The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-23

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my vote, Must ]? If / say "pr"s"n'
isn't that Sufficient"
Mr.. Root--The chair doesn't thh
that 1t is sufficient.
After n few minutes of eXtromc Gl-o.l
the delegates were induced to hc q,r
When Mr.. Fosdick could be gain TO-. ..
he said: Il appeal from the d""i-lor .
the chair"
Chairman Root--Nou will re,y,,vp
decision on this appeal but il cannot
pa sspd on during the roll call. b,t ~ ...
| close of the roll call the appeal e.. Do,
passed upon by the convention lrtor, l..
| roll call Is announced.
Mr. Fosdick-I defy the colyru'r.,
) to make the vote for any ..ian
Mir Finn went down end vhisuol.,
to Mr.. fosdick. ~ appeal from IT.. q,
cision OF the chair. said Mr. Io~o.
7 to make ~, vote for any man
| There w'g great confusion due t." f..
! polling of the Ma ssachusetts men l,.r,
delegate and alternate who refused T.
vote was cheered hy many in the COS,
vention hall.
votes. by calling the alternate IN i.,
| Messachlsetts delegation.
Minnesota refused TO vote; 80 did the
Roosevelt delegates in the Missouri doe.
CATION.
w" do so at his request ,hoy eN.
planned.
Two of the New Jersey delegates cas-,
votes for Roosevelt, tn" others rrfu.ing
TO vote.
New Workers Are Chccrcd
New York S vote was Taft. 20: Rooseyor
s. not voting, The Taft men cheered
When the thirty-four Roosevelt mer
refused to.vote III Ohio. the Pres,dcn'-
own Stete. the galleries rocked with the
cheering.
The vote of Oregon was challenged
Il refuse to vote where TIN cLrd- ar
stacked said Charles ". Acker-on of
Portland "You cant compel me to yot"
Pennsylvania gave two votes Tor Charlie,
r.. Hughes. Two fnr R,"raI"ii Mn" in,
Taft and siXty-two not voting Their.
was a great cheer from the Roosevelt
people I no Taft votes did not draw
anv cheers 10 speak of
sihc South Dakota delegation. elected
in the primaries as Roosevelt men. split
five for La follctt" and five for Roosevelt
The President wac nominated when
Washington was reached. This State
gave him the $40 necessary for his nom
inatlCn All Of the West Virginia dele
gates refused to vote. This was AT 9';n
There were no other refusals after that
The Taft men got up and Checred some
at the end A band at one Of the on
frances began to play and an attempt
was made to keep the cheering gong,
but il fell absolutely fiat,
The result was announced at g:Sj. l.
was: Taft. 58l: not voting. 3t,; Roosevelt
1O1; Hughes. .; Cumnlns. Il; la Toilette
A.; absent. &.
The cheering lasted only "A second.
Tnft's NOm ina tiOn Announced.
william Howard Taft. having re-
Ceived a ma ioritN Of the votes is de
clarcd renomina;cd for President of the
United States" said Chairman Roo
There was no motion I" max" the
Presidents nomination unanimous. This
Is unprecedented.
MIR. Root proceeded at once to cal.
for the nominations for Nice-Pr-sidon,
The band. however, struck up MY
Country. Tis of Thee" Everybody iu
the hall. even the Roosevelt men. got
up and sang.
on the roll call for candidate, fo,
Vice President Alabama yielded t. : ="
York. IN -Represents'iv" i. Van Nr,..
ten Dlcott, in presenting tn" MAIN. u'
Vice. Ir.s .sident sherman fur r"n"rl.; o
ton. Spok. of Mr.. S'hrrmanH ",r,.
as Mayur Of i';ica. his twenty wears ..
service In the House uf R.rrc~"'.'Ifl'.
and his four Years as Nir'-i'r, sid "a. '.
the Cnitoi States. Arkansas s.c"tG,.
tho nomination.
Their" were no Other nnniiua ir..
New HAMPSHIRE moved to maxi -, -
mans nomination n, acclaim don. ''''
4 there wcr" som" cri.s ot $50 I'll.
roll had to II" called undo IT," "l'..
any way. People began - pt,'rv n.,' O..
the hall and delegates who had .;.t iu'
/ nearly eleven hours could not /" hrt.
any longer.
Tho ballot for Vice President Wa .-
! follows:
James s. sherman, ,a,
Herbert :. IIadlcy. Il
Howard Gillette. 7.
Senator William T.. Borah, -.
Charles c. Merriam. 20
Albert J. Rev.ridgc, ..
Present hut not voting. 3d..
Absent. -.
Senator Root was named a. Chairiur.