Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-06-26
Vice-President Sherman Also
Re-nominated--- ROose-
welt Delegates Refuse
to Cast Votes.
The ONE BALLOT

Chicago, June 22.-Wlllfam HOW
ard Taft was renominated for presl-
dent of the United States by the re-
publican national convention at 9:Zo
O'Clock tonight.
Less than an hour later, James
Schoolcraft Sherman was renomin-
ated for the vice presidency.
Both nominations were made on
the first ballot. Senator La Fol
lette's name was the only name pre-
sented to the convention for the
presential nomination besides that OF
Taft. Shermans was the only name
presented for the vice presidency. A
motion made to make his nomination
unanimous was objected to and roll
call ordered.
The vote for the presidential nom
nation was:
Taft SCI, Roosevelt 107, La Fol
lette Al, Cummins IT, Hughes z,
present and not voting 34S, absent, 2.
Besides the solid vote of the Wis
consin delegation, La Toilette re-
ceived 10 votes from North Dakota
and from South Dakota.
The vote on the vice presidential
nomination was: Sherman 597,
Borah 81, Merriam 20, Hadley IA,
Beveridge 2, Gillette /, absent IL,
not voting 352.
The convention adjourned sine die
at 1929 p. m, amid much contus-
ion.
Nearly $50 of the Roosevelt dele
gates declined to vote and fastened
from the convention hall before adj
journment time to tender to their
leader the nomination of new
party.
The decision of the Roosevelt peo-
pie, under the direction of their lead
er, to refrain from voting, left no
other candidate near the president.
The announcement of the Taft vic
tory was greeted with cheering from
his adherents and groans and Kisses
| from the opposition.
When it became absolutely certain
early in the day that Mr.. Taft would
be nominated without great difficulty,
the leaders in control of the con-
vention decided to give him as run
ming mate his companion on the
ticket of 1908.
All others dropped from the race
and Mr.. Sherman was the only can
didate regularly placed before the
convention. a motion from Ne"
Hampshire to make the nomination
by reclamation was declared out of
order. There were many scattering
votes on the roll call that ensued
At no time was there any tndica-
ton of walkout of Roosevelt dele
gates. They expressed their revolt
in silence In the confusion just be-
fore adjournment a resolution was
adopted giving the national commit
tee power to declare vacant the seat
of any man on the committee refus-
ing to support the nominees of the
regular convention of 1912.
Immediately after the convention
was called to order at 10:44 a. m.
the final report of The credentials
committee seating the remaining
Taft delegates was received.
Senator Root yielded the gavel to
Representative Olmstead of Penn
sylvania while the motion to make
the temporary organization perma-
nent was put When it carried he
was given a big cheer. 1t had taken
nearly five days for the committee
to get to it's permanent organization,
an Unprecedented state of affairs.
The report from the rules commit
tee was then read and Immediately
| tabled leaving the convention oper-
ating under the rules adopted in
1908.
Henry Allen of Kansas was recog-
nized to present the position of the
Roosevelt forces.
After 1 get through We will not
/ try to put any more sand in the gas
oline,' he said
He then read the statement that
had been given out some hours prev
/ ious, in which Col. Roosevelt prac-
tically severed his connection with
the republican party and urged his
delegates to refrain from voting in
the convention.
The mention of Roosevelt's name
| started an excited demonstration in
| which the, Roosevelt delegates and
! alternates Joined and were aided by
/ the crowd IN the galleries. The
cheering was louder and more con-