The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-06-25

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CHICAGO, Illinois, June 23. = The
fifteenth Republican convention ad-
iourned sine die at half-past ten O'Clock
last night. 1t nominated President
Taft and Vice-President Sherman to
succeed themselves and adopted plat
form. which all conceded was ''Taft
document" from start to finish.
1t was a long and tumultuous session
which ended the last of the five days
work by the convention, with the re-
nomination of Mr.. Taft and MT. Sher-
man. The announcement of the nomi-
nations, coming as it did after a period
of tremendous racket and confusion, in
which all names were drowned in the
ocean of sound that surged through the
huge hall in successive waves of noise,
started all the delegates into new
demonstrations, some cheering, some
expressing disapproval in groans and
Kisses that echoed and reechoed until
the bedlam was deafening.
Sherman Picked Early.
When it became certain early in the
day that President Taft would be re-
nominated, the Taft leaders decided
that Sherman should be named on the
same ticket, and they notified the other
aspirants for the honor to drop out.
As result Sherman was the only man
regularly nominated, but when New
Hampshire S delegation moved to make
the nomination by reclamation, the
motion was ruled out of order and Sen
ator Root directed that the rollcall be
read: This was done and the vote given
as: Sherman, 597, Senator Borah, 81;
Merriam, 2O Hadley, IA; Beverage,
2; Gillette, 1; absent IL; not voting
1852.
Hawaii's six delegates voted for
Sherman.
No Walkout Indicated.
At no time during the long, arduous
day were there any indications of a
walkout by the Roosevelters, who,
however, expressed their revolt by grim
silence during the proceedings and the
widest confusion just prior to and at
the adjournment.
During the continuance of that con-
fusion resolution was adopted giving
the new national committee the power
to declare vacant the seat of any com
mitteeman who may refuse to support
the nominees of the regular convention
of 1912.
Rollcall Quiet.
The voting at the rollcaIl which
nominated President Taft was for the
most part quiet, even when the Tafters
found themselves winning easily. The
only disturbance came when the chair
man of the Massachusetts delegation
rose to cast the vote of his delegation.
He was Immediately challenged, and il
was not until after considerable time
had elapsed that he was enabled to re.
port "present but not voting"
This started the confusion again. A
previous ruling of Senator Root in the
ease of the Delaware delegation which
had also announced itself as present but
not voting was to the effect that in a
ease of that sort the alternate might
vote. This was questioned by Fosdick
of the Massachusetts, delegation, who
asked for an explanation. Senator
Root declined to give one, but remained
firm in his ruling As result the Mas
sachusetts vote was recorded as twenty
for Taft, not voting 10.
When this was announced the con
fusion rose to a cTescendO, and there
were cries Of "Tobbers," "thieyes,'
"piraey. " The police were called in
10 quell the disturbance before quiet
was Togained and the voting continued
Senator Root finally said that he
would allow an appeal before the vote
Was announced, This was not taken.
Houtherners Loyal.
One Of the singular features Of IA,
vote 40 recorded h tho loyalty 20 th'
regular machine of the southern dele
gates upan whom the Roosevelt eoniin
gents bad counted before tho eougen
lion The s0uthefnefs stuck fast q
che party leaders eYen Texas sbou
shieh ihaTe bad heen sons doubt, dil