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m THE SEH1-WEEKIY TRIBU8E IRA L. BAKE, Publisher. TERMS, $1.26 IN ADVANCE. fcORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA ROOSEVELT GETS NOMINATION. He Is Named as the Head of Ticket of New Party. . Chicago. Former President Tbeo doro Iloosovelt waB nominated for president on an Independent tlekot Saturday night In the dying hours or the republican national convention In which ho had met defeat. Tho followors of Colonel Roosevelt gathered In Orchestra hall, less than a mllo from tho Coliseum, and pledged their support to tho former president. In accepting Colonel Itoosovclt ap pealed to the peoplo of all sections, regardless of party affiliations, to stand with tho founders of tho now party, ono of whoso cardinal prin ciples, ho said, was to ho "Thou Bhalt not steal." Tho Informal nomination of Colonel Roosevelt wob said to bo chiefly for tho purpose of effecting a temporary organization. Beginning Sunday, when a call 1b to bo Issued for a stato con vention In Illinois, tho work of organi zation will ho ptiBhod forward rapidly, ntato by state. Later, probably early In August, It Is Intended that a na tional convention Bhall bo held. Col. Iloosovelt, In accoptlng tho nomina tion, Bald ho did so on tho understand ing that he would willingly stop asldo If It wero tho dcslro of tho now party, when organized, to select another can didate. A speech nominating Colonel Roose velt was made by Comptroller Pren lorgast of New York, who was to liavo presented tho colonel's namo to tho regular convention. William Draper Lewis of tho University of Pennsylvania law Bchool, who was to mako ono of tho seconding speeches, dollverod tho addrcsB which ho had prepared for tho republican conven tion. Representatives of twenty-two states composed tho notification commlttco which informed Colonel Roosovolt of his nomination and in a soriso stood as sponsors for tho movement. Whon tho doors woro thrown opon tho peoplo streamed In, quickly filling nil seats except those reserved for tho delegates to tho republican national convention, their attorneys and tho Roosovolt delegates to whom scats In tho convention wero refused. Telegraph and tolcphono linesmen woro rushed to Orchestra hall to In stall wlro over which news of tho nomination of Colonel Roosovolt waB to bo Hashed out. A huge painting of Colonel Roosovolt hung behind tho stage Gov. Johnson of California presided at tho convention. Among those present who claim to havo felt tho crush of tho steam roller wero Frank Knox of Michigan, socro tary of tho stato commlttoo; William Fllnn of Pittsburgh, who recently re signed from tho republican national commlttco; Francis Honey of Califor nia; Gov. Stubbu of Kansas; Aloxan dor P. Mooro of Pennsylvania; James It. Garflold of Ohio; R. R. McCor mack; Sonator Dixon of Montana; Al bert Shaw, editor 6f tho Rovlow of Rovlows; Governor Vcssoy of South Dakota; Franklin Fort and Goorgo L-. Record of Now Jersey, and many othors who had boon nctlvo In tho campaign on Mr. Mr. Roosovolt's bo half. Third Party Confer. Chicago. Tho "progrcsBlvo" party, born Saturday night, waB dedicated Sundny. In tho presence of perhaps COO men, som of them recognized loaders of tho movomont, othors merely onlookers, tho flrst formal step waB tnkon. Governor Hiram Johnson of California was empowered to ap point a commlttco of soven members to confer with Colonel Roosovolt and formuluto a plan of action. I La Follette Will Stay. Chicago. Walter L. Houser, cam paign manuger for Sonator Ijo. Fol letto, said: "Sonator La Follette ex pects to conttnuo nctlvo work In tho ranks of tho republican party. Ho bo llovca that through this party will be carried out tho progressive idea. For Vice Preoldency. Daltimoro, Md. Vice presidential candidates and other supporters nre hero aplenty, nlt'hough thus far, they havo kept in tho background. There Is evidence, however, that at IcaBt half a dozen booms nro ready for In spection and approval. Open Session for Contests, llalttmoru. An opon sosslon of tho democratic national commlttco during consideration of contests lias boon suggested to odlclalB by somo of tho contestants. Tho commlttoo will act upon that point at tho beginning or hearings Monday, after It disposes of tho perplexing problem of temporary chairman. The Baltimore Convention. Baltimore. Thero waB talk Sunday night Hint tho adherents of Governor WllBon of Now Jersey had made over ture's to, Spoakor Champ Clark'? forces to join In a fight to put up Senator-elect Olllo Jnmea of Ken tucky as temporary chairman of tho convention uguinst Judgo Parkor James tu a Clark supporter. Big Profits for Hotels. Chicago. Profits of down town ho tels for tho first two days of tho con vention wero said to bo tho largost since tho World's fair In 1893. Tho Congress headquarters of the two leading candidates had tho largest number of guest In Its history. IS 1ST BITTER ; IN ALL HISTORY AMERICAN POLITICS CONTAINS NO PARALLEL FOR REPUB- LICAN CONVENTION. "HAT IN RING" STARTS WAR Disorder and Confusion Mark Battle for Republican Leadership Cul mination of Combat Full of Charges and Recrimi nations. Tho history of American politics contains no parallel for tho Republi can convention JUBt cloBcd. Tho bit terness of tho struggle was respon sible for moro disorder, moro con fusion and moro exciting nnd nerve wracking Incidents than over attend ed a political convention In this coun try. It required little to start a demon stration and when once started It could bo quieted only after tho dele' gates had completely exhausted them selves. On Wednesday Governor Had ley, who was popular with tho crowds at all times, took tho platform to mako an explanation, n demonstra tlon for him was started which tho Roosevelt men subsequently turned Into a demonstration for their lead er, which lasted almost an hour. During tho reports of tho creden tials commlttco on Friday tho pro ceedings wero Interrupted tlmo and tlmo again by the Roosevelt men, who thus attempted to show their dis approval of tho proceedings. Most Bitter Battle. Dnttlo for tho Republican presi dential nomination that Is without precedent for tho bitterness displayed by tho contestants and tho popular1 lntorcst aroused has been waged for tho last four months by Theodore Roosovolt and President Taft. Tho country know tho flght was on when It learned of Roosovolt's roply to thoso who asked his attltudo on the presidency after his sensational spooch at tho Ohio constitutional con vention Fob. 21: "My hat Is In tho ring." Tho colonol followed this challenge up on Feb. 24 by writing to sevon Re publican governors who had urged him to doclaro hie position: "I will accept tho nomination for president it It Is tendered to mo and I will ndhoro to this decision until tho convention has oxprcsscd its pre ference." Taft Becomes Warlike, Too. Taft'B candidacy had taken on a warllko tlngo early in January with tho statement given out at tho white houso and attributed to tho presi dent: "Nothing but death can keop mo out of tho flght now." A national Roosovelt commltteowns formed In January with headquarters In Chicago. Aloxandor II. Rovell was made president and Edwin W. Sims, former federal prosecutor, secretary. Roosovolt headquarters woro later re moved to Washington and Sonator Joseph M. 'Dixon placed in chargo of the campaign. Congressman William D. McKlnloy of Illinois was made the Taft manngor. It was announced that tho Taft literary bureau would re frain from attacking Roosovolt per sonally. This Idea was later aban doned. Tho prosldont started tho fireworks by characterizing Roosovolt's plan for rocall of court docisions as "u'ttorly without merit, crudo, fitful, unstable." Roosevelt Defines Issues. Roosovolt, speaking In Carnegie hall, New York, March 20, declared Uie fundamental lssuo between him self and Taft to bo: "Aro tho American peoplo fit to govern themselves, to rulo them solves; to control themselves? I bo llovo thoy aro. My oppononts do not." Tho president, In a speoch at Boa ton March 18, had Bald: "Continued Iteration and reiteration of tho proposition, 'Let tho peoplo rule,' If It has any significance at all nnd is lntendod otherwise than to flatter tho peoplo, Is Intended to bo a reflection on tho government that wo havo had down to tho present tlmo." It was only a stop to mentioning names. This began with some degree or mlldnoss. in ono of his early speeches Col. Roosovelt remarkod: "Mr. Tnft BayB cur government should bo a government of all the peoplo by a reprosontntlvo part of the people. This la nn oxcellent descrip tion of an oligarchy." Roosevelt Denounces Votes. Tho Now York nnd Indiana pri mary decisions wero glvon to Taft. Roosovolt promptly denounced tho proceedings In both states as a "crim inal farco." Thn latter part of April saw tho rivals denouncing each other's works In red hot speeches nil over Mnssa chusetta In tholr efforts io win at tho presidential prefcronco primaries thero. Roosovolt accused Tnft ol brenklng his pledges to tho peoplo, and Taft retorted that Roosovolt had misstated tho facta about tho Taft administration and was not giving him a square deal. Tho primary yielded a split delegation, with no jadvantngo to either candidate. Roosevelt Carries States. The MassachuBottB performance was repeated with increasing acri mony In Ohio and Now Jersey. Rooso volt carried both states by big ma jorities, but Tnft was given tho Ohlc delegates at largo by tho stato con tention, an act -which Roosevelt called "pure brigandage." WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT TAFT AND SHERMAN CHOSEN Greatest Battle in History of American Politics Results in Victory for PresidentWins on First Ballot with 561 Votes Roosevelt Men Refuse to Vote. For President. WILLIAM H. TAFT. For Vice-President. JAMES S.SHERMAN. Chicago, Juno 24. These aro tho standard-bearers selected by tfio Re publican national convention to lead the presidential campaign of 1912. After five days and nights of tho bitterest fighting In the history of American politics, in which tho great est masters of political strategy in tho ranks of tho party wore pitted against each othor and every trick and maneuver known to tho game wero resorted to In an endeavor to wrest n victory from their opponents, It all ended in tho cholco of tho men who led tho party in tho Inst na tional campaign and who aro now oc cupying tho highest ofllces in the land as tho cholco of a majority of the Amorlcan people, to go beforo tho public as candidates for a second term. Taft's Name Presented. President Taft's name was pre sented to tho convention by Harding of Ohio, and tho nomination was sec onded by John Wa'namakor of Phila delphia and Nicholas Murray Butlor of Now York. LaFolletto was tho only other can dldato prosented to the convention, Colonel Roosovcl early In the after noon expressing tho desire that his namo bo not prosonted In tho conven tion, and asking his frlonds to re frain from voting ir tho convention. Tho convontlon sat In comparative quiet through tho nominating Bpeechos. Tho vigorous effortB of en thusiasts to start demonstrations for tholr favorites mot with onlv mnd. orato euccoss. Tho galleries wero shouted out and tho delegntos were tired and wanted to get home. The result was foregone Cheering Is Started. When tho roll ca'l started win. a in. bama and it throw Its strength to Tnft a burst of cheering started. It was settled that tho Taft forces would stand firm, Just ns thoy had stood from tho tlmo they solected Senator Root as tomporary chairman through tho bitter days of tho convention un der tho assaults of tho Roosovolt forces. Tho Taft .'orcos had all their old strongth and a fiw band wagon climbers made It oven larger. Pandomonlum broko looso when tho result wn3 announced. Tho galleries rocked back an', forth nn if i. would swoll ovor and engulf tho dele gates on tho fkor. Tho band went through tho motions of playing but no ono could he It. Finally It sub sided and tho thousands started to crowd out of tho iil!dlng Tho calling . the roll' was filled with exciting Incidents. Vice-President Next. Aftor tho tumult that followed the nomination of Tnft had worn itself out, Chairman Root announced that nominations for vice-president wero in oruer. j. v. oicott of New York was recognized and in a short speech presented tho namo of James S. Sher mnn to succeed himself. The nomln. atlon was seconded by roprcsentn tlves from several states. Boles Penrose namo was next pre sented by n delegato from Pennsyl vanla. but received no second, nor did Penrose receive aur votes. Y REPUBLICAN CONVENTION Other candidates presented to tho convention In brief speeches were Senator Borah, C. E. Merrlam, Gil letto, Senator Beverldge and Govern or Hadloy. Sherman Is Winner. Tho roll -call -was ruBhed through with tho greatest expedition, Sher man winning on the first ballot. The vote: Sherman , 597 Borah !...... 21 Merrlam . . j20 Gillette 1 Boverldgo 2 Hadley 14 Absent 71 Not voting 352 Thus ended a convention that will go down In history ns tho most re markable In history. The weary dele gates, exhausted with long hours of strain and excitement, thankful that at last It wns all over, broko Into James 8. Sherman. wild cheers and tho convention wound up nmtd scones of great excitement and confusion. Quelled by Police. Roosevelt delegates rioted for near ly a half hour In tho Republican na tional convention ns tho temporary or ganization controlled by tho Taft ma chine was mndo tho permanent or ganlznton. Their riotous demonstra tions, quelled by tho pollco, but served to delay tho prepared action of the steam roller. Tho reports, majority and minority, of tho rules committer were tabled and tho convention proceeded undor tho old rules. Henry J. Allen, Kansas progressive, road Colonel Roosevelt's two con demnatory statements of the day, elic iting somo by play and a few cheers from the floor. Then Charles Wnrron Fairbanks be gan tho reading of tho report of the resolutions committee, tho platform, a Taft platform. Argument at con siderable length on tho plntform fol lowed. Wisconsin nnd North Dakota mem bers of tho resolutions committee, rep resenting Senator LiuFolIetto, offered a minority report, almost nB long as tho oue read by Mr, Fairbanks, which Incorporated the views of tho Wis consin eenator on public questions. At 6:30 the platform was declared &BSSjH&- v? fSSSSB $BBBB4flBBKfjjjO"VHflHPH JHbVhbkT3 Sbm2!bbbbbbbb1 Pjyffi TPfflaljSBBBBBBBM. bbbbOIbbbCHbSEzbbbbbbbbbbs IbW bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb&.BSbV vmB SBp bbIbbbbH adopted by Chairman Ellhu Root. Tho voto stood: Not voting 343 Against C3 Absent 10 For 6GC Tho La Folletto platform had previ ously been tabled. Thero was nn outburst of cheering when tho total Roosovolt strength was announced ns 343, tho number of delegates not voting, but a greater outburst followed tho announcement of C6G votes yea. The nays wero 53, and 1C wero absent. No Nomination for Cummins. Immediately Chairman Root an nounced a call of tho roll of the states for nominations. Alabama wob passed Arizona was silent. Down tho list silence followed tho calling of each stato until Ohio wns reached. A cheer greeted tho state and Warron G. Hard ing arose to place President Taft In nomination, Then It was discovered Iown had forgotten to nominate Cummins, nnd Root ordered that the stato bo called again. Silence grcoted tho second call, for tho Iowans had decided not to nominate Cummins, but to voto for him. Then Ohio was called again, nnd Harding took tho platform, g.eted by scattered cheers, to nomlnato Taft, Day of Battle. Friday wa3 a day of excitement nnd constnnt fighting between nho Taft and Roosovolt forces on tho floor of tho Republican convention. A partial report from tho committee on creden tials was tho cause of tho sanguinary conflict. During tho day four roll calls were taken whloh furnished some little gleam of hope for both sides. On ono ballot tho Taft men polled the highest voto yet recorded for them, C05. A little later whatever significance might have been attached to that voto was somewhat discounted when tho Roosevelt adherents mustered a strength or C29, which was tho high mark so far for tho colonel's side. The Roll Calls. Tho roll calls were occasioned by majority nnd minority reports from tho credentials committee on the seat ing or contested delegates In tho Ninth Alabama district. The roll call was on a motion to table Governor Had ley's resolution that contested dele gates bo not allowed to vote on tho reports. This carried by a voto nf EG9 to 49910 not voting. A motion made at onco following, to substitute tho minority report seating tho Roosevelt men, as against tho ma jority's steam roller candidates was lost by a voto of 4G4 to GOB. In tho second voto eight Idaho and twenty five Wisconsin voteB went with tho Taft men. These states explained that as members of their delegations wero on tho credentials committee they desired to support that commit tee. They denied thev had hnltert to tho Taft sldo on any other lssuo. ino tnira ballot was on tho Arizona contest case. The result was Kfu tn 497. Tho fourth voto was on tho Califor nia case. This resulted K4 tn koq tho highest voto yet mustered by the uooseveit men. Uovernor Heroert s. rrndiorr r Missouri Bwept tho Republican con- VOTE THAT GAVE Number States. of votes. Alabama 24 Arizona 6 Arkansas 18 California '. 26 Colorado 12 Connecticut 14 Delaware 6 Florida 12 Georgia 28 Idaho 8 Illinois 58 Indiana 30 Iowa 26 Kansas '20 Kentucky 26 Louisiana 20 Maine 12 Maryland ........ 16 Massachusetts .... 36 Michigan 30 Minnesota 24 Mississippi 20 Missouri .' 36 Montana 8 Nebraska 16 Nevada 6 New Hampshire . . 8 New Jersey 28 New Mexico 8 New York 90 North Carolina.... 24 North Dakota 10 Ohio 48 Oklahoma 20 Oregon 10 Pennsylvania 76 Rhode Island 10 South Carolina... . 18 South Dakota 10 Tennessee 24 Texas 40 Utah Vermont ' 8 Virginia 24 Washington M West Virginia; ... 16 Wisconsin 26 Wyoming jj Alaska . Dist. of Columbia. 2 Hawaii - Philippine Islands. 2 Porto Rico 2 Totalis 10?8 Hughes, 2, PLATFQRM IN BRIEF Reaffirms party's principle. Demands untrammeled and In dependent Judiciary. To continue constructive legis lation. Demands laws to safeguard public health. Promises workmen's compen sation laws. Favors legislation to facilitate court procedure. Declares recall of Judges un necessary, but favors legislation to simplify removal of derelict Judges. Declares against special priv ilege and monopoly, and favors changes In anti-trust laws. Recommends federal trade commission. Reaffirms belief In protective tariff and recommends reduction of some of present duties. Campaign contributions by cor porations should bo prohibited. Conservation approved. Favors parcels post. Declares for adequate navy and urges revival of merchant marine. Favors aid In Improvement of Mississippi river. Asks more generous laws for settlers. Favors more liberal and sys tematic river and harbor Im provements. Safeguarding of life at sea. Lauds Republican accomplish ments and Republican rule un der McKlnley, Roosevelt and Taft. ventlon off Us feet Wednesday olternoou and, without having ut tered a word, becamo the hero of a demonstration which will hold a per manent place among tho spectacular events in tho history of the nation. This and a test voto which btiowed that tho Taft following Is holding its. own wero tho two great features of tho second day's session. When Governor Hadley appeared oa the floor to close tho debate on his resolution to seat tho Roosovelt dele gates who had been unseated by the national commlttco tho demonstration unexpectedly broke looso. It was nearly nn hour from tho tlmo tho demonstration started before the tumult had sufficiently subsided to enablo tho convention to resumo busi ness. Root Named Chairman. Senator Ellhu Root or Now York was elected temporary chairman or tho Republican convention Tuesdajr afternoon amid scenes or great dis order, thus scoring an important vic tory for tho Taft forces. Tho Roosevelt men voted for Gov. Francis E. McGovern of Wisconsin. With tho completion of tho long roll' call, practically every minute of which had been Btrenuously contested by the Roosevelt people, led by Governor Hadley, Senator Fllnn and Mr. Heney Senator Root was given an ovation in which tho Roosovelt delegates took no part At 6:30 ho began tho delivery of his speech, and continued until seven o'clock. TAFT THE VICTORY. La Roose- Fol- Cum- Not Ab- Taft, velt. lette. mins. voting, sent. i , ' I X 2 .. . . . . 24 12 f .. It1 t. .. .. .. .. 0 . .. ... .. 12 - .. .. . , o .. .. ,. .. .. .. 2 53 .. .. 1 20 3 .. N.. 7 16 10" 18 . . 24 2 20 . . .. .. m m - 1 9 .... 5 1 20 16 20 9 .. .. .1 24 . . 1 3 ,, 16 20 8 2 14 6 i . . . . . 8 - i. 26 . . 7 1 76 8 .. .. 5 .. 1 1 -- .. 22 : 10 H .. 34 4 1 .. ".. 15 8 2 9.2 .. .. 62 l 10 16 1 i 5 5 23 1 ;; 31 . . . . . . g 1 6 2 22 - 1 1 14 " .. .. . .. . 16 .. - .- 26 x 2 6 2 ' 2 " !.' 561 107 41 17 344 1 -- I4r A-iVft--t jtr-1- - -atfxw V w--SMwi ft M