The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-06-27
REPUBLICANS NOMINATE TAFT

RO0sevelt's Forces Revolt and
Nominate Colonel to Make
Race as Independent,
Convention, Chicago, June %.
With nearly three hundred and
tftv of the Roosevelt delegates
declining to vote and fastening
away at adjournment time to
tender to Col. Theodore Roose-
welt the nomination OF a new
party, the fifteenth Republican
National Convention, at the end
of a long aud tumultuous session
tonight, renominated William
Howard Taft, of Ohio for Presi.
dent, and James Schoolcraft
Sherman of New York for Vice
President.
Taft received SCI of the 1913
votes in the convention, or twenty
one more than a majority.
The decision of the Roosevelt
people. under direction Of their
leader to refrain from voting,
left no other candidate near the
President. The announcement
of the Taft victory was greeted
with cheering from his adherents
and and Kisses from the OPPOSE
ton.
When it became absolutely
certain early to-day that Mr.. Taft
would be nominated without
great difficulty, the leaders in
control of the convention decided
to give him as running mate
his companion on the ticket in
1908.
All others dropped from the
race, and Mr.. Sherman was the
only candidate regularly placed
before the convention. A motion
from New Hampshire to make
the nomination by reclamation
was declared out Of order. There
were many scattering votes on
the roll call. His vote was 597.
The convention, amid l,ucn
confusion. adjourned sine die.
A great majority of the Roose.
welt delegates in Illinois and all
in Missouri and Idaho delegates
declined to follow this advice,
but Col. Roosevelt's sway over
the delegations from California,
Kansas. Maine. Minnesota, Ne. |
braska, New Jersey, Pennsylva-
MIA, South Dekato. and West Vir- |
ginia was all but absolute.
Most of the delegates from
these States announced their
purpose Of helping to give Mr..
Roosevelt an independent nom
nation.
The split in the convention &C.
,asioned no surprise. It was
,ut a fulfillment Of predictions,
hat had been made during the
,ast several days.
The closing scenes we're mark
d by counter demonstrations for
President Taft and Roosevelt.
When Chairman Root announc-
ID q call Of the roll Of the States
or nominations for Presidency,
Alabama was passed. Arizona
vas silent. Down the list silence
ol)owed the calling of each state
Until Ohio was reached. A cheer
.reeted the State and Warren
J. Harding arose to place Pres
lent Taft in nomination. Then
was discovered that Iowa had
orgotten to nominate Cummins,
nd Root ordered that the State
q called again. Silence greeted
he second cali, for the lowans
lad decided not to nominate
,ummins, but to vote for him. (
Then Ohio was called again
nd Harding took the platform,
mid scattered cheers, to nomi-
ate Taft.
When New York was called ,
here had been a murmur Of dis
prominent, for William A. s
'rendergast sat still in his seat.
be had been expected
, nominate Roosevelt.
Frequently duringshis speech {
,arding was interrupted by ap- :
lause and cheers. When finally :
) reached the name WILTON H.
1T" floor and galleries burst T
to lite. Hats aud hrndkerchiefs
ere swung in the air and y .
eady roll Of cheering swept Il
no,Oh tho hall In the CALLER I,