The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-06-28
TAFT AND SHERMAN VIM
President Renominated
on F irst Ballot, While
Running Mate Has
No Opposition

Chicago.--WilHam Howard Taft and
James Scholcraft Sherman are the
regular Republican nominees for
president and vice-president of the
United States.
Following a long and arduous SEES
sion Of the Republican national con
Yention, 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 vice-presidency. A motion
made to make his nomination unani-
nous was objected to and a rollcall
ordered.
The vote for the presidential nomi-
nation was: Taft, 561; Roosevelt,
1907; La Toilette, Al; Cummins, II;
Hughes. 9 Present and not voting,
S48. Absent, 2.
The vote on the vice-presidential
nomination was: Sherman, 597;
Borah, 81; Merriam, 20; HadIey, IA;
Beveridge, 2; Gillette, 1. Absent, IL
Not voting, 352.
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 it's last expiring gasp
in twenty fve-minute Transportation
The second incident was 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 quieted down and voted. They
lost four votes, but they gained one
point of more Importance.
Chairman Root did not again during
the rollcaIl insist on the call of alter
mates. Once or twice they were called
but they never voted against their
principals desires.
To1
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-
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
in a prolonged outburst for their can
didate.
The nominating of candidates fol
lowed the adoption of the platform re
ported to the convention by the plat,
form committee. This platform favorz
a protective tariff, but says that there
should be some reductions, declares
that the recall of judges is unneces
sary, favors treaties with Russia and
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 nc
part in the proceedings, was the one
dramatic incident of the day A dem
onstration occurred which lasted al
least twenty minutes.
Utah's eight votes were cast for
President Taft. Arizona, Colorado
Wyoming, Montana aud Nevada dele
gates were also a unit for the presi,
dent, while seven OF Idaho delegates
voted for NCummins and one for Taft
Washington cast fourteen votes fol
the president. Oregon eight for Roose
welt and two refused to vote. Two o.
CALIFORNIA; delegates voted for Taft
while twenty-four refused to vote.
President Taft received SCI of the
1,O7S votes in the convention or TWEEN
ty-one more than majority Sher
man vote was SGT.
The decision of the Roosevelt PEG
pie under direction of their leader