WILLIAM H. TAFT WINS WHILE STAMPEDERS YELL Nomination Comes After Favorite Sons Had All Been Placed Before Convention. A STAMPEDE FOR ROOSEVELT IS TRIED. Chairman Lodge Has the Roll Called by Megaphone Amid Yells for Roosevelt —Nomination Made Unanimous on Motion of All the Rival Candidates —Platform Accepted } = {jon REPUBLICAN PLATFORM IN BRIEF, their feet, other Taft States fol- lowing, while the convention hosts, in the gallery and on floor, broke into mad demonstration. ‘Taft, Taft-—W-—-—H-—Taft!'" came in a roar from the Ohioans. Mega- phones seemed to spring from con- cealed places and swell the Taft tumult into thunder. A huge blue silk banner bearing the familiar fea tures of the statesman-secretary was swung before the delegates, awaking afresh a whirlwind of enthusiasm, All semblance of order had been abandoned and the delegates, arena was a maelstrom of gesticulating men; snatched up by the Taft or borne under by the storm order. The band was mere whisper above the volume of sound. For 10, 20 minutes, this uproar contin was a repetition of the scene day before when the name velt threw the convention into a fren- zy, repeated in intensity and almost in duration. But is to the physical 0 and lung; relays had not lished, and at last the died down to a hoarse last subsided This lull now gave i for the speech seconding Taft's nomi- nation by George H. Knight, of Call- fornia, big, round face beaming forth the sympathetic multitude lendid barytone voice swell- like the tones of a great ch organ. California's tribute was brief and fervid. Now there another lull in the Taft move- while the remaining candidates placed in nomination was late in the The platform lauds the Roose- velt adminstration as an epoch in American history and that the highest aspirations of the Ameri- can people have found a voice, and that American manhood has been lifted to a nobler sense of duty and obligation. Tariff revision by a special ses- sion of Congress, immediately following the next inauguration; modified by the principle of pro- tection, with maximum and mini- mum rates, Development of a currency system, to elastic and automat A postal savings bank system. Greater control over and pub- licity in corporations doing inter- state busiriess. Permission enthusiasts permanent of dis- be at once ic i5 of to railroads to make traffic agreements when competition is preserved, and the prevention of stockwatering. Further protection to railroad | and Gevernment employes, Modification and definition of injunction proceedings, to require notice before the issuance of tem- porary restraining orders. Enforcements the rights of the negro. Conservation of timber other natural resources, provement of waterways Maintenance of an army and navy. Protection of zens abroad. Generous administration of |" pension laws ps3 Establishment « a Bureau of Mines and Mining Encouragement shipping. Statehood for Arizona there a resources been estab tired voices shout, and at " the of his and the on and im- 4 rth t adequate \0 Was ment were American citi- afternoon American fexico and Chicago (Speci: yf William Howard of the Republicar tion of 1908, scenes of and after a nerve-racking { exsion lasting whole ci ir en « of ty is giv Ver 1 exultation in honor candidate, whose name oing through the country. THE VOTE. SENATOR J. (. BURROWS, Of Michigan, Temporary Chairman Hughes convention, now literally swell Foraker .... ing with intense heat and weary Knox : 2 falter nearly seven hours of continu- Lafollette ous session, reached the end of the Roosevelt flood of eloquence, and the decks Absent were at least clear for the cuimin {ing the ballot But no, iy | the swell of oratory, the second for Lafoliette, had died eyclone from a clear sk) Lafoliette demonstrtion the convention from its It seemed as though suddenly ay. Cannon Fairbanks the er ne I EE aE act fast ing speech away, like a rst a Total Votes number needed The picture within the walls of | bar the vast amphitheater as the presi- | which dential candidate was named was one | very bear truly grandiose in its magnitude. In! Wisconsin had front, to the right and left, below ery foot of the galleries and above, the billowing sea of hu | Bates calm and waiting manity, resticss after hours of wait- ithe Wisconsins, but gwen: ings people d The except con- Bat rant THE COLISEUM, WHERE THE CONVENTION MET ng and stirred from one emotion to vent nother, was in a fever of expectancy {the or the culminating vote, The favor. | Stampede A Dismal Failure, te sons of other States had been | NOW a tamed, save Knox and Lafolletie, curred ind now on the roll-call came Ohio. veered —— for the time belug was session of the galleries ion pos in gradually the from Lafollette to Roosevelt i {trait and waved from the gallery was the signal for the change, but in the wvere black clerical garb, advanced [confused babel of voices there was no w the platform to nominate Ohio's distinguishing where the Lafolletie wandidate. He spoke fervently, with cheers ended and those for Roose he singing voice of an evangelist, velit began. which went ringing through the great | Amid this pandemonium, and with suilding. The clcse of his speech of the galleries in full control, Chair- somination was the signal for loosing man Lodge decided upon heroic ac. the long-pent-up feeling of the Talt tion in order again to make the con- legions. ivention master of its affairs He or- Instantly the Ohio delegates were dered the roll-call of States to begin a Cod Carnegie Will Be A Judge. WASHINGTON New York (Special). «Andrew Car- || negie has consented to act as one of » . @ ¥ the fudges to award the Ch ester | The President has appointed James Pugsiey prize offered by the Lake , po. wier. of Knoxville, Tenn. to be Mohonk Conference on international assistant attorney general in place arbitration for the best essay on in- of Edward T. Sanford, appointed ternational arbitration by an Ameri. United States judge for the Middle : and Eastern Districts of Tennessee, ca college student, The other judges William Hamilton Young, night are William J. Bryan, John W. Fou manager of the Western Union Tele ter. Judge George Gray and President graph Company at Washington, is feattay nt Columbia University dead. the tall, guant form of Theodore E Burton, with studentliike face and : - - a SAD 5 SI, SIAN. 34 the vote president under circumsts tense confusion, h before occurred in national conventions on all, such HE taken president cheering A ballot w candidate for On man wh ed wer an while frantically had not been vention The for Taft iting for however a conven! for a present votes while OOB#Y @] name con counted £re Sho ICEA]ALOE, £4 ae influenced More The Galleries. definit eine PEAS President been lowered the sergeanti-at abandoning ordered Sed continue ATMs Lodge » crowd. hairm an tO 3 L1i¢ This was dons errific uproar then announced though sirained be heard only he roll of States be had for wait a minute now vole iil not ionger The scene absolutely American political history vole being taken during a terrific roar in | of a man whose was not the convention Alabama shouted the clerk There was hisses from the The chairman however, ade his way piatform and called “Alabama casts her 22 was inigu in the up name round of yells and crowd of the a delega to the tion, edge votes for jerk the dele e 1 The vote ard Was werd ming! gallery crowd cheers and cat calls come from the States of Arkansas and Connectic d votes for Taft Pay attention ! Senator Lodge, repeated by the ¢ . # from vith th share Wg here hog uml of the His contin He R gaenr: 0 the crowd dir shall President nominated hy 4 he shouted in angers Roll-Call Under Difficulties, no ng ot have Chi- The secretary was powerless 10 | his call of the States heard | the deafening clamor. Seizing | a megaphone, he shouted the roll of | Alabama, Arkansas-—but his swallowed up in the mad Gradaaliy however, the curiosity of the multitude conquered enthusiasm and they lapsed into hear the result of the roll ara Was A hush of expectancy hung ove; assembly at the cali proceeded Hasty summaries shoved tha: Taft was far in advance. Wien New York was reached the Taft column totaled 427. Ohio carried the Taft total to 611, or 20 more than enough to nominate, Still the eall went on, until! the final result was announced by Chairman Lodge: “For Theodore Roosevelt, 3 votes; for Joseph B. Foraker, of Ohio. 16 votes; for Charles W. Fairbanks, of Indiana, 40 votes; for Joseph G. Can- non, of Nigols, 61 votes; for Robert Killed By inst. Scranton, Pa. (Special). Five un- identified ltallans employed by Burke Bros. contractors on the Lackawanna rallroad cut-off at Lehigh. on the Pocono mountains, were killed by a premature bla. The blast had fail- ed 10 explode and the fore aan, a resi dent of Dunmore, near here, instead of using a stick, usad an iron rod to see what as wrong. His amp ing set the blast off, killing kim and four others, Taft's Public Service shell, In A Nut Januars prosecutor, March, ternal January, Solicito March, 1887 perior Court February, 1880 the Assistant public Ssnnati, O 8.8.9 ited Revenu 1885 Solicitor United States of al of March, Judge ted Btates Court for Si District 1800 18862 cial President omm Tf - iBARUEn March, Philips July 4, civil pines Tuly with milies settiement : in the Philip: December America ine C 16801 ’ governor of 1602 Pope 'isited Panama Our ; 1607 with party 1608 Visited provisional Sept Cuba gov- ember and acted ernor, March-April, 19807 --Visited arm, Cuba and Porto Rico. Autumn of 1307--Visited Japan, Chira, Germany and Russia, opewed the Congress in Manila June, 1908-—Nominated for the Presidency by the Republican National Convention at Chicago. July 1, 1808 Resigns from Cabi- io take up campaign actively, AR Pan- tENATOR LODGE, Of Massachusetts, ————— CA SO AAAS Lafollette of Wisconsin, 20 votes, for Charles E. Hughes of New York, 63 votes: for Philander C. Knox, of Pennsylvania, 68 votes, and for Wil- liam H. Taft, of Ohio 702 votes.” A great shout went up as Lodge concluded His announcement and with one accord the cohorts of Can- non and Knox and Hughes and the other heroes joined in a common tribute for the candidate of the party. Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, for Governor Hughes, leaping upon a chalr, moved to make the nomination FINANCIAL fe hd BA Loulaville & ‘Nashville directors re- duced that company’s dividend rate from 6 to § per cent. The production of coal In the Uni ted States in 1907 was the largest ever reported, the output of aasthra- cite and bituminuous being 480,450,- 042 short tons, an increase of 66, 1406. of Taft unanimous; Senator Penrose, for Knox, and Boutell, for Cannon, and Henry, of Georgia, for Foraker, and Wisconsin, for Lafollette, second ed the motion for a unanimous vote to the candidate. The vote was given with a ringing cheer and then, with shouts of exultation over the new candidate, the convention adjourned for the day. What The Fight Was About, “The Republican party will up- hold at all times the authority and integrity of the courts, State and Federal, and will ever insist that their powers to enforce their process and to protect life, liberty and property shall be preserved inviolate, We believe, however that the rule of procedure in the Federal courts with respect to the issuance of the writ of injunction should be more accurately defined by statute, and that no injunction or temporary restraining order should be issued without notice except irreparable injury would result from delay, im which case a speedy hearing thereafter shou be granted.” PARTY TO PKESIDENT'S POLICIES, No political party in modern times can show such a record of achievement during the last years as the Republican party The Republican party bh never falled except when it faltered. Our long career of tory has been due our each question It Is a huge size fortunes, the vast power modern of capital, made present conditi brought upon tentous and threaten ly our ial and political fare, but even personal dom, if they are and wisely solved Under the lead of the dent the party the new prol new conditiops of the urged by 80 emphatic made Government is never t money and which ol vie- meet. Arose of priva extent comb 10 as te of POSS : ons, RO Our not boldly Pres grappled with born The r ml ’ $ peanie lo he President that once the clear for all of the domi financial nated interests, ¢ he 3 DG political party ruled p FRANK E HITCHOUCK Taft's campaign manager by them is hereby doomed to defeat. The of Reublican party is to use Government regu lation and supervigion for the control of corporations and com- binations, so that great and necessary instruments of commerce, and business may be preserved as useful servants, and not be destroyed because they have threatened to becom dangerous masters This policy is the absolute op- posite of Government ownership and all like measures, advocated by our opponents, which tend directly to Socialism and to all ites attendant miseries and evils. The President has enforced the laws as he found them on the statute books The result is that he the best abused and most popular man in the United States today The President's nomination, dictated by jest motives, and by nohle ally to American traditions, final and irrevocable Anyone who attempis to use name as a candidate for the Presiden. cy impugns both his sincerity and his good faith The Presi dent what he means and means what he says Althoug! the President tires, he leaves his policies hind him. To these policies the Republica party stands pledged We ask the confidence and support of the American people because we have met the prob. lems of the day and have tried patiently to solve them We believe the mainte nance of law and order and in gupport of the court: x all their rights and dignity We believe in equal rights for all men and are opposed to gpecial privileges for any man, or any class ef men, high or low, rich or poor We are pledged to the cause of sound finance, We stand for protection to American industry and labor. We will see to the defense of the country We mean to have a navy worthy of the American name. President Of Smith Resigns, Northampton, Mass. (Special). The resignation of L. Clark Seelye, who has been president of 8mith Col. lege since it was founded, in 1873, was announced by the trustees of the institution. The rcagon given jo that Mr. Seelye has reached the age of 70 years, at which time it has always been his wish to retire. A com- ho of the trustees will confer with President and request him ts remain in 1 pu by 4 POLICY the these is refusal of a re- the loft joy. is his says re- he. in in A ASO JAMES S. SHERMAN IS TAFT'S RUNNING-MATE Kominated For Vice-President On the First Ballot, CONVENTION'S TASK IS COMPLETED, Speaker Cannon Stirs Up Enthusiasm During the Closing Hours Guild and Murphy Also Ran—Scattering Votes for Fairbanks and Governor Sheldon of Nebraska. WHO PRESIDENTIAL EE IS VICE NOX Schoolera Utica, N i185 Jame Born at r 24. Son of Richard and from Hamiltor in 187% Given Admitted % of LI. bar in vor of "ti degree 10 Elected Mad tion Mr iously Con- rnest his of Cannon hit ¢ tform, af Iproar greeted as stepped to the vention pla and his ea tribute to Mr Sherman as one of leaders in the lower house SPEAKER “JOE” « Nominal NNON. 44d 1 : y aed Lag sherman ongress, was enthusiastically ded Mr. Sherman's vict ap- OY WHE An Over. being the was made R16 nom: voles ination wheliming I before nanimous one his tts SECRETARY TAFT RESIGNS, E. Wright His Sucoessor, D C Pome Was wing yecial made at the Cad H Tall of War, to on Jule and that Gen. E. Wright, of Tennessee, for mer Governor of the Philippines and formerly United States Minister to Japan, has been appointed to succeed him General W tight is now atl his home in Tennessee, but is expected to come to this city several days before June 30, and will take up the duties of Secretary of War on July 1 He is a gold Democrat, but has been highly honored by the Roosevelt adminis tration. Washington, (8S; the inet had take House | meeting, that regigned as Sod $750,000,000 Steel Trust, London (By Cable). In spite of all deniale the Iron and Steel Trades Journal declares it has aubtority for stating that the formation of an in ierpational steel trust, in which American, German and Russian syne dicates will unite with British steel interests, will be an accomplished fact in a few weeks The headquars ters of the new concern will be in London, and {te caphalization will reach £150,000,000, A I
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