The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-06-28
TAFT WINS ON FIRST BALLOT

newed when Mr.. Roosevelt Through Al.
len) asked his followers not to vote on
any other proposition in the convention.
The Roosevelt delegates cheered.
Mr.. Allen then proceeded with his W
statement.
Mr.. Allen was interrupted many times.
Finally Chairman Root made a personal
plea for order.
.The friends of Mr.. Taft" he said,
Should give to those speaking for Roose.
welt the same attention as the friends Of
Mr.. Roosevelt give to the speakers for
President Taft"
Mr.. Allen was followed by . storm OF
cheers as he concluded and left the plat.
form.
Then came . distinct and surprising
coup by the Taft leaders. A big fight had
been expected on the report of the rules
committee, which sought % change the
rules in many respects, giving greater
power to the national committee and
perpetuating in the minds Of the Roose'
welt followers the methods of the present
convention.
Fairbanks Reads Platform.
When the committee reported Watson,
the Taft leader, moved it lay on the
table. This was carried with a whoop,
leaving the convention operating under
the rules Of the convention Of 1908. A
resolution to SO proceed until the adop-
ton of new rules" was passed the first
day of the convention. A minority re-
port from the committee ON rules was
laid on the table. The proceedings were
moving along rapidly now, and former
Vice President Fairbanks, chairman Of
the resolutions committee, was intro.
duced to read the platform. He was
greeted with applause.
As he concluded, Mr.. Fairbanks moved
the adoption Of the platform.
Il After the reading of the La Toilette
platform, Mr.. Fairbanks moved to lay it
on the table, twenty minutes in the
meantime being allowed the La Toilette
advocates to make arguments.
Immediately Chairman Root ahnounc.
ed a call for the roll of the states for
nomination for the presidency. -
Then Ohio was called again and Hard
ing took the platform, greeted by scat
tered cheers, to nominate Taft.
When New York was called there had
been a murmur of disappointment, for
Vim. A. Pendergrast sat still in his seat,
although he had been expected to nomi-
nate Roosevelt. M
Frequently during his speech Harding
was interrupted by applause and cheers.
Michael B. Olbrich of Wisconsin then
presented Senator La Follettee in nomi-
nation.
This ended the preliminaries and at
1923 pm. the call of the states and the
voting began.
The announced result of the roll call
was:
Abent 6, Hughes 2, Cummns II, La
Follettec Al, Roosevelt 107, not voting
344, Taft SCI.
Immediately upon the formal an.
nouncement by Senator Root of the nom
nation of President Taft the roll call
for nominations for vice president was
announced.
Alabama yielded to New York, and J,
Van Vachten Alcott took the platform
to renominate Vice President Sherman.
There were no other nominations and
the call of the roll on the vice presiden'
tial nomination was begun at 9:45 pm,
The announced result of the roll was:
Vice President Sherman, New York
597; Gov. Hadley, Missouri, IA; Senator
Borah, Idaho, 81; former Senator Bev
eridge, Indiana, 2; Charles E. Merriam,
Chicago, 20; Howard Gillette, Chicago
1. Not voting, a52; absent, II.
In che closing moments of the conven
tion a resolution was passed under the
gavel giving the national committee the
power to fill all vacancies and empower
ing the committee to declare vacant thu
seat q any member who refuses to sup
port the nominee Of the convention"
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