Roosevelt the nomination of a
new party, the republican national con-
yention at the end OF a long and tumult-
uous session last night nominated William
II. Taft Of Ohio for president and James
Schoolcraft Sherman of New York for
vice president
President Taft received 5si OF the LOIS
more than a majority.
The decision of the Roosevelt people to
refrain from voting left no other candi-
date near the president. The announce
ment OF the Taft victory was greeted with
cheering from his adherents and groans
and Kisses from the opposition.
When II became certain today that Mr.
Taft would be nominated leaders In con
troll OF the convention decided to give
him as a rnnningmate his companion Of
1905,
All others dropped from the race ami
Mr.. Sherman was the only candidate
regularly placed before the convention
The vote for Sherman was 5N.
A motion from New Hampshire to make
the nomination by aoclamation was de-
riared out of order. There were many
scattering votes on the roll call that
ensiied.
The convention amid much confusion
adjourned sine die.
Al no time was there an indication Of
d waikout OF Roosevelt delegates. They
expressed their revolt by silence.
New Power Given Committee.
IN the confusion just before adjourn
ment resolution was adopted giving the
national committee power to declare va
cant the seat OF any man on the COM
OF the regular convention of 1919
The revolt Of many Roosevelt dele
gates In the convention was open from
the moment the permanent roll contain
ing the names of contested delegates was
approved. A 'valedictory'' statement
was read in behalf of Colonel Roosevelt
asking that his name be not presented
and that his delegates sit in mute pro-
test against all further proceedings.
A majority of the Roosevelt delegates
In the Illinois and all In the Missouri and
Idaho delegations declined to follow this
advice, but Colonel Roosevelts sway over
the delegates from California, Kansas,
Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jer.
sey. Pennsylvania. South Dakota and
West Virginia was all but absolute.
Most of the delegates from these states
announced their purpose of helping to
give Mr.. Roosevelt an independent nom-
nation Another convention occasioned
no surprise. 1t was but a fulfiliment OF
predictions that had been made during
the last few days
The closing scenes Of the convention
were marked by counter demonstrations
for President Taft and Colonel Roose-
velt.
Test Vote ON Platform.
The first test vote after the announce
ment Of the Roosevelt valedctory came
on the adoption of the party platform
The affirmative vots was SOS. Roose-
welt delegates present and not voting
numbered 34S There were fifty noes,
thirty-six Of them from the La Toilette
states of Wisconsin and North Dakota.
Senator Robert M. La Toilette Of WIS;
consin was placed before the convention.
but Colonel Roosevelts wishes were car
ried out by his followers and they re-
mained silent during the call Of the
states for nominations.
Many Of the delegates, however, car
ried out their primary instructions and
voted for the ccionel.
When Illinois was called Governor
Deneen announced that many delegates
felt that under the Illinois primary law