Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-06-26
terrupted to any extent by demonstra-
tons from his own side.
La FoIIette's Name Presented.

lions from his own side.
La FoIIette's Name Presented.
Seconding speeches were made for
Taft by John Wanamaker of Pennsyl-
vania and DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler
of New York. Senator La Follette's
name was presented by Michael B. Oh
brich of Wisconsin and the nomination
was seconded by Robert NJ Pollock of
North Dakota.
The great event for which not only
thousands crowding the convention
hall had been waiting, was the taking
of the ballot on the question of nomi-
mating candidate for president. The
venom in the feeling of Roosevelt
enthusiastic supporters was exhibited
time and again during the calling of
the roll. A Massachusetts delegate,
when his name was called on poll Of
the delegates, stood on chair and
shouted, Massachusetts is a law-abid-
ing state and will stand no such steal
ing" He refused to vote.
Root Causes Eruption.
Chairman Root then raised an erup-
ton by directing that the roll call OF
Misunderstanding frsm Massachusetts
be called, the delegates-at-large having
refused to cast their votes. Advancing
to the front of the platform, Mr.. Root
pointed his gavel to the faces of the
Massachusetts delegates and eX-
claimed: eff any delegate from the
state of Massachusetts sitting in a
Republican convention refuses to per.
form his duty his alternate will be
asked to perform it for him."
Il defy this convention to make me
vote for any man." shouted the dele
gate who had made the declaration
about stealing quoted above.
Sherman Is Renominated.
The denomination of Vice-Pre~i5ent
Sherman was the most uninteresting
event of the entire five-day program
AS soon as the roll of states was
called the crowd began to leave, and
before the predetermined result was
announced there were few spectators
left.
Sherman was the only real candi-
date in the race, and the only surprise
in the result was that Sherman's vote
was 597, in contrast to Taft's sci. The
only other interest aroused resulted
from the complimentary" votes given
five men.
The delegates and spectators crowd
ed closely around the rostrum as
Chairman Root conducted the closing
business of the convention. There
were the usual resolutions of appreci
alton. Then the band struck uI
Praise God From Whom All Bless
ings Flow" as the remnant of the big
crowd filed out, and the convention
was at an end.
Reads RooseveIt's Statement.
Fhe determination of Colonel Roose
welt not to participate in the conven
ton was made by Henry j. Allen Of
Kansas
He read a statement from the col
Onel in which he set forth that the
convention had no claim to represent
the voters of the Republican party
that the convention represented moth
ing but successful fraud in overriding
the will of the rank and file Of the
party. Mr.. Roosevelt urged the mer
elected as delegates for him to decline
to vote on any matter before the con
ventiOn.
With the mention of Roosevelt
name bedlam broke loose on the
Roosevelt side of the convention.
Cries for "Teddy."
eve want Teddy, We want Teddy!
was the cry from a thousand threats
The storm of cheers rose and fell il
deafening waves. Then, with sudde1
increase of volume in the din, the
march Of the standards started. Soo1
there was long, line of standards cir
cling the hall and bobbing above the
heads of Roosevelt delegates, yelling
like maniacs.