Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-06-27
President Renominated
on First Ballot, While
Running Mate Has
No Opposition.

regular Republican nominees for
president and vice-president of the
United States
Following a long and arduous SEES
sion of the Republican national con
vention, President Taft was renomi-
mated at 9:25 o'clock Saturday night,
and less than an hour later Vice-Presi-
dent Sherman was renominated by the
convention.
Both nominations were made on the
first ballot. Senator La Follette's
name was the only name presented to
the convention for the presidential
nomination besides that of Taft Sher-
mans was the only name presented
for the presidency. A motion
made TO make his nomination unani-
nous was objected TO and rollcall
ordered
The vote for the presidential nomi-
nation was: Taft, SCI; Roosevelt,
107; La Toilette, Al; Cummins, II;
Hughes. .. Present and not voting,
S4S. Absent, ..
The vote on the vice-presidential
nomination was: Sherman, 597;
Borah, 81; Merriam. 20; Hadley. IA;
Beveridge, .; Gillette, l. Absent, IL
Not voting. S52.
The convention adjourned at 1929
p. m.
There were two exciting features of
the long session. which began at 10
in the morning and continued till
nearly midnight
Two hours before the nomination of
Taft the personal boom of Theodore
Roosevelt gave its last expiring gasp,
in twenty-fve-minute demonstration
The second incident was a near riot
in the Massachusetts delegation pre-
cipitated by Chairman Root.
When the delegates from the Goldfish
state, their minds made up to have no
hand in the matter, refused to vote
when their names were called, Root
ordered that the names of the alter
mates be called.
This caused a near riot in the Mas
sachusetts delegation. but presently
they quoted down and voted. They
lost four votes, but they gained one
point of more Importance.
Chairman Root did not again during
the rollcall insist on the call of alter
mates. Once or twice they were called
but they never voted against their
principals desires.
Votes were cast for Colonel Roose-
welt. La Toilette, Cummins and
Hughes, although only the names of
President Taft and La Toilette were
presented to the convention.
Bany of the Roosevelt men. follow
ing the instructions of Colonel Roose-
welt sat silently in their seats while
the votes were being cast, taking no
part at all in the proceedings.
Walter G. Harding of Ohio present
ed the name of the president to the
convention. John Wanamaker and
Nicholas Murray Butler were among
those who made seconding speeches.
NJ B. Olbrich of Wisconsin made the
chief nominating speech for La Fol.
lette.
Big demonstrations followed the
presentation of each name Earlier in
the evening the Roosevelt forces led
didate.
The nominating of candidates fol
lowed the adoption of the platform re-
ported to the convention by the plat
form committee. This platform favors
a protective tariff, but says that there
should be some reductions, declares
that the recall of judges is unneces-
f1VnrC With
other countries to protect American
citizens abroad. promises an inquiry
into the high cost of living, and urges
laws to increase the safety of ocean
travel.
The reading of the Roosevelt state
ment, asking his friends to take no
part in the proceedings, was the one
dramatic incident of the day A dem
onstration occurred which lasted at
least twenty minutes.
Utah's eight votes were cast for
President Taft. Arizona, Colorado,
Wyoming, Montana and Nevada dele
gates were also a unit for the presi-
dent, while seven of Idaho delegates
voted for Cummins and one for Taft
Washington cast fourteen votes for
the president, Oregon eight for Roose
welt and two refused to vote. Two of
California's delegates voted for Taft.
while twenty-four refused to vote.
President Taft received SCI of the
LOTS votes in the convention or TWEEN.
ty-one more than majority. Sher-
mans vote was 597.
The decision of the Roosevelt peo-
pie under direction of their leader.