The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-06-27
PRESIDENT TAFT TO LEAD STANDPATTERS.
The National Republican Convention Closes with Funeral
Procession for the G. o. p Sunny Jim Sherman again
Chosen the Tail of the Ticket of Priveged Interests

With nearly $50 Roosevelt delegates
in the Chicago convention declining to
vote and Fastening way at adjourning
time on Saturday to tender the eX-
president the nomination of a new par
ty-which in all likelihood will be
christened the National Progressive
Party the 18th National republican
convention sounded the death knell of
the republican party by nominating
William Howard Taft, of Ohio, for
president. Vice president, James s.
Sherman, of New York, was nominated
as his running mate.
The president received 56l Of the 1913
votes in the convention, or q more
than majority. The decision of the
Roosevelt people to refrain from vot-
ing left no other candidate near the
president. His nomination was cheer
ed by the steam roller brigade, but was
greeted with groans and Kisses from
the opposition.
Sherman was the only candidate for
the second place. His vote was 597.
At no time was there any indication
Of a wakout by the Roosevelt dele
gates. Their revolt was marked by ST.
lence. In the confusion just before ad-
journment a resolution was adopted CIV
ing the national committee power to de-
clare vacant the seat of any man on
the committee refusing to support the
nominees of the convention.
The vote for president was as follows:
Taft, SCI; Roosevelt, 107; LaFolette, Al:
Cummins, II Although the Roosevelt
delegates had been urged to refrain
from voting it appears that 10I refus-
ed not to record their choice, These
votes came from Illinois, 53; Indiana,
3: Kentucky. 2; Maryland. 8; Michigan,
8; Nebraska. 2; New Jersey. 2; New
Mexico l. Oregon. S; Pennsylvania, 2;
South Dakota. 5; Tennessee 1.
LaFollette's votes We're cast by North
Dakota, 10; South Dakota, 5; and Wis.,
consin, 26.
Cummns received 10 of the &c Iowa
votes, and from Idaho.
ss&
After the temporary organization Of
the convention had been made prema-
nent, and before a vote on president
had been taken, Chairman Root said:
MY first act as permanent chairman
of this convention is to ask unanimous
consent that our republican brother,
Henry ]. Allen of Kansas, be permitted
to make a statement The chair hears
no objection"
Allen announced that ne would read a
statement just placed in lHs hands by
Colonel Roosevelt.
A wild demonstration on the floor in
terrupted him. The Roosevelt men
from New Jersey, bearing standard
pulled from the floor, started pro-
cession California, Minnesota, Nebras-
ka. Indiana West Virginia and Okiaho-
ma Joined the line. Pennsylvania, North
Carolina and Maine took their places,
and in a roar of cheering, whistihs
and singing the march proceeded until
it encountered a squad of police In
the rear of the hall. 1t was q minutes
before order was restored.
Mr.. Allen declared he had no wish to
start a demonstration. He asked for
quiet and was accorded close attention
while he read statement Roosevet
had issued earlier in the day as follows:
"a clear majority of the delegates
to this convention were chosen py tne
peOple to nominate me. Unuer the ui
rection, and with the encouragement Oh
MIR. Taft, the majority or the hatioi,ai
committee by the so-cailed steanl-roi'e.
methods and with scandalous disresaru
of every principle of elementary hohes-
tv and decency, stole 80 or W ueiesa'es
putting in the temporary ron e"'
sufficient number of fraun,iieh'
rates to defeat the legally expressed
will of the people and TO SUBSTITUTE
dishonest for an honest majority.
',,,'a oo,,vontlon has now declined to
,,rge the roll of the fraudulent de'e-
f".e ,,nood thereon by the defunct ma
tio,a, committee; and the maJority' "n'
.,''' ,,orsad fraud. was made ma
-, on,v because it included the
..S,,,ort delegates themselves which
&c iudpes on one another's cas-
~ these fraudulent votes hao NV
-. h,en east and counted the eo"
.,.,on would have been purseo
-. nresence. This action MAKES NV
,,ontion in no proper sense ~
,ar a republican convention rep
Ting the real republican p"i's'
.,.nfore hone that the delegates e'...
roosevelt delegates VIII i'ow
' an any matter before 'iio 80
~ 49,, don't release any "eee.N
80, his honorable obligatioh
rom - he votes at all; but uhue.
lor ,,,,oI conditions l hope tha' "e
will not vote at all composed
.,rhe convention as now voters
,,a M claim to represent 'ne .o,,t.
ns the republican party: rep over.
OF .ne hr, successful fraud IN o..,
nounre ',.,n the will of the rank ana h,
80 The party. Any man honi '.,,.a, wou,f
.n. convention as now cons'is". .,t, sue
the ,,are,v the beneficiary OF tn,s a;s
ssfm pe fraud; it would be n, uesp'' RI,
cessiu' n,,,a 70 any man to accept .,os' on'
antions erea nomination under ar
,".,mstances, and any man in, IN in,
c". n,ing II would have no c'a,"' mart,
eep.'ns of any republican od on th,
gronhas' ,a ask the support of any ,mSs mS,.e'
man of any rpMEopoRE pir,5 ROOSEVELT
,s reached the point ,.,,~wer wmer
Whrn osevelt asked that ms nor nrop
Mr.. .so from voting on any p, Surst @
refrain n n the convention ,",nrrunte natS
cheers; srGans s,'so then @ proceeded; > no,,