El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-24
MEN SILENT;
REFUSE TO CAST BALLOTS
Convention Concludes It's Business With One Long Ses
sion on Saturday, Adopt ng Platform and Making
Nominations After Deciding All Pending Con-
tests and Perman emily Organizing zz

Convention Hall, Chicago, Ill, June
24.-With nearly $50 Of the RooseFeIt
delegates declining to vote and mast
ening away at adjournment time ~
tender to Col Theodore Roosevelt the
nomination Of a new party, the 19tn
Republican national convention, at tnS
end of a long and tumultous session
Saturday night, renOm1nated Nllllain
Howard Taft, of ONO, for president
and James SchOOlcraft Sherman, OF
New York, for vice president
President Taft received 56l OF inc
1,07S votes in the convention, CT q
more than a majority.
Shermans vote was 59I-
The decision Of the Roosevelt people
under the direction of their leader, 10
refrain from voting, left no other can
didate near the president, although
La Toilette was placed in nomination
formally and CumminS received some
votes. The announcement OF the Idlt
victory was greeted with cheering from
his adherentS and SrOanS anu MISSES
from the opposition
When it became absolutely certain
that Mr.. Taft would be nominated
without great difficulty, the leaders
decided to give him as running mate
his companion on the ticket In lyOS
All others dropped from the race and
Mr. Sherman was the only canoloale
regularly placed before the convention
A motion from New Hampshire 10
make the nomination unanimous was
decided out of order. There were many
scattering votes on the rOn call thar
ensued-
The convention amid much confusion
adjourned sine die.
At no time was there an indication OF
a workout of Roosevelt delegates
They expressed their revolt by silence
In the confusion Just before adjourn
ment a resolution was adopted giving
the national committee power &c de-
clare vacant the seat of any man on
the committee refusing to support the
nomina ton of the regular convent ton
A conflict in the Oklahoma delega-
ton over the selection OF nauonaI
committeeman was referred with power
to the new national committee
The convention saturday accom-
Dlished more work in one day than II
had done all the rest Of the week
The contests were all passed upoE'
permanent organization was effec'ed,
the platform was adopted and the nom
ination made without Adjournment
aftern meeting at u o'clock noon
The Presidential Nomination.
Nominations for president were
called for at 1913 p m
Warren G. Harding, OF ONO. took
the platform at 5.5S TO nominate Tart.
Iowa and New York were called in
turn, but there was no answer
The name of Cummins did not come
from Iowa, nor that of Roosevelt from
LaFOHette's Threat.
Walter HOuser, of Wisconsin, said in
behalf of senator LaFOllette. that the
latter asked him to say that whether
nominated or not he would not sup
port any platform not progressive, or
substantially like that presented by
Wisconsin
Demonstration for Taft.
His first mention of Tafts name
brought the Taft men to their feet and
a rousing demonstration began
The demonstration had Deen gong
inn o
banner, bearing Tafts picture, was
brought in and a parade started Be
hind the banner fell in New York, MIS-
siSsippi, Texas, the Taft men IN 1ndl-
ana. Nevada, Colorado, New Hampshire,
Kentucky, Montana, Arkansas, Missou-
ri and Georgia, until it seemed as II ev-
cry Taft delegate was marching. The
red banner was brought on the plat
form and the yelling increased.
ssTeddy7 Men Interrupt.
The Roosevelt men tried to start
1--WE want Teddy
Rhode Island answered with We've
got Taft. Neither made any impress
sion nthe deafeninS roSr-
Mrs. Gardner, Of Philadelphia, was
brought on the platform and given the
Taft banner, which she waved before
the crowd. She was mistaken for Mrs.
John a. Logan
Root and Harding both tried to stop
the noise after IS minutes.
After the demonstration had been go
ing 10 minutes, chairman Root began
pounding with the gavel. 1t did no
After Is minutes it began to dimin-
ish-
After 16 minutes order was restored,
and Harding resumed his speech
Fight Between Delegates.
Harding's assertion that Taft was
the greatest progressive Of his time,
not only evoked storm OF cheers and
bOOhs, but started fight back among
the delegates where Maine and Florida
were sitting. The police suppressed II,
but it was several minutes before
Harding's speech continued amid
great disorder. Booing followed every
Harding's insistence that "the people
do rule was followed by cries OF
Root appealed for dignity. fair play
Harding concluded at Sis p. m. with
the name Of Taft.
Wanamaker Seconds.
Another demonstration started, but
the chair stopped it, and former post
master general Wanamaker, of Phila-
delphia, was called on to second the
La Toilette Nominated.
Tbs call of states proceeded until
Wisconsin was reached Michael b.
OIbrich, of Madison, presented the
name of United States senator Robert
mighty cheer.
Olbrich was heard with close atten-
ton in marked contrast with the tur-
buIent reception accorded Harding's
nomination OF Taft
Speaker Interrupted.
Olbrich was in the midst of his pero-
ration when someone lowered from the
skyIight a long red. white and blue
banner with a picture of Taft on 1t.
The interruption angered many per-
sons, both delegates and spectators,
and it was several minutes before or
der could be restored
Olbrich closed after 40 minutes of
talking, and a demonstration of the
fonS-continued kind followed.
Picture Causes Cheering.
Three young women in the south
gallery behind the chair displayed La
FoIette's picture and with waving
flags led the cheering Chairman Root
began to pound after the demonstra-
ton had been going on for about 10
minutes.
Robt NJ Pollock, of North Dakota,
seconded LaFOllette's nomination.